Chainsaw advice
On Tue, 05 Dec 2006 22:31:09 -0500, Test Tickle
wrote: Hey, I am looking for a new chainsaw, as I'd like to start harvesting more wood to feed the habit. I'd love to hear any advice you folks might have. I know I want a gas powered saw, and I suppose it's better to buy a longer bar rather than a shorter one -- my old 16 inch was a little lacking sometimes. Stihl, Johnsred, and Husquvarna are the only brands worth considering. Johnsered may be hard to find, and that will make support an issue. I have a mix of Stihl and Husky small engine tools. I've generally heard, in various media, that Stihl and Husky are a tossup among pros, generally leaning towards who has the biggest representation in the specific locale. I have a good sized dealer in each in my town, thus the mix. For the homowner/home turner, I can't imagine you need much more than the 16". When you get up into the 20s, you're swinging a pretty big machine and a pretty big bar. You have to ask yourself if you really want to do a lot of limbing with that monster. Yes, you can put a shorter bar on it to eliminate 30% of that problem, but I'll bet you won't, which leaves you swinging a pretty big machine and a pretty big bar. -- LRod Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999 http://www.woodbutcher.net Proud participant of rec.woodworking since February, 1997 email addy de-spam-ified due to 1,000 spams per month. If you can't figure out how to use it, I probably wouldn't care to correspond with you anyway. |
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