Thread: your thoughts please

So which still will it be

Originally Posted by weeds

So which still will it be

a farm boss at this stage

20in bar 3/8 chain 67cc motor.........oh the thrill of black balloons flying into the Ozone

look out trees i'm coming to burn you all


yes i know i'm a environmental vandal

If you decide on a Stihl, just make sure its made in Germany. They come out of Brazil too. Not so good and some Chinese parts are creeping in on those.
Personally my Husky will do me for firewood. I got a bit carried away and have a 94cc with 24,30 & 42" bars and a 65 cc with 20 & 24".
No wuckers

I used to work in forestry about 10 years back, and had a husky and a stihl. Of the 2 the Stihl was my favorite. Never really gave me any grief at all. If memory serves correct it was an 056 with an 18in bar on most of the time. The Husky was slightly smaller and was good for ground work.

HTH

back to tossing the coin for which one

The problem with the little 009 is the single bar bolt eventually allows the bar to move and wear the alloy. I have 2 and use them for major pruning of a mango orchid from a cherry picker. Some mention of HEAVY for some of the puppies you mentioned, I have a McCoulloch 250 ( thats 250 cc ) the difference between using it and the 009 is like driving a Mk 3 ACCO with armstrong steering to driving a Rangie. ( you know after a days operation) The smaller Huskys have 2 bar bolts which is an advantage. Product quality in the top of the range brands is very good.
Go for a good deal no matter which brand you buy.

Hi Mate
Im not a Stihl man at all,the farmboss are crud throw aways.
They are the cheapies made to a price for farmers,the only good sthils are the proffesional models which are heaps dearer!!!.
Get the husky they are real good.
We have 2 farmboss saws at work,horrible saws,I get real sore wrists from the vibrations,I take my own saw in for big jobs!!!
Early Echos are good,but the new stuff is questionable,I have an Echo twin cylinder I destroyed when stuck in a tree,got a spare saw to build 1 from the 2,worth big$$$ to collectors so wont be used mutch more when re-built.
My main saw is a Dolmar,615si.Neat saw plenty of grunt,real HP compared to the same size Sthils at work,and no vibration.This is the proffesional model,so a good saw.
My other saw is a Husky XP120,biggest they make,120cc of pure grunt,need to be a big fat barsteward like me to hang on,runs a 4ft bar like a 2ft bar on a normal saw.
Get a Husky you wont regret it,all my mates have them,and love them.
Andrew

Originally Posted by DeeJay

If you decide on a Stihl, just make sure its made in Germany. They come out of Brazil too. Not so good and some Chinese parts are creeping in on those.
Personally my Husky will do me for firewood. I got a bit carried away and have a 94cc with 24,30 & 42" bars and a 65 cc with 20 & 24".
No wuckers

About 90% of the parts in the engines and all the cases for stihl and Husky all come from China.

The only parts that come out of Brazil at the moment as far as I know is the chain and bar and some of them come from the states.

Stihl is still assembled in Germany and electrical parts from Bosch (Japan/Chinese made these days) and Husky im not entirely sure where they are assembled these days, some where in Europe im pretty sure,

Husky is the biggest selling saw in the US and europe, they have about 60% of the commertial market over in the US and well over 50% in Europe.

Echo and Komatsu are about the only 2 companys that are still making small engines in Japan and Wisconsin/Techumse and Kohler are the only ones still pumping small engines out of the US.

Theres the bit of useless information for the day.