Chainsaw Update

Determined

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Thanks again for all the input yesterday.
After visiting all the dealers in town I ended up with a Jonsered 2166.
Basically the same saw as the Husqvarna 365 except dressed in red and black and a few cosmetic differences.
70.7 cc 4.9 HP engine and a 20 inch bar.

Was not at all impressed with the consumer line Husqvarna's, might have looked further into the pro line at the dealership but as nobody could be bothered to help us we moved on to the next dealer.

The Stihl dealer was helpful and I did pick up a new bar for my 038 while I was there.
But to get into a saw comparable to what I have the price was hard to justify.
Lots of economical homeowner saws in stock but anything bigger had to be ordered in.

Jonsered dealer was very helpful, gassed up and test ran the saw while I was there and threw in a few extra chains and oil.
 
Wow 70cc is a big honkin saw. I have the good old Mc Culloch 600 series 610 and 650 saws. The new saw that you just purchased runs a LOT faster than my machines. Be careful till you get used to her. You should have almost 2000 rpms more. With square shoulder chisel chain it should be like going through a tootsie roll.
 
I used Jonsered saws for several years in the 80s as demo saws for a regional rep. They were very nice to operate. Powerful and tough. Jim
 
I have a 2166. Used it for three years now. I believe you will be happy with it. It has enough power you can cut the big stuff in a pinch, and light enough to work well in the smaller stuff. One thing that differs from my Husky is that the Jred air cleaners almost never need to be cleaned. Something about the design that sawdust never clogs up the air cleaner. The only real complaint I have with it is that for some reason it does not start quite as well as my 385 Husky. You can flood it every now and then. When that happens, I let it sit for a half hour, use the other saw. When I go back to it, it always fires up. S'pose it wouldn't hurt to put a new spark plug in it one of these days. (smile)
 
My son still has Pop's old Pro-Mac 650. They were crude as a stone ax, but one of the better saws McCulloch made in that era. I had a Pro-Mac 850. It would saw right beside Pop's 285 Husky, but the miserable thing ate pistons like an 8 year old kid eats candy.
 
(quoted from post at 11:46:19 09/21/16) My son still has Pop's old Pro-Mac 650. They were crude as a stone ax, but one of the better saws McCulloch made in that era. I had a Pro-Mac 850. It would saw right beside Pop's 285 Husky, but the miserable thing ate pistons like an 8 year old kid eats candy.

Huh, thats odd Don. The Pro Mac 800/850 were known to be dead on reliable saws back in the day among the loggers down Tupper Lake way. Maybe the oils back then let you down?
 

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