Posted by 2510Paul on October 29, 2013 at 06:57:04 from (173.202.142.245):
In Reply to: Buying a saw posted by notjustair on October 28, 2013 at 17:27:16:
I like my Stihl's, I have an MS360 (7/32" chain) and a MS260 (3/16" chain). Both are professional grade with 16" bars. The 260 has a smaller chain to better match its power. As I recall the MS260 has one of the best power to weight ratios. I do trail breaking, firewood, and a little logging. I prefer my MS260 but in heavier woods I use the MS360, its my big horse. Bar length I find is a real personal preference unless you are cutting really big stuff. I like to keep it shorter for safety, weight, and number of teeth to hand sharpen on each rotation of the chain. It also works good for firewood block measurement. The 20" comment below for less bending is also a real good comment, especially as I get older. Look at the number of steps it takes to start a saw. The Stihl's are real simple to start. Oh, I also have a Stihl pole saw and string trimmer. Many years ago I had XL12 and EZ Automatic Homelites. I thought those were great saws. I also had two John Deere saws, those were pure junk. I don't know about any of the others. After Homelite my Dad went to Huskavarna, he liked it. Now my bothers tend to go to Huskavarna. I like my Stihl's better, easier to start. Oh, both my Stihl's have compression relief for starting. Paul
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