recomdations on a new saw please

[petespeed]

hi guys 

just joined your great site ,seems theres plently of great info ,& nice people on here 

so i,m after some advice please , ive owned chain saws for years now as i have a couple of logburners 

i bought them 2nd hand off ebay (sthill ms180) theyre been good but getting old & start bogging down from time too time 

i,m thinking i could do with a bigger saw as id like too start ringing up some larger oak trees trunks that have fallen over in my local patch

so im after new saw recomdations please id like something with plenty of guts ,& light as possible, not really intrested in battery would rather a petrol

so what you all using ?

big thanks pete ?

[Steve Bullman]

Welcome Pete, what sort of size are the trunks you want to cut and whats your budget?

[petespeed]

2 minutes ago, Steve Bullman said:

Welcome Pete, what sort of size are the trunks you want to cut and whats your budget?

hi steve thank you 

ive not really measured up any trunks but id say roughly 3-4ft in diameter , my ms 180 has not got enought guts& not long enough bar 

as for budget £400 - £600 , 

[Steve Bullman]

4ft puts you in Stihl MS462 territory really, which would be a fair bit over your budget unless you can pick up an older model 460 second hand.

[Paddy1000111]

Or in a pinch, a 261cm with a 24" bar and full skip chain? Budget friendly and will do all the other fire wood you ask it to? 

[petespeed]

2 minutes ago, Paddy1000111 said:

Or in a pinch, a 261cm with a 24" bar and full skip chain? Budget friendly and will do all the other fire wood you ask it to? 

paddy what saw would you be looking at for this bar ?

[DCS6800i]

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Big step up from an ms180 but with a bigger bar (come standard 18inch) it'll eat a 4ft oak. And it is in budget.

 

 

Or @shavey could price you up an orange version

 

[Paddy1000111]

10 hours ago, petespeed said:

paddy what saw would you be looking at for this bar ?

Dcs6800i has a better suggestion to be honest. The Makita range aren't my forté

[gary112]

1 hour ago, Paddy1000111 said:

Dcs6800i has a better suggestion to be honest. The Makita range aren't my forté

I,ve just bought a Makita and they are damn good saws,first one ive had and i,m very pleased with it,well built and powerful

[Echo]

6 hours ago, Paddy1000111 said:

Dcs6800i has a better suggestion to be honest. The Makita range aren't my forté

If you mean a Dolmar, they are the same saw as a Makita.