Picked up an MS 440 today off Craigslist. The guy wanted $500 OBO, but he had misstated the bar length so I beat him up a little and got it for $400. He has had it for 3 years and said he doesn't use it very much and it is a lot of saw.
I took the muffler cover off and piston and cylinder wall look pristine.
The chain was in a sad state so I spent a lot of time sharpening it and the noodled the stump of an oak that fell in my yard with it.
![New to me MS 440 New to me MS 440](/talk/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi378.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Foo223%2Fbeaverdamva%2FEED4F924-E236-4426-8EA9-DA614F9F7E33-752-0000002F5AD17584_zpsf693346e.jpg&hash=1b7d49095be705c199c6ef5945e318c6)
The saw has a 20" bar on it, the previous owner had said it had a 24" bar. Honestly I was fine with a 20" bar because it will just fit in the work box on my truck, but I would like to also buy a longer bar and chain combo for the saw. Is a 28" bar a too much for the saw?
I see I can buy a dual port muffler for this saw. I did a MM on my MS 390 and that woke it up. What can you expect from dual porting a 440?
I took the muffler cover off and piston and cylinder wall look pristine.
The chain was in a sad state so I spent a lot of time sharpening it and the noodled the stump of an oak that fell in my yard with it.
![New to me MS 440 New to me MS 440](/talk/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi378.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Foo223%2Fbeaverdamva%2FEED4F924-E236-4426-8EA9-DA614F9F7E33-752-0000002F5AD17584_zpsf693346e.jpg&hash=1b7d49095be705c199c6ef5945e318c6)
The saw has a 20" bar on it, the previous owner had said it had a 24" bar. Honestly I was fine with a 20" bar because it will just fit in the work box on my truck, but I would like to also buy a longer bar and chain combo for the saw. Is a 28" bar a too much for the saw?
I see I can buy a dual port muffler for this saw. I did a MM on my MS 390 and that woke it up. What can you expect from dual porting a 440?