On Mar 18, 1:17 pm, John DeBoo wrote:
I won't even read the mess of replies but will say that I have a Husky
(Rancher 55) and am extremely pleased with how it operates. By far the
best saw I've ever owned. You'll be more than pleased with one I'm
sure. FWIW, Sears (and Lowes) sell Husky's so you may get a decent
discount on one.
John

I would buy a tool like that, not so much based on brand but on the
reputation of their service in the user's area.
That 'discount' from the likes of Sears and to a lesser extent Lowe's,
is quickly forgotten when their service departments won't come through
for you.

Deal with a specialist.

I bought a Weber BBQ from a propane dealer who sold nothing but fine
BBQ's. Not cheap, but by the time I added up the little extras, like
proper stainless grating instead of that ceramic coated cast-crap, and
the free Weber cover, I was spending the same as the 'cheaper' version
at HD. And he delivered for free. He also told me that if I ever had
an extra large party, he'd lend me an additional BBQ to help out.
Since then, he's filled my tank a few times for free, because I told
other people how happy I was with their service ( that they
consequently bought their Webers there.)
He also gave me a new igniter (after 6 years of flawless use) for his
cost.

That is VERY different from HD who sold me a sander with 'LIFETIME'
warranty and then tried to sell be an EXTENDED warranty at the
cash...WTF???? and on top of that, the idiots have yet to stock 6"- 6
hole paper for the damned thing. (That doesn't matter much to me as I
converted to a Mirka pad anyway.)...

...somebody stop me...