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Lakenut

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The 24” Bradford pear is gone. My 355t never even moaned.
 

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Massive 8ft+ stump has been concurred. 362 did good work but still took a while. That big chuck sticking up behind it is over 300lbs.

Went and grabbed a yellow chain and it really ate it up
What bar length is that? Looks like a 32 maybe. Mine came with a 20” with yellow chain and I bought a 25” with yellow chain. If yours is bigger than 25”, how’d it pull? Daughter and I have cut about 6 rick with her runnin my old 029 and I runnin the 362. I’ve got about 4 tanks on the 362 and I swear it keeps running smoother and faster with each tank.
 

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You could do what I do with batteries for my drill and driver - I have a pair of batteries, with one always in the charger. When I want to use one of those tools, I swap the battery on that tool for the one in the charger so I work with a fresh charge.

Even then, I’m always running out of juice at inopportune moments during a project. If I can get away with it, I use either corded or pneumatic tools.
I’ve got 10 batteries I believe. Some are 2AH and some 4ah. I think I’m up to 3 or 4 chargers so it’s pretty easy to keep a fresh one. Lol
 

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Ran my new CS-361P yesterday. Light enough I can run one handed, and that damn blade was sharp enough I cut myself putting it on the 14in bar. Runs great, cut through everything like butter. Only thing I am not sure I like is the choke is a little cheesy, but overall, a solid little saw. It did have the 300 hour CARB rating, which I expected.
 

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What bar length is that? Looks like a 32 maybe. Mine came with a 20” with yellow chain and I bought a 25” with yellow chain. If yours is bigger than 25”, how’d it pull? Daughter and I have cut about 6 rick with her runnin my old 029 and I runnin the 362. I’ve got about 4 tanks on the 362 and I swear it keeps running smoother and faster with each tank.

25, which is the largest it's supposed to take, I also grabbed a 20 for it. It's a powerful saw, but with that 20 on itt eats. It took all its might to get this stump, I'm impressed with it
 

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I know this isn’t for everyone. But I picked up one of these for my mom and dad yesterday.

It is a 6” Milwaukee, I’d call it a pruning saw. At 78 and 82, they have difficulty with even the smallest chain saw. I considered the more expensive Stihl 4” GTA 26, but dismissed it because it was not an auto-oiler. This one weighs about 4.8lbs with the battery.

I made about 25 cuts of 1-2.5” diameter just now and it worked very well. I think it will serve them well.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwauk...-4-0-Ah-Battery-and-Charger-2527-21/313505705


Shown next to my 193T for comparison.
 

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