Do saws get better with age?

[Rupe]

I have an ms260 about a year old and it suddenly seems to have become really good! It was always good but it seems to be improving.

 

I also bought an ms460 a while ago to replace an old 044, but I hated it and continued to use the 044. My groundie uses the 460 and about 2 years later I know think its got a lot better and might even be as good as my 044 now.

 

Have I been missing the obvoius for all these years? Do they just get better once they are well and truely worn in?

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Funny you should say that, especially with reference to the MS260. I bought one last year as my fleet of old 50cc ers weren't reliable enough for a rapid clearfell I was on but stupidly put a 15 bar on and hated it - one lifeless saw or what. Mate of mine has an old old 026 (10 y.o or so) and it is awesome - much more competitive with a 346xp; it really rips so perhaps they do take an age to run in. That said, my 036 has not noticeably got better than when it was new - but it's always been superb...

[Matt Butler]

im with you on this, my ms 200 is about 1 year old and it seems to be getting better and better (unless im just becoming more and more attached to it)

[Rupe]

Funny you should say that, especially with reference to the MS260. I bought one last year as my fleet of old 50cc ers weren't reliable enough for a rapid clearfell I was on but stupidly put a 15 bar on and hated it - one lifeless saw or what. Mate of mine has an old old 026 (10 y.o or so) and it is awesome - much more competitive with a 346xp; it really rips so perhaps they do take an age to run in. That said, my 036 has not noticeably got better than when it was new - but it's always been superb...

 

mine has a 15 inch bar, no point in any bigger than that, but it seems awesome now, really quite like using it for logging, mostly its the chipper saw!

[mistahbenn]

I dont think its the saw getting better, its the user.

[Tom D]

My 362 is definately better now than when I bought it at cappel.

[gensetsteve]

As with most engines they get better as they wear in . We have found that our diesel trucks perform best just before they go bang. Nice loose 2 stroke with good crank seals and compression goes the best.

[Gollum]

My old danarm 55 runs better now I use 50-1 insted of 16-1

might go bang soon.

[Samuel]

i would saw so, we have a old 026 at college and it very good compared wither the newer saws they have, would always choose the 026 if i could:thumbup:

[Stephen Blair]

nonesense, cant beat a brand new saw, i can smell the burning paint as i type, the over tight chain.. gives me shivers it does:thumbup:my favourite new saw is an 046:biggrin: