Chainsaw help

[lewy]

Are you stuck on a chainsaw mill? I’d be looking at an actual bandsaw mill if it was me

[Skywagon_185]

044 is the best saw Stihl ever built!!  Many built but nothing  better !!

[Limhangerslayer]

https://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/tls/d/mukilteo-stihl-ms-461-chainsaw-32-bar/7422506311.html

[AROTTY]

Are you stuck on a chainsaw mill? I’d be looking at an actual bandsaw mill if it was me

Not stuck on it but haven’t come across a decent used one for less than 5k. Even the harbor freight one is almost 2k now. Feel that I could get a used 090 or similar and a mill for under a $1000. Tough choice. The beetle infested wood that hasn’t rotted is beautiful. Would be a shame to use it all as firewood.

[BigGoonTuna]

The problem with finding one of the big old torquey saws like the 090 and 076 is that they've been out of production nearly 30 years, and there's a collector premium on them now.  Even in the "big wood days" not everyone was packing one of those pigs around (back then the 056 was king).

Nowadays for serious chainsaw milling, the go to powerheads are the 880 Stihl and 3120 Husky, with some going with the 660 Stihl or 395 Husky.  I wouldn't bother with anything under 90 CC or so, need that power for ripping.

I've seen some 880 "clone" saws (built from chicom aftermarket parts) for around $1000, but kind of suspicious about long term reliability (we never used aftermarket parts when I worked for a saw shop, lots of problems with quality control).

[T-Dozzer]

I milled quite a bit with my 461 just fine. Keep it stock except the exhuast. Had a project 066 that sold in about an 10 minutes on arbour site forum.

[KFhunter]

The best way to chainsaw mill is converting a riding lawn mower engine to drive the chain

[KFhunter]

skip to 7:50

[GWP]

I have a good running lawn mower v twin (you would have to take the whole mower) and new pillow block bearings if you want to go that way.