My Hall of shame/whats your poison?

[Sviatoslav Tulin]

Well, 261x2,661,400, 193 Stihl

572 husqvarna, 2511and 360 echo, usually 2511,261,572 doing all work. 

[Trailoftears]

12 minutes ago, Stubby said:

I have led a sheltered life . Please tell me what " caras " means ?

Lol,there should have been a gap between car/as- my dodgy typing skills on a small phone with stubby fingers involved too!

[Bolt]

1 hour ago, Trailoftears said:

I think your first saw is akin to your first girlfriend,caras long as you get a good un-you never quite get over it 😁

Still got my first saw.  

 

 

Bloody glad I don’t still have the first girlfriend!
 

[Trailoftears]

Just now, Bolt said:

Still got my first saw.  

 

 

Bloody glad I don’t still have the first girlfriend!
 

Harsh mate,harsh-you obv. Didnt strike lucky first go then!?

[Bolt]

I did ok given the circumstances.

 

Have done infinity better since - I am blessed.

 

btw, first saw was Homelite XL12 of 1970s vintage  (ironically same era as first gf).

[Trailoftears]

1 minute ago, Bolt said:

I did ok given the circumstances.

 

Have done infinity better since - I am blessed.

 

btw, first saw was Homelite XL12 of 1970s vintage  (ironically same era as first gf).

Good man,I do love my old Stihl 038,but given my advanced age and the fact they didnt do decomp. Back in the day,it sadly spends most of its life under the workbench nowadays.But it will always work/go even if not touched for 6 odd months+the build quality is better than the current 'pro' saws.As for the 1st girlfriend,she hasn't worn QUITE so well.....

[Lee roy]

On 09/11/2022 at 19:20, Stubby said:

That's a corker Mick 😁

We at work are Husq construction division dealers but prior run solely Stihl which may have continued on the chainsaws🤫😅

[Steve Bullman]

11 hours ago, Trailoftears said:

Harsh mate,harsh-you obv. Didnt strike lucky first go then!?

Where would be the fun in that?

[HDAV]

On 09/11/2022 at 18:13, Trailoftears said:

So just curious,what saws do you have,'need',use?

I'm no arborist,tho I do grudgingly scramble aloft occasionally. Neither am I a tree guy.More of a general landscaper/jack of all trades really.So (without going down the slippery slope of hedgetrimmers,brushcutters,mowers,etc,etc)

This is the situation I find myself in just on the chainsaw front.

Makita 18v duc254 t.handled saw-love it to bits,handy up and down.

Stihl 'home owner saws,ms170-gutless- fairly rapidly consigned to the shed of shame.

Stihl ms180 c,after oiling problems from day one,after resolving,now my 'chuck it in my roofbox,just in case saw for gen.garden woodwork fencing/raised bed construction,coppicing etc.

Stihl ms250,never ran right from new,back to dealers several times-consigned to the shed of shame

 

Where is the shed of shame? Sounds like my kind of place! 
 

what’s a not cheapo stihl? For occasional use 🤔

[Trailoftears]

As ever it depends what you want,for feeeding 1 or 2 wood burners and regulary sawing firewood,The ms211 would be a decent buy-currently available for around the £310 mark online,which seems fair.If you want something to fell and process an entire tree from tip to toe,maybe the ms271,tho I note the ms291 is exactly the same weight,but the cost will be somewhat more.If you can afford it with a view to just buying one really good saw that should hopefully last you many,many moons, you'd need to swot up between the ms261 and ms362 10cc difference and over half a kilo heavier on the ms362.Its worth keeping an eye on fleabay-avoiding guys who buy multiple stihl items and just sell them straight on,also I'd avoid ex hire/fleet items.Occaisonally private sellers realise they're just not using their posh but now dusty saw,or folks downsize from a big rural property and then saws are redundant with usually v.little use.