Do cheap 'leccy chainsaws kickback more?

[Stephen Blair]

me or the other guy?

[Frankie Lawrence]

me or the other guy?

 

yeah sorry steve that wasnt realy aimed at anyone just stating my opinion realy.

 

Dont leccy chainsaws have 'anti' kickback chains aswell

[Stephen Blair]

never used one so i don't know:confused1:i have a guy i have given wood to for years who uses them and he has cut up hundreds of tons of dead elm, holly, conny you name it, they have their place but i think the kick back thing could only be more common due to the high amount of un trained users of them:001_smile:

[ferdinand2000]

Cheers all. Some interesting points - I will feed this back to the lad.

 

All saws need proper handling of course!

 

a good way for fools or untrained people like me to kill themselves quickly :-). I hope he RTFMs (reads the f* manual).

 

As an amateur I use an electric round the garden and copse. It says 1700W and 12m/s chain speed. It was a Bosch, at about £100. I don't see the point of an Aldi chainsaw for about £40-£50, when he could get one from a place which knows more about powertools for double that. It's much smoother than I expected when I started using one.

 

The point that made me take note on maintenance was how seriously my local hire places take it - a new chain and guide bar after every day, and it costs as much to hire as to buy a new electric saw.

 

I admit to being a bit obsessed about keeping my fingers. The stories I read about people up ladders cutting bits off trees at 30-40ft to save £100 for a pro leave me cold. But then I don't like heights very much.

 

Ferdinand