Chainsaw Newbie - First time buyer, all advice welcome

[NFG]

Considering my local if its 340, not a great deal more and mainly for warranty repairs. Its what is swinging my decision towards dealer, who i'm sure i'll be on good terms with soon with two major (for me) purchases this year

 

And i will probably be doing my own maintenance, but somebody's gonna have to show me how to sharpen a chainsaw chain!

 

 

That dosnt seem too much of a markup & your local dealers sound good.

 

Your previous post mentions Stihl motomix but I think its relatively new to the market, whilst Aspen & Husky Power2 are established products - Im told they are the same thing - (theres a recent thread about this) I use Power2 as its a bit cheaper, so use Aspen when no stock of P2 available

 

Theres plenty of 'how tos' on the tube about sharpening so worth a browse, your dealer may show you the basics but Id avoid grinders, learn how to hand sharpen and when it needs it, send to FR Jones as it gets inspected and each cutter sharpened alike (as can get out of kilter by hand sharpening) & their service is excellent & reasonable.

 

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Edited October 29, 2015 by NFG

[bvfservices]

Thanks for all the advice again guys

 

 

Joe & 5 Shires, thanks for your input, i still (no pun intended) fancy a Stihl, liked the saws simplicity and the professionalism of the dealer. On the other hand, wasn't too keen on moving from RRP i'll just have to see how i get on at my Husky dealers on Saturday

 

NFG, i'll ask when i go and check the 435 out, but in sure this dealer only has an ethanol-removing two stroke oil. Did ask about aspen when i got the hedgecutter at start of the season but as he's not a huge dealer and this is Scotland, he probably doesnt have enough of a market. I will ask him though, as the hedgecutter is fairly new too, and with my style of infrequent use, an alkalyte fuel would be a bit of a no-brainer.

 

 

Decisions, decisions!

 

Oh, ans can't go too wild with buying PPE as i'd like, the vans buggered and im going to have to insure my scrapheap challenge car to get to work. Auuugh

[bvfservices]

Hi guys!

 

Update, i am now the proud owner of a Husky 435

 

And on a bad note, i only got £50 for my scrapheap challenge car as the clutch gave up the ghost under the tremendous strain of having my new saw in it.. now to fix waterpump/ps pump failure on my van to become mobile again, the joys

 

Missus is going to wrap it, huge bow and everything

 

Did a GardenKit style sermon on the virtues of Aspen, but he wasn't too keen on stocking a palletload. Time will tell though.

 

 

Suppose when i PDI her, i'll have to adjust her for my MotoMix, any tips?

 

All the best!