Thread: your thoughts please

Originally Posted by Roverray

Main !Question is what are you are going to use it for and how often?
until you answer this it is not smart to recomend.!
Please fill us in.

cutting up big logs for the fire

i have a small saw now but often find its not up to the jobs i put it throughi like big fires


the saw will be used mainly for 4wd and camping

check that link ray,

i'm sure the rover v8 would make an ideal donk for a chainsaw

GQ

Originally Posted by Quiggers

check that link ray,

i'm sure the rover v8 would make an ideal donk for a chainsaw

GQ

i did see the link mate .........

its no good to me it has 2 handle bars
i could see the wife holding it with me

CS 2150 50cc 18" bar and is a husky by another name $799 or CS2141 41cc 15" bar $629. These are the prices I have recently obtained to replace my old Solo (German) saw. They are for professiona use and will last. The smaller saws are basically hobby saws and even the husky dealers will tell you to stay clear. My 2 bobs worth anyway. Prices in Townsville. Cheers

Bought a Stihl in 1990 - the only heating we had in the house was an open fireplace (and we live in Albury) so the Stihl earned it's keep over the next ten years. Never once did it miss a beat - they tried to convince me I needed a little buzz-box of a thing - I'm glad I opted for the larger model.

The chainsaw now lives in my shed - not used - only because the new house has gas-heating. Must start it up and give the neighbors a rev.

A mate who worked on the City Council said the council workers abused chainsaws and the only make that stood the test of time was Stihl.

He also said: "I reckon everything you look at, you will find yourself asking "is it as good as a Stihl". So just get it."

He was right.

Am I allowed to have two cracks at this.

Ray, you don't strike me as a bloke who mucks around with second-best stuff - just get the right equipment and get the job done.

So your question has me intrigued - why are you mucking around with this "which is best" etc. I have no doubt you already know which brand is best.

Other brands might be good - probably even as good but you won't find a brand which is better.

I got a Stihl 066 and a dolmar 6200, the dolmar was cheap brand new...cheap cheap

And the stihl is second hand, I was gonna buy an 088 (mmm 120cc makes short work of big logs) new, but when the 66 came along second hand, honest for 450, i couldn't say no

But for what you do Ray, I wouldn't go under 60cc and a 20" bar, MINIMUM, but I'd be going as big as you can justify, bloke built like you ain't gonna have trouble hanging on to a big sawunlike us smaller framed folk

Oh back to the question, never had anything to do with shindaiwa, but either husky or stihl I have, you wont go wrong with either to be honest, but like buying a new falcon or commodore, just personal preference

Although the Husky's are alittle lighter and nicer to hold on to, but you won't be hanging on to it all day

Originally Posted by TwoUp

CS 2150 50cc 18" bar and is a husky by another name $799 or CS2141 41cc 15" bar $629. These are the prices I have recently obtained to replace my old Solo (German) saw. They are for professiona use and will last. The smaller saws are basically hobby saws and even the husky dealers will tell you to stay clear. My 2 bobs worth anyway. Prices in Townsville. Cheers

Jonsered is Huskys domestic range not their commertial saws.

As you know Ray, I have a wide range of Sthil saws and would recommend the comertial saws (without easy start pull start) to anyone but.......The Commertial Huskys are just as good and have a few different features such as rubber engine mountings rather than springs and you can replace the clutch springs without having to pull the whole clutch apart.

In saying all that, I used to work for a Shindawa distributor and we got a really good run out of their saws, they are easy to service and even easy to rebuild if something goes wrong.

A big plus is that their importer/wholesaler is about 15mins from your house so parts arent a problem.

We have a Shindawa 477 at the farm that my old man bought second hand (through my old work) about 6 years ago and it's done a power of work but I have put a piston set through it when someone forgot to mix his fuel (the BIL).

Give me a PM if you want some contacts.