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Chainsaws
May 15, 2019 17:17:44 GMT -5
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Post by greyhair on May 15, 2019 17:17:44 GMT -5
Looking at new chainsaws. Stihl is always a top choice, but I have been hearing negative things about their lower priced "homeowner" models.
Anybody have experience with Husqvarna? Echo used to be ok, but i don't know if they are even around anymore.
Any suggestions for a saw that is only for occasional use?
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Chainsaws
May 15, 2019 17:39:21 GMT -5
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Post by welder on May 15, 2019 17:39:21 GMT -5
Without question, Stihl.
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Chainsaws
May 15, 2019 17:43:00 GMT -5
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Post by greyhair on May 15, 2019 17:43:00 GMT -5
The local Ace Hardware has some good sale prices on Stihl right now. I don't need a big one. A 16" for cleanup around the ranch is plenty.
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Post by jbird on May 15, 2019 17:48:46 GMT -5
Even for occasional use....I use a sthil. Mine can sit for months on end and within a few pulls she'll fire up. My son hates that saw (I think I have an MS250). Big enough for stuff I need to do, but small enough to "mostly" keep me from tangling with something I best leave alone!
The loggers at my place used Sthil and Husquesdewad.....how ever you spell it! Buy a saw you can spell!!!
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Post by firstwd on May 15, 2019 18:04:35 GMT -5
Honestly, I'm an Echo guy. I bought my first one used and ran it for 15 years. Had to get a new one because mine was too old to get an electrical part. I now have the Timberwolf with a 20" bar.
I paid the price range of the Stihl homeowners edition, but got the performance and warranty of the Stihl professional series. Plus, compared to my neighbor's Stihl, my Echo runs a higher RPM, uses less fuel (his 3 tanks to my 1), and I cut 4 times the wood in my 1 tank compared to his 3.
I've had it 6 years now, burn 7 to 8 cord of wood a year (cut 10 to 12), and have only had to replace the bar and sharpen a lot of chains. It's looking like I'll need to replace the drive sprocket sometime this year.
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Chainsaws
May 15, 2019 18:40:28 GMT -5
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Post by treetop on May 15, 2019 18:40:28 GMT -5
That’s all I’ve owned had dang good luck even my weed wacker is a Stihl but I weed wack a lot around the pond
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Post by esshup on May 15, 2019 20:59:53 GMT -5
What, no lime green and purple saws?? LOL
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Post by esshup on May 15, 2019 21:06:34 GMT -5
Brother in law has a couple of Stihl's. I have a top handle arborists Echo (CS340), a Dolmar 5100 and a Dolmar 7900. I like the light weight of the saws that I own, and the higher RPM that they turn vs. a Stihl.
The 7900 is about 9 years old, the Echo was bought in 2003 and I honestly can't tell you how many bars and chains it's gone thru. I really, really like the priming bulb system on it. It'll start with 3 pulls or there's something wrong with it.
CS340 has 14" & 16" bars 5100 has a 20" bar 7900 has a 24" and a 32" reduced weight bar
All the saws were built before the EPA started getting their grubby fingers in the pie.
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Post by ms660 on May 15, 2019 22:45:36 GMT -5
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Chainsaws
May 15, 2019 23:30:33 GMT -5
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Post by greyhair on May 15, 2019 23:30:33 GMT -5
Well, in doing research on finding an American made saw, there basically are none. Stihl makes a few higher end saws here, but pretty much they are all made in China. Every one. Or the parts are made in China and they are assembled here.
One exception is Echo, which is made in Japan.
I might go with an Echo, at least Japan is a friendly, not like China.
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Post by beermaker on May 16, 2019 4:53:53 GMT -5
I have a Stihl MS250 that is 17 years old and a 170 that is at least 10. Neither have ever given me a problem. My brother heats his home primarily with wood and only uses Stihl. He has one pro model for big logs and a smaller standard model for smaller material. Our father has never owned anything but Echo, weedeaters and saws. Go figure?
My boss purchased a DeWalt 60v battery saw and won't shut up about it. He says that unless you are felling trees and cutting truck loads of firewood, the DeWalt is the way to go. Grab it and pull the trigger. No gas, no flooding, no spark plug, no stink, minimal noise. He cleans up around his horse farm and burns quite a bit of camp fires. He put his old Stihl farm boss in the company tool shed and it hasn't moved since.
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Post by parrothead on May 16, 2019 5:22:41 GMT -5
I Have a Sthil easy start I think it is. It only gets use couple times a year and starts right up. I would get the Sthil battery powered now if I had the choice for how much I use one
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Post by ms660 on May 16, 2019 6:37:34 GMT -5
Well, in doing research on finding an American made saw, there basically are none. Stihl makes a few higher end saws here, but pretty much they are all made in China. Every one. Or the parts are made in China and they are assembled here. One exception is Echo, which is made in Japan. I might go with an Echo, at least Japan is a friendly, not like China. Virginia Beach home of Stihl USA is where several models of the smaller home owner saws are made, or maybe I should say assembled. If you want USA made they are still some good old used Homelites , Macs and Poulans out there
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2019 6:52:10 GMT -5
I have a MS251 and love it. Had for about 4 years and it runs great. Starts every time in 1 to 3 pulls even after setting without use for 6 months. The caps for gas and oil are okay once you get used to them. Best saw to date, but not an expert.
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Post by ms660 on May 16, 2019 8:02:51 GMT -5
It takes a while to get the hang of the flippy caps on the new Stihl, I would just as soon have the old proven style screw on caps.
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Chainsaws
May 16, 2019 9:09:59 GMT -5
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Post by greyhair on May 16, 2019 9:09:59 GMT -5
I looked at the Dewalt electrics- the 40 volt is said to actually be stronger than the 60 volt, by some Either way, there are some youtube videos of them that are amazing. They are not toys anymore.
Not cheap though.
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Chainsaws
May 16, 2019 9:15:52 GMT -5
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Post by greyhair on May 16, 2019 9:15:52 GMT -5
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Post by esshup on May 16, 2019 10:30:14 GMT -5
I doubt you will have a variety to chose from of the new saws if you want USA made. Used OTOH, there are plenty of older saws out there. I went with saws that were made in Germany for my 2 newest ones.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2019 10:44:00 GMT -5
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Post by jbird on May 16, 2019 11:14:45 GMT -5
if your looking for an American made product....GOOD LUCK! Welcome to global economics....
Last time a saw was made in this country for working on trees - it ran on manpower....not horsepower!
When I worked at Delta Faucet, I remember a big stink over "Made in USA" on the box. They had farmed out so many components (china and mexico) that they legally had to switch to "Assembled in USA". Without the import/export tariffs in place to balance trade lots of products went to cheap labor countries....
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