7900 will out cut all of these saws. I had mine specifically ported to be a 500 killer so to speak. I call it the bulldozer

@@JS-oy6nn I've seen some pretty stout 500is lately. It would be a cool test to see.

Check out Hotsaws101, he's got a video of him runnin a 500i, 572, and 7900 against one another and the dolmar holds it own pretty damn good against the other boys.

? I would say “yes “

Depends on personal preferences, both are good saws. Stock vs stock the 661 has a bit more torque in the cut. The 390xp has the better handling and way better air filter system. So overall the 390xp is a more complete package in my opinion.

send me a pm ;)

regular carb. Makita / Dolmar has not autotune (yet ;-)

Hoped more, but i will try somerthing different in the next one 😉

@@Dechsi87 if i do muffler mod and take out SLR in muffler on makita ea7900 do I need to adjust the carb or not? Best regards!

@@dolmar7900 yes,it must be richened up,especially on the high side

Very true here in Australia. The Dolmar brand is really not known at all. I have two Blue Makitas DCS-34 and Dcs 7900 with 24" bar. "Dolkitas" always cut faster than Stihl because they pull a thinner chain through the wood. Sometimes you actually have to show the label to people who refuse to believe they are made in Germany...in Australia Dolmar is heard as an Asian sounding name!!!.

The intake and exhaust ports (the holes in the cylinder where the fuel and exhaust fumes circulate through) are enlarged in a skillful manner to increase the amount of fuel and air that can circulate through the cylinder per one cycle, while also optimizing the timing. It means more fuel and air can circulate through the cylinder, lowers temperatures, increases compression and, ultimately, power.

Yes, machining and porting ;)

Cool. Do do you tuning for people? I'd be interested. I've got a few saws I'd like doing maybe😆, there's a few good tuners in the states but the cost of sending from uk would be a lot. I'm guessing you're in Germany?

@@Dolmar-Rick should be possible, yes I'm in germany. Are you on OPE forum?

@@Dechsi87 ope? No don't think so but can shoot you email if you want. Mine is Hawthorn-landscapes@ntlworld.com

i think you talk about the new "7910" version with 5,8/5,9hp. It has some restrictions to the muffler in comparison to the old 7900 to follow new emission requirements, but nothing you can't change easily ;)

Yep I take sanding wheel on a grinder and knock some off and put it back on

Ea5600 hands down

@@lukep6017 yes ! Or maybe echo 501p

Both are good saws,but even maintenance items are harder to find for makita saws whereas stihl parts are a dime a dozen and stihl dealers are everywhere. I have an old dcs520i that was a great saw but parts are obsolete. I've also got a ms310 that I ve used very hard over the last 12 years and the only thing to fail was the ignition coil. A makita will be faster,but a stihl is still a great saw.

It shouldn't really matter, just tune the saw while buried deep in wood. You won't come close to the limiter rpm that way and you can get perfect tuning for maximum power. Unlimited coil is only good if you tune outside of wood.

Put a husqvarna 272xp unlimited coil on it. Pt#587-32-96-01 cheaper, easier to find

@@JS-oy6nn really? Thanks!!!

@@bennyblanko3 yes sir.!! If you really want that saw to cut you should get in touch with the guy that does all of my saws. I’ve got a 7900 he did for me a few months ago and it’s quite impressive. Check out his channel (Kevin LaVanway)

@@JS-oy6nn Thanks! Yeah, he sure turns them up!!! Not quite ready to send it out yet. Mine is fairly new, but kind of a dog for 7900 ... but I think gutting the muffler will help - but then there is the step out the exhaust port to smooth - and if you do that, might as well do the transfers and intake, and time the whole thing too ... where to start and stop? I don't want a race saw ... just firewood ... but the muffler sucks on the Makita ones.

Yes, with a ported and milled/decked cylinder and some ignition advance.

Better get one now. Makita is dropping gas power tools by 2022.

😂 2023 and still making them.

@@jamesaugustine3331 that was 4 years ago...... I have a tree monkey 7910.

I just ordered one myself. Bigger than any I've ran before, hope I don't cut my own head off.😉

Chris Gilliam Man Stuff I ended up buying a Makita EA7900PRZ1 shortly after posting this. Just cut up about 7 trees on my buddies farm this past weekend with it and my Echo CS501P. It is a beast but a little on the heavy side especially after using the Echo! Great saw none the less.

@@Brian-Outdoors Outstanding. I have a job requiring the removal of a bunch of huge pecan trees. I hope I can make money on the wood, cuz that $1,000 saw hurt. 😉

Chris Gilliam Man Stuff lol yah they are not cheap.

i only have some dry numbers of the powerheads, but i'm sure the 572xp would be heaviest of them, the stihl the lightest one and the dolmar in the middle.

You can't compare wet weight. If one manufacture puts a larger fuel and oil tank on for longer cut times, then you weigh it and it weighs more, people will criticize it because its heavier. Most people are too blind to take this in account.

it means the saw is modified to a certain degree (modification's of cylinder, piston, ignition, carb, exhaust for example) for more power but still has a all day work ability in the "woods" without loosing much durability.

Thank you!

@@Dechsi87 And what mods did you do on this Makita ?

ported intake, exhaust and transfers. Squish is set with a lathe, muffler mod and some ignition advance.

I’m sure you realize that just the 395 powerhead weights 20 pounds no bar or chain right?? They are ok saws.

@@JS-oy6nn 17.4

@@JMGeranimo i love the 395 an the 7900 . Would be tough choice but i wonder if the 7900 would win over cause theyre so irresistably Smooth . Never seen aroun here tho

Wo ist das Problem? :D

Ich hoffe es gibt keins :-D hab Dir ne Nachricht geschickt über MSP

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So, in the forest are two trees close by ... a beech tree and a birch tree (I usually say bitch tree ...) and a little tree pops up between them. The beech tree looks to the birch tree and says ... I wonder if this is a son of a beech ... or a son of a birch ...) they decide the wood pecker is the best judge, as he tastes all the trees, and can tell them all apart ... and summons the woodpecker. The woodpecker tastest the little tree. He says ... that is neither a son of a birch, nor a son of a beech ... but is the best ash I ever stuck my pecker into ... heh heh nice porting my friend!

Nathan Van de Velde do you recommend tuning it at half throttle?

@@johnharrington7116 no, you tune properly after 5th tank. things need to properly seat themselfs, they come rich from factory to improve break in period. all instruction manuals say : no full throttle without load in the first 3 (to 5) tanks.