Northern tool chainsaws?

[Riclang]

5 minutes ago, spudulike said:

Steer well clear, I had one and as you fixed one bit, another part failed....they are turd! It was one of three and sold the lot for £45 on ebay..utter crap saws.

You are far better getting a MS181 or Husky 135 or that type of model or if you are lucky, a Stihl 026 in serviceable condition. At least, with those machines, you can get spares for them and even if they have aftermarket parts on them, you can swap them out for decent OEM parts plus you may get lucky with a decent one. 

Typical decent machines Husky - 345, 350, 346, 254, 135 etc

Stihl - 023, 024, 026 (and MS equivalents) 

You may get lucky on a decent Dolmar, Echo or Makita as the general public don't know the brands but they are at least decent developed & manufactured machine.

That settles that then. Nothing like that available local right now so I'll hang on I think.

Had several 346xp's and really fond of that saw but can't find any for sale that don't appear knackered or been rebuilt with Chinese parts.

I've even done some basic porting on these saws (I believe using instructions posted here by your good self, was long ago tho...)and know them pretty well.

If anyone selling here I'd be interested,  I can delay some other stuff I need to buy if the right deal is going, 

Thanks for all the help from everyone so far

[Riclang]

6 minutes ago, spudulike said:

That looks like a Jonsered 625 or 630 to me. The 630 is the better machine being closed port rather than open port.

Parts may be difficult especially for the chain brake BUT, if it has good compression, idles, revs out, oils and the chain break works.....they are decent solid machines and will last if looked after. 60cc, relatively heavy but solid.

Well the guy wants 60 quid for it so maybe worth a look after all

 

[Riclang]

9 minutes ago, scbk said:

Do you have permission from the landowner to collect the fallen trees? 

 

 

Might be worth looking at a 240v saw if it's just for use at home

Nooooo.. I want noisey petrol saw lol

 

And yes permission granted. I've moved to an old estate and all the land is owned by my landlord who is happy for me to cut anything felled or dead standing, as long as I give him some firewood too..

[spudulike]

If you like the 346 then you may find the 350 or 345 good. They are like a detuned version, they are a clam type engine but are still nice machines to use. Light and decent AV.

[Riclang]

Yeah if there was one available locally for a good price I'd most likely buy it. 

I'd eventually want the extra grunt from the 346 tho, got used to that after a while.

I did a lot of firewood for myself and other people and had a nice old 272 for the really big stuff but in practice used the 346 most of the time.

Wood stove will be my only source of heat in the old cottage I've moved to, initially at least, and there's a fair bit right here to process straight away.

I can hang on until something decent comes up, no rush, but the weather is good just now and I'm off work for a bit so would be nice to make a start and get a bit done now.

[Stere]

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Saw this on ebay might be worth a punt.

[Peter 1955]

1 hour ago, Riclang said:

 

If anyone selling here I'd be interested,  I can delay some other stuff I need to buy if the right deal is going, 

Thanks for all the help from everyone so far

Whereabouts are you? I know it's not a Husky, but I have a Stihl 251 surplus to requirements. I'm in God's County. 

[Dan Maynard]

It's getting to be quite a long time since the 346 was sold new now though, think there's a good chance anything you find will need a rebuild.

[Shaffick]

On 01/08/2023 at 15:54, Riclang said:

Hi everyone,  my first post here although I've read a lot of useful info from the community over a few years. I used to cut a lot of firewood about 5 years ago but moved to a home without a wood stove so sold my chainsaws, 272xp, 346xp, rancher 50. I've now got the pleasure of a wood stove again in another new place!

Intending getting another 346xp or similar when I can afford it but I keep an eye on the local ads for anything cheap to do me in the meantime.

Soo.... I saw this for sale but can't find any info on it at all...

Appears to be a 'Northern tool 51220E' saw.

It looks brand new, seller said used maybe 6x, and it's 80 quid.

Does anyone have any experience with this brand or saw? Is it a rebadged something I've heard of or is it a cheap something that will break and be impossible to get spares for?

Thanks in advance for any help with this,

Ric

Hi there. First of all please ignore the chainsaw snobs on here that criticise these cheap saws. If it's not a Husqvarna or Stihl, they think it's no good. Not everyone wants to spend Hundreds of pounds on a chainsaw. You obviously get what you pay for but I've used these saws over the years and they seem fine. You can pick up parts for these on Ebay and Amazon quite cheap. Yes, these saws seem to be quite generic and are rebadged quite often. I had a Gardenline saw which was rebadged as a Draper saw and Toolstation sold the same but under a different name. They're obviously not designed for industrial and professional use but for the home user they're good enough. I took down a dozen Silver Birch trees with an average trunk diameter of 1'/ 30cm with 3 chains no problem with a cheap saw. It still runs now. My philosophy is: Not everyone wears a Rolex as a watch to tell the time!. Spend what your budget allows you to.

[Stubby]

9 hours ago, Shaffick said:

Hi there. First of all please ignore the chainsaw snobs on here that criticise these cheap saws. If it's not a Husqvarna or Stihl, they think it's no good. Not everyone wants to spend Hundreds of pounds on a chainsaw. You obviously get what you pay for but I've used these saws over the years and they seem fine. You can pick up parts for these on Ebay and Amazon quite cheap. Yes, these saws seem to be quite generic and are rebadged quite often. I had a Gardenline saw which was rebadged as a Draper saw and Toolstation sold the same but under a different name. They're obviously not designed for industrial and professional use but for the home user they're good enough. I took down a dozen Silver Birch trees with an average trunk diameter of 1'/ 30cm with 3 chains no problem with a cheap saw. It still runs now. My philosophy is: Not everyone wears a Rolex as a watch to tell the time!. Spend what your budget allows you to.

3 chains on a dozen trees ! That was an expensive job . Were you cutting " underground " 🙂

Edited August 3, 2023 by Stubby