On 9/23/2011 10:15 AM, robb wrote:


I am looking for probably 18"- 20" gas powered chainsaw to clear and
thin out some under brush, saplings, scrub oaks, limbs and
occasional downed trees from my parents wooded property ( there is
about 2 acres of overgrown wooded area they want cleaned up ) .

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I would like to stick to lower end prices.

Is there a best of the cheap ?

thanks for helpful replies,
robb

Go ahead, buy a cheap piece-of-**** Chinasaw...and when it craps out
after half a day's use, then go to a Stihl dealer and buy a real chainsaw.


Seriously, I used to buy chinasaws from lowes depot. In my opinion,
chinasaws are pure junk. They don't start easily, they don't idle right,
they don't run right at high speed, they vibrate like hell and their
cheap chinasaw chains constantly stretch and come off. Chinasaws are
more trouble than they're worth!


Do yourself a favor - go buy a Stihl.