Chainsaw about 45-50cc

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Originally Posted by incisor

Lots of interesting info thanks

After way too many hours looking at what's out there I have narrowed it down to a couple including the shindaiwa 451s which seems to be very well regarded for the money

Anyone use one?

Hope to get a look at one in the flesh over the next few days and see where that leaves me

I cut lots of wattle and ironbark so I have a few qualms about going electric am going to look further into them

Much appreciate the info!

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My replacement was to a Stihl I looked long and hard at Electric till it was pointed out all of them have smaller chains as the battery ones cannot handle the larger chains (yet?)

Ironbark is tough on chain. The power weight and Cost of the Shindaiwa seems very close to the price and specs of mine.

A very old review claims "Shindaiwa saws are somewhat dated in their ergonomics and technology when compared to Stihl, Husky" More than a few positive comments!

Don't know any one who owns one but clearly few if anyone is complaining about them which is a good sign [thumbsupbig]

I have a couple of shindaiwa yard machines. They are the most reliable yard motors I’ve owned.

For what it's worth, we had a tree lopper in this week and he was using Makitas, both petrol and electric.
He said he uses petrol on the bigger stuff, but has electrics for smaller jobs.
He certainly produced an impressive amount of timber. I used some in the garden, but still had to take two trailer loads to the tip.

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For what it's worth, we had a tree lopper in this week and he was using Makitas, both petrol and electric.
He said he uses petrol on the bigger stuff, but has electrics for smaller jobs.
He certainly produced an impressive amount of timber. I used some in the garden, but still had to take two trailer loads to the tip.

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parts for the makita's seems to be problematic from what i have seen... i do work for a tool mob so will ask them what they think of the saws and the backup..

ta

PR74109672. I originaly used the Makita but the Isuzu at 1900 rpm gets abit noisy so bought the Dewalt that now lives in the 110 and was so impressed .After much research bought the
Milwaukee as more robust than the Dewalt 400mm. The Milwaukee is my goto saw and very happy .The Stihl only used for the big stuff


Noel

https://youtu.be/1ev5ZDMkLjc. Link in other post doesn't appear to work .The auto arc will run a 9"grinder and most tools without electronics and also run 3.2 welding rods

Noel

Pardon my ignorance............

what is auto arc?

TIA, DL

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Pardon my ignorance............

what is auto arc?

TIA, DL

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. Its a 65 ah Bosch12 volt alternator that has been modified and 2 control boxes so it can be used to weld and also puts out 230 volts pulsed DC which will run most power tools.The alternator can be seen with sockets for welding leads and one control box just outboard


Noel

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My replacement was to a Stihl I looked long and hard at Electric till it was pointed out all of them have smaller chains as the battery ones cannot handle the larger chains (yet?)

Ironbark is tough on chain. The power weight and Cost of the Shindaiwa seems very close to the price and specs of mine.

A very old review claims "Shindaiwa saws are somewhat dated in their ergonomics and technology when compared to Stihl, Husky" More than a few positive comments!

Don't know any one who owns one but clearly few if anyone is complaining about them which is a good sign [thumbsupbig]

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A 488P Shindawia has cut my firewood for the last 14(?) years. Besides consumables (chains, bars, plugs ect) it has never let me down. No complaints.

Shindawa and Echo (same manufacturer) are excellent saws BUT I was told by a dealer who was about to take on these brands that Briggs & Stratton now have the Australian distribution. Apparently the first thing B&S did was effectively remove all spare parts from here so they now have to be specially ordered.

I bought a new Echo 590 late last year. It is brilliant for heavy work. Running fine so far but the B&S issue is true, I'm not happy about the prospects of repairs

I previously owned a couple of Dolmars but they were original German models. Good saws but pigs to start.