Everyone Expert

[QuintonAlame]

First let me thank this forum for letting me in. I been reading and getting info from this site for a few days then decided to join.  My issue is everyone is a expert when it comes to chainsaws. My buddy is a person who if you did it he did it better types.  His dads electric 14 in craftsman is just as good as a stihl farm boss. Im shure you catch my drift.  I own  STIHL 880 6ft bar, 660 42in bar, 460 30in bar,  270 16in bar, 170 14in bar,  I love stihl saws got the money to throw at them cause they make me money. Everyone that sees my saws ask the price and act like hell froze over.  They say I just buying a name.  I try to explain.  I just landed a job to clear a 100 acre timber.  They say ther dads Craftsman saw will do the job as well as any stihl like I said they say stihl is just a name Spend less and go to big box store.  Let me know what you think.  I want some opinions from people who really know not weekend cutters.

[Kevin]

Welcome to the forum, I think you might have answered your own question.
Pro saws are just that and anyone that makes a living with a saw will tell you that.
If you do saw part time you can probably get away with using a part time saw.

[Raider Bill]

Quinton,

I'm not even a weekend cutter but want to welcome you to the forum anyway.

I do own 2 Stihls and a Husky.

[fishpharmer]

What do you mean, an electric craftsmen isn't as good as a Stihl 880?   :D

Just kidding, really.  Welcome to a great forum.   8)

I saw some on the weekends or anytime, mostly around mill, farm and firewood cutting.  Not a pro by any stretch, I have a lot to learn.
I have a lot of respect for you guys that make a living with a saw.

[Al_Smith]

My buddy is a person who if you did it he did it better types.  His dads electric 14 in craftsman is just as good as a stihl farm boss. Im shure you catch my drift.  I own  STIHL 880 6ft bar, 660 42in bar, 460 30in bar,  270 16in bar, 170 14in bar, 

Well I suppose given enough time with perhaps enough extension cords a Craftsman electric could knock down a100 acres of timber .It might need to be replaced a few dozen times though before the job is done some time in the next ten years though .

Out of curiosity why in the world would you hang a 60 " bar on an 880,a 42 on a 660 and a 30 on a 460 ?  Never being in that neck of the woods I certainly wouldn't think the tree sizes  equal those of Vancouver Island . Even more surprising to me is why pray tell would a person buy 3000 dollars worth of pro quality saws then round out the bottom with home owner types .I'm confused . ???

[Cut4fun]

Man I wish I had a little fishing smiley from a boat right now to use.  :D   :D

[beenthere]

Quinton
I think from what I've read in your first post that you have a good idea what side your bread is buttered and don't need additional support from the opinions of naysayers.   We get the same sticks poked in our eyes about buying green tractors.  ;D ;D  (little do they know, or are just jealous )

Don't yield to peer pressure. Learn and take what you want from what they say. i.e. stand solid on your own two feet.

Welcome to the forum. Will enjoy hearing more about your fleet of saws and your "attack" on the 100 acres.

[HolmenTree]

Out of curiosity why in the world would you hang a 60 " bar on an 880,a 42 on a 660 and a 30 on a 460 ?  Never being in that neck of the woods I certainly wouldn't think the tree sizes  equal those of Vancouver Island . Even more surprising to me is why pray tell would a person buy 3000 dollars worth of pro quality saws then round out the bottom with home owner types .I'm confused . ???

Well said Al :D I was thinking the exact same thing.

Willard.

[Al_Smith]

Hey now there's nothing wrong with green tractors .I have a couple myself .Fact is they were brand new in 1947 and 1954 respectfully . 8)

[HolmenTree]

 Welcome to the site Quinton. There are alot of "pros"on here who don't know what a "dull chain" is.

Willard

[HolmenTree]

Hey now there's nothing wrong with green tractors .I have a couple myself .Fact is they were brand new in 1947 and 1954 respectfully . 8)

My dads classics were a D, AR and the R.

Willard

[tlandrum]

i got to agree with al, my smallest saw is an ms260 and i try to stay with pro saws no matter the size

[Paul_H]

Out of curiosity why in the world would you hang a 60 " bar on an 880,a 42 on a 660 and a 30 on a 460 ? .I'm confused . ???

Chainsaw mill,alaskan or similar would be my guess.

[Jeff]

We had a 60" bar with an outboard handle that we ran on a big old mac at the mill for double end trimming bundles of lumber. Don't ask me what mac it was, cause I never cared enough to learn the last name of a chainsaw, or give them one for that matter. ;)    Oh, it was yellow.

[lumberjack48]

 I carried a saw for a living, most people have no idea how hard a feller works or how much he knows or how dangerous it really is.
I used to just let these kind of guys talk, i new better.

[Ianab]

My buddy has a 60" bar on his Husky 3120 - as a firewood saw.  :D

And has had to make felling cuts from both side of trees with THAT.

[Al_Smith]

Well I'm not disputing the guy  just asking a question . About the only one that makes a 60 inch would be Cannon and that alone would be a kings ransome .Probabley close to 200 driver lengths on a .404 chain and heaven knows how many dozen if it were 3/8" .Imagine laying the file to that one.A dozen files and at least a 12 pack not to mention a  whole afternoon .Worse yet toting that monster to the job site .It wouldn't even fit in my Ranger lest it hang out the tailgate with a red flag on it .Wouldn't that impress the neighbors . :D

In good humor though it would be a better choice to use the buddys dads electric to pop a couple little trees as have the old man try and trim the apple tree in the back yard with an 880 standing on a step ladder .Ponder that thought . 8)

[Ianab]

Right tool for the job  ;)

Pruning apple trees - Electric jobby will get R done before we get the big saw gassed up and started.

But look a bit silly standing there beside a 6ft DBH cypress with it  :D

Ian

[ErikC]

 How about an 18v rechargable? No cord to tether you, just go crazy :D  In fact I have one for pruning and little jobs here and there on the place, like cutting a fence board or something. Pretty handy little guy. About 8" bar.

[Jeff]

My 80+ year old friend lou has one of those too. Keeps it on his quad. Lou can't pull start a saw to speak of any longer, but that little cordless comes in handy for getting small stuff he encounters cut out of his couple miles of trails.  He's got me for the big stuff.

[stump farmer]

I think if you don't cut much or for long periods the difference between pro and weekend might not be too apparent. Run a saw everyday, all day for a while and things like vibration, ease of chain adjustment, air filters that last a full shift, ease of starting, ability to idle in any position and ease of maintenance become essential. After a while vibration, not noticed at first, will leave your left hand unable to open on it's own. A saw that I've hiked out to a site and then will not hold an idle without spinning the chain or dies after a sudden full throttle let off will make the job much harder and ultimately will cost in time. That high dollar pro saw is worth every penny if used a lot and on larger jobs IMO. I think a pro saw is also worth the money if the owner just simply wants a quality piece of engineered equipment, never mind what the real need may be.

[John R]

IMHO, You have the very best saws money can buy.

[smalldog]

The question asking us if we agree with you on your HUGE saw purchases reminded me of a saying: "Never explain--your friends don't need it and your enemies won't believe you anyway" by Elbert Hubbard