Inexpensive solution to run 25" bar?

[spudulike]

These are the ones I have in the collection - got to check em out first!

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/members/spudulike-albums-husqvarna-280s.html

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/members/spudulike-albums-husqvarna-480cd.html

 

Both look in good nick!

[agg221]

I had a 051 with 25in blade mine felt slow heavy and under powered compared with the 039 I paid £150 for. The saw came with 20in 325 chain and flys with this on ( should be 3/8 ) Not sure if you could run 25" of 325 or not. My 051 although had good compression may have been faulty as others sound like they have a better experience.

 

Heavy, yes, very. Shouldn't be slow though - compared with a 660 which is about the same .cc yes, but mine is significantly faster than my 044 (and no, the 044 isn't knackered:001_smile:)

 

Alec

[Tom D]

If you can find a 385xp that is a great saw, I've had mine 8 years now, still runs sweet.. I wouldn't normally buy second hand, but if a decent 385 came up I'd have it.

[spudulike]

If you can find a 385xp that is a great saw, I've had mine 8 years now, still runs sweet.. I wouldn't normally buy second hand, but if a decent 385 came up I'd have it.

 

For £200 you would need to beat me to it:lol:

[benhudson treeworks]

:001_smile:Id go with a 038/039 - strong saws, little plastic, easy to fix and german built ! Huskys may be more powerful but when they go wrong, and they will, are a nightmare to fix !

Stihl take some beating !

[WorcsWuss]

Thanks for the suggestions so far, keep them coming though!

Leading the way so far is an offer of a 272XP which is very tempting. I think that's about 70cc right...?

I'm going to look around for an 044 / MS440 / 046 / MS460 for a week or 2 but assuming that none come up in my price range [which I doubt one will] I reckon I'll try out one of these filthy Husky things.... Not used one since I did my CS31 in 1999 so it could be quite an experience!

[hplp]

i managed to get a very good 084 off ebay for £375. If you can stretch, id do that. They are real monsters! There was another sold on this forum for £400 so they are about.

 

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[WorcsWuss]

Bit more than I wanted to spend and a bit bigger than I need really.

The biggest stuff I will probably need to tackle with it are 4' to 5' diameter Oak at the most, so I don't really need something capable of knocking down a Redwood!

If I can find something on a 20" bar for which I can add a 25" later for the very occasional big fell that should be plenty....

[daveindales]

You would be really lucky to get a good 70 plus cc saw for £200 ish. I would think carefully about buying a second hand saw off ebay etc. If I was you, I'd save a bit of money and buy a new 372xp (about £450 plus VAT) Will take a 24" bar all day. A proven good quality saw.

[gensetsteve]

Heavy, yes, very. Shouldn't be slow though - compared with a 660 which is about the same .cc yes, but mine is significantly faster than my 044 (and no, the 044 isn't knackered:001_smile:)

 

Alec

 

Sounds like my 051 was knackered. I did not have a lot of faith in the 039 but its turned out at least once a week for a solid 8 hours of dicing 18in beech and its not missed a beat in 2 years apart from vibrating two exhausts off. It was 8 years old when I got it.