Interesting Test- MS362 & CS-6100

I'd take the 6100 over the 362 if it was 5 seconds slower.

 

Well playing with tunes today and checking out a new tach.
6100 can't run like this while noodling.
I will have another video after awhile as well.

 

BS. True I'm no fanboy for stihl's business practices, nor would I frequent their local dealers. For a variety of reasons. But, yer painting with a super broad brush. I try to view things objectively, as it seems you don't. I gave both about as fair a shake as is humanly possible, fully expecting them to be evenly matched.

In the informal side-by-side mentioned up front, I did what I could to get the 362 to do its best, for some buds who had the saw bought for them by an admitted stihl fanboy. My focus of interest that day was to see if it could then cut straight, which it did.

Having my 6100 with me, WTH, I alternated series of cuts between the 362 and 6100, and was stunned at the performance difference. Stunned. The Dolmar was singing about an octave higher.

To claim that a slightly longer bar made such a difference is absurd. Same as to claim that anyone's paper-figures makes their product better. Whatever "better" is.

I'm angling to bring both saws, among other favored toys to a GTG in April, to pick the brains of experts there as to what might be the underlying reasons. All BS aside.

 

You could run it against mustang mike's 362cm if you are going to be at the NY gtg.

 

Yes, interested to see if he is still singing the same tune after that one.

 

Ummm, not really. You set up an unfair fight and then evaluated results without any consistent measurements. Seat of pants is a very subjective way to support your claim. Show us a video like the guy running the 6100 and 562 back to back if you want some credence.

I've seen you spout off ad nauseam about your hatred for Stihl. Shall we review? How your 5020 is vastly superior to 250's (laughable), how tough 441's are to work on (like that matters, nobody I know plans to rebuild their saws so frequently that it would matter), and so on. It gets a little old to hear about how awesome your tools are while putting down other's quality stuff, that's all. Although if you have time, I would't mind hearing another infomercial for Granberg File n Joint or the Council Tools maul.

 

I got a buddy who bought a stihl through the Internet and PMs from AS. If interested lete know I will get his name off there. He sold a 461 for like $100 less than my buddy could get it local.

 

If I ever bought a Stihl, 461 would be the one to buy!

 

The test I would like to see is give the 562, 362 and the 6100 to a logger, tree service or pro firewood cutter and see which one is most durable. I have no dog in this fight BTW. I own all 3 brands and love them all.

 

The 6100 may very well be faster but to avoid testing criticism. One should use the same chain for testing both saws.

 

And at least the same size bar but that's obvious is the chain is the same

 

Like I said I could solve all this doubt if people would send me a 562xp, 362,and 620. All with 20" bars and 24" if you feeling lucky.

 

I would compare the 6400 to a MS362C I haven't seen the 6100 compare, I just find 64oo too heavy.

 

Here is a 560 vs 362

 

The first video was really irrelevant. Small wood doesn't show the beef a saw has.

The second video shows a chain on the stihl with a lot lower drags. Notice how the saw is bucking. And, I'm not sure it even beat it with that advantage. I didn't even time them. God Bless

 

That first one is a joke. The Stihl operator is into the wood a second sooner and is really working the cut. Mr. Tassell hat looks like he is just there for a good time.

I am seeing the Husky a little faster in the second video but as WVM stated the chains may be very different which could negate or exaggerate one saw's performance.

 

Comparison videos are great. The first one actually made me LOL

 

Looks like the bar on the Stihl is a couple inches longer in the second video too....

 

Otherwise you are waisting your time