Firewood chainsaw

[Ian C]

Had an offer of a new ms250 with 18inch bar on ebay for £253,is this a fair price?

 

Yes its a fair price but an 18" bar is to big, it will just bog down, get a 13-15" and it will be a good saw, play your local dealer off against the ebay price and see what he can do also ask jonsie on here (FR Jones and son) what he can do.

[fred bassett]

Has anyone tried the Makita range of chainsaws?any thoughts?

[Ian C]

there a good saw, the pro range is getting some good feedback, i have a small makita top handle that i anly use for pruning work, good saw but not as well built as a sthil, not stihl prices though. If your after a cheaper fire wood saw have a look at jonsered aswell, built by husky and almost the same to look at apart from colour.

[Theocus]

Ive got a ms360 with a 20 inch bar, awesome power and you dont have to bend down to cut!!!!

026 are bullet proof too, had mine now 6 years and it always works and never fails! I bet tomorro it wont start after saying that!!!!!

[MattyF]

Ive got a ms360 with a 20 inch bar, awesome power and you dont have to bend down to cut!!!!

026 are bullet proof too, had mine now 6 years and it always works and never fails! I bet tomorro it wont start after saying that!!!!!

 

I dont understand how people think they are bullet proof, i had a sort out through my old mans problem saws at xmas and when it came to the ms26 ....new fuel filter ,spark plug and a good clean out and it still would not fire,took off the exhaust and its a scored up melted mess,this saw has hardly done any work still wearing the original bar and put with my experience of the other 2 ive killed i put them as one of the most over rated saws made.

[THE88MAN]

I dont understand how people think they are bullet proof, i had a sort out through my old mans problem saws at xmas and when it came to the ms26 ....new fuel filter ,spark plug and a good clean out and it still would not fire,took off the exhaust and its a scored up melted mess,this saw has hardly done any work still wearing the original bar and put with my experience of the other 2 ive killed i put them as one of the most over rated saws made.

you obviously have good cause to say that matty but i think if it went to a vote you may be in the minority

[MattyF]

you obviously have good cause to say that matty but i think if it went to a vote you may be in the minority

of course your right ! i have never heard a bad word about them unless compared to a 346,they just seem to self destruct though when put in my hands or my dads!

[niftysteve]

Has anyone tried the Makita range of chainsaws?any thoughts?

 

I ve got an 18 inch bar MAKITA

has been good saw in my IMO never let me down

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Brand-New-52cc-20-Chainsaw-Oregon-Chain_W0QQitemZ110320942235QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Home_Garden_GardenPowerTools_CA?hash=item110320942235&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1296%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1308

 

If you want a cheapy saw no thrills one of these me and a mate went half each on one just to try it seems ok saw been using it at home cutting logs ,chain tensioner not that great so changed the bar for one that has a tensioner built in

Edited December 29, 2008 by niftysteve

[Theocus]

Mine isnt even an MS260 its the 026 and it just keeps going and going and going etc etc.

I do maintain my kit to the point of shining the saws but thats me!!!! Im not sure if it helps with the working life of the 026!

[Mick Stockbridge]

Mine isnt even an MS260 its the 026 and it just keeps going and going and going etc etc.

 

I had a husky 254 like that, it just would,nt give up. I,ve just sold it on ebay because I was sick of opening the shed and seeing it.