Oleo Mac chainsaws

[banana]

Hi all, are oleo mac chainsaws any good?

Does anybody have any experience with them?

atb

[Stubby]

Hi all, are oleo mac chainsaws any good?

Does anybody have any experience with them?

atb

 

Yep . I had one as a stop gap whilst my 346 was being worked on . Plastic crank cases so not a pro saw but above your average domestic saw I would say . I was surprised at how well it went to be honest . Had no trouble selling it a couple of weeks later .

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Same as efco. Efco 152 and 156 are mad pro saws but a bit on the old fashioned side.

[Martyn Amos]

i had a top handle for a while,which i bought new

did feel and look cheap,because it was cheap!

but it did the job and was reliable

as post above had no trouble selling when i moved on to better quality:thumbup1:

 

think they are from italy

 

when at the last APF there were lots of efco/oleo mac being used for carving

[hedgesparrow]

had a 950 but going back in time cracking saw never let us down cut tons of wood. as for new ones if the new pros are like the old ones then be a very good saw. are made in italy. and are same as efco beleive oleo mac is the pro side but stand corrected

[littlerob]

mid level and the big saws are good heavy as lead but good

[MattyF]

I had one of the semi pro smaller models for 6 months before swapping it.

It had good performance and was reliable I would of kept it or brought another but parts availability was my only issue,but it was definitely worth the money.

[martin p]

I've still got a 951 I bought new in 1996, gone through 1 piston and several 18"bars/ chains in all that time. cut tons of firewood with it without many problems other than the oil hole blocking up in the original bar (Oregon).

[gdh]

I've had a 962 for a few years, it's a good all round saw and the build quality is pretty good. It works best when very sharp as it doesn't seem to have the torque/chain speed to keep going when the chain starts to go.

I'd still go for a Husqvarna but they make good back up saws.

[GardenKit]

I am particularly interested in this thread as I am considering selling Efco saws.

 

Most of my saws are sold to domestic users or gardeners. I current stock the small Huskie 140. Its OK, but don't impress me much.

 

Also the Stihl MS181, which is an OK saw but domestic users can never start them.

 

The I sell the Mitox range, which sell on price, but virtually every one will come back with a small problem within the first 2 years.

 

What I need is a range of small to mid size saws that start easily, do exactly what they should and not be full of stupid niggly problems. They need to be well priced, but need not be the cheapest on the market.

Could Efco be the answer?