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[Craobh]

Well from all that I, I learned you guys like to argue and crow about how much you all know about saws a whole lot.

Not much actual information being shared but a lot of talk about big saws and ported saws and bla bla bla.

Heres a tip buy the 365, and a 24" bar and have fun with it.

Or screw the 365 alltoghether save the money and use the 346 you have, itll buck 2-3' diameter logs without even missing a beat. I run 353 with 20" bars and buck huge wood everyday with them.

You guys can back your big saws around and Ill laugh at you as I pack my small and light saw around and cut just as fast as you.

 

As I posted before you'll always get differing views sometimes strongly differing lol on saws and approaches.

 

 

Porting is a way pro's get the most outta saws

 

 

I don't think any of the guys on here would suggest anything that wasn't safe or the like.

 

 

Bro yes cutting is fun but it is also dangerous and when ya talking bout bigger saws (yeah the 365 ain't big but it does have a fair bit of grunt) and running longer bars they are not toys and the OP was asking to put a bar on a saw that really won't handle that bar. Thereby the suggestions came for porting and skip tooth and semi skip (again I get the suggestion and yep it would work but I don't agree purely because of putting a bigger bar on and the OP is not a pro (no disrespect intended there) and in my opinion a 20" bar would be of more use in the long run and cost less too and from a safety angle a 20" is way more controllable)

 

 

 

The 346 is a good saw no doubt but it won't live with a 365 .......a 346 is a 50cc saw with 2.7Nm/7000 rpm a 365 is a 70cc saw with 3.8 Nm/6600 rpm. There is a bit of a difference there the 346 is .325 the 365 is 3/8th which in cutting is a difference. The 395 mentioned is a 90 + cc saw with 5.9Nm/6000 rpm and is either a 3/8th or .404 now there you are getting into the big beasts that are designed to pull the big bars and really for a occasional user a shed load of money and a whole different beast to handle. Going from a 346 to a 395 or bigger is like going from a shoe box car to a corvette or a T-bird they handle way differently (no disrespect intended). The 2100 and 2101 I mentioned are the old muscle saws that are 100cc (ok 99 lol) and will pull the biggest bars they make I've pulled a 48" on mine lol. I mentioned them purely on cost and just because they would pull the 36" bar. I did say bout the PNW set up saws ok may be I shouldn't have but did because of the mention of importing as they ARE set up differently and to cut bigger timber and really not for folks that ain't used to saws of that size weight and power or with the full wrap handle (ok maybe I worded it wrong and I do apologize) It was a safety thing really and not wanting some one to waste money it was not a smart ass thing.

 

 

 

I do try to look on things from that perspective, I'm no saw guru I just use saws and cut with them and try to give a view which is my own purely and in no way set in stone and folks do and will disagree which is cool.

 

 

You pack your 346 and I agree it alot easier to pack it than a big ass saw (I no I pack those big sods lol) but as the OP asked for bigger bars I suggested ya need a bigger saw (and no I'd not recommend that for reasons above) and putting on skip a semi skip is cool but for an occasional is the cost worth it??? just to run a bigger bar than intended sometimes and will the local saw shop have skips .....I dunno ......

 

 

You said you cut huge wood well huge is open to opinion lol and guys on here will have cut big wood but I'd suggest if they were it might not be with a 346 at least not if they have something bigger.

 

 

 

I hope this may clear up a few points I may have raised and worded badly or this post may be as clear as mud

[Fairmer]

Thanks for all your views, makes for entertaining reading, not huge wood but big to me 2-3 feet across so like I said find it bit of a pain in the arse doing multiple cuts.

Decided against the 365 from the state's due to the fuel/tuning issues you guys talk about.

So what should I be paying for used but good 372/365/460?

 

Cheers,

 

Fairmer.

Edited May 3, 2013 by Fairmer

[Craobh]

Thanks for all your views, makes for entertaining reading, not huge wood but big to me 2-3 feet across so like I said find it bit of a pain in the arse doing multiple cuts.

Decided against the 365 from the state's due to the fuel/tuning issues you guys talk about.

So what should I be paying for used but good 372/365/460?

 

Cheers,

 

Fairmer.

 

Hey there,

 

The 372 is the 365's big brother the 372 and the 365 are nearly the same in cc but hp the 372 is higher and has more torq the 372 is a tad lighter weight wise.

 

 

They will pull the same bar lengths tho .....the 372 is a pro saw and is imo the best saw I used.

 

 

PM me I'll tell ya where you'll get one for a good price

[renewablejohn]

This thread has brought a smile to my face. All this talk of high powered saws for cutting only 2-3 foot in softwood. If you only new the size of hardwood butts I am regular cutting with my old Husky 141. Yes I do treat it to a new chain before doing a batch of large butts but it cuts like butter. At times I wish it would break down so that I could treat myself to a new shiny toy but it will be a hard act to follow.

[Craobh]

higher cc saws weren't suggested for softwood lol I'd suggest it was suggested for pulling bigger bars :lol:

 

 

I'd think in the folks that posted minds might have been not just cc but hp and torq to ......least I kinda thought that way:lol::lol:

[Elliot Smith]

Hi Fairmer what about looking for something on ebay like a big old husqvarna, jonsered or stihl that way your not paying too much for a big saw and like you said it doesn't need to be a new pro saw for the cutting you doing with it.

 

Elliot

[Eddy_t]

Thanks for all your views, makes for entertaining reading, not huge wood but big to me 2-3 feet across so like I said find it bit of a pain in the arse doing multiple cuts.

Decided against the 365 from the state's due to the fuel/tuning issues you guys talk about.

So what should I be paying for used but good 372/365/460?

 

Cheers,

 

Fairmer.

 

Just buy a 365 with a 24/28" bar and semi chisel chain, it'll cut through the softwood butt quick enough, if it doesn't, buy an 8 tooth 3/8 rim sprocket for the saw, not much more advice can be offered without suggesting you spend loads of money on a pro saw, oh and IF the 365 still isn't powerful enough, but the muffler for a 390xp, fit it to the 365 and have it retuned

 

 

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[Craobh]

Just buy a 365 with a 24/28" bar and semi chisel chain, it'll cut through the softwood butt quick enough, if it doesn't, buy an 8 tooth 3/8 rim sprocket for the saw, not much more advice can be offered without suggesting you spend loads of money on a pro saw, oh and IF the 365 still isn't powerful enough, but the muffler for a 390xp, fit it to the 365 and have it retuned

 

 

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That bout sums it up in a nut shell .........good one there bro :thumbup:

[harvey b davison]

What about a trusty Makita/Dolmar 7900, will run a28" bar. Easily a match for stihl / husqy, for half the price.

[Fairmer]

Not a fan of fleabay but where else to buy a good second hand saw?