beginner chainsaw advice

[Stere]

Its an older saw series quality is fine but  with  AV  rubber  not springs i think.

 

The lastest echos are  40cc and the 70cc ones.

[sime42]

If you're planning on moving to NZ soon it'd be easier hold off on buying a saw now, and just get one there instead. (Unless theres a big price differential obvs).

 

It was a good few years ago now, but I did two chainsaw courses, (cs30/31 and cs38/39), at different companies and they both provided decent saws for all attendees. It wasn't even a question. I assumed that was the norm for such courses until now. On the downside, they also provided all PPE I think, including atrocious hot, heavy, cowboy style Chaps! (for the first course)

 

Can you find another training provider who will include the use of their saws?

[kram]

I havent tried the bigger Echos but my climbing saw is a cs2511, worth every penny of £400.

 

Theres northing wrong with a cheapy saw to start off with. Always good to have a backup saw. Get a good saw when your earing decent money at it. I left IT development in 2021 and got my tickets for climbing last year.

 

Anyway I like the 372XP, wheather thats the cheapy, or a used genuine, or a new one (572XP), they are a good saw. The weight, size and price is not much more than a 35-50cc.

 

Husqvarna 572 XP Petrol Chainsaw (70.6cc) - Radmore & Tucker

WWW.RADMORETUCKER.CO.UK

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Featuring a 70.6CC petrol engine with a powerful 4.3kW output, the Husqvarna 572XP® Petrol Chainsaw has been designed to work harder for...

 

[Mick Dempsey]

All a cheap saw does is prevent you from buying the right saw.

Another vote for a 550 or Stihl 261

 

[Mick Dempsey]

52 minutes ago, kram said:

I havent tried the bigger Echos but my climbing saw is a cs2511, worth every penny of £400.

 

Theres northing wrong with a cheapy saw to start off with. Always good to have a backup saw. Get a good saw when your earing decent money at it. I left IT development in 2021 and got my tickets for climbing last year.

 

Anyway I like the 372XP, wheather thats the cheapy, or a used genuine, or a new one (572XP), they are a good saw. The weight, size and price is not much more than a 35-50cc.

 

Husqvarna 572 XP Petrol Chainsaw (70.6cc) - Radmore & Tucker

WWW.RADMORETUCKER.CO.UK

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Featuring a 70.6CC petrol engine with a powerful 4.3kW output, the Husqvarna 572XP® Petrol Chainsaw has been designed to work harder for...

 

The difference between a 550 and a 572 is bigger than you think.

You wouldn’t want to swing a 572 about all day trimming branches or felling small stuff.

[kram]

5.3kg vs 6.6kg excluding bar/chain. It takes the same storage space and weights not much more than my 35cc CS340. It may use 2-3x more fuel.

 

Yes it does depend what your doing with it. I have assumed Milkgod will be doing general ground work for domestics.

 

I worked for a while doing rail clearance and we used ms261's. For that we rarely needed a long bar or power and it was a pain carrying the weight for miles each day walking along the trac, but its what we were given. For that purpose I'd personally choose an Echo 2511WES rear handle with a 16", 1/4 pitch .043" bar. It would take longer but be so light to carry!

 

 

Edited August 15 by kram

[pleasant]

Turn up with a mains electric Bosch.......then watch their eyes.

[GarethM]

11 minutes ago, pleasant said:

Turn up with a mains electric Bosch.......then watch their eyes.

Still in the box with the safety glasses 

[Mick Dempsey]

54 minutes ago, kram said:

5.3kg vs 6.6kg excluding bar/chain. It takes the same storage space and weights not much more than my 35cc CS340. It may use 2-3x more fuel.

 

Yes it does depend what your doing with it. I have assumed Milkgod will be doing general ground work for domestics.

 

I worked for a while doing rail clearance and we used ms261's. For that we rarely needed a long bar or power and it was a pain carrying the weight for miles each day walking along the trac, but its what we were given. For that purpose I'd personally choose an Echo 2511WES rear handle with a 16", 1/4 pitch .043" bar. It would take longer but be so light to carry!

 

 

So 2kg heavier once you put a bigger bar and chain on the 572?
Not inconsiderable.

Don’t forget we’re not talking about just carrying, you’re bending over, positioning and manœuvring it all day, doing that with a 572 when a 550 will do the job fine will get old quickly.

 

Since when has storage space been a real consideration?

 

[kram]

4 hours ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Since when has storage space been a real consideration?

Haven't seen my tiny shed or car boot! Ofcourse a business is going to have a large lockup and a decent sized space in a tipper truck.

 

You dont have to use a longer bar. With a 372 you get the option and 30 seconds to swap it, so 1.3kg is the difference.

 

The real difference is it will use more fuel, if you are walking along a rail clearance where the fuel can may be with somone a mile away,  it could get annoying.