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Went to an Amish auction out in Pike with sis today and adopted two new additions to my "sawsome"  family!

Brought a couple big boys home this time! Couldn't catch a deal on a Stihl. Those guys were scooping them up at retail.

Shindaiwa 591 and a Husky 372xp fill my 60cc and 70cc saw brackets!

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Nice! I'm not familiar with the shindaiwa, but the 372xp had the best power to weight ratio of them all .One of my favorites. I haven't kept up with the newer saws but the husky would cut wood! 

Be careful. I was a diehard stihl guy, but after running  husky for a while the stihls didn't "feel" right..

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48 minutes ago, ncountry said:

Nice! I'm not familiar with the shindaiwa, but the 372xp had the best power to weight ratio of them all .One of my favorites. I haven't kept up with the newer saws but the husky would cut wood! 

Be careful. I was a diehard stihl guy, but after running  husky for a while the stihls didn't "feel" right..

Shindaiwa and Echo had actually merged a few years back. This 591 is basically the same thing as the Echo 590 which I've heard nothing but great things about so figured I'd take a shot at this one and got it at a good price. It's a screamer for sure after a few quick test cuts last night

I may just shelf the Husky for a while as I have no reason to even own a saw like that right now! I wasn't really expecting to win the bid on that one, but figured I wouldn't be disappointed if I did after all the big Stihls sold so high.... and I did win, so here it sits until I find a use for it, or get tired of dusting it off. The demand for that saw runs pretty high, so I'll try to resist gassing it up and hold onto it for a while to see what kind of future emissions regulations ruin the reputation of that saw and bring the demand for this "old style" back up.

I still like my Stihl lineup for carving as all my accessories are interchangeable and startup procedures the same. Just had an itch to add some variety and new colors to the line up, and had no intentions of coming home empty handed,lol

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The 372 is one of the greatest saws ever made, especially the pre-Xtorq ones.  The old style saws last a long dang time.  I have owned 3, as well as a newer Xtorq model.  IMO it is the standard for grown up saws.  Nothing wrong with Stihls, but I'm a Husky guy all the way.  

Good luck with your new purchases!

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20 hours ago, wooly said:

Went to an Amish auction out in Pike with sis today and adopted two new additions to my "sawsome"  family!

Brought a couple big boys home this time! Couldn't catch a deal on a Stihl. Those guys were scooping them up at retail.

Shindaiwa 591 and a Husky 372xp fill my 60cc and 70cc saw brackets!

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Meant to ask you wooly if you went to the woodsmans field days.  Boonville has a big one and a chainsaw carving contest etc.  https://m.facebook.com/pages/category/Nonprofit-Organization/NYS-Woodsmens-Field-Days-Inc-114120205339712/

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33 minutes ago, Robhuntandfish said:

Meant to ask you wooly if you went to the woodsmans field days.  Boonville has a big one and a chainsaw carving contest etc.  https://m.facebook.com/pages/category/Nonprofit-Organization/NYS-Woodsmens-Field-Days-Inc-114120205339712/

First I've heard of it, so maybe next year.... just as a spectator of course!

I couldn't resist the urge to fire up that Husky today and cut some wood!

All I got to say is HOLY FUUUUUUGGGGG what a freakin' machine!:swoon: 

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1 minute ago, wooly said:

First I've heard of it, so maybe next year.... just as a spectator of course!

I couldn't resist the urge to fire up that Husky today and cut some wood!

All I got to say is HOLY FUUUUUUGGGGG what a freakin' machine!:swoon: 

You wasted no time breaking those in!  

You should def check it out .  Right up your alley. A bunch of people from work went this year they said it was.awesome. 

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59 minutes ago, Robhuntandfish said:

Meant to ask you wooly if you went to the woodsmans field days.  Boonville has a big one and a chainsaw carving contest etc.  https://m.facebook.com/pages/category/Nonprofit-Organization/NYS-Woodsmens-Field-Days-Inc-114120205339712/

 

15 minutes ago, Robhuntandfish said:

You wasted no time breaking those in!  

You should def check it out .  Right up your alley. A bunch of people from work went this year they said it was.awesome. 

My money would be on wooly! A world class artist extrordinaire!

And a heck of a good guy too!       :imsohappy:

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