If you had to choose just one.....

Any truth to the rumor, saws with electronic fuel injection ?

 

Here's 1.

 

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If buying a new saw today
For me

Ms362 would be a close 2nd

 

034Super/036 if buying old... MS362 if buying new. Having said that, I did great with just the MS250 but a lot of it is dependent on the wood I run into.

I haven't had the pleasure of running the 562XP, but I trust MM and others. Power seems impressive...

 

361 and 20" bar suits me fine. Ignorance is bliss on everything else.

 

If I had to be limited to one particular saw / displacement , it would be in the 70cc range . Assuming that it would have to be a currently,or soon to be released saw ..... Ms 461 ,or the mythical 572xp .

 

Yep, I'm with Nixon. Gotta be in the 70cc range. I could make all my firewood with a 260, but 20" bar on the old 046 would be my rig. A C

 

20" bar , for firewood, seems to be the most liked size

 

i most like the 28" bar on the 95 but would never choose that setup if I could have only one

 

Yes it does. I sold mine to a friend who does tree work. He had been using a 311 before that (tight wad). Next time I saw him his eyes were wide open and he was grinning ear to ear. He said "Man that thing cuts fast" "Man cutting bigger wood is so much faster" "Man that thing has power" "Thanks for selling it to me", and on and on. He gives me all the wood I want from his jobs... It is a side job for him so I don't get a lot but free wood is free wood. He loves it when I show up to help him buck and load the wood because I bring the horsepower. I was limbing for him and cutting some into firewood lengths with my "wicked work" 260. He was in the tree. I had been cutting for a few minutes and stopped. He and his helper were staring at me; they were like, "What kind of saw is that? It sounds awesome and cuts like crazy...."

Back on topic. If I had to pick one it would be 60cc with 20" bar.

 

The reason I chose the Husky 570, it was a saw that was very familiar having used similar sized saws at work. The 28" bar means that I do not have to bend over at all to buck smaller rounds 6' - 18' that are laying on the ground.


Much of the roadside waste type wood can have fine sand on portions of the log so being able to under buck and throw the sand away from the cut saves much filing. Also if there is a kickback down when boring into the log, the bar hits the ground before me.


Much of the wood that I see can be this size or larger so the extra weight was not that important.
For filing ease I use skip tooth chain.
When choosing a saw. My advice is if you have found a saw size and bar length that you are comfortable with, stay with it.



Woodwidow bought this rechargeable Stihl as a Christmas present last year . A great little saw but it has found my fallers pants twice, just not used to the short bar!

 

The size would really depend on the size of wood you are processing. If you are cutting up truck loads of tree tops where you rarely get anything larger than 12" a saw in the 45-50cc range with a 14-16" bar may be ideal. If you want to have a long bar for the reach, then the saw would need to be larger for the oiling needs as much as the cc's to pull the longer chain. I rarely drop trees larger than 42-46" Most are < 36". For myself, I plan to get a 70 cc saw.

At this time I have a 56cc saw with a 25" bar for falling, a 56cc saw with a 17" bar for bucking the lower part of the trunks, a 45cc saw with a 14" bar for limbing / bucking the upper trunk & a 39cc with a 12" bar for limbing & in the air work. Man am I thankful for not having to limit myself to 1 saw!

 

I would of said 60-65cc till I have run a 372 now!! I'm thinking 70cc. Yea its a bit heavier than like a farm boss but you can work almost twice as fast!!

 

Welcome to the dark side.

 

This handles everything I need to cut. Reliable. Not too heavy. Enough power for me. But I also use a smaller Stihl 009 to cut many things smaller. If I don't need the size, and can do without the weight.


MS 290 STIHL FARM BOSS® Specifications - Mid-Range Use
DISPLACEMENT 56.5 cc (3.45 cu. in.)
ENGINE POWER 2.8 kW (3.8 bhp)
POWERHEAD WEIGHT 5.9 kg (13.0 lbs.)
GUIDE BAR LENGTHS* (Recommended ranges) 40 to 50 cm (16" to 20")
FUEL CAPACITY 560 cc (18.9 oz.)
CHAIN OIL CAPACITY 330 cc (11.2 oz.)
OILOMATIC® CHAIN
.325" RM3

 

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