I have a 351 E-tec, and it's great, until I tried a friend's 357 XP. It rips through wood like a knife through butter. If you can get either one for the same price, go with the 357 XP. The 350 has a great weight to power ratio, but the XP is a beast.
Great input...I am still looking considering spending the extra few $100 and go for the bigger saw. and yes 130CC equals fun no matter how you look at it. I currently have a poulan Pro the bigger one with the 20" bar I wouldn't recommend this to anyone. just a cheap box store saw. runs good don't get me wrong but 20" bar with a 46CC motor it just has no power. I got it before I got into maple and was just for the house doing a few cords and cleaning up was fine once I got up to 10+ cords its just and old slow dog. So doing 16+ cords gotta go bigger!!! I don't need to do as much wood for next year(from the winter and maple season that never was) so thats a good thing I might stick it out with the poulan for now. only have to do about 8-9 cords and suck it up and save a little more and go for an XP or pro for next year!!!
may your sap be at 3%
Brad
www.willowcreeksugarhouse.com
585 or so on Vacuum, about 35 on buckets/sap sacs
Atlas Copco GVS 25A Rotary Vane vacuum pump
MES horizontal electric releaser
2x6 ss phaneuf Drop flue, Leader woodsaver blower, homemade hood
300gph H2O RO
husquvarna 562 XP
Its Here!!! 2025 season is here get busy!!!
Red is right. I used 20" poulan Pro saws for years. With the use I gave them a saw was warn out in 1-2 years. Then I bought the Husky 359. That saw has been going for about 8 years and still runs as good as new. A quality saw cost less over the long run AND the performance it considerably better. You think the cheap saw cuts good until you use a good saw. The difference is like night and day. You will be able to saw more with less effort per cord when you use a good saw.
Dave Klish, I recently bought a 2x6 wood fired evaporator from A&A Sheet Metal which I will be converting to oil fired
Now have solar, 2x6 finish pan, 5 bank 7x7 filter press, large water jacketed bottler, and tankless water heater.
Recently bought another Gingerich RO, this one was a 125, but a second membrane was added thus is a 250, like I had.
After running a 2x3, a 2x6, 3x8 tapping from 79 taps up to 1320 all woodfired, now I'm going to a 2x6 oil fired and a 200-425 taps.
Hey thanks a million guys! I ended up getting it at an auction for under half the advertised price and it's practically brand new. The finish on the muffler is still there. I have a husky 136 with a 16'' bar on it that I've used for 8 years that's still running like a champ. I figured something different and a little bigger will be nice. I'll have to keep my eyes out for a good XP or pro in the coming years so I can have a saw that can cut through anything. Thanks again guys, I really appreciate it! -Calvin
19 years old
Always working alongside my father
Running a Half-Pint by Leader with a Full Pint Pan by Smoky Lake Maple
2011-2012: 10 buckets in the yard, 82 on gravity
2013: 149 on gravity, 10 buckets in the yard
12X16 sugarhouse
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