new 40 cc saw needed

[Silverhooker]

Hi all, 

My trusty husky 440, that I use for light firewood, is needing replaced, it's been a cracking wee saw and I've been very happy with it. It will need replaced soon so should I go new for old or is there a better altermative. I would prefer husqvarna as my other saws are husqvarna. Would even consider battery if people thought they were up to the job. Budet could go to £300 max.

Your sage opinions would be highly appreciated.

[gary112]

2 hours ago, Silverhooker said:

Hi all, 

My trusty husky 440, that I use for light firewood, is needing replaced, it's been a cracking wee saw and I've been very happy with it. It will need replaced soon so should I go new for old or is there a better altermative. I would prefer husqvarna as my other saws are husqvarna. Would even consider battery if people thought they were up to the job. Budet could go to £300 max.

Your sage opinions would be highly appreciated.

Husky 435 is a good little saw for just under £230 or if your happy with your 440 have another,still under your budget

[billpierce]

As usual i highly reccomend makita ea4301 cheap, relatively powerful ( compared to cheap stihls and huskys) and well built.

[billpierce]

Makita EA4300F38C 43cc Petrol Chainsaw (38cm) + FREE Spare Chain | Fastfix

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The Makita EA4300F38C chainsaw features a 43cc 2-stroke engine that provides 3hp and is ideal for landscapers and land owners. Starting is easy thanks to Makita’s “easy start” system and M2M vibration dampening make this unit ideal for extended use.

sorry i mean ea4300

[outonalimb]

Sorry to slightly hijack this thread but has Dolmar now disappeared as a chainsaw brand totally replaced by Makita ?

(was going to suggest the Dolmar equivalent to above).

[NFG]

23 hours ago, outonalimb said:

Sorry to slightly hijack this thread but has Dolmar now disappeared as a chainsaw brand totally replaced by Makita ?

(was going to suggest the Dolmar equivalent to above).

The Dolmar 420 seems available here in France, but then so are Husqvarna 346, 390, 395 & 3120's

 

I seem to recall a 420 was around 350 euros so that would be a good solution, Shavey used to import them.

 

N

[Stubby]

On 02/01/2020 at 16:58, outonalimb said:

Sorry to slightly hijack this thread but has Dolmar now disappeared as a chainsaw brand totally replaced by Makita ?

(was going to suggest the Dolmar equivalent to above).

As far as I know you can still get Orange saws and Blue saws .  Shavey will confirm this ( or not ) @shavey

Edited January 3, 2020 by Stubby

[outonalimb]

It's just if you do a search for Dolmar it defaults to the Makita site.

I know the Dolmar brand has disappeared  in the US.

[Stubby]

52 minutes ago, outonalimb said:

It's just if you do a search for Dolmar it defaults to the Makita site.

I know the Dolmar brand has disappeared  in the US.

PM Shavey .

[Silverhooker]

Had a look at the 435 and it looks like a lot of bang for your buck so think that’s what I’ll go for.