Chinese saw

[Stubby]

Change arthur, are you mad?

 

Good God Terrance , Thats water !

[Rich2484]

One thing is bugging me now.....

 

What exactly is wrong with your stihl. So the Chinese thing out performs the stihl. So there must be something wrong with it for you to say this.

[s.varty]

One thing is bugging me now.....

 

What exactly is wrong with your stihl. So the Chinese thing out performs the stihl. So there must be something wrong with it for you to say this.

 

Rich,maybe it,s a stihl 5200

[Stubby]

Rich,maybe it,s a stihl 5200

 

Oh yea . A Chinese Stihl .....

[Rich2484]

Can't be that one is in my shed :lol:

 

Nah he said its a 028 so its just above the 026 that IMO is a fantastic saw.

[Garyjp]

I think a day in the woods is in order and have a log off lol

 

 

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[wannabe logger]

Its a wood boss 028, quite old, but been regularly serviced, but this chinese thing starts every time and ticks over perfectly, so i have got very attached to it, it does say on the manual not to run for more than 60 mins continuously, but that suits me fine.i use the saw about 3 times a week and have it since last October.

[Rich2484]

Its a wood boss 028, quite old, but been regularly serviced, but this chinese thing starts every time and ticks over perfectly, so i have got very attached to it, it does say on the manual not to run for more than 60 mins continuously, but that suits me fine.i use the saw about 3 times a week and have it since last October.

 

A wood boss should out perform any Chinese copy that has ever been made. Even the husky ones (but IMO the husky ones are real husky saws its just husky doesn't want people to know )

 

A friend has a wood boss and its a monster despite being old. It would keep up with any of ms range out there today.

[wannabe logger]

Cheers rich, maybe i'll start appreciating my wood boss a bit more in the future.

[Bodders]

Completely disagree.

 

Chains do not perform well out of the box. The teeth are half dull and the depth gauges are far too high. It usually takes me 4-6 sharpens (and depth gauge drops) to get the chain to how I like it. Result is a chain that is no less smooth than out the box and I swear at least a third quicker.

 

With reference to the original poster, you need to learn to sharpen your chain by hand. Grinders have their place for heavily damaged chains, but are no use for day to day sharpening. And dump the Chinese chainsaw - there are many makes of saw that are quite reasonably priced for your needs and a thousand times better than Chinese rubbish. There is a very good video of a genuine Stihl being subjected to industry standard stress tests versus it's Chinese copy. Needless to say, the Chinese saw fell to pieces.

 

I Don't think it is something Oregon has over looked? They know chains. Wannabe logger - leave the depth gauges to factory standard. It can make the saw very unpredictable if you don't. It does make it cut faster by taking them down -yes. But why would the consumer put up with sub standard chains out the box? if you need to sharpen it before use then take it back? The first time I sharpen I do take the rakers down by two strokes but to suggest a chain is better when 3/4 through its usable life is odd to me?