Lifespan of a Saw and Workshops in Cornwall

[Beaver]

Hey Devonseano,

i know he a bit far from you, but Andrew Oates at Cardinham is very good, if its a quick fix he will normally do it there and then, phone no if you want it is 01208 821527.

[slack ma girdle]

Hi Sean, is the Huskie 238 still alive ?

Best little saw i have ever used.

[Chris Sheppard]

Really does depend on what you're doing with them.

 

General arb, a small pro saw should last a good few years before it expires as it's unlikely to be going hard all day long every single day.

 

Production thinning you could kill a saw in a year if you were particularly rough as it would be screaming it's nuts off all day.

 

Don't think I've ever totally scrapped a saw yet, usually end up on ebay once they're getting past their best, or they get treated to some fettling and keep on going. Other than my 550, the rest of my saws are mid 2000's and I'll happily take any of them out to work. I've a 1985 Husq 181 that got used a fair bit in the woods last year too with no probs.

 

Definitely a how long's a piece of string question though.

[leedeerman]

Using Aspen you'll get up to about 8 years out of a MS200T

[Eddie@aspen]

Using Aspen you'll get up to about 8 years out of a MS200T

Hi, what life would you expect from using normal pump fuel?

Nice to have another person being posative about Aspen.

 

Thanks

[leedeerman]

Around 3-4 I reckon, in some cases I've seen 2 years. We've easily doubled our saw life using Aspen.

[Devonseano]

Thanks for responses everyone.

 

Hi Murray, no, no Huskys in our workshop since I've been here so must have died early 2000's. A couple of old Echos we've just traded in.

 

The problem we have is that we run mostly MS240's and 260's. They're not getting daily use atall, mostly winter use, relatively short days and not a full week. We never seem to have a full set of saws up and running at one time, and two of our 240's need (relatively) big investment to get them back up and running, new pistons etc. Can't remember exactly but maybe 4 years old? I would expect more from a pro standard saw myself, just wondered what other peoples experiences are.

 

We're not really loyal to a brand, just what we're used to, but think we'll try a Husky next time we replace one. Would the 345XP be the equivalent Husq saw? Or any suggestions of a different Stihl with similar power/weight qualities?

 

The workshop question is to get second opinions on the poorly saws!

 

Thanks again.

[Chris Sheppard]

the current pro 50cc husky is the 550xp - it would make the old ms 240 or 260 feel very slow and heavy.

[butters]

I get my saws and all my repairs done at Graham's garden machinery, they do a top job there and always get it fixed as quick as possible

 

 

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