Best two saw combo!!!!

Similar to you: MS 460 and MS170 but also use MS 270 and just picked up Echo cs-306.

Would also like to pick up something around 60 - 65 cc.
I use the MS 170 as often as I can.

You really can't have too many chainsaws!

My combo seems pretty good but I suppose you're talking dream pair on an unlimited budget.
I may need a 3rd. Maybe I'll score one of those rental Makita 6400s and bump it to a 7200.
I should probably learn how to run one of these things well before I get too carried away. LOL

I'm pretty happy with my 55 Rancher and 372 combo.
I guess I'd like a 357 to upgrade the little saw, and maybe add a real monster to the upper end but then I'd need 3.
Well and a new pruning saw for the apple trees so I'd need 4 at least.

Very happy with my 372XPW/346XP setup so far. Seems like a great balance between power and nimbleness.

smokinj said:

Brian VT said:

My combo seems pretty good but I suppose you're talking dream pair on an unlimited budget.
I may need a 3rd. Maybe I'll score one of those rental Makita 6400s and bump it to a 7200.
I should probably learn how to run one of these things well before I get too carried away. LOL

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yes where talking the dream two saw set up!

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A 5100s and a PS7900

WoodButcher

I really like my two Dolmars.

Stihl 361 and either a Husky 372 or the Solo 681. All cut like banshees

Ive never ran a new saw so I wouldnt know what to choose. Iam happy with my 25+year old combo. I do wonder what the equivilent saws would be to replace them. Maybe one of you saw buffs could tell me. The models are in my signature.
N of 60

the two I own, of course! :lol:

I would probably go with a Dolmar 5100 to go with the 7900 I already have... Not a big priority though, as the 7900 does everything I need pretty well, bit hefty for limbing, but I find my little Pull-on isn't that much better. I might consider a pro-grade in the 30-40cc range instead, but it would need to be a LOT lighter than the 5100 to make a sale...

Gooserider

The best combo is a Dolmar 7900 and a Stihl 180C....HMMM, sounds familiar.

My JRed's work great together for me! 2150 with an 18" bar and a 2159 with a 20" bar. Bought both used. Haven't had a need for anything bigger yet.

I'm happy with my Husky 372 XP and Dolmar 5100 S.

Like all tools it would depend what your work load environment is.

Local tree fellers I know of like Stihls, 280 for cutting from the bucket truck and on the ground, 220 for rappelling up with.
Probably rarely cut anything over 3 feet diameter, this area has been farmed out numerous times in the last 300 years.
You couln'd do much damage very fast with either on a redwood.

Pro-grade Husqvarna or Stihl for both, one in the 40-50cc range, and the other in the 60-70cc range. If it could be only one it would be something in the 50-60cc range, again pro-grade only, and in all cases nothing more than an 18" bar.

346 and a 372 husky or a 460 sthill

Best two saw combo?

Dolmar 5100's and a Dolmar 5100's.....

In my non-pro opinion the Dolmar 5100 with a 18 inch bar and the 7900 with a 24 inch bar does everything I will need a 2 saw set up to do. They work for me. ;-)

Shipper

I'll eventually replace my 041 with a 361, but for right now I can't complain. The 041 cuts well with a 20" bar and being 20+ years old, it has given itself a muffler mod. Sometimes I just wish for something lighter!

I love my 361 and 026. Great combo!

Sealcove said:

Pro-grade Husqvarna or Stihl for both, one in the 40-50cc range, and the other in the 60-70cc range. If it could be only one it would be something in the 50-60cc range, again pro-grade only, and in all cases nothing more than an 18" bar.

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I would agree with the sizing you specify, but would go a little farther on the ranges. Two saw set up 30-40cc 14" bar & 70 80cc 20-24" bar, one saw 50cc 18" bar. Also don't forget Dolmar! They make class leading saws in the 50cc and 80cc classes, at a real bargain to boot.

I think it also depends on how you run the two saw combo. Bone stock Dolmar has the edge, if you prefer a two-saw combo that is eventually going to be ported or modded Husky or Stihl is the way to go, although Husky takes a mod better from my understanding and experience.

north of 60 said:

Ive never ran a new saw so I wouldnt know what to choose. Iam happy with my 25+year old combo. I do wonder what the equivilent saws would be to replace them. Maybe one of you saw buffs could tell me. The models are in my signature.
N of 60

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Can anyone take a stab. smokinj,sealcove?