Best Brand for the CC

crazyal · Dec 28, 2015

I found a Dolmar 7900 that was new 6 months ago but I think they have been discontinued for some time now. The new model is a 7910 that has been detuned thanks to the EPA requirements. I've read that it's not too hard to modify the muffler to get more power out of it. I don't have info on the 7910 but the 7900 is a 80cc 6.3hp saw. There's a couple of things I don't care for, the oil cap is hard to remove and the kill switch isn't in an ergonomic place but the power is great. I have plenty of red maples up to about 30" and had been using the 357xp (which worked well) with a 20" bar. Now anything over 16" I don't think twice. It'll cut through a 24" maple in 10 to 12 seconds. I can't remember the weight though.

Bigfoot62 · Dec 28, 2015

yomax4 said:
I cut a crap load of wood. . . I use Stihl only but am thinking of trying other brands. . . I've really never used any other brands other than tiny homelite, poulan and craftsman 12-14" saws which were quickly discarded. ??

Let's see:
You're a serious user.
You only have Stihl saws now.
You've tried, and "discarded" of the other brands available.

So, what's the question?

Just messing with you.

Let me just say that I'm prejudiced. All of my OPE is Stihl. (4 saws, 2 trimmers, 1 blower) And, I don't even WANT anything else.

I live in the middle of the Pine Belt. I know a bunch of loggers. Without exception, every one of them use Stihl saws. (and pole saws) These guys depend on their saws for their livelihood, and nothing but a Stihl will do.

yomax4 · Dec 28, 2015

Bigfoot62 said:
Let's see:
You're a serious user.
You only have Stihl saws now.
You've tried, and "discarded" of the other brands available.

So, what's the question? Just messing with you.

Let me just say that I'm prejudiced. All of my OPE is Stihl. (4 saws, 2 trimmers, 1 blower) And, I don't even WANT anything else.

I live in the middle of the Pine Belt. I know a bunch of loggers. Without exception, every one of them use Stihl saws. (and pole saws) These guys depend on their saws for their livelihood, and nothing but a Stihl will do.

Yeah, I've only used the toy saws in the early days and that was small cut stuff. I eventually got involved with heavy wood burning and that required the bigger saws. I really have no need to switch and the saws I have will likely out live me. I was just curious because there are a lot of Husky, Dolmar, Echo guys out there and I like to experiment. Like I said I have no real reason.