OK guys – I have had my Stihl 270 for 2 years now – have nothing but great things to say about it – cut ~10+ cords of mostly hard wood – starts right up, very little vibration, goes a long way per fill up etc and felt this is all the saw I ever needed – then Hurricane Sandy hit. My brother has a red oak than dropped with a 4 foot base and convinced me to take it so there I was 3 days of fun (really it was) however it got me thinking if my 270 ever where to acts up it would be nice to have a back up and after this weekend playing the game of "I will cut on both sides of the tree" with my 18 inch (36 effective cut) and could only manage to get up to 40 inch diameter with a lot of struggling and hammering the side with my tractor bucket to snap off the cut I was now thinking of getting a second saw with a larger bar.
So my question is for my back up saw what would you recommend (model and bar size) to augment my 270 - from a funding standpoint I would love to find a used one since I don’t see myself using it a lot but you never know.
Suggestions?.......
So my question is for my back up saw what would you recommend (model and bar size) to augment my 270 - from a funding standpoint I would love to find a used one since I don’t see myself using it a lot but you never know.
Suggestions?.......