climbing saw / Top handle whatever

[White Noise]

Looks ok but parts would be the killer. I bought a makita top handle DCS3410TH and was told parts were only 24-48hrs to get to thier shop from the company i bought it from. Worked very well for a year then the carb broke! 4 months! to get a part sourced and to make it worse i tried 2 other dealers of chainsaws. I hope solo are better than makita.

 

P.S i got a 200t in the end, clutch spring went, got it fixed within the hour.

 

Your probably right but hey at the mo I,m lovin it .

 

4 months is a long time man .

[frenchclimber]

Hi folks,

 

Been using one of the Solo saws for about 18 months. Great saw, good balance, even with all the weight for fuel/oil at the front.

 

Was a bit tricky setting the jets right at the start, but now its sweet as a nut.

 

It has plenty of power in the right places and handles oak, poplar, chesnut, pine etc no problem.

 

The design around the back end is a bit off, when it comes to taking off the chain side plate for cleaning/ adjustment/ chain change etc. relocating it back together is a bit hit and miss.

 

The exhaust has burnt my saw trousers a few times cutting close in, but hey ho!

 

All in I would say a good bit of kit, it is rugged enough and will I reckon last a few more years yet, so lets see.

 

Kind regards

 

JohnB

[White Noise]

Hi folks,

 

Been using one of the Solo saws for about 18 months. Great saw, good balance, even with all the weight for fuel/oil at the front.

 

Was a bit tricky setting the jets right at the start, but now its sweet as a nut.

 

It has plenty of power in the right places and handles oak, poplar, chesnut, pine etc no problem.

 

The design around the back end is a bit off, when it comes to taking off the chain side plate for cleaning/ adjustment/ chain change etc. relocating it back together is a bit hit and miss.

 

The exhaust has burnt my saw trousers a few times cutting close in, but hey ho!

 

All in I would say a good bit of kit, it is rugged enough and will I reckon last a few more years yet, so lets see.

 

Kind regards

 

JohnB

 

Hey John Ive had my saw shop retune my Solo 637 after I drilled 4 holes in the exhaust . Shes now even more powerful

[Matt McAulay]

just settled on the new 338 xpt is it any good or have i just got a dog, please let me know as i havnt got it yet and might be able to cancel.

[Mesterh]

just settled on the new 338 xpt is it any good or have i just got a dog, please let me know as i havnt got it yet and might be able to cancel.

 

Swap it for a 200T.

Used a 338 when they first came out and thought it was just as bad as the previous ones 335 iirc.

 

200T doesnt disppoint:001_smile:

[White Noise]

just settled on the new 338 xpt is it any good or have i just got a dog, please let me know as i havnt got it yet and might be able to cancel.

 

My last 338 had loads more power than the old 335 . Its just a balance thing . To me the husky 338 is not as balanced as a stihl . Although a good saw . My little solo has just started popping and farting its the spark plug fouled . A quick clean and away we go .

[Matt McAulay]

Was goin for the new 200t but i aint happy bout the price as things are a bit tight, even more unhappy bout the price when i heard that huskys saw is around £200 cheaper

[Mesterh]

Was goin for the new 200t but i aint happy bout the price as things are a bit tight, even more unhappy bout the price when i heard that huskys saw is around £200 cheaper

 

£200!!

 

You sure theres that much difference?

 

200T is around the £450 and 338 £400 IIRC.

[Matt McAulay]

Love to know which shop your goin to, had a chat to the 2 places i mainly go to yesterday, lowest price i can get a 200t is £500, husky bein £100 cheaper. One of the shops i go to is the main stilh dealer in norfolk.

[Mark Bolam]

Buy cheap - buy twice.