Advise on 1st Chainsaw for home use

[Haironyourchest]

2 minutes ago, Sviatoslav Tulin said:

No. 

Why not? Bad experience?

[Sviatoslav Tulin]

I have Ms 171 in my pro kit, no regret. 

[Sviatoslav Tulin]

1 minute ago, Haironyourchest said:

Why not? Bad experience?

I do not buying any 2t equpment, secon hand, always dodgy, no matter what, seen many examples. 

[coppice cutter]

For that size of stuff?

 

Easy, .................................Silky Natanoko.

 

It'll give you more pleasure and less hassle than any chainsaw ever will given your budget.

Edited October 3, 2021 by coppice cutter

[Steven1210]

Thanks guys, so a 12" Stihl MS171 should do?

 

Its main use will be cutting up fallen trees in the woods (for chiminea wood) and pruning lelandai, and other branches off trees.  In no way would i be doing pro work.

[coppice cutter]

1 hour ago, Steven1210 said:

Im guessing a lot of the amazon ones are Chinese built poor quality?

 

Worth noting as well that the Stihl and Husqvarna saws within your budget are also Chinese built and bear little resemblance (in my opinion) to the 'traditional' Stihl/Husqvarna stuff.

[Steven1210]

Just now, coppice cutter said:

Worth noting as well that the Stihl and Husqvarna saws within your budget are also Chinese built and bear little resemblance (in my opinion) to the 'traditional' Stihl/Husqvarna stuff.

Ahh ok, so more of a cheap line for the home user (me) but carrying the badge of the respected names?

[Steven1210]

1 hour ago, Rough Hewn said:

Get a stihl 171 new, with a 2 year domestic warranty extension and run it on motomix.
A 12” bar will easily do want you need and more.
I’d get several chains and a filing kit too.
That should do you fine.



Until someone mentions milling….

Milling?

[coppice cutter]

4 minutes ago, Steven1210 said:

Its main use will be cutting up fallen trees in the woods (for chiminea wood) and pruning lelandai, and other branches off trees.  In no way would i be doing pro work.

In that case then after buying the Natanoko, use the remaining money in your £200 budget to buy a decent short handled brush hook, Fiskars or Silky again, and a good axe for splitting, probably Fiskars as the Silky "Ono" is stupid money (still want one though!).

[Dan Maynard]

Ahh ok, so more of a cheap line for the home user (me) but carrying the badge of the respected names?

That's partly true, the thing is in 5 or 10 years you will still get spares for a MS171 or 135 so I would say you are better off with either Stihl or Husqvarna than the other Chinese saws.