Motodad369
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Properly upgraded Echo CS590 or Husqvarna 50 - 55 series a close second. They are just as dependable as a steel handled 5# shop hammer.
What is your favorite chainsaw of all time?
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Husky77
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Husqvarna 266 & 254, long time favourite's of mine, XP and none XP
I have only had one Echo, a very very old one, and it was robust. It is still running after about 40 years.
I know the 590 is popular and has a great reputation, but why would the 620 not be more so? Isn't it a lot more saw? Doesn't it have metal handle instead of plastic, and the option of full wrap? Mag clutch cover and rim sprocket, not spur?
I don't get it.
Weight?
Why a 590 over the 620?
Price?
Price and not a substantial increase in performance.
Stihl kickin
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First saw was an 08S, used that for firewood till 94-5ish when I purchased my 029 farmboss(the limo)which I Stihl(pun intended )use today and will do until I can't work I guess.
altatim
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First saw I fell in love with was a SOLO 651. Something about that torquey little saw just fit with me and it performs as good as any new 50cc pro saw that I've used
288xp was my first pro saw. I had no idea. Bought well used, it was too big for any of my needs in a suburb, but wow it was fun, and I was young enough to not mind the weight. It has never failed in any manner over 20 years of occasional use. And who knows what abuse it saw before I got her.
I was going to say 395xp, but since I haven't seen it mentioned yet: I love my 550xp. It's light and nimble, and more powerful than you might think. I've taken down 2-ft trees with this no problem (2-ft diameter, not height).
Too tough to pick just one. Usually anything light and powerful, which covers a number of saws. Ms250, xl-1, 353, just a few that rate up there in power to weight ratio. My all time favorite to work on are the Husqvarna 50-55 series, just because they are so easy and simple.
Favorite medium-large saw, pioneer p-40, power everywhere. Will probably get replaced someday with a 372 clone.
Favorite medium-large saw, pioneer p-40, power everywhere. Will probably get replaced someday with a 372 clone.
I like saws, but please, there is more to life than saws. Life has value outside of them. No need to despair if the saw does not start. Put a kick start on it or get a friend or neighbor to start it.
I say this and react right away, even on a chainsaw forum, because I know someone personally who actually followed through with sentiments in your comment and killed themself when they got weak.
Physical strength is not the only feature which gives a person's life value.
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jzampieron
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Stihl MS500i. A bit heavy for some things, but my current fav.
WI_Hedgehog
You bought a WHAT???!!
What is your favorite chainsaw of all time?
Has to be the Chainsaw Chainsaw.
Poulan Pro Super 380
I like most all makes of saws but if I had to choose one model it would have to be the Husqvarna 266XP. It’s the small block chevy of chainsaws. Super easy to work on and reliable as a Swiss watch provided you keep up on simple maintenance.
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Jonsereds 49SP for me if only one saw for the rest of my life. And not just any old 49SP but my personal 49SP which is the only saw I ever bought brand new.....the year? 1977. I was twenty three and low on funds but heated with wood as an only heat sourse. I burnt 6 cord and the MIL who lived on top of the hill pushed 12 cord through a large cookstove. Young carpenters always got layed off durning the winter so for the first four years of ownership this saw fell and bucked to stove lengh 18 cord of hardwood and and average of 6-8 cord of 4 foot pulpwood per week for three months every winter to put food on the table and gas in the tractor. Also put up around 10,000 BFT of softwood saw logs per season.
By 1985 I went into partnership on a large diesel powered rotary sawmill with a friend. Every winter until 1990 we selectively cut prime saw logs as soon as there was snow on the ground until mud season would stop us. He had a 70E and between the two they put 25-30,000 bft of timber on the log brow each spring.
In 1992 my faithful 49SP peacefully died in it's sleep. Parts were becoming very hard to find by then and it needed much work. I bought an all but new (still on the original chain)61 Husky from a lady client but could not bear the toss my old friend......hoping to find a parts saw. While waiting I eventually ended up on this site in 2009 and found I could still find parts if I thought outside the box. I rebuilt this saw, another 49SP and a 70E and documented it in a thread titled "49SP and 70E build from scratch" on here.....this was before the hack so though the thread is still here all the pics were lost.
Anyway this saw is still in use and I rarely go in the woods without it even if I also bring a more powerful saw.....kinda like an old dog wants to go along , no matter what.
So now I'm nearly 70 years old and this saw still runs weekly and I dare say it will last me out. I have 60 odd rebuilt or in great running condition red saws from the Lil' Jon clear up to a beautiful 111S (11 49SPs) to choose from but I made my choice 46 years ago guess I'll stick with it.
Pics taken yesterday.......
