Chain saws???

[RSergeant]

We are a small excavation company, and clear quite a few lots started with a stihl 029 then bought a 035 both are still in service today, (10 years old) We started getting bigger and bought a 372xp husky great saw, I now have a 395XP and It will cut everything I also have a outside wood furnace and cut all my own wood. All are great just depends how much ya want to spend. I think the best in the medium class is a 372 xp though. I also picked up a electric chain grinder, and since then I believe 75% is all about how sharp your chain is no matter how much horsepower your saw has, just my 2 cents! Ron.

 

[DieselMinded]

Jonsered Turbo #1



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I have the 2150 Turbo



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DM

 

[joaker]

Well... the Stihl and Husky thing has been less heated that I would have expected... I personally run an 028 Stihl, not sure how old it is even... the old man and my grandpa both run 026, and that is a "Pro" model, and for the farm type stuff, it seems to work absolutely perfectly... . as far as used units go, I feel that as long as one has a few mechanical skills, and you get one of the two real brands (Stihl or Husky) even if there are some problems, most are not too hard to fix anyhow... I only know the Stihl, and it is easy to work on, and if you can save half the price by buying it used, why not... . just my thoughts... . Go Stihl.

 

[DieselMinded]

Need a quick responce Im about to order a Oregon Bar and chain ... not sure what size mine is .



I measured it and 16" from the tip to the saw ,,,, 2 or so inches go into the saw ,,,,



So would this be a 16" bar or a 18" bar



Do they count the total lenght of the bar or just what shows ??



Thanks



Dm

 

[DTroy]

I saw the local Stihl guy measure from the tip to the saw.

 

[DieselMinded]

OK then mine must be 16inch Thanks



DM

 

[Bloomy]

I always like chainsaw discussions. This one has been relatively calm. My vote is always Husky. Won't consider a stihl, but they are good saws and don't think you would go wrong with one. I remove trees as a profession. Mostly climbing work in trees nobody else wants. I have a fair number of husky's. The only one that has died took a 60 foot fall out of a tree and didn't make it. Replaced it with an Echo tophand purely for the throwaway price of $199 instead of dropping/launching a $400+ husky tophand. I need a bigger saw and might entertain the 3120 or settle for a 395, but that will be in the spring. Stay away from the Lowe's and home depot husky's. Find a good local saw shop and stick with them. More knowledge. As far as bars go I use Windsor's once I blow the nose sprockets out. As far as outside and inside clutch brakes, never had a husky not work instantly regardless of the cleanliness or any other condition that could affect it. Like I said earlier though you won't go wrong with either.



thomas

 

[Dl5treez]

Measure the bar by the cutting length. Tip of bar to the saw is correct.

 

[SGibson]

I own a husky 55,365&371xp chain saws and 4 371k chopsaws, other than the 371xp which I bought new I bought all these from a home depot tool rental for $250 after they switched to makita which was prompted by Lowes selling lowline husky products, I won't recommend buying used rental equipt. but I also got all thier spare parts and probably a total of 15 saws most of which I sold or traded off. If it had been Stihl I would have bought it just as quick. you can't go wrong with either. A xp after the mod# on a husky designates it as a pro saw

 

[Demons_Ram]

Mention of Jonsered Chainsaws.

Taken from DieselMinded's Quote above:

"""In 1954, Jonsered produced the prototype for today's modern chain saw when the world's first light, one-man chain saw was presented. The brush cutter arrived the following year and the innovations have followed one after another ever since.

Today, Jonsered is a wholly-owned subsidiary company of the Electrolux group, which is one of the biggest industrial groups in the world. Electrolux business philosophy is to use the Jonsered brand name to develop and market machinery for forestry, parks and gardens. """



Seems sort of strange that Jonsered was claiming to produce the prototype of todays modern chainsaw when, Poulan claims to be years ahead of them. :-{} What's really strange is that both companies are owned by Electrolux... :-laf



Below taken from the Poulan/Weedeater website.

"""In 1944, while supervising World War II prisoners as they cut pulpwood in North Louisiana, Claude C. Poulan devised a way to overcome the shortcomings of the conventional chain saw. Power chain saws of that day required three men to buck a log - one on each end of the heavy saw and a third using a pry-pole to keep the chain from pinching.



Working by night in his garage, the Longville, Texas native took an old truck fender and shaped it into an attachment he called a "bow guide. " This ingenious device made it possible to eliminate the "pry-pole" operator. This not only revolutionized the forestry industry just in time for the booming post-war demands for more wood and wood products, it was the beginning of an industrial giant itself.



Mr. Poulan, whose Poulan chain saw has become a household word in the power-tool industry, built and sold his first chain saw in Marshall, Texas, then moved to Shreveport, Lousiana in 1946 where he went into partnership with brothers Harry and Fletcher.



Mr. Poulan sold his business 16 years later to Charles Beaird, and it became the Beaird-Poulan Saw Company. St. Louis based Emerson Electric Company bought the business in the late '70's and merged it with another company that had an interesting beginning -- Weed Eater, Inc. """

 

[1smoknC]

the only way to go is STIHL

 

[HoleshotHolset]

I'm going to drop the P-word... Poulan. I'll be the first to admit that it isn't a Stihl or a Husky... but you do get a lot of saw for the money.



I bought one back in October and took down a tree in my yard WAY bigger than I would have ever imagined I could do by myself. I've taken down 4 or so trees with it and it has more than enough power - I barely ever had to use full throttle. For the money and how rarely I'd use a chainsaw... I consider them a good brand. Dad has had good luck with them for many years. His one 14" Poulan (bucking saw) is older than I am and still runs just dandy. He used to heat the house with wood and cut a few cord/year.



Here's the one I bought at Home Depot: http://www.poulan-pro.com/products/chainsaws/gas/prod_2250.asp



Matt

 

[Nyoest]

I grew up using echo saws of my Fathers, not a fond memory. When I was of age I got a Macoulagh (sp?) 610 pm. I thought that baby would cut until I got ahold of an OLD Sthil 028 Wood Boss. Same performance with half the weight! I liked the 028 so much I got a 036 and I'm never going back, both of these saws rock! Since I've aquired an 011 for limbing and I really like that it can be ran with one hand if need be.



I cut wood for about four households a year that heat only with wood so I get a good bit of running time. After all this I'm saving up for a 361, a little more horse power than an 036 and lighter.



You don't have to have a monster saw with a 40" bar, just find one you can run all day without killing you that you can get serviced at a decent local shop and keep your chain sharp!

 

[SSabick]

I finally found one that I liked. Oo. Oo. I was at the Husky Dealer, and while I was looking at the 395XP. I saw an out of place looking white saw outa the corner of my eye. It couldn't be... A 390 Sthil. It is used, but for just a few hours. The first owner had a leaky fuel line from the factory, and figured that Stihl had to be junk. He traded to a Husky, and I got a sweet deal!!! 20" Bar, and 65cc's of serious cutting power!! For just $300. 00 (plus tax of course) I couldn't pass on a deal like that. I have already cut a few truck loads with it, and I like it. I still think my dad's Johnsered is as good a saw though. They are both 65cc engines, and his has a 18" bar on it.

 

[DavidBurt]

I have to say Stihl or Olympic. We ran two 066 magnum stihl's in the sawmill I worked in right after I got out of college they were great saws. My dad has Olympic's so thats what I bought a 970 with a 20" bar, 8 years of hard cutting and still going strong.

dave