40.9 cc saw with a 20" narrow kerf bar

[Maui Palm & Tree Care]

40.9 cc saw with a 20\" narrow kerf bar

is it too much to ask of my 40.9 cc 435, if i slap on a 20" .325 bar and chain?

 

[Norm_Hall]

Re: 40.9 cc saw with a 20\" narrow kerf bar

I would say, 16" max.

There are gonna be different opinions on this. My preference is not to overbar any saw.
14" on MS200T
18" on 346XP-narrow kerf(Oregon 95VP chain & narrow kerf bar
24" on 372XP-semi skip chain(Oregon 72AK)
28" on 044-full skip (Oregon 72CJ)

 

[Maui Palm & Tree Care]

Re: 40.9 cc saw with a 20\" narrow kerf bar

ok thanks. i was just curious as to what cc's match what bars. my eyes are set on a ms390 64cc with a 24inch bar at our local stihl dealer. it's $550 with a 24" bar and chain.

 

[The_Archdruid]

Re: 40.9 cc saw with a 20\" narrow kerf bar

390 will make a good boat anchor, if you attach a good boat anchor to it . . . otherwise it's a total goddamned whoreball POS. There are old, abandoned Japanese soldiers living in caves in remote islands around Guadalcanal, still fighting that horrible war, and even they know to avoid the MS 390.

 

[Roger_Barnett]

Re: 40.9 cc saw with a 20\" narrow kerf bar

Buy a 346XP, get it woods ported..total $ spent, about $700....and you have an 11 lb saw that will cut circles around a 390, or any ~65cc saw, in stock form.

Or, look for a Husky 365, which has better power and weight than the 390 boat anchor--better yet, if one can be found, a used Makita 6401 at Home Depot..about $200. Put a $200 Dolmar 7900 jug on it, and you have a saw lighter than the 390 that will out cut a 460 Stihl with ease.

 

[Maui Palm & Tree Care]

Re: 40.9 cc saw with a 20\" narrow kerf bar

ya know i thought about the 6401 but i dont like the way that saw looks. it looks kinda futuristic and wierd. i like the boxy looking designs of the stihl and husky saws. i might get the 6401. the 6401 will out cut the 460? so it will pull a 32 incher with a 80cc motor?

 

[Treetrim]

Re: 40.9 cc saw with a 20\" narrow kerf bar

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ya know i thought about the 6401 but i dont like the way that saw looks. it looks kinda futuristic and wierd. i like the boxy looking designs of the stihl and husky saws. i might get the 6401. the 6401 will out cut the 460? so it will pull a 32 incher with a 80cc motor?

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Comprehend what he RBtree said

. Put a 7900 79cc p+c on the 6401 and you will have a saw that will weigh less then 390 and out cut 460 76cc.

 

[Maui Palm & Tree Care]

Re: 40.9 cc saw with a 20\" narrow kerf bar

i might just save $600 for this saw. but it only comes with a 20. id like to buy a 32 for the future