Which Chainsaw for Forestry

[spudulike]

This saw has only been out for a few months, how come they have come in for work if they are still under warranty and ultra reliable???  

[The Technician]

4 minutes ago, Sawchip said:

So your not here to... "criticise anyone or any brand" .......As your first post included your phone number along with reference to your background , I take it what you are here for is to drum up trade for yourself. 

Well, I am a technician and if people want their machines fixed, that is what I do! 

[The Technician]

2 minutes ago, spudulike said:

This saw has only been out for a few months, how come they have come in for work if they are still under warranty and ultra reliable???  

They came out in Canada in 2013 and that is where I worked on them! It was the TS500I that was the first.

[Sawchip]

3 minutes ago, The Technician said:

Well, I am a technician and if people want their machines fixed, that is what I do! 

Interesting...was this your motive for joining  Arbtalk.

[The Technician]

The stats on the TS500I that came out in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in 2013 was that 700 were sold and 4 had problems with the Control box. When investigated, the sealing compound on the box was not right and it was believedthat moisture got in and shorted it out.I have since moved back to the U.K. in January of this year. 

[Wonky]

1 minute ago, The Technician said:

They came out in Canada in 2013 and that is where I worked on them! It was the TS500I that was the first.

Your other post said and quoted it in my last post , now you say a ts500i

I get a big sniff of male bovine excrement ????

[The Technician]

Not really, but as a technician, I like to see what contractors, gardeners and tree surgeons talk about in the field. Sometimes I like to go with those in the field and get different opinions of what and how machines are used and what they want. It also gives me a break from fixing all the time! 

[The Technician]

3 minutes ago, Wonky said:

Your other post said and quoted it in my last post , now you say a ts500i

I get a big sniff of male bovine excrement ????

It was the disc cutter that was done first!!!!

[Rough Hewn]

The ms500i in the video was a little bit disappointing.
Although it revved to about 13/14k, it dropped to 10k in the wood.
On the plus side it was surprisingly light weight.
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[Stubby]

1 hour ago, The Technician said:

Some were ok but most were not. All I am saying is that there were a lot of problems and of course design changes. Technology in small power equipment is constantly changing. I'll bet no one has seen the new (i) series come out by Stihl yet?? There is no carb or coil.  They have a fuel injector and a CDI control box, which has a spark plug lead firing the spark plug. The power generator behind the flywheel is what generates the power for the control box. Good bye back yard mechanics! So that's the belief! I've already seen them and worked on them! 

All in all, I'm not here to criticise anyone or any brand. Some love certain brands others hate certain brands. I have seen technology change through the years, but the interesting thing, how technicians have all but disappeared. A lot of shops struggle to find people that actually know what they are doing. This is now a common topic at a lot of shows and factory meetings.

Yep . We have . Its been on here a few times ,