New firewood saw advice.

[Redthunder]

Hi I’m after a new firewood saw to harvest the blow down trees on the farms. Until now Ive managed with my  357xp 20” and Stihl ms261 16” my mate who goes half each with me on the wood has a Stihl ms361 and 241. I was looking to go up to 25 or 28” bar as some of the trees are big in the butt. I was thinking around £900 ish what would you recommend 572xp  ms462 ms500 ?‍♂️
cheers.?

[Stubby]

1 hour ago, Redthunder said:

Hi I’m after a new firewood saw to harvest the blow down trees on the farms. Until now Ive managed with my  357xp 20” and Stihl ms261 16” my mate who goes half each with me on the wood has a Stihl ms361 and 241. I was looking to go up to 25 or 28” bar as some of the trees are big in the butt. I was thinking around £900 ish what would you recommend 572xp  ms462 ms500 ?‍♂️
cheers.?

I would have said the 572 or the ms462 both around the 70cc mark . 500i is around 80cc and quite lite I am told . Some questions over longevity and reliability ( posted on here ) so would avoid for now .

Edited October 31, 2020 by Stubby

[Redthunder]

30 minutes ago, Stubby said:

I would have said the 572 or the ms462 both around the 70cc mark . 500i is around 80cc and quite lite I am told . Some questions over longevity and reliability ( posted on here ) so would avoid for now .

I do like the ms462 but the 500 is only £35 more. I also like the xp tho some people hate Husqvarna, the 500 seems

to be the new kid on the block.

[Stubby]

37 minutes ago, Redthunder said:

I do like the ms462 but the 500 is only £35 more. I also like the xp tho some people hate Husqvarna, the 500 seems

to be the new kid on the block.

Yea it is " Jonny come lately , theres a new kid in town "  and I am not saying no juist it needs a bit more run time for me . I stick by my advice 572 or 462 .  Nothing in it performance wise .

Edited October 31, 2020 by Stubby

[Moose McAlpine]

572XP. I have one and love it.

 

Great saw, not too heavy, well-balanced, beautiful fit and finish. Easy to start and has a nice "feel" to the starter, not jerky. Pulls like an absolute animal. I run a 28" full chisel on mine mostly and it's certainly not short on power.

 

I will say it's loud, but it's a great saw. I'd not hesitate to buy another.

 

Mine wears a West Coast kit because it looks cool!

 

Edited October 31, 2020 by Moose McAlpine
Me no spell good..

[Redthunder]

3 hours ago, Moose McAlpine said:

572XP. I have one and love it.

 

Great saw, not too heavy, well-balanced, beautiful fit and finish. Easy to start and has a nice "feel" to the starter, not jerky. Pulls like an absolute animal. I run a 28" full chisel on mine mostly and it's certainly not short on power.

 

I will say it's loud, but it's a great saw. I'd not hesitate to buy another.

 

Mine wears a West Coast kit because it looks cool!

 

Looks a beast with the full wrap around does it get in the way of the bar nuts. 

[gdh]

Our 572 has been very good on a 24inch bar, we mostly use it for stumping but it revs fast and doesn't feel too heavy for smaller branches either. I think with the bar we paid £720 plus vat from our dealer.

[Moose McAlpine]

15 minutes ago, Redthunder said:

Looks a beast with the full wrap around does it get in the way of the bar nuts. 

 

I really like it! You can't cut stumps as low with that handle, but i have other saws for that. No issues with bar nuts, a normal combi spanner will clear the handle, but i generally use a "narrow head" Husky one that leaves loads of room:

 

 

It's a great saw, you won't be disappointed if you get one. The fit, finish and quality are excellent. Really good ergonomics and just nice to use! Very smooth too.

[Vedhoggar]

17 hours ago, Redthunder said:

Hi I’m after a new firewood saw to harvest the blow down trees on the farms. Until now Ive managed with my  357xp 20” and Stihl ms261 16” my mate who goes half each with me on the wood has a Stihl ms361 and 241. I was looking to go up to 25 or 28” bar as some of the trees are big in the butt. I was thinking around £900 ish what would you recommend 572xp  ms462 ms500 ?‍♂️
cheers.?

I deal with quite a lot of blown trees on the farmland and saws used are MS460 (76.5cc) 25" bar, MS362 (59cc) 16" bar and MS240 (42cc) 13" bar, the trees are  mostly >160 yrs pine, lime and beech. The range of saws used is well suited in dealing with with blown trees of this size, the MS460, a nearly new second-hand purchase years ago, isn't much used but couldn't do without it. That MS500i looks like a good saw but haven't used it.

[Silverhooker]

I mostly do wind blown and also agree that a mix of saws are needed. I use a 440 with 13” bar for branches and a 365 with a 20” bar for most of the cutting and keep a spare 24” bar for oversized bits. A good bill hook, and a range of wedges axes and mauls help too.