Like a lot of people I have had a homeowner type saw for the past 12 years or so that I used intermittently and I was happy with it. In my case we are talking about a Husqvarna 50 Special.
Fast forward to this year and I started harvesting wood for my upcoming wood stove. I made the spontaneous purchase of a used but like brand new 372 XP. Life will never be the same as far as chain saws go. That old 50 special is really in tinker toy in retro spec.
I bought my saw from an out of work trucker who hauled some timber in the past and the loggers apparently recommended this saw. He also put a "Hi Tech" titanium bar on it and a Carlton chain (I like Oregon chains better so far). The bar has provided great service really. Something I noticed Immediately (besides my new saw was like a race car) was that the 3/8 pitch chain stays sharper better that the .325 pitch chain. More challenging cuts like bore cuts became easy with the 372 XP and boy would it cut through a large tree so much faster than my old saw. It did not was to kick back on me very easily etc.
I ran my old saw the other day doing a little light cutting. It wanted to kick back a lot more than the 372 and I was thinking it was almost more dangerous. It has an Oregon bar and a almost new chain. I have a theaory that the bigger saw has so much more power it cuts instead of kicks. Or may that titanium bar is just better engineered. Any insight?
Fast forward to this year and I started harvesting wood for my upcoming wood stove. I made the spontaneous purchase of a used but like brand new 372 XP. Life will never be the same as far as chain saws go. That old 50 special is really in tinker toy in retro spec.
I bought my saw from an out of work trucker who hauled some timber in the past and the loggers apparently recommended this saw. He also put a "Hi Tech" titanium bar on it and a Carlton chain (I like Oregon chains better so far). The bar has provided great service really. Something I noticed Immediately (besides my new saw was like a race car) was that the 3/8 pitch chain stays sharper better that the .325 pitch chain. More challenging cuts like bore cuts became easy with the 372 XP and boy would it cut through a large tree so much faster than my old saw. It did not was to kick back on me very easily etc.
I ran my old saw the other day doing a little light cutting. It wanted to kick back a lot more than the 372 and I was thinking it was almost more dangerous. It has an Oregon bar and a almost new chain. I have a theaory that the bigger saw has so much more power it cuts instead of kicks. Or may that titanium bar is just better engineered. Any insight?