Chainsaw Buying Advice / Knowledge

[craigblues]

Morning All,

 

I understand I'm opening myself to a little abuse here but hey ho!

 

I'm looking at getting a chainsaw to take apart and learn to basics behind them, unless I get a bargain which is in great condition

 

But which machines are the most robust that people recommend still to date. I know my GFs father has a Stihl 024 and its been and still is fantastic.

 

I do like the Stihl brand so think I will stick to that. Also a model which parts are still easily avalible at reasonable prices.

 

Anyone got any recommendations?

[Daniël Bos]

024/ms240 026/ms260 are very good saws, with all parts available afaik.

[jrose]

I believe that professional models are easier to take apart and work on, so I'd steer clear of the 170/180 etc.

 

I'd look on ebay for an 024/MS240 or 026/MS260 - this one looks like it might be worth a punt..,

 

STIHL 026/MS260 PROFESSTIONAL CHAINSW/ FORESTY GRADE | eBay

[craigblues]

Are the 024/026/028 pretty much the same machines? Or based on the same model.

[Daniël Bos]

028/ms280 is quite a different beastie. Made for domestic use, 24/26 are pro saws with many shared parts.

[craigblues]

No joy yet... Still hunting for one. The joys of eBay.

[agg221]

You could also try the 034/036. For some reason they're less popular than the 024/026 or the 044/046 - probably because they sort of fall between the two. However, they're a good crosscutting saw, will do a few hours of firewooding or some reasonable felling, and the parts are easily available - genuine and pattern. The fact that they're less popular makes them cheaper - saw an 036 make £50 on Ebay not that long back.

 

Alec

[ratcatcher]

Morning All,

 

I understand I'm opening myself to a little abuse here but hey ho!

 

I'm looking at getting a chainsaw to take apart and learn to basics behind them, unless I get a bargain which is in great condition

 

But which machines are the most robust that people recommend still to date. I know my GFs father has a Stihl 024 and its been and still is fantastic.

 

I do like the Stihl brand so think I will stick to that. Also a model which parts are still easily avalible at reasonable prices.

 

Anyone got any recommendations?

 

surely all chainsaws, even cheap imported stuff, work to the same basic principle, and within reason could be taken apart to learn the basics behind them, stipulating a make and model suggests more, a bit like me wanting to learn how motorbikes work, but can it be a red & white honda 1300 please

[Eddy_t]

surely all chainsaws, even cheap imported stuff, work to the same basic principle, and within reason could be taken apart to learn the basics behind them, stipulating a make and model suggests more, a bit like me wanting to learn how motorbikes work, but can it be a red & white honda 1300 please

 

Nah, some are easier to dismantle than others, and clamshells are a PITA, and a ms290/310/390 are awkward to work on too

 

 

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