General Which chhainsaw should i buy?

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SC MMA MD

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I agree with those above who said you can’t go wrong with either. I have a Husqvarna, and it starts first pull every time, and runs like a champ. The Husqvarna files are easy to find even at big box stores, and their chains sharpen easily.
 

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You can put a larger bar on the husky, 28" just the recommended. The more chain you're pulling the harder it is on the saw. There's no way I'll be sawing anything close to 30" I simply don't have the space.
I'd buy the stihl in a heartbeat I'm just having a hard time justifying that extra $400
 

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Your joking but your actually correct

Makita bought out Dolmar many years ago

Dolmar makes some really saws...My favorite saw is a Dolmar 5150(Super fast saw)

I have both a Stihl and a Husq saw also...your not gonna go wrong with either one ShatsBassoon @ShatsBassoon
I have used an alaskan Mill...So fucking cool to mill your own

This guy makes his own Mill...he is an interesting character...lives in a forest of Redwood
I have watched this video a couple times...I enjoy it

He rocks a Husky with 42 inch bar in this video FYI


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAIs8VLFbls
 
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Rambo John J

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Get the Stihl.

Rock solid machine.

Buddy has the 662 and we use it all the damned time to cut slabs. Never had an issue with it in 4 years.

Plus... The ability to use a bigger bar and mill becomes a necessity faster than you imagine. Sometimes it's just because of how a crotch is sitting and you really have to get silly creative and risk ruining the slab over 1 more inch of flexibility for an angle.

(Ps. Your damned Canadian conversion about made me shit my pants at your pricing).
I agree about getting a saw that can accommodate a longer bar...I learned that the hard way and had to purchase a third saw for exactly that
 

Sex Chicken

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Looking to pickup a new chainsaw. Also want to get an Alaskan sawmill so I can cut some slabs.

I'm looking at either the Husqavarna 572xp or the Stihl 462

They're comparable in size and power. The husky can handle up to a 28" bar (recommended) whereas the stihl can accommodate a 32" bar. I don't see myself needing anything that big anytime soon.

I can get the Husky for $1000 and the Stihl for $1400
No offence but both of those are way too much saw for you.
 

Sex Chicken

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Says the freshwater fisherman.
Every spring at the opening of Maple season, I see a bunch of hopped up amateurs in the woods with a brand new saw that they have no idea how to handle. I usually grab the saw off them, smash their blade on a rock and tell them to get the fuck out of the forest.
 
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ShatsBassoon

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Every spring at the opening of Maple season, I see a bunch of hopped up amateurs in the woods with a brand new saw that they have no idea how to handle. I usually grab the saw off them, smash their blade on a rock and tell them to get the fuck out of the forest.
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I have a Stihl. Great machine.
If you intend to go larger bar make sure you get one with an engine that can accomodate it.
 

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Don't be a pussy and use your muscles.

I recently felled a tree with dovetail saw, cause it was the only thing I had on me.

Stihl is my choice tho
 

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I talked to my chainsaw friend in OR.

He says you probably won't need a bar bigger than 24" but once in a blue moon. The Stihl will run a little better with a full chain and a long bar, but both will run a skip-chain easy. The Husqy air filter stays cleaner longer, and some of the older guys on the mountain moved away from Stihl to Husqy because the anti-vibe system is so much better and doesn't beat up their elbows. Other guys don't notice or give a shit.

He also mentioned that if he was in the market for a new chainsaw (he had 11, but down to 6) he'd get the Stihl 362C-M

EDIT - he also added that all of his saws are ported, and it would be more cost-effective to buy an older saw that's been ported or have it done
 

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I talked to my chainsaw friend in OR.

He says you probably won't need a bar bigger than 24" but once in a blue moon. The Stihl will run a little better with a full chain and a long bar, but both will run a skip-chain easy. The Husqy air filter stays cleaner longer, and some of the older guys on the mountain moved away from Stihl to Husqy because the anti-vibe system is so much better and doesn't beat up their elbows. Other guys don't notice or give a shit.

He also mentioned that if he was in the market for a new chainsaw (he had 11, but down to 6) he'd get the Stihl 362C-M

EDIT - he also added that all of his saws are ported, and it would be more cost-effective to buy an older saw that's been ported or have it done
Decided to go with the Stihl 500i

79cc
16"-36" bar

Waiting for mill to arrive got it for $90 down from $130 has 36" capacity

I have to go new. If I plan to move to NZ, later this year, getting an old saw through would be near impossible.
Anything with a gas powered motor is essentially considered a vehicle, and would more likely than not fail MAF inspections.
I'd have to strip the saw down into all individual parts, ensure there is no soil or wood chips and drain and dry the fuel/oil reservoirs.
 

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Well I'll be a bare-assed monkeys uncle.
I've always known of coping saws, crosscut, back saw or flush cut saws.

Guess that's why I'm the lowly ol framer and not Bob Vila
 
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Well I'll be a bare-assed monkeys uncle.
I've always known of coping saws, crosscut, back saw or flush cut saws.

Guess that's why I'm the lowly ol framer and not Bob Vila
Many would call the dovetail saw a flush cut, some call it reversible

Q @Qat what type of saws do you own