Definitely 60 cc! No question asked. My friend who is a full time arborist uses stock 200T and a 361 for every except stumping.
I have saws from 50cc to 90cc but mostly I use a 70-80cc for most everything I do. Although I did use my 357xp today to notch some fence posts...
Here's 2 036 I've done. The 036 and 026 are my favorite models. The 036 is only a pound or so more and has much more power when ported side by side. This wood is hard red oak. The newer 036 with the Sugi bar is the last one I've ported. It runs were well.
Here's a couple of 026. High strung, as fast in smaller wood, but strap a 20" 3/8 on and the 036 will crush it.
That sounds great to me! If I recall, I paid quite a bit more, can't exactly remember though. And stuff is expensive on LI! Love the 362 cm, especially with the $300 add-on sticker which makes it "look" a lot nicer! It's perfect for general firewood use if you ask me, powerful enough to cut anything I want to be playing with, but yet doesn't weigh a ton. I got a Tsumuri 28" bar with an Oregon chain for it for the few times I have big'un to get thru without the hassle of multiple cuts, and I'd swear it can cut anything, of any size. Way more than I need, but too much is never too much as they say!
Chain looks a little too "grabby" or you are pushing down too hard, vis-a-vis bogging down the stock and ported saw. There is just no reason for that saw to bog (stock or ported) in hard maple. I would love to see this same test done with a well filed, square chisel, full comp chain.
In general, I agree. Under IDEAL circumstances, Husq's will cut faster. However, the vast majority of us "weekend warriors" can't run a saw under "ideal" high RPM conditions all the time. Rather, we greatly appreciate the added TORQUE of the Stihls to get us through our less-than-ideal (read as "oops") conditions we get ourselves into on an all to regular basis.
