recomdations on a new saw please

[Dan Maynard]

thanks for all your replies lads , im not as keen on the makita , i,m a tradesman & used to be a makita man till the end ,however over last few years ive been disapointed with there construction products 
,hence ive moved over too dewalt ,perhaps i should up the budget & go sthill or husa 
to be fair my ms 180s have served me well & they we both secound hand !

The Makita saws have little or nothing to do with construction products. Dolmar started making chainsaws in the 20s just before Stihl, unfortunately they didn't stay in family ownership, got sold to Sachs and then Makita. They are made in the Dolmar factory in Hamburg.

[Paddy1000111]

1 hour ago, Rough Hewn said:

I buggered my 261 carburettor last year, the brass rod holding the butterfly had worn the aluminium casing away.

?*Desperately starts lubricating butterfly pinions*