Makita Chainsaw?

[rovers90]

Good morning everybody,

 

Further to my previous question, I am in the process of setting up a firewood business and am looking at purchasing a chainsaw for tidying timber up before processing it. Having seen the price second hand Stihls go for on e-bay I can purchase a new Makita DCS500 for £325. I actually used this saw on the recent CS30 and CS31 course that I did and in my very limited knowledge and experience it seemed fine and did everything the Stihls the other lads were using did. Has any body got any views on the Makita gleened from their experiences?

 

Thanks very much

 

Derek

[arbclimber]

Good morning everybody,

 

Further to my previous question, I am in the process of setting up a firewood business and am looking at purchasing a chainsaw for tidying timber up before processing it. Having seen the price second hand Stihls go for on e-bay I can purchase a new Makita DCS500 for £325. I actually used this saw on the recent CS30 and CS31 course that I did and in my very limited knowledge and experience it seemed fine and did everything the Stihls the other lads were using did. Has any body got any views on the Makita gleened from their experiences?

 

Thanks very much

 

Derek

 

 

Never used one myself but there seem to be quite a few people who like them. Sure people with opinions worth listening too will be along shortly:thumbup1:

[felixthelogchopper]

We used them on our CS31 and, while mine was good, one of the guys who was a bit of a machine managed to overheat the coil and knacker it. He wasn't hanging about with his felling though.

[MR TREEBUS]

Makita.....made by Dolmar in Germany,one of the the longest established chainsaw manufacturers going!

if ya aint already gathered i rate them,yes parts and service can be a bit of a problem but i work on my own saws so ok for me.

 

My current saws :

 

Sachs Dolmar 111

 

Sachs Dolmar 115

 

Stihl 038 Magnum

 

Dolmar 6400

 

Makita DCS 7900

 

I expect the backlash from the Stihl and Husky boys!!

[Frankie Lawrence]

 

Stihl 038 Magnum

 

 

Whats the difference between that and a 038 farm boss?

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Makita.....made by Dolmar in Germany,one of the the longest established chainsaw manufacturers going!

if ya aint already gathered i rate them,yes parts and service can be a bit of a problem but i work on my own saws so ok for me.

 

My current saws :

 

Sachs Dolmar 111

 

Sachs Dolmar 115

 

Stihl 038 Magnum

 

Dolmar 6400

 

Makita DCS 7900

 

I expect the backlash from the Stihl and Husky boys!!

 

no kickback from this stihl boy..... must be a makita thing....

[niftysteve]

i owned a makita saw for about 10 years good saw i found that the local tool shop was a dealer so parts were easy to get

[MR TREEBUS]

Whats the difference between that and a 038 farm boss?

 

The Magnum is bigger displacement.....72cc

[detritus21]

I've two Makitas that are in regular use. A dcs430 running 3/8 0.58 chain 15" bar as my main ground saw and as a bigger saw in the tree and a 9010 when I need something that bit bigger.

 

Both are spot on and wouldn't hesitate to buy another Makita.

[Bolt]

best thing about Makita, is that you can keep out of the whole "I love Stihl... I love Husky" thing.