Finally got a Husky...

[New Forest DEAN]

After much deliberation over electric vs petrol and trying to find a good second hand petrol Stihl or Husky, I finally thought b*gger it and bought a brand new Husky 445E with a 15" bar from Forest & Arb (aka. Winchester Garden Machinery).

 

Paid £350, which seems a lot less than other places on line etc (about 30% off) - the £100 / £200 extra compared to most second hand saws seemed a good idea as I could've ended up buying a total lemon.

 

Hopefully the 445 should be OK for the few tonnes of fire wood ringing I need each year and is at the 45 / 50cc that everyone recommended on here.

 

Can't find any reviews apart from one very negative!

 

Thanks for the advice from everyone - now I need some old PPE...

 

DEAN.

[spudulike]

After much deliberation over electric vs petrol and trying to find a good second hand petrol Stihl or Husky, I finally thought b*gger it and bought a brand new Husky 445E with a 15" bar from Forest & Arb (aka. Winchester Garden Machinery).

 

Paid £350, which seems a lot less than other places on line etc (about 30% off) - the £100 / £200 extra compared to most second hand saws seemed a good idea as I could've ended up buying a total lemon.

 

Hopefully the 445 should be OK for the few tonnes of fire wood ringing I need each year and is at the 45 / 50cc that everyone recommended on here.

 

Can't find any reviews apart from one very negative!

 

Thanks for the advice from everyone - now I need some old PPE...

 

DEAN.

 

Welcome to the Husqvarna Owners Club:thumbup: We are a fine bunch of gents with a penchant for wearing hats with cow horns on them, rowing big boats and wielding big axes:thumbup:

[WoodED]

welcome to the dark side.

[Stubby]

Welcome to the Husqvarna Owners Club:thumbup: We are a fine bunch of gents with a penchant for wearing hats with cow horns on them, rowing big boats and wielding big axes:thumbup:

 

I rowed to work today in me cow horned hat with an axe you aint seen the like of ! Its not a pro saw but like for like you dun the right thing !

[New Forest DEAN]

Cheers guys.

 

It cuts bloomin' good (well, compared to the 30cc Echo I borrowed..), but is surprisingly difficult to get started. The Echo sprung to life almost immediately (despite not being used for some months), but the Husky takes minutes, even going through the six stage starting process.

 

Within an hour of posting the original message above, the company I had brought it from called to sell me some PPE having just read it!

 

Is a cow horned hat part of PPE?

 

DEAN

[blazer]

Welcome to the Husqvarna Owners Club:thumbup: We are a fine bunch of gents with a penchant for wearing hats with cow horns on them, rowing big boats and wielding big axes:thumbup:

 

and don't forget as Jasper Carrot said,"listening to abba while driving a Volvo to the sauna'- there's not much else to do beside's telling jokes about Norway.

[spudulike]

and don't forget as Jasper Carrot said,"listening to abba while driving a Volvo to the sauna'- there's not much else to do beside's telling jokes about Norway.

 

Sweden my friend - Jo-Bu come from Norway:thumbup:

[Pedroski]

Sweden my friend - Jo-Bu come from Norway:thumbup:

Jo-Bu? Do you mean Jo-Beau, who are a Belgian firm in Brugge, Belgium owned by Jozef Beauprez?

 

 

Oops, just realised you mean these from Drøbak in Norway!

Edited July 27, 2012 by Pedroski

[Daniël Bos]

Jo-bu, Jo beau, Jo shmo!

 

Surely the point is about there being nothing to do but make fun at the neighbours?

But then, jokes are not funny anymore when you have to explain them.

[spudulike]

Jo-bu, Jo beau, Jo shmo!

 

Surely the point is about there being nothing to do but make fun at the neighbours?

But then, jokes are not funny anymore when you have to explain them.

 

Humour is a funny old thing though - you can make a joke and a number of guys will roll round laughing and others will ask whats funny but thats life!

 

My sense of humour is a bit dry at times, just depends on the company you keep for the response it gets!

 

I did mean Jo-Bu - old Norwegian chainsaw manufacturer - got an old L65 in the garage at the mo:thumbup: