Re: Best new chainsaw?

Posted by The Famous Grouse on December 03, 2018 at 08:52:20 from (97.116.4.10):

In Reply to: Best new chainsaw? posted by modirt on December 02, 2018 at 07:26:11:

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First off, set aside all comments that say you should buy a brand that the commenter bought 10, 15, or 20+ years ago. Everything has changed in the industry since then.

Within the last 5 years I have bought and/or used a variety of NEW chainsaws. I've bought or extensively used Husqvarna, Stihl, and Echo.

Here's the real story: They are ALL good saws now. A saw bought today if properly set up and maintained will last the average farm/ranch user for decades. Only abuse or lack of maintenance will kill today's saws even at the lower/mid price range.

To me "farm and ranch use" means occasional use throughout the year for 20 minutes to an hour at a time with the occasional longer job.

Every 45 to 55 CC saw on the market from Echo, Stihl, and Husky will do what you need to do and it will last years and years if properly maintained.

IMO, buying a "pro grade" saw is a waste of money because only the professional arborist, logger, or heavy firewood cutter will use a saw enough to get the benefits for the greatly increased cost.

To me, the biggest factors I was looking at when I wanted to get a new mid-range saw were power to weight ratio and cost.

I ended up buying a Husqvarna 445 and it is a fantastic general maintenance saw. Fast enough on the big stuff, light enough to use on the small stuff.

My neighbor whom I help a lot bought a mid-range Echo at the same time. Again, terrific saw. I've put several hours on it. Great saw, great power, starts and runs great.

I can't emphasize enough to buy from a reputable dealer who knows what he's doing and will set up your new saw for local conditions. EVERY saw needs to be dialed in out of the box AND your dealer if he knows what he's doing (and many don't) will recommend specific lubricants for your operating conditions.

One thing to be aware of with Stihl. Currently, Stihl has a ZERO day warranty for any problem that the dealer considers to be "fuel related". No matter what the cause and even if you use Stihl's fuel and oil, you WILL be handed a repair bill on an "in warranty" Stihl if the dealer says the problem is related to fuel. I had it happen on a $1000 brush saw and I was NOT happy about it because I was using Stihl's recommended oil with stabilizer and non-ox gas again per Stihl's recommendation.

So if you do buy Stihl, unless something physically breaks on the saw, plan there being no warranty.

Grouse

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• Re: Best new chainsaw? d beatty 09:19:37 12/03/18 (0)

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