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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?

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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.emoji106.png



Until someone mentions milling….
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Milling?

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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!).

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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.
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