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Just chucking my hat in the ring.:D
Worked as a woodgetter, ran my own business. 3 trucks, 6 to 8 saws, oldest always traded up, still under warranty. Buy Stihl.
Get bigger than you think you need, because you will need it. Here in Aus, with our hard woods, only use roller tip bars, and oil em up. And field service the hell out of them. Keep them filters clean, and the clutch\safety brake, free of sawdust.
The rest is plain old OH&S, common sense.
Shorty.
l have never ever got the same chain back that l have put in to get sharpened and sometimes the chain given back as mine was at least 4 inches longer than the bar since l bought my husvarna partner chainsaw in 1985.
hey guys thanx for the info seems it will be a toss up between a sthil and a husky. then find the smallest to do the job, go one model up and buy that with smaller bar, always use bar lube not normal oil and keep em serviced even yourself regularly. ok am off to the local distributor today, will report later on how i went
stihl is advertising specials on the Mini Boss range at the moment, in QLD anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by TREX
Learn to use saw properly andrew, if it starts all the time for the shop then your doing something wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by LandyAndy
Dont over prime them, would be my suggestion as they are a small bore, that 1 extra pump on the primer would flood it, also you should only pull it twice with the choke on, it wont start but as soon as you pull it the third time with the choke off it will start.
This is the bane of my life explaining to guys who dont listen how to start 2 stroke equipment.
I know your just going to go he doesnt know what he's talking about and do it your way but thats how you will get it started.
As far as a second hand saw goes, dont, youe dont know what your buying, I have used Jiff in bores before just to get some comp to keep an old saw going and for a little while it works but it wont work for long.
I know it's popular on here to over size the engine on a small bar but I dont like the idea but I wont go into it.
As far as Bunnings saws and stuff go, it's a good thing that Bunnings is too far away because their power equipment is 90% rubbish, go to a propper mower shop and buy a propper saw or you will be dissapointed that you wasted the money.
I use a Stihl Mini Boss as a 4WD/camping saw - the housing is a low profile -nice compact size for the car ( specially in a Disco where room is at a premium). I replaced the standard 12" bar for a 14" bar ( after advice from Stihl dealer that it was OK ). It seems to cope very well for what intended for.. Has never had a problem with starting been a good little saw over the 10 years. Also has got us out of some tricky situations on the track........
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The Stihl etc look the goods for hard work, but cost a lot for occasional use.
The local tree feller/lopper etc bought 4 of the cheapies from E bay about a year ago.
They are all going strong.
He replaced the 20 inch with an 18 inch bar, and says it better for power.I think he also had 2x16 inchers which were also going strong.
He was boasting that they had never failed to start, but then couldn't get a 16incher to start to demo to me.
But I thought that was pretty impressive .
Regards Philip A
I use an old McCulloch for camping, it is only small so fits into the car easy, it is a pain sometimes, but it is OLD, and it's only for cutting firewood most of the time.
I just bought a new saw, a Husky 455 Rancher, it was a toss up between that and the Stihl 290 Farm boss. IMHO Stihl or Husky are greatr saws for the money.
A mate I go camping with regulrly has a mini boss for cutting firewood, it is 5 years old now and has never missed a beat, starts easy and cuts fine.
I use chaisaws on a weekly basis & yes I would agree Husky`s & Stihl`s r the best 4 heavy work but.....,in the smaller market there r ouite a few quality brands & without stating a preferance I would sugest getting 1 where the handle is mounted over the top of the motor as this can be a huge advantage in certain situations.Of coarse they wont admit these saws r designed 4 1 handed operations;) but we all know thats the real intention.
Asmall compact saw in tune with a sharp chain is all u`d need(Generally) 4 for collecting firewood & clearing tracks.
Cheers Dean.
Ok, did the deed and brought a husky, brought a 340e, was going for the 142 but the bloke in the store done a good job of convincing me it was the way to go, especially 1 cos australian woods are bit harder, and 2 territory woods are even worse cos they take so long to grow that they are real tough. No problem of flooding them as the primer just moves fuel around not actually pumping it all into the engine, 1 pull with the choke on, 2 pulls with it off and it goes everytime, lopped off a few trees in the yard and went and cut some firewood today was very impressed. have only ever used a stihl farmboss so was plesently suprised with the husky, have no complaints and only praise, and really the saw is only a tiny bit bigger (physical dimensions) than the one i was going to buy.
now will just have to wait the test of time but highly recomend on first use