MS 390 owners your ratings please

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

039 / MS390 - pile of crap in my opinion - orange rear handled "farm" saw whereas the Stihl "pro" saws have white back handles. I have a ten year old 036 - best saw ever ever ever. I had an 039 - just sold it - good ridance. 029 was even worse. Pointless cheapo model imo.

[Littletree]

Thanks Guys thats really helpfull info on the 361 this is a great site to ask these questions . I will take a look on his site to . (Mozza )

Not sure about arb event as dates clash with something else but will try to get to try out a 361 and others to see how they feel for me .

 

Thanks

Eastwater

[Mark Bolam]

Are we simply going to have to accept the fact that the new saws are s***e compared to the old ones, and will just not last as long?

[Mozza]

I didnt realise the 390 was one of them shite orange handled "farm boss" things, Like i say ive never used one, in my experience as TCD said the "pro" white handled saws are far better for professional use, Hence the "pro" i suppose

[Stihl4Life.DK]

I love my MS 390,it runs great that farmer saw:001_tongue: what i found out,its not the orange handle that CUTS LOL.I only use mine in the spare time and it has never complained a bit!!i run mine with a 8sprocket and a 20"bar and a mufler mod,still alot of power even in hard wood

 

kind regards Jan

[tommer9]

Slow and boring compared to a 361, and more cheaply built. I went from one of them to a 361, and will never touch a farm boss saw again.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Once hired an 029 when I was a student - crap crap crap - power to weight ratio was appalling.

[b101uk]

I had an 038AV FB, it lasted >12 years of 6 days per week use in forestry and arb, it only had a couple of plugs in that time.

 

Now have a MS390 that so far is proving to be just like my 038 was though it doesn’t have the same use the 038 did

 

I like the 038/ms390 because they are happy to cut at any rpm as they have plenty of torque at lower rpm’s unlike I find pro saws of the same power but lower CC

[Stihl4Life.DK]

I love my MS 390,it runs great that farmer saw:001_tongue: what i found out,its not the orange handle that CUTS LOL.I only use mine in the spare time and it has never complained a bit!!i run mine with a 8sprocket and a 20"bar and a mufler mod,still alot of power even in hard wood

 

kind regards Jan

 

if I should use the saw alot,i would go for the 361,but the 390 does the trick so far.......

[tommer9]

I had an 038AV FB, it lasted >12 years of 6 days per week use in forestry and arb, it only had a couple of plugs in that time.

 

Now have a MS390 that so far is proving to be just like my 038 was though it doesn’t have the same use the 038 did

 

I like the 038/ms390 because they are happy to cut at any rpm as they have plenty of torque at lower rpm’s unlike I find pro saws of the same power but lower CC

 

The 038 was IMO a better machine than the 390, but the 361 was groundbreaking.