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  1. 14th December 2016, 05:18 PM #1
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    CHAIN SAW WITH A DIFFERENCE

    My daughter has worked for Mitre 10 stores for over 12 years and every now and then come home with something new to try / test given to her by other company reps. And I always get to play with what ever it is.
    The latest is a chain saw with a difference Its that safe any woman or child could use it with safety in many respects. Ideal for the average domestic block or small acreage It operates off a 20 volt recharge battery, comes with 2, as long as the what has to be cut will fit in the gaws it will cut it as you push the orange handle in the chain comes down and cuts. The only thing other than a battery that it needs is chain oil.
    The sad part is she has to give it back
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  2. 14th December 2016, 06:54 PM #2
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    What a stupid device!
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  3. 14th December 2016, 07:31 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tombie View Post
    What a stupid device!
    There is nothing stupid about it its designed for a particular type of use with safety in mind
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    I can see how one of these might be useful if you have a lot of pruning trees / bushes to do. Especially if you have to cut reasonably substantial limbs (we have one of the "conventional" long reach pruning devices with geared shears and attached saw blade - it is useless for anything much thicker than an inch).

    However, if you already own a chainsaw, I can't see that you'd bother with one of these. I do all of our heavier pruning with the smaller of my two chainsaws these days.

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  6. 14th December 2016, 09:12 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by hodgo View Post
    There is nothing stupid about it its designed for a particular type of use with safety in mind


    Obviously our views on potential safety risks vary then..
    I can see some issues that could come about using it...

    It's just a design to tempt people to buy it.

    Limited reach, limited capacity also...

    Only marginally more useful than a Screen door on a Submarine.
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    but I bet they sell more
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  8. 15th December 2016, 08:38 AM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift View Post
    but I bet they sell more


    True...

    Did some searching online for customer reviews..

    Plenty of positive comments and a significant number of negative comments as well... and consistent.

    - top heavy
    - unbalanced
    - excessive force required to operate push handle
    - plastic breaks easily
    - chain life short
    - difficult to replace chain
    - jaws fail / twist
    - chain drive shearing/failing

    What was most notable feedback is that on the 5' extension the weight at the far end makes it extremely cumbersome to hold and operate, and many smaller persons (strength wise) struggle to operate it..


    In the USA it's $145, add the Aussie conversion and its retailing around $250...

    Masters had them running out for $59 CHAIN SAW WITH A DIFFERENCE

    Aussie web site claims "Australian Designed" yet other sites global make no such claims and appear to have been selling it for longer than the AU market.. I could not confirm or otherwise that it was AU designed.

    And this ****s me (in general).. 2 yr warranty in Aus, 3 yr warranty in the USA...
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  9. 15th December 2016, 09:44 AM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tombie View Post
    And this ****s me (in general).. 2 yr warranty in Aus, 3 yr warranty in the USA...
    Yeah, but the timber is harder to cut in Australia.

    It's true - you look at any of the Youtube clips showing the yanks cutting / splitting firewood. Just about any tool they come up with does the job with ease. Bring the same tool out here and try it on the local firewood supply that we deal with on a daily basis, and their fancy block splitting devices would just be twisted scrap metal.

    I've got a nice job today. Daughter wants some sandalwood that has been out in the shed for years sliced up to make drink coasters so that she can burn some patterns into them. Just debating whether to use one of the chainsaws, or the mitre saw that just happens to be set up in the shed at the moment for building shelves.
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  10. 15th December 2016, 09:54 AM #10
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    True. I forget our Hard wood is just that at times...
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