Ported 346xp

[davidwyby]

Can’t wait.



And another guy’s




By @huskihl whom I already have a couple saws from

 

[davidwyby]

I think @Bermy needs one so she doesn't have to wrassle a 70cc saw up in a tree.

 

[pete mctree]

I have one for sale, but on the wrong continent 😂

 

[SeanKroll]

Ported saws definitely allow more power at less weight! Add a light weight bar for good measure.

 

[davidwyby]

Actually, 60cc ported would be about right for burying 20" in hard stuff.

 

[SeanKroll]

I'm in the camp of full-wrap handles make saws more functional, and easier to handle. Using a half-wrap the way you would like to position the saw takes more muscles than if you have a full-wrap. It allows you to keep it lower when working in the tree, requiring less muscle.

The only time it's a hassle to me is when one is trying to low-cut stumps for grinding. Stig's euro-style felling is probably having the same challenge of the handle hitting low on buttress roots or the ground.

 

[davidwyby]

A little playin with the “risky business” pine. Kevin ported 2166. It’s rare I get soft green wood. Next time I will break out the 3120.

 

[davidwyby]

 

[Nutball]

But it says 350

 

[davidwyby]

That’s about three parts saws…it’s what’s on the inside that counts.

 

[greengreer]

Nice! I love my ported 550xp but it's stinkin loud. She's a ripper for sure

 

[davidwyby]

I ran a red 346 by Kevin last year, and I was impressed with how hard it pulled, so I had to have one too.

 

[davidwyby]

Desert wood




Northern wood

 

[lxskllr]

That desert wood's really dusty!

 

[Husky D]

I have one for sale, but on the wrong continent 😂

Surely you'll keep hold of that Pete! Beautiful little saw 😁

 

[pete mctree]

@Husky D - still for sale if your interested …..

 

[Husky D]

@Husky D - still for sale if your interested …..

Ha! Would love one but my back is shot to pieces again so would struggle to use a bow saw!

 

[TINYHULK]

Not a husqvarna but my 500i just got finished being ported. Here it is running a 9 pin sprocket through hardwood. I will be paying the man and having it sent back to me this week

 

[lxskllr]

You gonna keep it at 9pin, or go to 8?

 

[TINYHULK]

Imma go to 8. I have a 28in sigihara for it when she comes home and the builder recommended me to go to 8 with a 28-32in bar

 

[Burnham]

That'll do .

 

[TINYHULK]

I’m excited for sure. I just got a mmws ported 395 that can pull a 60in bar so I’ll eventually be getting one for her. I’m finally getting myself a nice saw outfit

 

[davidwyby]

This thing keeps impressing me. Kevin’s don’t 4 stroke as high as other builders, but the little guy pulls HARD.



I usually run 20” 23rs, narrow kerf .325, and I was gonna try 24”, but I would have had to convert a bar from 3/8” to .325 and I wanted to keep it for my 60cc ported saws.

So I went with 3/8” LP, also because I figured with the cutters further apart, I might have less trouble with chip flow. @huskihl

 

[davidwyby]

I am reasonably certain that in 20” wood the 346 is faster than my ported 28” 70cc with std round ground work chain.

 

[lxskllr]

I like ⅜"lp a lot. I wouldn't mind seeing .325 just gone. It's the black sheep of the chain family, and is used on exactly one class of saw.