Thread: show us your chainsaws

The gomtaro with 300 mm curved blade is faster with less effort than the straight blades too

Got the folding Silky - think it's the F180? Brilliant little saw on wood - bones fark it near instantly though...

Don’t drop them on your leg, 11 identical perfectly spaced cuts all competing to turn your sock red (don’t ask )

My chainsaw team - well, the wee GTA 26 is officially my wife's tool. It kicks arse and a lot of fun too.

The 230 I got brand new for a really good deal about 18 months ago. It gets used on an almost weekly basis around my block. Love it.
The older 390 only come out for the bigger stuff. Use to be my only saw but only gets used a few times year now when we drop a bigger tree.

Any body running a Stihl 400?

Originally Posted by TeRei

Any body running a Stihl 400?

Yes for about a year.

Probably one of the best all round saws Stihl has ever made imho. For its role its perfect.

Originally Posted by norsk

Yes for about a year.

Probably one of the best all round saws Stihl has ever made imho. For its role its perfect.

Do Stihl run a 16in bar for this saw. Can only see 18 and 20.

Originally Posted by TeRei

Do Stihl run a 16in bar for this saw. Can only see 18 and 20.

I think that the fitment for the 400i is the same as the usual 3003 series for those size saws, if so the part number is 3003 000 9413. I have one here which I use on the 361. It goes OK but I use the 18 and 20" bars more as they are just better in terms of reach down when you are standing. Having said that, chain speed is wicked haha.

This is the manual snip for bar size so I think they are the same bars. Whether you can get one in NZ at the mo...?

Originally Posted by TeRei

Do Stihl run a 16in bar for this saw. Can only see 18 and 20.

I am not sure what they sell them with, I just buy the powerhead and use sugihara bar's. I have a 16" on mine.

I rate the 400 over the 462 because of how light and well balanced it is, as well as how torqey the engine is. The 462 is a great saw but dosnt fit well between the 400 and the 500i in my experiance.

Originally Posted by norsk

Yes for about a year.

Probably one of the best all round saws Stihl has ever made imho. For its role its perfect.

It’s next on my list


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Here is a size comparison.

From the bottom:

Husky 445
Stihl 400c looks like an Oregon bar on it
Stihl 441
Stihl 500i
Stihl 660

The 500i is to heavy for what you get, its to close to a new 661 to warrent using it for what I do. The 441 was a good saw but we always had problems with the m-tronic system leaning them out and roasting the rings.Thankfully they would always seem to die under warranty, if you got a good one they were a nice unit.

The 400 really impresses me.

Cheers. Impressive line up .

I love my 441, it’s a really versatile saw. Must have got a good one, as I bought it new and it’s done a full year waste thinning and multiple jobs over the last few years without a single issue. I use it over my 660 unless the tree is really big. Would love a 500 but don’t use saws enough these days to justify it


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Originally Posted by JoshC

I love my 441, it’s a really versatile saw. Must have got a good one, as I bought it new and it’s done a full year waste thinning and multiple jobs over the last few years without a single issue. I use it over my 660 unless the tree is really big. Would love a 500 but don’t use saws enough these days to justify it


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Yeah some of the ones we had were great,the anti vibration was top class and over here I think it was the smallest saw that came with heated grips.Shame you are not closer,I have several under the bench.

Another one on the deck. Go the mighty 394