Help with buying first chainsaw

[Big J]

I totally agree, it's an amazing bargain that's too good to miss so I tried to buy one myself this very afternoon. They had no idea what was advertised on their website and the best they could do was a Makita DCS 520 for £378.

If it's too good to be true, it usually is.

 

Nuts!!

[DCS6800i]

I totally agree, it's an amazing bargain that's too good to miss so I tried to buy one myself this very afternoon. They had no idea what was advertised on their website and the best they could do was a Makita DCS 520 for £378.

If it's too good to be true, it usually is.

 

 

 

Threaten them with trading standards..... they are advertising it at that price so they will have to stand by it

 

Even at £378 for the 520 (bloody good, solid saw IMO) youl struggle to get anything else new at that size for less.

[burrell_]

if i was u i would talk to my local dealer send him a PM as i no he is busy(SPUD) see what he has kicking about

[John Barleycorn]

Read the ad closely, it only has a 45mm bar, thats under 2 inches!

[Adamam]

Read the ad closely, it only has a 45mm bar, thats under 2 inches!

 

For bonsai!

 

[pie eater pete]

Iv just put in Dolmar on eBay and there's a place selling a Dolmar ps45 for under £200 new with a 35cm bar. Has anyone any experience of these?

[michaelknapp]

Iv just put in Dolmar on eBay and there's a place selling a Dolmar ps45 for under £200 new with a 35cm bar. Has anyone any experience of these?

 

tanaka make a great saw on a budget look at mow with us web site they have a fantastic deal on a saw about 50cc in power should do you

[face cord]

Sorry thought i had found a bargin with that makita, to good to be true after all.

 

Dolmar version of the saw from USA would be cheaper see the TimberCutterDarmoor thread.

[logsIlike]

Wow,

 

Thanks for all the replies. Its very welcoming when its your first post and I'm sure you get this type of question a lot.

 

Thanks for the invite Gus but I can't really justify buying a Stihl MS261 - unless I find one second hand.

 

I had discounted the MS350 I had thought that I had read something about a critical part being mounted in a plastic casing...???

 

I hadn't considered Matika - what is it like trying to get Matika saws fixed/serviced? Has anyone tried buying the saw online rather than phoning the shop?

 

What are people’s opinions of Stihl ms270/MS271 Stihl MS240/241 and Husqvarna 450e

 

Again thanks for all the responses

Edited December 17, 2012 by logsIlike

[harvey b davison]

I bought my makita online, not had to buy spares yet, but plenty of makita dealers out there and on internet.