£450-£650 chainsaw. Best VFM?

[harvey b davison]

For my two penorth, the husqy 135 is a nice competent little saw, that you could also put a carver bar on, or a shavey says, a small dol/mak would be my choice. I have both the husqy 135 and a mak 4300 by the way. The mak has more power, 135 is nice and light.

[TurtleWoods72]

I have a Makita 4601 which is my only saw.

 

It's 46cc so buying something similar seems a bit pointless after all the advice I've been given.

 

So I'm either gonna have to go for a micro saw for the reasons stated (nifty little carry aboot jobbie) or sod the practicality and go big.

 

I don't need a pro saw so if I don't go tiddler I'd go big and then put a smaller bar on the Makita for light duties.

 

Still undecided, but if go big it'll be a 365 Husky or a Makita/Dolmar 65-90cc beastie.

 

I have a lot of overgrown hedging I intend to cut back but I don't know whether a bigger saw to mash the lot would be better or a little tiny saw to chip away slowly. I suspect the latter.

[Eddy_t]

I have a Makita 4601 which is my only saw.

 

It's 46cc so buying something similar seems a bit pointless after all the advice I've been given.

 

So I'm either gonna have to go for a micro saw for the reasons stated (nifty little carry aboot jobbie) or sod the practicality and go big.

 

I don't need a pro saw so if I don't go tiddler I'd go big and then put a smaller bar on the Makita for light duties.

 

Still undecided, but if go big it'll be a 365 Husky or a Makita/Dolmar 65-90cc beastie.

 

I have a lot of overgrown hedging I intend to cut back but I don't know whether a bigger saw to mash the lot would be better or a little tiny saw to chip away slowly. I suspect the latter.

 

 

Overgrown hedgerow?! 90cc dolmar! Trust me, the less swipes in a thorn hedge, the better!

[TurtleWoods72]

By less swipes do you mean less CC or less swings of the saw?

[Eddy_t]

Less swings of the saw, climbing through overgrown thorn is the worst job!

[TurtleWoods72]

So you're saying I'm better off going for a big monster?

 

365 might be back on the cards

[wyk]

The best advice you've received so far was to not buy a saw.

 

The second best advice is you already have a small saw, and you have no need for smaller, so go big.

 

But, since you ave no need for a big saw, see advice #1.

 

What I am suggesting is something affordable to replace the saw you have, to do the work you have been doing normally, as it appears to me that what you want is something new, not necessarily something you need.

 

Happy new year!

 

 

I have a Makita 4601 which is my only saw.

 

It's 46cc so buying something similar seems a bit pointless after all the advice I've been given.

 

So I'm either gonna have to go for a micro saw for the reasons stated (nifty little carry aboot jobbie) or sod the practicality and go big.

 

I don't need a pro saw so if I don't go tiddler I'd go big and then put a smaller bar on the Makita for light duties.

 

Still undecided, but if go big it'll be a 365 Husky or a Makita/Dolmar 65-90cc beastie.

 

I have a lot of overgrown hedging I intend to cut back but I don't know whether a bigger saw to mash the lot would be better or a little tiny saw to chip away slowly. I suspect the latter.

[Eddy_t]

In chainsaw terms, bigger is better, and the correct number of chainsaws is how many you own +1!

I own from the smallest to the largest. Each has its application, and a valid reason (read bar size).

[mendiplogs]

In chainsaw terms, bigger is better, and the correct number of chainsaws is how many you own +1!

I own from the smallest to the largest. Each has its application, and a valid reason (read bar size).

 

Hi eddy how about a 880 with 6ft bar on then 👍👍👍👍👍👍thanks Jon

[TurtleWoods72]

In answer to Wyk...

 

Wow. There's the little angel on my shoulder (can't remember the film, was it Porky's?) stabbing the little devil right in the heart!

 

You're right, I don't NEED anything, but wanting and needing are two different things. I admit I'm a sucker for a deal/bargain and figure buying a good saw now of a decent brand will not lose me a lot of money.

 

If the 365 goes up to around £700 in the next 3 years, an my hypothetical one has done light work and looks new with a new bar & chain, maybe I'll sell it for £400? I've lost £100 and had my fun, unless I just keep it and watch prices rise and quality fall.

 

I'm sure even Husqvarna will be made in China in 10 years or so, maybe buying a decent product at a good price now will be an investment, if not financially then in terms of having some decent kit come the end of the western world's dominance?

 

Heavy I know, but come on, let me spend some moolah! It was a tough year in 2013!