smokinj
Minister of Fire
"Which brand chainsaw be more better?" Well I will go with the one thats has a good chain full thank of fuel and oil and warm it up please!
I never understood this 'balance' concept with chainsaws. People say that saws with short bars balance better. I do not get that. When I fall trees, I do a face cut and back cut, and lever when cutting with the dogs. Sometimes I do a face cut and bore cut the back, leaving straps. But similar to bucking, the bar is in the wood. There is really nothing there to balance. The flywheel keeps them in a plane so they do not tip from side to side very easy and naturally rotate along the bar plane. Long bars make the saws front heavy when lugging them around, but in the wood? It matters not. I tend to cut with the starter side up, but my 044 and one 361 have 3/4 wraps so I can go either way in bigger stuff, and cut from both sides.
I was at Madsen's in Centralia last weekend and they didn't have any on the shelf
OK, Please reply with why you prefer one brand over another, not just "Stihl sux" or "Husky swallows!"
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Madsen's, now that is one serious place for chainsaw and logging supply stuff. Great place, and I stop there whenever I go north to Tacoma or Seattle to buy wedges, logging tape, parts, chaps, etc.
They have a Super-motard that has been quite popular here in the States for the last few years. Only streetable Husky I've ever seen here.
Madsen's is a dangerous place for me. I usually leave my wallet in the car.
When I think of balance I think of how easy a saw is to maneuver and use for various tasks. I find the Husky 372 to be a bit easier to use for multiple tasks than my MS440. Unless the tree I'm cutting has a lot of limbs I don't usually switch saws before bucking the log into rounds.