Which chainsaw for £500 or under

[Tom D]

YOU CANT BUY DOLMAR IN THIS COUNTRY!

The price of a ps5105 is €600 so that renders importing from Germany useless, and importing from America means they don't have a CE stamp, and therefore not legal for use. Argue that it doesn't matter, but if an accident occurs whilst felling with the saw, and the HSE get involved, you'll feel the effects as a timber cutter!

 

I was chatting to the Makita guys at the APF, you can now get dolmar in the UK, just ask the dealer... They are exactly the same as the makitas though, just a different colour.

 

Its a shame they have stopped making the 7901 which was an awesome saw, and ideal firewood size, runs 18-14" bar..

[shavey]

hello eddy you have been able too get dolmar in the uk for at least 18mths to 2 yrs that i know of but if you did manage to get an order too milton keynes be EXPECTED to wait months and months and months for it to be processed :thumbdown: thats why i have purchased all dolmar equipment from germany and get a brilliant service quick response orders processed quickly and yes the PS-5105 comes in at nearly £100 cheaper than the husky550xp

 

with all the non co operation from makita uk i can get any model of dolmar within a few days from germany i have six different model saws here ready for demonstration :thumbup:

cheers

[Eddy_t]

Yes you can.

 

I got mine of a member on here brand new from Germany for a lot less than a husky! Plus after speaking to makita at the apf ALL makita dealers will niw be able to stock/order dolmar saws!!!!!

 

Oh and no need to shout.

 

 

They don't yet, that's the point! And my nearest makita power tool dealer is 30 miles away, so it's not like I can just pop round for parts! Stihl and husky on the other hand... I know of at least 5 within a 10 mile radius (one being L&S)

[Stubby]

.. They are exactly the same as the makitas though, just a different colour.

 

 

 

I think there are differences other than colour . Think TDC said carbs are different and mufflers sometimes . ?

[Ian C]

I got mine no problem and parts can be posted over night so I cant see a problem really.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

YOU CANT BUY DOLMAR IN THIS COUNTRY!

 

Catch up boy, CE marked imports been available for a while and first shop now stocking them in Derbyshire somewhere and a rather well known dealer about to...

 

I was chatting to the Makita guys at the APF, you can now get dolmar in the UK, just ask the dealer...

 

Cheers, beat me to it.

[Ian C]

.. They are exactly the same as the makitas though, just a different colour.

 

 

 

I think there are differences other than colour . Think TDC said carbs are different and mufflers sometimes . ?

 

Mak/dol man at the apf stated categorical that both were exactually the same just a different colour.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

 

Mak/dol man at the apf stated categorical that both were exactually the same just a different colour.

 

been down this road before. Time I took a flippin photo to show the differences. Why Mak keep BS'ing is beyond me or they are too thick to look deeper.

[Eddy_t]

I got mine no problem and parts can be posted over night so I cant see a problem really.

 

 

That's all well and good, but the op sounds like a home/land owner type user. Once again, the tree cutters of arbtalk start suggesting the weird and wonderful when it comes to saw selection, where as the person who wants the saw doesn't need/want something that has no local supplier, parts support or technical support! I don't know what mechanical/repair skills anybody has, but not being able to fix an 051 suggests little experience, as these saws were designed by Andreas, so they last a long time and are designed to be fixed

[Ian C]

That's all well and good, but the op sounds like a home/land owner type user. Once again, the tree cutters of arbtalk start suggesting the weird and wonderful when it comes to saw selection, where as the person who wants the saw doesn't need/want something that has no local supplier, parts support or technical support! I don't know what mechanical/repair skills anybody has, but not being able to fix an 051 suggests little experience, as these saws were designed by Andreas, so they last a long time and are designed to be fixed

 

My 261 has been fixed twice and is still faulty and un usable and I got that brand new from good old Andreas!!!!! my dolly is used most days and has proved faultless.