The 2, 460 Stihls I have are GREAT, but don't have warm hands. Neither does my 251 or 193 T . . Once break-up gets here . I'll put the 572 to bed until next winter. I haven't put 5 gallons of saw gas thru it yet. I really like the 460s. I've cut a lot of timber with them. But I like the 572 better. It's a screamer. I would like a 555GW with a 24" bar. 7 tooth 3/8s
I've only run 5 series Huskys at GTG's and they are without a doubt the smoothest cutting chainsaws I've ever used.
Not bad for a pair of leather cork boots I've been wearing for 19, yes nineteen years. In that time I have over 46 months wearing them at least 5 hours a day , at least 5 days a week. Viberg 105 T. Frosty logs make for dangerous footing with rubber soled boots. Since 08 I have lived in the Interior where these shoes can Not be worn for more than 6 months out of the year due to the cold. And, I have done a Lot of hoarding , loggin and timber falling and climbing here in that time.
Id say you got your moneys worth. Those ice grabbers are a life saver im sure. I use boots til the soles wear smooth and/of toes get a hole (common if i do a lot roofing in that time from shingle friction)
Actually, I have a Husky plastic case home-owner 350 with a local pro getting built. He's porting a 346XP piston and cylinder for it. I really like my 3 series Hookies. This combination is very high power to weight ratio. My black Jonsered is the equivalent of a 350 but it doesn't have the better 346 top end. My son owned that saw and was tight on money a while back so I "bought" it from him. When I get the 350/46, I'm going to give it back. I'd love to be able to spring for a new 592, but it just isn't in the cards and I have a more powerful ported 94cc 394 so there really is no need for it. Here's the builder: https://youtube.com/shorts/2FP3RcHuxYI?feature=share
Not ice grabbers !!!!! They are what we call corks . But are actually Caulks. They are mandatory on the coast. (Rainforest) big timber, steep ground ) I'm just squeezing by not getting cold feet by staying on the poles. But with the frost that gets on some of the poles, I need my feet to stay where I put them .
I've had a couple/ few 350s . I thinned trees in Southeast with them. They worked. I put floating rim sprockets on them. But didn't last a long time. I never had a 246 or 346 . But had 3 242s. I loved those 242s. With chisel ground oregon 76 LP LP or 72 LG and a 20" Windsor bar they were like a light saber. I talked a friend into trying the 246s and he loved them . For pre commercial tree thinning. . Small stems they were GREAT. There is a lot of hype about the 592, but the 394/ 395 is such an Awesome saw. It would take quite a bit for the 592 to be as good. It might be lighter. But can it pull a 50" bar ?
I'm hearing a lot of great things about the 592, but like you said.. 394/5's are legendary. Very very big shoes to fill. Mine wore a 50" on the mill once and chugged through maple like it wanted more. I'm in no way a fan of the xtorq 372's in stock form so I think you got the better saw w/ the 572.
I am not up on the difference between the XP and Xtorq. ?? I had a 371 and 2 372s that I cut timber with. They were a great saw IMO. I also cut a fair amount of timber with a couple 372s owned by a guy I was working for. The 372 XPW (75cc) p+c . Were the best imho. As a general rule , most of the saws we cut timber with are stock. It takes a good builder to modify a saw so it lasts and actually cuts more timber Without being insanely louder and drinking a lot more gas per day. I think that's the reason we are so big on really great chains and bar maintenance. A great chain is the best modification there is imo ! Got out another cord today.
I'll trade your ice and snow for my mud even up. You're getting something done and I'm not. I'll take 0 and sun over 35 & rain any day. It's starting really suck here. Nice work! Edit: I'll even run a Husky if I need heated grips.
Oh, we will have mud , soon enough ! With all the double extra extra work that real cold brings to those of us that work outdoors. Being able to freeze in a road and have it last for 4,5,6 months is pretty Awesome. BUT! It's not really cheap. The amount of diesel fuel a guy burns just getting or keeping things warm enough to start, run or work is pretty daunting. The show that I have going is getting the most for the least. After expenses. If no break downs. I clear $200 per cord of poles delivered. . If it were colder. It would be about $185. Because the truck is never shut off All day. It's the heater, job shack, lunch room , mini garage , ect ect A guy needs to learn a whole new set of skills. Like how to keep a good attitude during the dark , cold months.
If things keep going the way they are we will still have snow on the ground well into May. But once it gets so it's not freezing overnights. It will go fast. Then I will be done in the woods for a while. But it's not like I have a shortage of things to do at the homestead. Really wish we had half or less the amount of snow we did. I would have been able to get out sawlogs for my mill.
One of the loads from this week. 11" poles. If I do a split length load. , 11' for the bed cord and 8' or 9'6" for the top cord. I have a good stand to unload the top cord. While I was sitting here waiting on the address to deliver to. Someone drove up and ordered the next days load. Dry firewood sells Fast here. I really do need a self loader trailer !
I would absolutely love to drive on a snow covered road all winter long. Problem here is the townships use so much salt on the roads because they want to justify their salt budget for the next year. It makes my skin crawl driving thru so much salt knowing it is like acid eating my vehicles. Thank you for the pics.
I Feel for you. I can't imagine spending all that much money on a vehicle just to have it litterly Destroyed by that kind of crap. ! A person would have to have a car wash in his driveway and use it every time he got home.
