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what kind of chain saw do you use

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  1. gunny100

    gunny100 Banned

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    what kind of chain saw do you use
    I use a poulan pro 18 inch gas chain saw
    to cut my firewood
    starts up every time in 3 to 5 pulls
     
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    Love me some 064
     
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  3. bushpilot

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    Poulan Pro 5020av, 20 inch LPX chain, nothing to complain about.

    Greg
     
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    I use a hopped up ms290.awesome saw
     
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    Mostly I have used a Stihl 026 but recently bought a Husky 555 and I'm loving it.
     
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    primary go to saws Dolmar 64xx and 79xx units ( pair of each)- various bar lengths, Stilh 084 /42"bar for really big stuff and small saws dolmar 112 and an Echo for trimming or when brute size isn't needed. The 64 and 79 got doubled up when a dealer was dropping? the Dolmar line and blew them out at cost. Couldn't pass it up
     
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    Piltz MS170 with a 32" full comp square chisel
    :rofl: :lol: :rofl: :lol:
     
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    Dolmar PS-421 and Husqvarna 359 get the nod most often.
     
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    Richmond 24" Earthquake 14"........180 dollars in 2 saws.
     
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    Lots of different Stihls, a Wildthing And a Redmax G3500.
     
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    well, I love my still 260 pro for small stuff. light and quick. got a husky rancher I bring I've used 2 times me when I got stihl stuck.. my favorite was a 67 cc, old jonsered, that I am still trying to replace.

    my experience.... I would rather have a good sharp chain and OK saw that best saw with OK chain!
     
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    Husky 545, Johnny 2152, 2159, 670, 2166
     
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    Mostly Husky 346, 372, and 390.
     
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    Husky 545, 257, 338
     
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    Stihl 029 Super is my go to...but have been using the Husky 359 more lately.
     
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    It's pretty hard to beat a nice running 359 or it's red brother the 2159.
     
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    Stihl MS361 with a 20" bar, 25" for big stuff and a semi chisel skip chain. going to ditch the 361 soon and just run my MS362 once I get it back from Mastermind in Aug
     
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    Depends on how energetic I feel on any particular day. Take your pick. :) But it's very rare that I break out the 660 with the 36" bar.
     

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    Lots o' top handles there ... I don't see any Swedes.
     
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    Poulan 5020av with replacement bar and full chisel chain
     
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