More power less weight

[DonE911]

Well I need you guys help here.... 

I did alot of cutting today....  20" red oad mostly, but some wood was bigger and some a little smaller.
I was cutting tree's already down from land clearing.

I'm tired to say the least, but more aggrivated with my saw selection.  My makita 540 is to slow in this wood( yes the chain is sharp), but its a good saw, justnot in this common application.  The 066 is great but just to darned heavy. 

I want something in the middle..... good power and less weight than the 066.  I'd use it for felling trees of about the same size and bigger (hardwood for the most part) 

I'm open to just about anything including a smaller modded saw if it fits the bill ... I have a stihl dealer that I don't like much and a husky dealer that I like only a little better, no dolmar dealer that I know of.... 

Sorry if I missed any info you need to know to give an opinion.....

[logger]

I would say that the 440 would be your best bet there.  With it's high power and low weight , it sounds like what your looking for.

[pallis]

Pick up a Makita 7900.  It's about the same weight as the 440 and as powerful as the 460, easier on the pocket book too.  You might also look into getting a 372xp.  Baileys has them for a good price.

[rebocardo]

I went with Husky 365s and probably should have bought at least one Husky 372 too. I went with the 365 because of cost, weight, speed.

Most of my trees are oak between 20-30 inches. I run 72v (full comp safety) on the 20" chains and on the 28" chain I usually use (full skip) or 30 rcs  that I buy from Baileys. The 30 rcs cuts fairly fast and will leave you buried in chips in no time.

If doing a lot of undercutting, you might want to skip the 30 rcs, it requires a bit of up pressing and makes holding the saw a tad difficult (tiring) in 20+ inch wood. So, I usually roll the tree or log if possible or switch to the saw with the 20" 72V.

Maybe for the short term you could try full skip? Though it probably will not make much difference in the shorter bar length.

[DonE911]

Maybe I just need to grow bigger muscles and stop cry'n :'(

Went after a couple more oaks today... an 16" WO and a 19" RO that a fella cut down..... I put the 20 bar on the 066 and reground some old ripp'n chain for it.  It's much better than the 25 or 32 bar's I have for the 066 but it's still a beast..... sure made short work of them oaks though.  I had never put the smaller bar on it because I didn't have any chain for it.

[leweee]

Maybe I just need to grow bigger muscles and stop cry'n :'(

Went after a couple more oaks today... an 16" WO and a 19" RO that a fella cut down..... I put the 20 bar on the 066 and reground some old ripp'n chain for it.  It's much better than the 25 or 32 bar's I have for the 066 but it's still a beast..... sure made short work of them oaks though.  I had never put the smaller bar on it because I didn't have any chain for it.

Three" Tim Taylor" grunts......even shorter bar,,,,Three more" Tim Taylor grunts...3/8(.375) full comp.square chisel chain....one tooth larger rim spocket...modded power head....Three Huge "Tim Taylor" grunts 8)

[DonE911]

 :D :D :D :D :D :D

I like Tim Taylor grunts.... do it all this time ;)

[luke2]

Don,

I have a similar issue and and am having my 540 modified. Don't plan on felling 20" with it but would like more power with out pulling out the heavy artillery. I will let you know how it turns out.