70 - 80cc saws

[davobob]

If you are getting a 441, get the heated grips, I was getting tingling fingers from our old 044 and 046, since getting the 441 with heated handles I've not had a problem.

Im looking at getting 361 with the heated handles,it might be a daft question but ive never used a saw with them, can you turn the heat off. And how do they work? Are they taking heat from the exaust?

[Pro Gard]

Its an electric element, power taken from a small dynmo, you can turn them off.

 

Ive never had them as the cold days are so rare 99% of the time the heat isnt needed.

[davobob]

I could have done with the heated handles for the last two weeks here in Spain. The temp hasnt got above 5c and there has been half a metre of snow and drifts up to 1.5 m.

Ive got a smalll firewood buisness and havnt been able to get to the firewood heap as the tracks have been impassable.

[ecolojim]

the heated handles are as much to heat your hands to limit the risk of HAVS as they are just to keep your hands warm. Next saw I buy will have them, and I'll use them whether its cold outside or not. shame it's such an expensive extra. should be standard spec IMO

[tree_beard]

unless its near freezing out i find heated handles too hot to be comfortable... but i dont tend to wear gloves, with gloves i suppose it would be bearable in everyday u.k weather

[Tom D]

I have heated handles on two of my saws, They're great in weather like this, too hot the rest of the time, I think they're designed to work with gloves so I tend to switch it on for a couple of mins and then off when the saw gets too hot to hold. I would have said they were a waste of time until 5 years ago I bought a second hand 254 xpg, after that I could't go back.

[bill]

what size bars can you put on these makitas?

[saxonman]

I've had a husky 365sp for 7 years now and it has been to hell and back as this is used on dirty willows in the river and has been dropped in the drink and it still keeps going so not all huskys are short lasting a great saw for general work and not too expensive(ideal ground saw for hard wood but with a 18in bar)

[tree_beard]

what size bars can you put on these makitas?

 

79cc 6.2hp 4.6kw (basically same power output as a 385 husky)

 

can pull a 28" bar no problem with full comp chain, if you can get hold of skip-chain then you could happily pull a 32"

[John Shutler]

i run 28 on mine