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The 395 makes an excellent big saw. Port it and it will be almost as strong as a stock 880 but have more speed, oh, and be 5 lbs lighter.

I've had good luck with Stihl RMF and Oregon 27

+1 on keeping the 200t.

Much lower vibes on the 395 as it has spring AV. More power and balances much better with a 36" lightweight bar. Sold my 066 for those reasons.

Echo made a 1001 that was a 100cc's saw. And supposedly a 1100 as well.

Well a big saw will cut small stuff and big, but not generally the other way around. Then again I live in the PNW in the states so I guess my frame of reference is quite different. Get the 70cc saw and dont look back.

The Stihl mse220 is by far the best and most expensive. The Makita/Dolmar and Husqvarna are probably next best in quality and are about half the cost. Those are also variable speed. I have an old Echo rated at 3.25 horse (good luck with that) that is very lightweight but has less power than the others mentioned. It has been worked hard and hasnt burned up like a lot of the cheaper electrics do. The more amps the better. I have some YouTube video's under sawfun1 or type in mse220.

With the BR600 you need to use fully synthetic oil. The others are two stroke and dont require it. I bought the BR600 myself. It was that or the big Shindawa. The Redman is better suited to shorter people I was advised, and I'm not fond of Echo quality as well as it was the least powerful. Professionals use all of them.around here in equal proportions. I suspect who gives them the best price and service is what they buy. I like the quieter idle of the Stihl and the cleanliness ofnthe machine. I have a C4 Shindawia hand held and it acts up after a while and has since new. Stihl's are usually great quality right out of the box.

I sold my nice 076 super for $350 and was happy to see that boat anchor go. They go between $300-$700 here in the states. They make a decent mill saw I'm told, but very disappointing in power for their size compared with almost every other big saw of their era out there.

Here in the states, most pro tree companies use either the 101 or 131 Stihl's or they use an Echo extendable pole saw. Husky pole saws dont seem to be very popular. I have a 131 myself but it gets heavy quickly. I prefer an orchard ladder and a lighter fixed pole saw like the Stihl ht100.

Ebay it, I'd bet a collector here in the US would pay that easily for it.

I had both my 088 and 880 ported as they are very disappointing when left stock. More torque than a 066 but less speed. They are better with a 36-50 inch bar and will outcut the 066 in very hard wood. Yrs they vibrate but with a sharp chain they cur fast enough that you shouldnt be using them more.thannancouple.of hours before going to a smaller saw.

I have both a 028 super that I got new as a gift in 1986 and a 026. Both are great saws with the 028 probably being a slightly better made saw. That said, the 026 has more power, rpm, and is lighter and as been mentioned before, is easier to find parts for. If my 028 didnt have sentimental value I would have sold it in fabor of the 026.

No comparison between a 880 ported to not and a 090. The big saw is just the ticket for 60" and longer bars. The 880 is best left to 50" and shorter.

I'm using either the small bottles which are to be mixed with a gallon or a 2 & 1/2 gallon container. I haven't measured what amount is in them. We in the US don't use imperial quarts.