Efco / AMA / Chinese saws

[Brownlie1985]

So it's just over £100 ex vat. Assuming they're marking up a standard 50% then they're buying from China @ £65-70. The Chinese manufacturer also makes a profit at this price.

 

You have to wonder how they cut their costs and make a serviciable product!

 

It is what it is: a cheaply constructed copy utilising inferior materials that is not designed to last.

 

Not used it yet as been working day job. But did fill with fluids and fire it up.

 

Primed bulb few times, one pull on choke and one pull no choke and it was alive.

 

Sounds good and oil pump working.

 

I only paid £74 delivered so even cheaper and inferior than your estimate !

 

If I sell 3 cubes I'm happy its paid!

 

 

 

 

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[Graham]

Not used it yet as been working day job. But did fill with fluids and fire it up.

 

Primed bulb few times, one pull on choke and one pull no choke and it was alive.

 

Sounds good and oil pump working.

 

I only paid £74 delivered so even cheaper and inferior than your estimate !

 

If I sell 3 cubes I'm happy its paid!

 

 

 

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If it does that and you're happy then job's a good un. I hope it isn't more inferior than I think:001_smile:

[Gus McWilliam]

At the end of the day its your neck. If the chainbreak snaps if it kicks back then a guarantee is gonna mean jack.

[Brownlie1985]

At the end of the day its your neck. If the chainbreak snaps if it kicks back then a guarantee is gonna mean jack.

 

I could always pull out the old Stihl 08s...

[Taupotreeman]

Did a job for one of my regulars last week and his wife, as usual, was keen to get her hands dirty and wanted a few smaller shrubs "trimming" while I was doing the bigger stuff so off wanders Mr X and comes back with this. Picked it up for $199 or 106 quid. Started up nice and easy, light to handle and for your average lawn mowing contractor who doesn't spend all day swinging it around a tree I suppose it would be quite good. $200 compared to $1500 for the Stihl, it's a no brainer for the home handyman. No idea what the safety is like but I'd imagine it wouldn't be able to be sold by a big NZ/Oz company if it didn't comply with safety regs. 1 year warranty on it too which means under NZ consumer guarantees act, it should last a year.

[Gus McWilliam]

Haha im not so sure about that lol

[Taupotreeman]

Haha im not so sure about that lol

 

Not sure about the saw? How long it will last?

 

I wouldn't buy it for full time use but like I say, for someone after a cheap saw for hedges, minor pruning etc, not a bad buy. If it breaks down or blows up you get another one under warranty.

[Gus McWilliam]

Not sure about the saw? How long it will last?

 

I wouldn't buy it for full time use but like I say, for someone after a cheap saw for hedges, minor pruning etc, not a bad buy. If it breaks down or blows up you get another one under warranty.

 

That was meant for the op mate.

[Taupotreeman]

No worries, apologies

[Brownlie1985]

I was in Dobbies Garden Centre and noticed that they have a green 35cc version of the saw on their shelfs retailing at £120 with 16" bar.