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Looking for some chainsaw recommendations.
I had an old (25 year?) Sears, and an old Poulan. Both were 14" gas, someone wanted to buy one, so I gave them their choice. They took the Poulan. I broke the cardinal rule of never loan out tools, loaned my Sears out, and it came back froze up and had the chain run into dirt. I'm not about to fix the Sears (if I could), since it's so old. So much for ever loaning anything out again, it's certainly a great way to break up a so-called friendship. The person refused to kick in anything to help me get it going, or help buy a different one. With friends like these, you know the rest. The saw will be only for home use. I have a couple/few trees I need to take down, thinking of a 14 or 16". Looking through the Sears site, I see some cheap chainsaws. Naturally, my instincts tell me to stay away from "cheap". Being on a tight budget, I'm not looking to pay $400. Can I get a decent saw in the $150? Ok, quit laughing. Anyone got any recommendations for a budget saw? Thanks |
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"Tom L." wrote in message ... Looking for some chainsaw recommendations. I had an old (25 year?) Sears, and an old Poulan. Both were 14" gas, someone wanted to buy one, so I gave them their choice. They took the Poulan. I broke the cardinal rule of never loan out tools, loaned my Sears out, and it came back froze up and had the chain run into dirt. I'm not about to fix the Sears (if I could), since it's so old. So much for ever loaning anything out again, it's certainly a great way to break up a so-called friendship. The person refused to kick in anything to help me get it going, or help buy a different one. With friends like these, you know the rest. At least your friend didn't do what I saw in this movie -- A woman was holding a gun to another woman's head and a man goes to save the victim so he goes to his car and opens the trunk and takes out a chainsaw. He sneaks up on the woman with the gat and saws off her elbow and you see the arm fall to the ground with the gat still in her hand. Then she tries to fight the guy with a chainsaw with half her arm and then realizes that she is in deep ****. So she starts running and that's when the man saws off her knee and half her leg falls to the ground and then she starts screaming while he starts sawing her in half. Before he cut her head in half she screamed, "I take it all back, Pete Rose belongs in the Hall of Fame." |
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Tom L. wrote:
Looking for some chainsaw recommendations. I had an old (25 year?) Sears, and an old Poulan. Both were 14" gas, someone wanted to buy one, so I gave them their choice. They took the Poulan. I broke the cardinal rule of never loan out tools, loaned my Sears out, and it came back froze up and had the chain run into dirt. I'm not about to fix the Sears (if I could), since it's so old. So much for ever loaning anything out again, it's certainly a great way to break up a so-called friendship. The person refused to kick in anything to help me get it going, or help buy a different one. With friends like these, you know the rest. The saw will be only for home use. I have a couple/few trees I need to take down, thinking of a 14 or 16". Looking through the Sears site, I see some cheap chainsaws. Naturally, my instincts tell me to stay away from "cheap". Being on a tight budget, I'm not looking to pay $400. Can I get a decent saw in the $150? Ok, quit laughing. Anyone got any recommendations for a budget saw? Thanks I have an el cheapo Poulan. Works fine now but oil pump broke after about 6 hours use. Was fixed under warranty. Not sure I'd buy another chainsaw advertised "for occasional use." |
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Tom L. wrote:
Looking for some chainsaw recommendations. I had an old (25 year?) Sears, and an old Poulan. Both were 14" gas, someone wanted to buy one, so I gave them their choice. They took the Poulan. I broke the cardinal rule of never loan out tools, loaned my Sears out, and it came back froze up and had the chain run into dirt. I'm not about to fix the Sears (if I could), since it's so old. So much for ever loaning anything out again, it's certainly a great way to break up a so-called friendship. The person refused to kick in anything to help me get it going, or help buy a different one. With friends like these, you know the rest. The saw will be only for home use. I have a couple/few trees I need to take down, thinking of a 14 or 16". Looking through the Sears site, I see some cheap chainsaws. Naturally, my instincts tell me to stay away from "cheap". Being on a tight budget, I'm not looking to pay $400. Can I get a decent saw in the $150? Ok, quit laughing. Anyone got any recommendations for a budget saw? Thanks Hi, Stihl has a sping sale on now in my area. |
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Tom L. wrote:
Looking for some chainsaw recommendations. I had an old (25 year?) Sears, and an old Poulan. Both were 14" gas, someone wanted to buy one, so I gave them their choice. They took the Poulan. I broke the cardinal rule of never loan out tools, loaned my Sears out, and it came back froze up and had the chain run into dirt. I'm not about to fix the Sears (if I could), since it's so old. So much for ever loaning anything out again, it's certainly a great way to break up a so-called friendship. The person refused to kick in anything to help me get it going, or help buy a different one. With friends like these, you know the rest. The saw will be only for home use. I have a couple/few trees I need to take down, thinking of a 14 or 16". Looking through the Sears site, I see some cheap chainsaws. Naturally, my instincts tell me to stay away from "cheap". Being on a tight budget, I'm not looking to pay $400. Can I get a decent saw in the $150? Ok, quit laughing. Anyone got any recommendations for a budget saw? Thanks If you're not going to buy a stihl, then this is probably the next best bet. http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...3239_200333239 steve |
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Tom L. wrote:
Looking for some chainsaw recommendations. (snip) The saw will be only for home use. I have a couple/few trees I need to take down, thinking of a 14 or 16". Looking through the Sears site, I see some cheap chainsaws. Naturally, my instincts tell me to stay away from "cheap". Being on a tight budget, I'm not looking to pay $400. Can I get a decent saw in the $150? Ok, quit laughing. Anyone got any recommendations for a budget saw? Thanks You can most likely rent a decent saw for $50/day. If you prefer to own one and "around the house" means within extension cord distance, consider an electric saw. |
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It's been a long time ago, but I did get a Stihl on trade.
It had some kind of trouble with the off switch, but the choke kills it, at super low idle. If you can get a good saw at sping sale prices, that's the way to go. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Tony Hwang" wrote in message ... Hi, Stihl has a sping sale on now in my area. |
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My two saws. One's a home owner Stihl, the off switch is
undependable. The other is a rebuilt Homelite. When I have chainsaw jobs, I use the Homelite whenever possible. Mine is PS-33. Runs dependably, and cuts wood. As to the guy who brought back the broken saw. I'd seek out all his friends, and go tell them about the broken saw. http://www.google.com/products?q=cha...0&pr ice2=200 Google shopping search turned up a wide variety of saws. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Tom L." wrote in message ... Looking for some chainsaw recommendations. I had an old (25 year?) Sears, and an old Poulan. Both were 14" gas, someone wanted to buy one, so I gave them their choice. They took the Poulan. I broke the cardinal rule of never loan out tools, loaned my Sears out, and it came back froze up and had the chain run into dirt. I'm not about to fix the Sears (if I could), since it's so old. So much for ever loaning anything out again, it's certainly a great way to break up a so-called friendship. The person refused to kick in anything to help me get it going, or help buy a different one. With friends like these, you know the rest. The saw will be only for home use. I have a couple/few trees I need to take down, thinking of a 14 or 16". Looking through the Sears site, I see some cheap chainsaws. Naturally, my instincts tell me to stay away from "cheap". Being on a tight budget, I'm not looking to pay $400. Can I get a decent saw in the $150? Ok, quit laughing. Anyone got any recommendations for a budget saw? Thanks |
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Tom L. wrote: Looking for some chainsaw recommendations. (snip) The saw will be only for home use. I have a couple/few trees I need to take down, thinking of a 14 or 16". Looking through the Sears site, I see some cheap chainsaws. Naturally, my instincts tell me to stay away from "cheap". Being on a tight budget, I'm not looking to pay $400. Can I get a decent saw in the $150? Ok, quit laughing. Anyone got any recommendations for a budget saw? Thanks You can most likely rent a decent saw for $50/day. If you prefer to own one and "around the house" means within extension cord distance, consider an electric saw. Hi, Electric? What can you do with it? pruning? If you like to get frustrated. |
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On May 20, 9:36 pm, Tony Hwang wrote:
Hi, Electric? What can you do with it? pruning? If you like to get frustrated. I don't own one, but I borrowed one from my parents once and was surprised how well it worked. Unfortunately, I don't remember the brand. It was not in the same league as a good gas saw, but would be fine for taking down a few medium sized branches (even 6-8 inches?) now and then. If I were taking down a whole tree or maintaining a dozen large trees, I'd want a gas saw. |
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"Tom L." wrote in message Being on a tight budget, I'm not looking to pay $400. Can I get a decent saw in the $150? Ok, quit laughing. Anyone got any recommendations for a budget saw? I had a $129 saw. I tossed it in the woods one day and bought a Stihl. Maybe you can find my cheapo in the woods and get it to run more that 10 seconds. |
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On May 20, 4:32*pm, "Tom L." wrote:
Looking for some chainsaw recommendations. I had an old (25 year?) Sears, and an old Poulan. Both were 14" gas, someone wanted to buy one, so I gave them their choice. They took the Poulan. I broke the cardinal rule of never loan out tools, loaned my Sears out, and it came back froze up and had the chain run into dirt. I'm not about to fix the Sears (if I could), since it's so old. So much for ever loaning anything out again, it's certainly a great way to break up a so-called friendship. The person refused to kick in anything to help me get it going, or help buy a different one. With friends like these, you know the rest. The saw will be only for home use. I have a couple/few trees I need to take down, thinking of a 14 or 16". Looking through the Sears site, I see some cheap chainsaws. Naturally, my instincts tell me to stay away from "cheap". Being on a tight budget, I'm not looking to pay $400. Can I get a decent saw in the $150? Ok, quit laughing. Anyone got any recommendations for a budget saw? Thanks Rental stores around here favor Echo. The ones I've seen all seem to be good performers, and the rental stock has a fair number of obviously early models. Any saw making it through multiple seasons of rental use must have pretty decent creds. Joe |
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"Tom L." wrote:
Being on a tight budget, I'm not looking to pay $400. Can I get a decent saw in the $150? Ok, quit laughing. Given that you aren't one of Monty Pyton's luberjacks, you don't need a commercial lumberjack's saw, do you? Even if you plan to cut a cord or two a season, a saw that only lasts a couple of season's isn't going to be a bad deal financially. A few years ago, I bought a decent McCulloch from Amazon. Great price, came with a nice case. The only problem was that it was a limited edition model and not easy to find the right replacement bar/chain. Possible - but not at the local big box. This one looks a little more common though: http://www.amazon.com/McCulloch-16-I...2876624&sr=8-4 |
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"Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message ... "Tom L." wrote in message Being on a tight budget, I'm not looking to pay $400. Can I get a decent saw in the $150? Ok, quit laughing. Anyone got any recommendations for a budget saw? I had a $129 saw. I tossed it in the woods one day and bought a Stihl. Maybe you can find my cheapo in the woods and get it to run more that 10 seconds. I have an Echo CS 360T 16 inch saw I bought a couple of years ago for about 250 bucks...Work the hell out of it..Love it... |
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On Wed, 20 May 2009 17:32:17 -0400, "Tom L." wrote:
Looking for some chainsaw recommendations. I had an old (25 year?) Sears, and an old Poulan. Both were 14" gas, someone wanted to buy one, so I gave them their choice. They took the Poulan. I broke the cardinal rule of never loan out tools, loaned my Sears out, and it came back froze up and had the chain run into dirt. I'm not about to fix the Sears (if I could), since it's so old. So much for ever loaning anything out again, it's certainly a great way to break up a so-called friendship. The person refused to kick in anything to help me get it going, or help buy a different one. With friends like these, you know the rest. The saw will be only for home use. I have a couple/few trees I need to take down, thinking of a 14 or 16". Looking through the Sears site, I see some cheap chainsaws. Naturally, my instincts tell me to stay away from "cheap". Being on a tight budget, I'm not looking to pay $400. Can I get a decent saw in the $150? Ok, quit laughing. Anyone got any recommendations for a budget saw? Thanks Hi, I have both petrol and electric chainsaws. I mostly use my electric chainsaw. It is quiet to use and cuts as well as the fuel saws. Always starts straight away for very occasional use too. My brother bought an el-cheapo electric chain saw. It cut down three largish trees and at the end wasn't even blunt and looked as good as new. The tree cuttings filled 2 front yards and a back yard, so it was a biggish job. Ross |
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"Tom L." wrote in message ... Looking for some chainsaw recommendations. I had an old (25 year?) Sears, and an old Poulan. Both were 14" gas, someone wanted to buy one, so I gave them their choice. They took the Poulan. I broke the cardinal rule of never loan out tools, loaned my Sears out, and it came back froze up and had the chain run into dirt. I'm not about to fix the Sears (if I could), since it's so old. So much for ever loaning anything out again, it's certainly a great way to break up a so-called friendship. The person refused to kick in anything to help me get it going, or help buy a different one. With friends like these, you know the rest. The saw will be only for home use. I have a couple/few trees I need to take down, thinking of a 14 or 16". Looking through the Sears site, I see some cheap chainsaws. Naturally, my instincts tell me to stay away from "cheap". Being on a tight budget, I'm not looking to pay $400. Can I get a decent saw in the $150? Ok, quit laughing. Anyone got any recommendations for a budget saw? Thanks There are no "budget" saws. You get what you pay for. A good chain saw will last you XX years. When you divide that by the cost, you get the real mathematical answer. I bought a Husqvarna 245 for $237 on the Internet. From some people called Norfolk something in California. Damn good saw. When it comes to chain saws, there are only two names. Stihl and Husqvarna. Pick one. Service it like you're supposed to. Learn how to keep the blades sharp, and if you're lazy, just get several, and Ace will do them for $4 each. Main thing is to get the tool, learn how to use it, learn how to NOT use it, treat it like anything else that will take your arm off, and a Stihl/Husky will last you longer than five of any regular brands. MHO, YMMV, but I use mine a lot for property maintenance, and for woodcutting minimum 5 cords a year. Buy quality and cry only once. And quality can be had for the same price as the Borg stores. Steve PS: Depending on your use, you might want to just go ahead and get an 18" bar. I have the 16", and wish now that I'd gotten the bigger. |
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"Robert Neville" wrote in message ... "Tom L." wrote: Being on a tight budget, I'm not looking to pay $400. Can I get a decent saw in the $150? Ok, quit laughing. Given that you aren't one of Monty Pyton's luberjacks, you don't need a commercial lumberjack's saw, do you? Even if you plan to cut a cord or two a season, a saw that only lasts a couple of season's isn't going to be a bad deal financially. A few years ago, I bought a decent McCulloch from Amazon. Great price, came with a nice case. The only problem was that it was a limited edition model and not easy to find the right replacement bar/chain. Possible - but not at the local big box. This one looks a little more common though: http://www.amazon.com/McCulloch-16-I...2876624&sr=8-4 Horse****. Or just plain ****. Buy a real saw, a Stihl or Husky. No problems finding parts for them. So common, some are sold at the local 7-11 stores. You'll always be able to get a Stihl/Husky fixed. Always. Limited edition? Were they so bad they only produced a limited run? Steve |
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On May 20, 4:32*pm, "Tom L." wrote:
Looking for some chainsaw recommendations. I had an old (25 year?) Sears, and an old Poulan. Both were 14" gas, someone wanted to buy one, so I gave them their choice. They took the Poulan. I broke the cardinal rule of never loan out tools, loaned my Sears out, and it came back froze up and had the chain run into dirt. I'm not about to fix the Sears (if I could), since it's so old. So much for ever loaning anything out again, it's certainly a great way to break up a so-called friendship. The person refused to kick in anything to help me get it going, or help buy a different one. With friends like these, you know the rest. The saw will be only for home use. I have a couple/few trees I need to take down, thinking of a 14 or 16". Looking through the Sears site, I see some cheap chainsaws. Naturally, my instincts tell me to stay away from "cheap". Being on a tight budget, I'm not looking to pay $400. Can I get a decent saw in the $150? Ok, quit laughing. Anyone got any recommendations for a budget saw? Thanks If I remember right...Sears were mostly Poulans. I would buy Jonsered, Huskvarna, or Stihl (in that order) |
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On May 20, 4:32*pm, "Tom L." wrote:
Looking for some chainsaw recommendations. I had an old (25 year?) Sears, and an old Poulan. Both were 14" gas, someone wanted to buy one, so I gave them their choice. They took the Poulan. I broke the cardinal rule of never loan out tools, loaned my Sears out, and it came back froze up and had the chain run into dirt. I'm not about to fix the Sears (if I could), since it's so old. So much for ever loaning anything out again, it's certainly a great way to break up a so-called friendship. The person refused to kick in anything to help me get it going, or help buy a different one. With friends like these, you know the rest. The saw will be only for home use. I have a couple/few trees I need to take down, thinking of a 14 or 16". Looking through the Sears site, I see some cheap chainsaws. Naturally, my instincts tell me to stay away from "cheap". Being on a tight budget, I'm not looking to pay $400. Can I get a decent saw in the $150? Ok, quit laughing. Anyone got any recommendations for a budget saw? Thanks My local Lawn machine shop that repairs and sells Sthil and all major commercial brands says Echos motors are the best. Echos warranty and motor hours rating is the best I believe. Sthil used to be better but Echo redesigned their motor. |
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"SteveB" wrote in message ... There are no "budget" saws. You get what you pay for. A good chain saw will last you XX years. When you divide that by the cost, you get the real mathematical answer. I bought a Husqvarna 245 for $237 on the Internet. From some people called Norfolk something in California. Damn good saw. When it comes to chain saws, there are only two names. Stihl and Husqvarna. Pick one. Service it like you're supposed to. Learn how to keep the blades sharp, and if you're lazy, just get several, and Ace will do them for $4 each. Main thing is to get the tool, learn how to use it, learn how to NOT use it, treat it like anything else that will take your arm off, and a Stihl/Husky will last you longer than five of any regular brands. MHO, YMMV, but I use mine a lot for property maintenance, and for woodcutting minimum 5 cords a year. Buy quality and cry only once. And quality can be had for the same price as the Borg stores. Steve PS: Depending on your use, you might want to just go ahead and get an 18" bar. I have the 16", and wish now that I'd gotten the bigger. If I read the OP right, his Sears was 25 years old. Do you really think a Stihl will last 125 years? I work for a State agency. We quit considering Stihl for our purchases. The mechanics in each shop, have more important tasks each day, than to fill it working on Stihls. |
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On May 20, 10:19*pm, "SteveB" wrote:
"Robert Neville" wrote in message ... "Tom L." wrote: Being on a tight budget, I'm not looking to pay $400. Can I get a decent saw in the $150? Ok, quit laughing. Given that you aren't one of Monty Pyton's luberjacks, you don't need a commercial lumberjack's saw, do you? Even if you plan to cut a cord or two a season, a saw that only lasts a couple of season's isn't going to be a bad deal financially. A few years ago, I bought a decent McCulloch from Amazon. Great price, came with a nice case. The only problem was that it was a limited edition model and not easy to find the right replacement bar/chain. Possible - but not at the local big box. This one looks a little more common though: http://www.amazon.com/McCulloch-16-I...ant-MCC1635A/d... Horse****. *Or just plain ****. *Buy a real saw, a Stihl or Husky. *No problems finding parts for them. *So common, some are sold at the local 7-11 stores. *You'll always be able to get a Stihl/Husky fixed. *Always. Limited edition? *Were they so bad they only produced a limited run? Steve- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - And since when does each brand have its own type of chain. Any small engine shop can make up a chain to fit any saw in about 1 minute flat. "Limited Edition"!!! That got my day off to a fine start with a good belly laugh. Harry K |
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ransley wrote:
On May 20, 4:32 pm, "Tom L." wrote: Looking for some chainsaw recommendations. I had an old (25 year?) Sears, and an old Poulan. Both were 14" gas, someone wanted to buy one, so I gave them their choice. They took the Poulan. I broke the cardinal rule of never loan out tools, loaned my Sears out, and it came back froze up and had the chain run into dirt. I'm not about to fix the Sears (if I could), since it's so old. So much for ever loaning anything out again, it's certainly a great way to break up a so-called friendship. The person refused to kick in anything to help me get it going, or help buy a different one. With friends like these, you know the rest. The saw will be only for home use. I have a couple/few trees I need to take down, thinking of a 14 or 16". Looking through the Sears site, I see some cheap chainsaws. Naturally, my instincts tell me to stay away from "cheap". Being on a tight budget, I'm not looking to pay $400. Can I get a decent saw in the $150? Ok, quit laughing. Anyone got any recommendations for a budget saw? Thanks My local Lawn machine shop that repairs and sells Sthil and all major commercial brands says Echos motors are the best. Echos warranty and motor hours rating is the best I believe. Sthil used to be better but Echo redesigned their motor. Hi, May be so but one of our church member owns a small engine shop who used to sell Echo. I asked why when he quit selling them. His answer, they keep changing things and stocking ever chagning parts is a hassle. |
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On May 21, 9:23*am, "Kurt" wrote:
If I read the OP right, his Sears was 25 years old. Do you really think a Stihl will last 125 years? A budget saw of 25 years ago is 5 times the budget saw of today, if that. Frankly I doubt you'd get 5 years out of a Homelite, Poulan, or Mcculloch built today. |
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RMD wrote:
On Wed, 20 May 2009 17:32:17 -0400, "Tom L." wrote: Looking for some chainsaw recommendations. I had an old (25 year?) Sears, and an old Poulan. Both were 14" gas, someone wanted to buy one, so I gave them their choice. They took the Poulan. I broke the cardinal rule of never loan out tools, loaned my Sears out, and it came back froze up and had the chain run into dirt. I'm not about to fix the Sears (if I could), since it's so old. So much for ever loaning anything out again, it's certainly a great way to break up a so-called friendship. The person refused to kick in anything to help me get it going, or help buy a different one. With friends like these, you know the rest. The saw will be only for home use. I have a couple/few trees I need to take down, thinking of a 14 or 16". Looking through the Sears site, I see some cheap chainsaws. Naturally, my instincts tell me to stay away from "cheap". Being on a tight budget, I'm not looking to pay $400. Can I get a decent saw in the $150? Ok, quit laughing. Anyone got any recommendations for a budget saw? Thanks Hi, I have both petrol and electric chainsaws. I mostly use my electric chainsaw. It is quiet to use and cuts as well as the fuel saws. Always starts straight away for very occasional use too. My brother bought an el-cheapo electric chain saw. It cut down three largish trees and at the end wasn't even blunt and looked as good as new. The tree cuttings filled 2 front yards and a back yard, so it was a biggish job. I'll second that. After I bought this place 4 years ago, I knew I'd need something for the occasional broken branch and such, but couldn't mentally justify a 'real' chainsaw for 2/3 acre and a couple dozen trees. Tripped across a McCullough electric for 15 bucks at a garage sale, from an older guy who moved into a condo. Didn't have high expectations, but figured for 15 bucks, what the hell. Had several decent size branches down after a recent windstorm, up to about 6-8" diameter. Much to my surprise, the little electric worked great to chop them up into burn-pile sized pieces. I never measured the bar on it- probably 16" or so. I probably would not try to fell a large tree with it, but at this stage in life, I'd hire a big job out anyway. But for the little jobs, it meets my needs just fine. -- aem sends... |
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On Wed, 20 May 2009 17:32:17 -0400, "Tom L." wrote:
Looking for some chainsaw recommendations. I had an old (25 year?) Sears, and an old Poulan. Both were 14" gas, someone wanted to buy one, so I gave them their choice. They took the Poulan. I broke the cardinal rule of never loan out tools, loaned my Sears out, and it came back froze up and had the chain run into dirt. I'm not about to fix the Sears (if I could), since it's so old. So much for ever loaning anything out again, it's certainly a great way to break up a so-called friendship. The person refused to kick in anything to help me get it going, or help buy a different one. With friends like these, you know the rest. The saw will be only for home use. I have a couple/few trees I need to take down, thinking of a 14 or 16". Looking through the Sears site, I see some cheap chainsaws. Naturally, my instincts tell me to stay away from "cheap". Being on a tight budget, I'm not looking to pay $400. Can I get a decent saw in the $150? Ok, quit laughing. Anyone got any recommendations for a budget saw? Thanks I had a 25 year old Poulan, 14". It finally wore out. One thing I liked about it was that it was very well balanced and could be held with one hand. The only similar saw I was able to find was an Echo, everything else was heavier and unwieldy by comparison. One thing I discovered is that the newer saws now have a much narrower chain (and bar). This Echo cuts well be if the chain gets the slightest bit loose there is a good chance of it coming off the bar if it gets squished at all while I'm cutting with it. |
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