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Probably not for 100. I think you need to up the budget. How big of a bar and how often will you use it? For about 200 I got a stihl ms 211 with 16 inch bar. It's light powerful and easy to start . Stihl had really improved on their cold starting with the new saws. If you buy a 12 pack of oil you double your warranty right now as well. I work for stihl so if you have some questions let me know.
You could probably get a box store saw for 100 but you will be disappointed
Geo-TH,In
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d beatty,
I know many people like gas chainsaws. I can't start them anymore, no poop in the pulling arm. It hurts me too much.
So for $100 sears sells a 4 hp 18 inch electric. Mine starts every time I pull the trigger. I like mine so much I bought a second one for my other place. I have about 500 ft of 12g extension cords. But I also have 2 3500w RV generators, 120v 30 amps, on wheels. One generator I pull behind Kaw mule, the other one I pull behind lawn tractor.
It's no issue for me pulling around a cord when I can pull on a starter cord anymore.
Both generators are electric start too. I love the combination saw/generator because I can still operate a saw, just can't start them.
If anyone wants to come by, I'll be glad to show them how well mine works.
I know many people like gas chainsaws. I can't start them anymore, no poop in the pulling arm. It hurts me too much.
So for $100 sears sells a 4 hp 18 inch electric. Mine starts every time I pull the trigger. I like mine so much I bought a second one for my other place. I have about 500 ft of 12g extension cords. But I also have 2 3500w RV generators, 120v 30 amps, on wheels. One generator I pull behind Kaw mule, the other one I pull behind lawn tractor.
It's no issue for me pulling around a cord when I can pull on a starter cord anymore.
Both generators are electric start too. I love the combination saw/generator because I can still operate a saw, just can't start them.
If anyone wants to come by, I'll be glad to show them how well mine works.
Geo, I suggest you try stihl easy start. It coils up a spring when retracted, all you have to do is pull the cord about an inch and the mechanism releases the spring which spins the motor. My 60 yr old grandma was estatic when she could start the saw with 1 hand. I myself can do it with my pinky. I'm not pushing you to buy a saw but you really should try the easy to start feature at your local stihl dealer
K Effective
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The Wil-Mow mower built here in my hometown used this starting mechanism, not sure if it was a Briggs device that they just bought the engine that way or if it was their own design. My folks got one when they bought their first house in 1962. I showed Dad I could start and run it when I was about 4 years old- he was impressed, Mom was flipped out.
By the mid 1970's Will-Mow was no mow, the lightweight LawnBoy was all the rage...
Geo-TH,In in your situation the electric chainsaw is about the only way to go and it sounds like it working great for you. I have a older I think USA built Remington electric that cuts good but I am not fond of dragging an electric cord around and have cut several cords but not with chainsaw but when using my electric hedge clippers.The one advantage of gas is that I have cut wood in rain and snow and wouldn't try it with electric.
If you are patient and wait for the right sale, you can get an 18" Craftsman for $120.
No, it's not a Stihl or Husqvarna but it will do for the occassional use homeowner providing you take care of it and keep the fuel fresh. And it will come for a (1 year?) warranty.
I believe that they are made by Poulan.
I actually had one in my hand the day after Thanksgiving last fall but decided against it before buying it because I do not need it and only considered it for a back-up.
Dean
No, it's not a Stihl or Husqvarna but it will do for the occassional use homeowner providing you take care of it and keep the fuel fresh. And it will come for a (1 year?) warranty.
I believe that they are made by Poulan.
I actually had one in my hand the day after Thanksgiving last fall but decided against it before buying it because I do not need it and only considered it for a back-up.
Dean
I'm have to respectfully disagree here. Recently the craftsman line of two cycle engines have gone WAY down hill.
I bought a weed wacker two years ago. Second cut, no start. Messed with it for an hour, then took it to sears hardware, where they happily replaced it. Took it home, cut beautifully, into the shed. A week later, same thing. Took it back, and they suggested I had bought their "cheap" line of weedwackers, and should buy the more expensive one. Apparently you need to pay more if you want to use your weed wacker twice? I reluctantly agreed, and forked over the extra $30 for the next model up. Went home, cut, waited a week, same thing.
Now I know what anyone would be thinking. That idiot didn't put oil in the gas, or didn't mix the right ratio. I can assure you I did, with good gas, that goes in every other 4 and two cycle engine I have, which is run weekly at a minimum. Nothing else has a problem, from tractor to leaf blower to chainsaw.
I had that one replaced, they were growing tired of me, and I of them. The second week, it started, but as soon as I gave it fuel, it died. I fiddled with the carb a bit, not that there were many things to adjust. Managed to trim, but it sounded terrible. I took it to them and said I want a refund, I've wasted to much time. Went to home depot, bought the cheapest ryobi, went home and cut all summer with it without one problem, using the same gas at that.
My experience may be unique, but it completely destroyed my faith in their two cycle engines. If they're actually made by husqvarna, they're getting the short end, because I have a husqvarna chain saw and leaf blower that share the same oil/gas can as my weed wacker.
I have bought, rebuilt and sold chainsaws for many years. This is a hobby that actually gives me a little extra money.
I only deal with Echo, Stihl, Husqvarna, Dolmar/Makita and Tanaka.
Personally, I would rather operate saws prior to EPA regulation.
When people ask my favorite, I say Dalmar/Makita.
I've had a Husq. 455 for several years that I've had 0 issues with. Use it extensively, got a couple hours in with it today, wind storm took down several cottonwoods and I've been doing a little about every day lately.
$100 new, what the others said. Maybe occasionally a Poulan, I wouldn't get one, but for light use they'd work. There's a decent little $200 Echo in stores. I was thinking about getting a "cheap" lighter one myself to cut cedars out of fence lines, but on the lower end there always seems to be some thing about them that I don't like, so I end up looking back at the pro models. Echo for instance, the bolts that hold the cover on bolt into plastic threads. Saw gets good reviews despite that, but some issues stripping them out.
This saw isn't that good, but this seller is a legit company, they may have something else that's decent, didn't take the time to look. Sometimes you can get a refurb. 440 or so Husq for under $200.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/291263799873
They have sales from time to time on their refurb stuff. http://www.vminnovations.com/
Walmart/Amazon and others have the saws online so you can read user reviews, of course keep in mind when reading them, half of them probably don't know which end of the saw to hold on to.
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I need to take down 5 trees in my yard this summer.
I've been weighing my options - buy a new or used saw, rent one, borrow one.
Right now I'm leaning towards getting the chain sharpened on this old electric and give that a go. It runs fine but I've never used it.
I bought it at a yard sale a few years ago for $10.
It's a Milwaukee.
I've been weighing my options - buy a new or used saw, rent one, borrow one.
Right now I'm leaning towards getting the chain sharpened on this old electric and give that a go. It runs fine but I've never used it.
I bought it at a yard sale a few years ago for $10.
It's a Milwaukee.
Geo-TH,In
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I have no desire to work in the rain or snow.
Like I said, electric isn't for everyone, but it all I can start.
I tried to give my boy my 13 hp pressure washer because I couldn't start it. He said, I don't have to room to store it. So I buy an electric starter kit for pressure washer and I told him he can have it when I'm dead.
Show me a chainsaw with electric start and I'll buy it tomorrow.
Most people don't know what it's like to live with pain. Difficult for me to twist wrenches, even use the pressure washer. I keep going because if I stop, I'll never get going again.
But there is a good $100 chainsaw on the market. Try it and I bet you will be impressed.
Like I said, electric isn't for everyone, but it all I can start.
I tried to give my boy my 13 hp pressure washer because I couldn't start it. He said, I don't have to room to store it. So I buy an electric starter kit for pressure washer and I told him he can have it when I'm dead.
Show me a chainsaw with electric start and I'll buy it tomorrow.
Most people don't know what it's like to live with pain. Difficult for me to twist wrenches, even use the pressure washer. I keep going because if I stop, I'll never get going again.
But there is a good $100 chainsaw on the market. Try it and I bet you will be impressed.
Geo Stihl now has a battery operated chain saw that they claim it is as good as a gas powered saw.I think I would give it some time before I would buy one ( get bugs worked out of it if any).
I have had 2 back surgeries and 4 sets of back injection over the years and I have good days and bad days so I kind of know what your feeling. These afternoon I cut up a 50 foot ash tree that had been downed and will be feeling it for the next several days. I still have to load it and haul it home.
I have had 2 back surgeries and 4 sets of back injection over the years and I have good days and bad days so I kind of know what your feeling. These afternoon I cut up a 50 foot ash tree that had been downed and will be feeling it for the next several days. I still have to load it and haul it home.
Geo-TH,In
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Ultradog MN,
I was never any good sharpening a chain with a file. I buy diamond burrs that fit in drumel tool off ebay, 4 for $5, and it does a fantastic job. My chain makes good size wood chips. I have 2 spare chains for each saw, so if I go to the woods, I just take them along. It's easy and fast to touch up chains, which I do at the end of using them.
I was never any good sharpening a chain with a file. I buy diamond burrs that fit in drumel tool off ebay, 4 for $5, and it does a fantastic job. My chain makes good size wood chips. I have 2 spare chains for each saw, so if I go to the woods, I just take them along. It's easy and fast to touch up chains, which I do at the end of using them.
Married2Allis
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I was interested in a Poulan Pro 20" for $199 at Lowe's until I read the reviews which were split about 50/50 good and bad. Saw one guy's review who wasn't so satisfied: .... ordered another tensioner and waited two months for it to arrive. Nine months later, numerous chains and the usual problem of the chain flying off regardless of how much TLC you put into it, I shot it with my .308 and bought a reconditioned 16 inch Husquvarna. After breaking in the new saw, I got more work done around my woods in ONE HOUR than I did with the Poulan all spring and summer. The Poulan was easy to start but keeping it working.....forget it.
jimg.allentown
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There may not have been a problem with the engines. May have been the Chinese spark plugs. I had something similar happen to me.
I bought a small 2-cycle tiller at an auction. Tiller was brand new condition - made in China. I put fresh fuel in it this spring, and went out and did a LOT of cultivation with it in a day. Worked GREAT!!! However, the next week, I could not get it to start for anything. I fooled with it until I was ready to give up on it. So, for kicks, I changed the spark plug to an NGK plug. Fired right up, ran better than it ever has, and still does.
Next, a fellow brought me a snow blower that he wants to use next season. No start. I checked it out, and the entire problem turned out to be....you guessed it - the Chinese spark plug. Torch is the brand name of the lousy plugs. Had a BRAND NEW Champion plug that I put in a string trimmer. Ran it for 15 minutes and all was well. Next day, it was misfiring, popping back through the carb, and in general unacceptable. Again, a plug fixed it.
I bought a small 2-cycle tiller at an auction. Tiller was brand new condition - made in China. I put fresh fuel in it this spring, and went out and did a LOT of cultivation with it in a day. Worked GREAT!!! However, the next week, I could not get it to start for anything. I fooled with it until I was ready to give up on it. So, for kicks, I changed the spark plug to an NGK plug. Fired right up, ran better than it ever has, and still does.
Next, a fellow brought me a snow blower that he wants to use next season. No start. I checked it out, and the entire problem turned out to be....you guessed it - the Chinese spark plug. Torch is the brand name of the lousy plugs. Had a BRAND NEW Champion plug that I put in a string trimmer. Ran it for 15 minutes and all was well. Next day, it was misfiring, popping back through the carb, and in general unacceptable. Again, a plug fixed it.
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