The 550 is a great saw. I’ve had it a couple years, just thought about trying something different. Oh, I am more of a Stihl type too.
One of the smoothest saws out there, and the 441cm is one of my favorite sounding stock saws
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That 346 of Brett's is not stock.
He's talking about his 441, it's ported, and if he has the 550 ported he may like it a lot betterThat 346 of Brett's is not stock.
.Ok, I'll sit back and watch. Sorry!He's talking about his 441, it's ported, and if he has the 550 ported he may like it a lot better
He's talking about his 441, it's ported, and if he has the 550 ported he may like it a lot better
Okay, but put down the popcorn and pay attentionOk, I'll sit back and watch. Sorry!
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when she tells them that She REALLY DID WANT a Chainsaw for Christmas
, oh she is not only my Best Friend is is also my Best Fishin' Buddy tooGood post Doug. The simple things in life bring the most joy. That's the problem with society today. People have a lot of "stuff" but very few are happy and content. Good woman and chainsaws is hard to beat. Surround yourself with good people and even work is enjoyable. I spent many hours cutting with my son. I hope he treasures those moments like I do. He just turned 24. He thinks my saw addiction is a little goofy but that'll be a little quirk in my legacy that hopefully will always make him smile.Hey Brian, we UNDERSTAND around here, you are among Friends
My Wife, even Enjoys running saws, but it really HAS to be up in the woods, she can squat next to the pick up with the best of them
She really likes running the splitter, I had been using my little Husky 23 Compact for limbing, she came over and said, "I can do that" and wanted her OWN saw after that. She got a Husky 445 for Christmas, and was Actually Thrilled when she opened it, she has the bug to go try it out
I have gotten a few Funny Looks when she tells people what she got for Christmas, then SHE gets some Funny Looks
I think that I will keep her around for awhile
Doug
They are a snappy little machine ported
Great picture, looks like it could be right in my neck of the woodsTalk about brand loyalty and being sensitive.... Some guys do get bent out of shape if you don't like their saws like your talking about their woman or mother. Makes no sense to me. I know a lot of guys don't like my big old gear drive McCulloch 77 because it's old and heavy. I'll put it up against any saw for pure cutting torque and power. It's running a 36" with 9/16" chain and can handle a lot more. I'm running 5/8" on my 73 and it cuts like a knife in butter. I'm no logger but I do a fair amount of cutting so speed is unimportant to me. I just prefer good old American made muscle . And an ALL metal saw. I can handle the weight no problem and slow and easy is right up my alley. I'll take that torque monster any day over speed. I rebuild all of my saws so they are more reliable than a new plastic saw. Leak free and start on one pull and idle beautiful. Anyway that's my saw preference. Give me an old Mac gear drive 120cc and I'm good to go...
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It's all good. I don't get upset over much. You run what you like and that's all that matters. I do take a lot of pride in maintaining , running and preserving my saws. I do have direct drives as well I'll run just depending on what I'm cutting. I just really enjoy running the big ole gear drives. Gives me a sense of what the guys had to use years ago . Lugging that big bastard around all day is a whole different scenario than what im doing but I get the feeling of what they were using.Great picture, looks like it could be right in my neck of the woods
Yeah the sensitive crowd makes me laugh, same crowd that when someone gets on the site and needs advice to cut up a few fallen 14" trees next thing you know they are advising a 70cc saw, a plastic farm ranch saw like a husky 450, stihl 250,little echo, dolmar/makita would do the job just fine, heck even a poulan wild thing would do it
Personally I like good quality equipment that handles well so the pro saws are my favorites. I can tell you take a lot of pride in ownership which is really cool, and keeping those older American saws running is great; when I get a pole building I will probably get a bunch of those to tinker with, for now I just try as many of the good runners as I can get my hands on, saws are fun and keep me out of trouble as well as save me lots of money on propane
Here's an ash I did last spring, they are all about dead here, and the few that are alive are barely alive and heading out. There are some that the whole canopy is dead but now have spouts all around the base and are living, sadly it will take a long time to get them back as we had a lot of them here.
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Drooling! If you were closer, I'd come help you cut just to see those saws work.It's all good. I don't get upset over much. You run what you like and that's all that matters. I do take a lot of pride in maintaining , running and preserving my saws. I do have direct drives as well I'll run just depending on what I'm cutting. I just really enjoy running the big ole gear drives. Gives me a sense of what the guys had to use years ago . Lugging that big bastard around all day is a whole different scenario than what im doing but I get the feeling of what they were using.
As for ash.... Lots and lots of dead ash here thanks to those damn beetles. I miss my ash trees, shade trees but on a good note I've got plenty of fire wood. Ash is pretty good wood to burn. I've cut up all the locust and oak that was here but the ash is everywhere. All dead now. I hear those beetles are getting in the oak now as well.
I've got a lot of hackberry here too and I see some of those have been compromised by those damn bugs. I hope they can get those bugs under control before they wipe out too much forest. Anyway I'm working on some more ash today . I take my time as I have had three back surgeries so I have to pace myself so I don't get messed up again. Love running my saws so I'm right at home with slow torque monsters...
Here are a few more gear and direct drive i run , collect and rebuild as well ....
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Great looking saws.It's all good. I don't get upset over much. You run what you like and that's all that matters. I do take a lot of pride in maintaining , running and preserving my saws. I do have direct drives as well I'll run just depending on what I'm cutting. I just really enjoy running the big ole gear drives. Gives me a sense of what the guys had to use years ago . Lugging that big bastard around all day is a whole different scenario than what im doing but I get the feeling of what they were using.
As for ash.... Lots and lots of dead ash here thanks to those damn beetles. I miss my ash trees, shade trees but on a good note I've got plenty of fire wood. Ash is pretty good wood to burn. I've cut up all the locust and oak that was here but the ash is everywhere. All dead now. I hear those beetles are getting in the oak now as well.
I've got a lot of hackberry here too and I see some of those have been compromised by those damn bugs. I hope they can get those bugs under control before they wipe out too much forest. Anyway I'm working on some more ash today . I take my time as I have had three back surgeries so I have to pace myself so I don't get messed up again. Love running my saws so I'm right at home with slow torque monsters...
Here are a few more gear and direct drive i run , collect and rebuild as well ....
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JO
.. I hope yours stays healthy now .
