Budget Chainsaw help, please

[geoff]

It is a clean running fuel, with a shelf life of several years, no benzine or ethanol.

It is expensive compared to pump fuel, but a lot of us pro's use it, & the saw will be fine if its left with Aspen in it for some 3 years, where pump fuel will be going off after a month or so.

If you are an occasional saw user it makes a lot of sense to use Aspen in your saw, you will need Aspen 2.

 

Here is a link worth a read through.

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/chainsaws/41601-one-reason-i-use-aspen.html

[felixthelogchopper]

Cheers everyone, as I'm a newbie I've gonna ask a really stupid question. What's Aspen i keep seeing? A type of fuel?

 

It's pre-mixed 2 stroke alkylate fuel, mate. Plenty of threads on here on the pros and cons of it.

[felixthelogchopper]

It is a clean running fuel, with a shelf life of several years, no benzine or ethanol.

It is expensive compared to pump fuel, but a lot of us pro's use it, & the saw will be fine if its left with Aspen in it for some 3 years, where pump fuel will be going off after a month or so.

If you are an occasional saw user it makes a lot of sense to use Aspen in your saw, you will need Aspen 2.

 

Here is a link worth a read through.

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/chainsaws/41601-one-reason-i-use-aspen.html

 

Beat me to it, mate.

[geoff]

As usual Felix!

[felixthelogchopper]

As usual Felix!

 

Ah, I see you have been talking to your girlfriend again.

[TGB]

PM sent in two parts.

[Darkslider]

I was in a similar position a month or so ago and was considering a MS181 or Husky 135. Both are reputedly good little saws for homeowners, light felling and firewood duties. I was looking for a second hand one of either but the prices are really strong so I was getting ready to fork out £250 ish for a new one of either when I found a link to the Solo 646 recommended on another thread on here.

 

 

Got mine on offer at £189.99 with a load of freebies which makes it a good chunk cheaper than the smaller Stihl and Husky saws, but its spec is much better. 3 hp 46cc motor with mag crankcase and walbro carb, 18" oregon bar and chain, weighs 4.7 kg and comes with 12 months warranty.

 

I'm really pleased with mine for the money, and if I'm honest it's comparable with the Stihl MS261 I use at work, it's only when really buried a deep chunk of hard/knotty wood you can notice the slight power deficit (stihl has 3.8 hp) which is worse because I've only ever used the 261 with a nice sharp full chisel chain and the Solo came with a semi chisel.

 

The only things that put me off saying you should definitely get one is the price, if you can't find one on offer I wouldn't pay full whack for one as I'm not sure it's worth the £420 odd retail. With a bit more power and the 18" bar it might also be a bit more powerful than you're used to and might not be a good idea unless you plan on getting some training, but then if you've been using one for a year already you should be ok.

[miller]

PM sent in two parts.

 

Yeah thanks for that was very useful and I'm probably gonna buy the husky from one of the links you provided

[miller]

I was in a similar position a month or so ago and was considering a MS181 or Husky 135. Both are reputedly good little saws for homeowners, light felling and firewood duties. I was looking for a second hand one of either but the prices are really strong so I was getting ready to fork out £250 ish for a new one of either when I found a link to the Solo 646 recommended on another thread on here.

 

 

Got mine on offer at £189.99 with a load of freebies which makes it a good chunk cheaper than the smaller Stihl and Husky saws, but its spec is much better. 3 hp 46cc motor with mag crankcase and walbro carb, 18" oregon bar and chain, weighs 4.7 kg and comes with 12 months warranty.

 

I'm really pleased with mine for the money, and if I'm honest it's comparable with the Stihl MS261 I use at work, it's only when really buried a deep chunk of hard/knotty wood you can notice the slight power deficit (stihl has 3.8 hp) which is worse because I've only ever used the 261 with a nice sharp full chisel chain and the Solo came with a semi chisel.

 

The only things that put me off saying you should definitely get one is the price, if you can't find one on offer I wouldn't pay full whack for one as I'm not sure it's worth the £420 odd retail. With a bit more power and the 18" bar it might also be a bit more powerful than you're used to and might not be a good idea unless you plan on getting some training, but then if you've been using one for a year already you should be ok.

 

 

Cheers mate I'll check that one out

[doobin]

135 or 435, those are the choices, the ms181 is only just over 30cc, whereas the huskys are about 10cc more!

 

Complete red herring, they both put out the same power at 1.5kw. Next you'll be telling us a 50cc Mitrox is the same power as a 50cc Stihl?

 

The MS181 is 100g lighter, has better vibes at 3.5/3 compared to the Husky's 3.9./3.8 and will hold it's value a bit better.