Ive had my eye on an MS460 or 461. Looks like a perfect felling/bucking saw. I have an 042 that is over 40+ years old that still cuts good. I wish the trees I was cutting were a bit bigger so I could justify the bigger saws!!
That’s a man’s saw right there! Lots of power
A Stihl 460/461 is the ticket for cutting up big trees, but a bit overkill for habitat work & hinge cutting 4" stuff, similar to a guy using a .300 magnum for deer, which I do as well. I've used it for clear cutting small stuff and it goes through 4-8" trees like a hot knife through butter but it wears you out in a hurry. A man's age directly affects the size of chainsaw that he carries into the woods and I'm starting to grab a smaller saw more often, I have several Stihl 260's that I like for habitat work.
A Stihl 460/461 is the ticket for cutting up big trees, but a bit overkill for habitat work & hinge cutting 4" stuff, similar to a guy using a .300 magnum for deer, which I do as well. I've used it for clear cutting small stuff and it goes through 4-8" trees like a hot knife through butter but it wears you out in a hurry. A man's age directly affects the size of chainsaw that he carries into the woods and I'm starting to grab a smaller saw more often, I have several Stihl 260's that I like for habitat work.
Thanks for the information. This is one of the types of pole saw I was interested in. Do you know if the battery lasts very long?Reading this older thread, I had a couple thoughts. Those of you contemplating electric saws need to check out the Greenworks saws. I have a good Husky for felling and cutting firewood, but my smaller limbing saw has seen better days so I bought a Greenworks battery powered to replace it. I was very pleasantly surprised to see how much power it actually has and after using it a few times I bought their pole saw also. Both are much cheaper than running a gas saw, much lighter too (even though the pole saw is longer), to say nothing of the lack of noise. It's also designed better on the chain end and doesn't pinch nearly as much as my Stihl pole saw. The Stihl is straight with the pole and the Greenworks is at an angle. The only complaint from me is the smallish oil reservoir. It fairly whistles through limb trimming, has three sections so that you don't always have to use it at its full length and they both use the same battery, so whatever I'm doing, I have a reserve battery. Li-ion batteries, last long and charge quickly. I'm sold on the New Green(works)Deal......er, uh Saw !
Oh, and tooless chain tightening on the regular saw, just a screwdriver on the pole saw !
Because it's a proven business model with a rolling supply of money coming in. But, to be fair, it is an important part of deer management in alot of areas as @Drycreek said.
I bought an Oregon brand battery powered pole saw last summer with 40V battery. It is a beast of a saw. I run out of "gas" before the battery runs out. And if it does run out, doesn't take long to charge. About 2 hrs of constant trimming and cutting is about all I want. I figure if I wanted to go longer I would either buy a 2nd battery or break for lunch and recharge battery. I posted pic and description last summer in my property tour thread. I gave my son one as a gift with the 60V battery. If I ever need another chainsaw for smaller type work it will be a battery powered saw.
Thanks for the review! I'm definitely interested in one. I just have to pull the trigger
How well does it work for you? My FIL has one that I'm going to borrow when I need it for food plot trimming.This is awesome when you need to do some trimming in a food plot but don't want to take the time to get the bushhog out. It's also great around the edges where you can't get a bushhog to.
