What chainsaw to use?

[Trophy8]

Son bought home on 13 acres, plenty of wood to cut.

What chainsaw are you using, bar size and model.

My old tree days we used 16" bar for climbing on up to 60" for dropping and cutting...out of touch for new saws. 

[archer36]

I'm using an Ego 16" 56 volt battery. Looks like you need a gas chainsaw with all the cutting you're going to do. 

[Kype]

my main saw for cutting firewood into logs is a stihl ms391. 

Edited August 24, 2022 by Kype
added picture.

[archer36]

28 minutes ago, Kype said:

my main saw for cutting firewood into logs is a stihl ms391. 

A Relative of mine owned an equipment business and could use any chainsaw he wanted but he used nothing but Stihl. 

Edited August 24, 2022 by archer36

[Haskell_Hunter]

I have a Stihl MS390 with a 20" bar.  That will get me through most trees with little difficulty.

[Trophy8]

Would be a Sthil for sure, have used what used to be 020 thru 098. He's thinking 18" bar, but I'm skeptical when cutting 12"+ diameter logs 

[Rusty]

I like a shorter bar for better control.   I have a Stihl 362 with an 18” bar.    It’s a great all around saw for felling and bucking.

If the property is north of 78 and you want a bunch of stuff cut up you should host our next wood cutting party!     
 

 

 

Edited August 24, 2022 by Rusty

[electric10162]

I use a 20" Stihl Farmboss MS391 on all the heavy stuff and use the 18 volt Milwaukee chainsaw for everything else.

[archer36]

3 minutes ago, electric10162 said:

I use a 20" Stihl Farmboss MS391 on all the heavy stuff and use the 18 volt Milwaukee chainsaw for everything else.

Nice to have a small, light, battery operated saw for quick work. My 56 volt battery is heavy. 

Edited August 24, 2022 by archer36

[Trophy8]

24 minutes ago, Rusty said:

I like a shorter bar for better control.   I have a Stihl 362 with an 18” bar.    It’s a great all around saw for felling and bucking.

If the property is north of 78 and you want a bunch of stuff cut up you should host our next wood cutting party!     
 

 

 

PA Rusty....whole other universe for you...

[james7]

I been eyeing the stihl farm boss 271 , haven’t pulled the trigger yet , interested to see what everyone has to say in this thread 

[Ron]

MS362. Best weight to hp ratio saw. 

[huntyctyboy]

i've used stihl echo and husky, macs, dolmar lombard, etc. i think dolmar/makita is best bang for your buck out of all of them. its like ford vs chevy vs dodge. all opinions. you don't need a pro saw for what you will be doing unless you got extra coin to drop

[hammer4reel]

1 hour ago, Trophy8 said:

Would be a Sthil for sure, have used what used to be 020 thru 098. He's thinking 18" bar, but I'm skeptical when cutting 12"+ diameter logs 

Seems with your  previous experience it’s odd you need input here.

most of these guys have no idea what an o20 (climbing saw )  is , or have ever used a saw as large as an o96.

you should be looking at something simaler to an old 038 to old 48 If cutting large stuff 

[electricstart]

Can't go wrong with any Sthil .I got the farm boss ms 271 Make sure you get the sharpener works great, chain oil.