We have a lot of big (24-36" diameter) timber on our place. In fact, today we had a 34" dia maple taken down, and we have similar sized firs on tap for the next few years. (This is all sub-standard wood, no good for market, but great for our woodstove!)
In the past, for those times when I needed a bigger saw than I owned, I borrowed a friend's old Husky. It's a big beast with a 34" bar (I think...never actually measured it), and I generally use it to the point that my 488 can handle the load, then gleefully switch to that lighter saw!
Well, I just got a phone call...his saw was stolen out of his truck, and he has no plans to replace it. So I now have no saw to borrow, which means I have to get one of my own!
What I need is the ability to pull a 32" (or so) bar. Don't really care about power/weight ratio, as a) I don't have to carry it far, and b) I have all the time in the world. It won't get used a lot - a couple of trees per year, max - so I don't need a high end saw. Wood will be fir and broadleaf maple - no really hard woods.
In that displacement range, is there anything that doesn't carry a pro duty cycle and corresponding price tag?
-=[ Grant ]=-
In the past, for those times when I needed a bigger saw than I owned, I borrowed a friend's old Husky. It's a big beast with a 34" bar (I think...never actually measured it), and I generally use it to the point that my 488 can handle the load, then gleefully switch to that lighter saw!
Well, I just got a phone call...his saw was stolen out of his truck, and he has no plans to replace it. So I now have no saw to borrow, which means I have to get one of my own!
What I need is the ability to pull a 32" (or so) bar. Don't really care about power/weight ratio, as a) I don't have to carry it far, and b) I have all the time in the world. It won't get used a lot - a couple of trees per year, max - so I don't need a high end saw. Wood will be fir and broadleaf maple - no really hard woods.
In that displacement range, is there anything that doesn't carry a pro duty cycle and corresponding price tag?
-=[ Grant ]=-