Ported 50cc vs stock 60cc

I was curious on everyone's thoughts if a ported pro 50cc would hang with a stock 60cc pro saw. Any and all input would be appreciated.

 

That depends on what saws you are talking about. If you are talking something like a ported 50cc pro class against a rancher or farm boss then the 50cc is going to be hard to pass up. As long as you don't use something like a stock dolmar 6100 to compair it to, it might be a hard decision.

 

Let's say a stihl 261 cm ported vs a 362 cm stock or comparable husky combo.

 

Well.. let's see. I have an MS261 ported by MM and a stock MS361 and run 3/8th chain on both. I've never officially raced them, but they do feel very different. The 261 is a fantastic saw and zips very quickly through the small stuff when limbing but has plenty of power in stuff up to about 12". Somewhere around 10-12"+ I switch to the 361. It feels like it has more torque to handle bigger wood. So to answer your question, basically it's comparing apples to oranges. They are similar, but different. If I had to get rid of one, it would probably be the the ported 261, because I have a 40 cc. saw for limbing the small stuff and I really like the 361. It really is a great all-around saw. However, this is all just my opinion.

 

P.S. I have run the 261 in hard woods up to 20" and it will handle it fairly easily. I just like the feel of the 361 in the 12-16" range. Above that, I go to the ported MS461, a.k.a. "The Beast."

 

A properly ported pro 50cc saw should demolish a stock 60cc saw.

 

Depends on who does said porting I'd put my 50cc beastie up against any stock 60. I'm pretty confident it would demolish it. mike bayerl wanna race?!?!

 

Not a direct comparison ,kinda apples to oranges . But my 346xp (oe) wearing a 3/16 chain was as fast ,or faster than my 562 wearing 3/8 in realtively small wood . Have not run them together since doing a mm on the 562 .

 

A very small amount of porting gos a long long way. Have to say hands down the 50 cc ported, as long as it is a comparable 60cc saw.

Waiting on Jesus

 

As you know, Randy Evans ported my 261, so I think it should be an O.K. job. Racing is not firewooding.

 

A-men

Waiting on Jesus

 

I'm inclined to agree with Mike here to some extent. I think it comes down to philosophy of use. Are we talking firewood saws or race saws? What size wood are we talking about? Are both saws running the same bar and chain? And what size bar and chain? And so on... I've been blessed to run some pretty sweet ported saws and some pretty strong stock ones too. I bet the fabled ported 50cc saw takes the race in small wood but the 60cc saw shines in wood 20" plus.

 

Mine is used for firewood, it's no special "race only" job. I'll put a 20" on it, it wears an 18 & pulls it with authority.

 

Thanks for all the input guys. I'm definitely looking for a work saw. I scrounge mainly and drop a few descent size trees each year. I've never measured them but guesstimate the biggest are in the 20-24" range. Dragging big boys with the tractor is fun embeds a lot of dirt and extra chain sharpening. I've got my 241 lined up to get ported in about a month. Hopefully I will have a larger saw picked out soon too

 

For my personal taste if I had a ported 241, I wouldn't mess with a 50cc saw. Ported or otherwise. Not enough of a jump in power for my taste. In that scenario I'd consider a ported 60cc saw or a stock 70cc saw for my big saw in a two saw plan.

 

Yep. Your 346 is one sweet ride.

 

Yup, I'm inclined to go the 60cc route and send it off porting after its broke in. Guess I need to buy one of those log arch thingys too to keep the log out of the dirt.

 

What cc is the 346? I'm not brand loyal at all

 

45 or 50cc.

 

Not saying I have the greatest 50 class saw, making the point that a well ported 50 should shred the stock 60. Right after I got my 357 back from DD, I had a friend over with a stock o44. It was a red headed koont hare slower than a 70cc.
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