Coppicing saw.

[GardenKit]

20 hours ago, harvey b davison said:

21 hours ago, GardenKit said:

To be honest, although Stiga is an Italian company the saws are made in China. Now, that's not a bad thing as although the Chinese can produce bad rubbish in one end of a factory,  they can produce well engineered stuff at the other end which is where they produce the saws for Stiga.
One difference between the Stiga saws and many of the other cheaper brands made in China is that Stiga oversee the quality control and influence the build quality, so the saws are actually very good.
Another, major difference is that the saws are sold through the Stiga network of specialist dealers who have access to every spare part, which are held in the UK at Plympton.
If anything should go wrong with the saw it can be quickly repaired and Stiga's approach to warranty is second to none.
As has been said, the quality and fit of the plastics is excellent, and all saws have Oregon cutting gear and Walbro carbs.
I will not sell rubbish or problematic kit, but happily sell these saws. I think I have sold about 60 of the SP386 with very few comebacks.
The SP386 with a 14" bar sells at just £149
I hope this helps.
 
edit. Oh, and they have steel dogs, bolted to an aluminium crankcase.
 

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Cheers Barry, do stiga do a battery range ?

Stiga have a wide range of battery kit, from light domestic to heavy duty electric. 100, 500, 700 and 900 series.

Only one serious battery saw though, in the 500 series range. It's a great little saw and will outcut something like an MS181 easily.

[Stere]

They make ping pong tables also.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[peatff]

28 minutes ago, Stere said:

They make ping pong tables also.

It's called table tennis if you are serious about it  They make bats as well. If they'd had the top handles on ebay earlier I would have got one instead of the Chinese one I bought.

[Stubby]

1 hour ago, peatff said:

It's called table tennis if you are serious about it  They make bats as well. If they'd had the top handles on ebay earlier I would have got one instead of the Chinese one I bought.

That's like calling divers fins " flippers " 😁

[Khriss]

20 minutes ago, Stubby said:

That's like calling divers fins " flippers " 😁

Actually , I get told off for calling my 'fins'   'flipppers' but I point out fish have fins and whales and dolphins ( mammals ) have ' flippers '  so I use ' flippers ' whilst diving . K

[Moose McAlpine]

17 minutes ago, Khriss said:

Actually , I get told off for calling my 'fins'   'flipppers' but I point out fish have fins and whales and dolphins ( mammals ) have ' flippers '  so I use ' flippers ' whilst diving . K

 

Flippin' 'eck..

[Moose McAlpine]

41 minutes ago, Stubby said:

That's like calling divers fins " flippers " 😁

 

"Chainsaw blade"

 

 

(*cringes and wretches*)

[Stere]

Boris calls it whiff waff 😁

 

Remeber being frowned upon for  callling a kayak a canoe.

 

 

 

 

[peatff]

3 hours ago, Stere said:

Boris calls it whiff waff 😁

That's what Jonathan Ross calls common people.

[coppice cutter]

No resolution (or money spent!) yet, but a turn of events has kicked the can down the road a bit.

 

To be honest I was struggling, not that there weren't saws that I could have bought, just that there was nothing jumping out at me as being the obvious thing for the job, and certainly nothing that I would have been confident enough to place an order for online without seeing or handling the goods.

 

A neighbour in the meantime has offered me the use of his 109 Dolmar, it's like 20yrs old at least but has done very little, still has all the stickers on it!, has a 15in bar on it, and I can have it until I eventually get out and get something. It's a heavy wee brute, doesn't actually feel that much lighter than the 266 to be honest, but it's smaller and a bit easier started so it'll buy me a bit of time.

 

Getting out and getting stuck in will probably be helpful in determining more precisely what I should get as well.

 

Must admit I increasingly like the idea of battery power, more for the quietness than anything, but how much?????? Crazy money for something compared to petrol equivalent, and they're certainly not a lightweight option either! I wonder if there's a bit of cashing in on the 'green agenda' going on there?

 

However, spending a few weeks cutting will maybe give me a better idea of precisely what balance of weight/power/durability I actually need.

 

Thanks for all contributions.

 

 

 

Edited January 21, 2021 by coppice cutter