What is your go to chainsaw? I will be clearing logging roads where I deer hunt and occasionally cutting limbs for customers in my ADC business. I imagine that would be two different saws but I would like to keep it simple.

Thanks, Wally

All round. 40-45 cc. 16 bar. Go with a local dealer with a good reputation.

I run a Stihl 390 it fits all my needs it must be the right size my landowners call me to do their bigger trees and I take oversized trees that my buddy drops off from his tree business.

I cut up 3-4 medium sized trees a year with a stihl 16” saw. MS 180 if I remember correctly. It has easy start feature that is great since I have bad shoulders. I’ve had it about 10 years now and it’s fires right up and does all I ask of it as long I keep a sharp chain on it.

Stihl 261 would be my choice in your situation

Stihl MS-261 would be a dandy.

I would go with a stihl also ive had them for over 40 years and have never had a problem except when my son put straight gas in one that didn't work too good.

largest tree you intend to cut?

not knowing your intentions , general recommendation

Husky 550xp or Stihl MS261

both 50cc saws , both pro saws , both right in the middle of capable enough to cut anything you can get an 18 inch bar through

the most all around saws you can get in my opinion.

I have a stihl 18", maybe a 271, but I don't remember for sure. It has been a great saw for me.

I also have a Echo CS-271T, 12". Its a great little top handle light weight saw for small stuff. Its my go-to unless I'm cutting something big.

I also have cheap weedeater attachment pole saw with 3 extensions (manufacturers only approve of using 1 extension, I bought more extensions online). I buy these cheap (last one around $60) on amazon. I swapped the 8" bar for a 12" bar. They are very handy for clearing paths because I can walk it and cut stuff back while standing on the ground. No ladders, no stretching. I've had one get broke when a branch bent a way I didn't expect, but I was holding the saw out the 2nd floor window of my deer blind trimming the trees, so its not a big surprise something went sideways. That's why I get the cheap pole saw attachments. I get years out of them, then order another when needed.

for more serious cutting I use a husky xp562, for putsing around trim here, trim there type stuff I use a stihl electric.

Electric is nice for a few quick cuts here, let it sit for a couple of minutes and a couple more quick cuts.
No starting and stopping saw or letting sit and idle.

372 husky or 500i stihl

I'm currently running Stihl MS250 had it about 10 years now?? replaced my 1974 Homelite 150. Its all the saw I need but I'm not put up firewood to heat the house. Just use it for clean up around home and my other property. My son has the larger Stihl saw they used to call the farm boss MS somethingnow? ? I can have him run that for heavy cutting. Being as I'm now handicapped I don't like to horse his big saw around. Can't move quick enough to get out of the way of things. Mine is big as I want to wrestle. Son also has smaller stihl saw think MS150. Actually easier for me to handle now for limbing and such.

Mac

Yall are gonna laugh at me but for the last couple of years all I’ve used on our farm is a 40 volt Ryobi 14 inch chainsaw.
Haven’t cranked out jonesered or poulan saws a single time and that’s for cleaning up fence lines after storms, cutting fence posts and power poles to length, etc

Now if I was gonna cut up a mature oak tree I’d fire up the big ones but I’d still use the Ryobi on the limbs and clean up.

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I get some fire wood every year, just use Husky Rancher with 20" bar.

Been a good saw

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How long are you running your saw at any given time and how thick is what you are cutting?
I watched a crew pruning some branches overhanging a neighbors roof.
They were using a Stihl electric saw.
No gas, no pulling a cord, no vibration.
If you're cutting firewood it wouldn't be cost effective, but if you already have batteries for power tools you might look into a Milwaukee or Dewalt saw for occasional light duty work.

I type slowly.
JBR made the point that I was getting at.

And an electric saw is much easier to use if you're working over head.

The 500i is pricey but I’ll never own anything else.