Thinking about my next saw...

I can't see tackling this with a 346 18". Could you? Maybe. Big saws make much quicker work of bigger tree's. More time for ale... ymmv.

 

Agreed. Do I need it? Nope. My dad cleared our lot with this Craftsman. I also don’t need my truck to get to work, but it’s a lot faster . I do have a 550xp with an 18” but after cutting yesterday, they both have their place.

 

I’m in that age range . And, there’s no doubt that a light saw has it’s uses . But, there are also uses for bigger saws, longer bars ...

 

I like it I like it! I want one!

 

It would take me FOREVER to cut the firewood that I do with my 260 18” bar alone. Plus I would have to pass up a lot of big stuff that that others are afraid of. without a “big” saw I would have no time for ale...

 

Yeah, you got a very valid point. But where’s the fun in it. I “need” another saw just as bad as I “need” another gun! I taught my wife when we first started dating that “need” has nothing to do with it.

 

That beauty is really wanting me a 572 and I’m a Stihl guy! Wish there was a GTG near by to try one out!

 

Really? I'm not sure I see the validity of his point at all. Sure I can cut up a large tree with just a 50 or 60cc saw. I used to do just that. I had a 50 cc saw that was my one saw plan when I first started burning firewood. I did not like it very much. It was heavier than it needed to be on the small stuff and not really faster than a smaller lighter saw. It was also way slower than a larger saw in larger wood.

Now I usually take a 201 or 2511 to brush out the top of the tree. Then I switch to my echo 501 to buck the top. Maybe I do a little of the top of the trunk with the 501 depending on the size of the tree. Once the trunk gets close to 18-20 inches the 7910 is faster! The 7910 gets the rest of the trunk bucking duties from there. I guarantee using different size saws for the different size parts of the tree is faster and I personally feel less tired using this approach.

 

So many reasons to have saws of different sizes, SAFETY being one, there is No Doubt in my mind, that using whatever saw is best suited to the cut you’re doing is the SAFEST option.

The saw Best Suited to the task at hand will be the Fastest

Using the right saw for the task will leave the cutter less fatigued at the end of the day

Using the saw Best Suited to the task, is also easier on the tool, prolonging it’s service life

I’m sure that others can come up with More Reasons as well

Then of course let’s not forget that for Many of us, our saws aren’t just functional tools, but a HOBBY as well, something that many of us derive Satisfaction and Enjoyment from


Doug

 

So all you younger $#@^& 's ( all < 60 ) loving your long ones. .
Right about the need for a quiver of saws for the jobs.
BUTT, when you get some mileage on your body, then try to use a 28" bar on say a 440 for a morning. Touch up that chain in the field when hitting a round or barbed wire ?
It is a serious "hobby". It is for many of us a pastime, a mandatory and enjoyable ( please read "fun" ) task to heat our place.
Besides the MS261, my lineup now include my tree climber ( 009 top handle ), and the "girls' saw for limbing MS170.
....and that's all folks.

 

Can you rebuild a motor with a crescent wrench and a pair of pliers, probably, but a chest full of wrenches and sockets sure make it easier. Same goes for chainsaws.

 

Bud , The American judge down grades the post .6 points for failing to mention a hammer , and vice grips !

 

Sounds like you've worked on a Harley before?

 

He was referencing an IH how to vid.

 

Lol.
Careful, your YT will get shut down...

 

No angle grinders were harmed by my post.

 

Meh...

 

For the unwashed, virgin, and ignorant among us, WTF are these abbreviations : YT IH Meh ???
Now I'm losing life minutes.

 

YT= youtube IH= Iron horse (hack on YT) Meh+=Meh