Saw for the rhoddies

[ballibeg]

I'm clearing rhodedendrum ponticum out of a large area over this coming winter. It'll be slash and burn and I'm after a lightweight saw recommendation to get in amongst them. There's nothing over 5 inch diameter.

 

Thanks,

 

Dave

[Joe Newton]

Ms211 12" bar

 

Cheap, light reliable saw.

 

Great for any light duties.

 

 

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[wyk]

Rhodi can be very hard. I would still be using a 50c saw for the reach with a 16-20" bar. The last rhodi I cleared was left sit for 40 years or so and was up to a foot thick in most parts. I used a ported 365 then.

 

The light grained trunk you see in all that, uh...lyme(?) - that's rhodi, and in the background you have a stack of rhodi there which was typical at that site.

 

[Chris Sheppard]

If you can find a good secondhand one, a 242xp takes some beating for any sort of scrub clearing - very light but a proper screamer of a saw and fairly economical.

 

The nearest modern equivalent would be something like a 550 but, with mine anyway, you'd be filling it up every 20 minutes or so if you were going for it.

[Eddy_t]

In keeping with the ms211, the husky 135/140 is another option. Fit either the Stihl or husky with a picco super chain and it'll eat the wood!

 

 

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[Joe Newton]

Not too keen on the 135. Pain to start. A lot of huskies seem like this. Always needing choke!

 

Good saw when running.

 

 

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[Petemate390xp]

372 with a 28"bar NO bending:)

[woodyguy]

MS211 is a brilliant saw for that sort of work. I been using mine all afternoon and its just right.

[KGBFINGAR]

I've a husky 242xp , great wee saw for that kind of work , awesome on a 13" bar .

[Tilio-acerion]

Ms200 rear handle with 14" = Ultimate rhodi saw