What is a good first ground saw ??

[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

A silky.

[hazzygawa]

Ms261 ?

My first saw was a 026

[WoodED]

550xp with a 15 inch bar

[Stubby]

What about a sea saw or a cold saw ? No seriously 550/560 if you have the dosh . Good alternative would be second hand 346/357 and pay spud to port it . Again you would not be dissapointed .

[WoodED]

What about a sea saw or a cold saw ? No seriously 550/560 if you have the dosh . Good alternative would be second hand 346/357 and pay spud to port it . Again you would not be dissapointed .

 

a ported saw for an apprentise? hmm i think a standard 346xp would do to be honest. espesh for a rookie

[Chris Sheppard]

For a first ground saw, based on only having one saw and therefore needing it to be pretty bombproof too, I'd have a look at something like a 365.

 

It's heavier than anything else mentioned but it's not particularly lively and will if need be pull a biggish bar for an odd occasion. I'd shove a 15" on it for most stuff and have an 18/20" sat there for when needed.

 

You can always upgrade later and the 365 would make a good all rounder spare saw (you can never have too many saws!)

 

I'd have thought a 50cc saw would soon get tiresome unless you're only on smaller garden trees, and you can still cut small stuff with a bigger saw.

 

550/560 are great though

[Joy Yeomans]

For my first saw i was given a stihl 26 as if doing your chainsaw test external clutch and easier for me to learn on we used to use all stihl now some lads prefer huskies for forestry felling and snedding but as a groundie saw i got on well with the stihl

 

Joy

 

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[windfall]

I am loving my 346XP-G with a 15" bar.