Two NEW 60cc contenders imminent...

[hedgesparrow]

just got hold of the rep for makita as the local dealers round these parts well do not have a clue on chain saws. he has given me a firm in west sussex King and stevens who do a lot of chain saws and said know there stuff.

so may worth giving them a call re any chainsaws.

[Sussex Groundie]

They run a good hire shop near Cowfold, go past them twice a week, very helpful.

[hedgesparrow]

did say they hire gear but stock makita and dolmar saws

[openspaceman]

They run a good hire shop near Cowfold, go past them twice a week, very helpful.

 

I can call in on my next trip to ATS ;-)

[SawTroll]

I don't feel that any of those saws are serious contenders in the class, specially not the Echo - but each to their own!

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

I don't feel that any of those saws are serious contenders in the class, specially not the Echo - but each to their own!

 

You try this lark on arboristsite; they're fed up with the same old same old rhetoric so what?, you're going to try and spin the same old broken record here? PhD of saws and all that

 

I do feel that these saws are very serious contenders in their class so

 

 

Remember too; on paper statistics vs actual experience; recent example; MS461 purchased to replace 576xp; not as comfortable or good on fuel but works! 576 in the repair shop weekly; same with 560xp. It's not all about kW/kg. See the PS5105 torque figures in the KWF tests for starters; hands down the best 50cc'er...

Edited November 3, 2013 by TimberCutterDartmoor

[Adam]

I'm not sure why that makes much difference, if it was cast surely it would be more brittle? Plastic's these days can be rather strong and on top of that they have flex making them more durable. This is how I see it anyway, if you compare a hammer blow to plastic and cast the both would likely crack but the plastic is more likely to absorb the force and spring back meaning no need to replace the casing. Back to the thread, I have been looking at both makita an echo and have a saw from each on my list . I just can't see for all the extra money on other makes you actually get that much of a better saw

 

 

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The side cover just didn't look as durable as the husqvarna or stihl counter parts..... And the abuse the metal clutch case gets in the woods and working in the rail ,I can see the plastic being replaced more.... However I may be wrong! I'm not for a second saying it's a bad saw as I have never used one, and I am seriously concidering it.... Just that was the only down side as on a professional saw you would expect more metal parts.

Also there was only £20 between the echo and a 560xp.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

The side cover just didn't look as durable as the husqvarna or stihl counter parts..... And the abuse the metal clutch case gets in the woods and working in the rail ,I can see the plastic being replaced more.... However I may be wrong! I'm not for a second saying it's a bad saw as I have never used one, and I am seriously concidering it.... Just that was the only down side as on a professional saw you would expect more metal parts.

Also there was only £20 between the echo and a 560xp.

 

Look on Radmore & Tucker website, much bigger £ diff between echo and husq i think

[wyk]

AS has been down for nearly a week or so. It's not due up for a couple days still. ST has got some time on his hands...

 

 

 

You try this lark on arboristsite; they're fed up with the same old same old rhetoric so what?, you're going to try and spin the same old broken record here? PhD of saws and all that

 

I do feel that these saws are very serious contenders in their class so

 

 

Remember too; on paper statistics vs actual experience; recent example; MS461 purchased to replace 576xp; not as comfortable or good on fuel but works! 576 in the repair shop weekly; same with 560xp. It's not all about kW/kg. See the PS5105 torque figures in the KWF tests for starters; hands down the best 50cc'er...

[Cut4fun]

Thread of dolmar 6100 with pics inside and out. Video cutting and tested with 562 in one video. Dolmar PS6100