best top handle chain saw?

[philip2011]

my parents have generously decided to buy me one for my christmas present any suggestions

 

husky sthil timber wolf

 

all reviews welcome weight usability strengths weakness common faults

value for money reliability cheers in advance

[WoodED]

Husky t540xp, but do you have a ticket? Might be hard to buy if you don't.

 

 

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[philip2011]

its my dad whos getting it thru his work place he has expalained my situation and what im studying and said it should be no problems take my airal pruning and free fall in jan

[darrin]

i don't think i would buy top handle saw again , because of possible musculoskeletal disorders (which i have) and not being able to use as a ground saw

[harvey b davison]

dont know if its true, but makita are supposed to have the lightest top handle saw in the market, and its a good little saw by all accounts. ( i dont have one myself )

[Hedge hunter]

its my dad whos getting it thru his work place he has expalained my situation and what im studying and said it should be no problems take my airal pruning and free fall in jan

no ticket no saw,

 

if your supplied a saw by someone with a ticket and you do not have one it defeats the purpose of the requirements to be able to purchase such tools.......especially by an employer to employee for his kid......tut tut...

 

 

tell yer wot im gunna go out and get a locksmith to buy me a set of picks as i may complete college but i doubt it.....

[JLA Arborists]

If you get a rear handle stihl 201, you can use it in the tree and on the ground.

[aiden]

all this having to have a ticket to buy saw is ****, how are you meant to have a saw for training if cant buy one? maybe it would be better to make it an offence to use a top handle without a ticket. sorry for the thread derail..

if moneys tight get the larger engine echo its a great saw for the money.

[Barry_Skyland]

Husky t540 is the best at the moment on the market, don't mess around with Makitas and other brands except Stihl if you don't have the budget for a t540 go for the Stihl 150.

[Hedge hunter]

all this having to have a ticket to buy saw is ****, how are you meant to have a saw for training if cant buy one? maybe it would be better to make it an offence to use a top handle without a ticket. sorry for the thread derail..

if moneys tight get the larger engine echo its a great saw for the money.

 

when i was at college we were given husky 136 to climb with.tell you what it teaches you your cuts,who needs a top handle anyway lol.....

 

you have to learn to use a saw before buying a toppa or you will chop a bit off....