Saw needed with 24" bar

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What Arrow said.
70cc + to bury a 24" bar in hardwood.

Not to hijack the thread Rusty but I would love to see more pictures of that snow plow you have mounted on your rig as pictured on your avatar.

 

[Chilly807]

What Arrow said.
70cc + to bury a 24" bar in hardwood.

Add me to this crowd... I've got an older 72cc Stihl 044 (same as MS441) and it's absolute hel( on wheels with a 20 inch bar, no reason it wouldn't pull a 24" bar with ease. It shows no real difference whether I'm in hard or soft wood, which means the saw is up to full chain speed in both.

If you only occasionally need a 24" saw for a few cuts, I'd recommend a smaller saw and a spare bar for those occasions. It'll be slower cutting but will get the job done. Sometimes quick is good, like when you're felling a bad tree and the wind is gusty.

For a minimum size for regular use, a 372 Husky or a Stihl MS441 would be my choices. The price isn't pretty though :shocked: I got mine in pieces and built one saw out of two, so it was more reasonably priced.

Sean

 

[xyz123]

All of the above mentioned saws are small for 24".

Wrong I mentioned a MS660 with 24" 25" :laughing:

Sorry I just had to correct that.

 

[mjonesnh]

I currently own a a Husky 142 with 14" bar used for limbing and a late 80" s model Stihl 026 with 18" bar that still runs great. So, I am able to cut up to 36" rounds but I have 2 trees down at the farm that the diameter is in the 42"-48" range at the last 15 foot or so of the trunk.
I have talked to a few people about getting them to remove them for me but the price is in line with a saw in the 500-600 dollar range. For this much money I can buy a new saw with a 24" bar and still have the saw after the job is done.
Time wise my need for a 24" bar is probably likely less than 3-4 hours, so a saw in the 800.00 dollar range is not feasible.
One other saw that I found is the Husky 570. This is a 4.9 hp with 24" bar for around 650.00 and can go to 28" bar. This is the upper limit I would consider investing for my limited need right now. One thing I did notice was a little metal tag on saw that said "Made in Sweden". The Husky 460 and 359 did not have this tag I do not believe or at least I did not notice it. Is the 570 The cheapest Husky in this size range made in sweden?

 

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Wrong I mentioned a MS660 with 24" 25" :laughing:

Sorry I just had to correct that.

I meant all the saws in the op's first post.

 

[xyz123]

I meant all the saws in the op's first post.

Just messing with you . I always go overkill with saw selection. Rather have to much then wishing for more later.

 

[xyz123]

I had a new 570 68cc with 20" and sold it for $500. Shop around they couldnt have went up that much.
The 570 is basically the 575xp with smaller bore and low profile air filter.

I was impressed with it for a stock saw with 20" buried in hardwoods ripping. It is just a tad heavy for it size but would definitely take it over the other 2 saws you have listed in first post.

Just another thought on used. I have a 268xp with a new aftermarket 272 top end 72cc and only a couple of tanks through it on the shelf. Half the cost of 570.

 

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I currently own a a Husky 142 with 14" bar used for limbing and a late 80" s model Stihl 026 with 18" bar that still runs great. So, I am able to cut up to 36" rounds but I have 2 trees down at the farm that the diameter is in the 42"-48" range at the last 15 foot or so of the trunk.
I have talked to a few people about getting them to remove them for me but the price is in line with a saw in the 500-600 dollar range. For this much money I can buy a new saw with a 24" bar and still have the saw after the job is done.
Time wise my need for a 24" bar is probably likely less than 3-4 hours, so a saw in the 800.00 dollar range is not feasible.
One other saw that I found is the Husky 570. This is a 4.9 hp with 24" bar for around 650.00 and can go to 28" bar. This is the upper limit I would consider investing for my limited need right now. One thing I did notice was a little metal tag on saw that said "Made in Sweden". The Husky 460 and 359 did not have this tag I do not believe or at least I did not notice it. Is the 570 The cheapest Husky in this size range made in sweden?

I think we need to back up a bit. When you say *down at the farm", do you mean the trees are "down" at the farm or "down at the farm". If indeed they are still standing at the farm and are 4 feet across and of the sprawling nature, have them cut down. Big trees can make you dead quite fast. There are techniques I know to get trees cut more than twice the bar length that involve fan,plunge and notch cuts, but I'd need to show you rather than talk you through it as you can do this job with a 20 " bar but we never cut a sprawling 4' tree down without limbing it first because even down without limbing, these trees can create your end of days right quick. Plus, we had all the equipment.
I do not know the answer to your second part as I have seen Husky saws that say "Sweden" on them but the box says "made in America". Who knows but the saw is a cut down version of the 575 which was not too well received when it first came out. The 570
is a cut down version of the 575 as xyz states. Saw is heavy for the power it makes but it will cut up those trees. Here's a proposition. If you have the trees professionally cut down, I'll inform you of techniques to cut up the tree with your current Sthil with 18" bar. Even this will be dangerous so it might be good to have only the fat parts cut up by the pro's or work up something with local haulers to sell the stems to a lumber mill.

 

[mjonesnh]

I think we need to back up a bit. When you say *down at the farm", do you mean the trees are "down" at the farm or "down at the farm". If indeed they are still standing at the farm and are 4 feet across and of the sprawling nature, have them cut down. Big trees can make you dead quite fast. There are techniques I know to get trees cut more than twice the bar length that involve fan,plunge and notch cuts, but I'd need to show you rather than talk you through it as you can do this job with a 20 " bar but we never cut a sprawling 4' tree down without limbing it first because even down without limbing, these trees can create your end of days right quick. Plus, we had all the equipment.
I do not know the answer to your second part as I have seen Husky saws that say "Sweden" on them but the box says "made in America". Who knows but the saw is a cut down version of the 575 which was not too well received when it first came out. The 570
is a cut down version of the 575 as xyz states. Saw is heavy for the power it makes but it will cut up those trees. Here's a proposition. If you have the trees professionally cut down, I'll inform you of techniques to cut up the tree with your current Sthil with 18" bar. Even this will be dangerous so it might be good to have only the fat parts cut up by the pro's or work up something with local haulers to sell the stems to a lumber mill.

Trees were blown down by storms recently. One huge maple tree snapped off about 10 feet from ground and one oak snapped about 5 feet from ground, tossed around 30 feet from stump before landing.
Thanks for your safety concerns. If these were standing trees I would not even consider doing it but I have been using chainsaws for more than 30 years so it's not like I haven't had to do this with smaller trees before.

 

[Rustyiron]

Not to hijack the thread Rusty but I would love to see more pictures of that snow plow you have mounted on your rig as pictured on your avatar.

Arrow I'll put a few over in the snow rem. side for you.
Chili I got an old 044 also, it's the one I grab first out of my bunch of saws!