Premature barrel wear?

[Stubby]

Thanks for the replies. Conditions are less than ideal; I'm more used to cutting in wet environments (Devon/Cornwall/Vancouver Island)

 

I was asking because I'm in the market for a new saw. I've always preferred Huskys, but heard they weren't lasting, and Stihl customer service is far better in town. As it is, I've just purchased a new Stihl 381 ($50 more than a Farm Boss). This is for firewood, but the timber is harder than hell & I've already discovered that a smaller saw struggles in this environment.

 

From what I've read, the 381 might not be the most modern design, but should last forever. When I finally escape Western Australia, it will be put to real use...

My Bro went to western Aus for a visit 25 years ago and he has not scaped yet

[AndyBev]

My Bro went to western Aus for a visit 25 years ago and he has not scaped yet

 

Second time for me I left WA in 2008 and said I'd never come back. By the end of 2010, I was working fly-in fly-out between Cornwall and northern WA. in the end it was easier to move back

 

Damn the global economic crisis... if there was work in the UK I'd still be there

[Stubby]

Second time for me I left WA in 2008 and said I'd never come back. By the end of 2010, I was working fly-in fly-out between Cornwall and northern WA. in the end it was easier to move back

 

Damn the global economic crisis... if there was work in the UK I'd still be there

 

What don't you like about WA ? I loved it when I was there but then I was only dossing about for 3 weeks !

[AndyBev]

What don't you like about WA ? I loved it when I was there but then I was only dossing about for 3 weeks !

 

Don't get me wrong, it's a great place but I'm working 350 km from the coast, there are no rivers for hundreds of km and if you get caught out in the bush for a day without water you'd probably die (and I spend a fair amount of time in the bush)

 

On the up side, the economy's still good here; there's plenty of work. I'll make the most of the mining boom then head somewhere with a more moderate climate

[Stubby]

Have they still got that problem with the europian hohse borrer beetle that was affecting all the pines ? They were felling and burning on site whgen I was there

[AndyBev]

not sure TBH. It's all scrub & gum trees in the Goldfields. Looking on the net the problem seems to be in the Perth hills

[Stubby]

not sure TBH. It's all scrub & gum trees in the Goldfields. Looking on the net the problem seems to be in the Perth hills

 

Yep it was near Perth . My bro works at the uni of WA in Perth .