Death of the silky..?

[stihlmadasever]

Hi all, Been doing a lot of pruning/crown thinning at work of late and this kind of work reinforces just how important a tool the silky is.As we've seen of late the big two,stihl and husqvarna have brought out small top handlers for pruning purposes,the stihl 150tc and huskys T536.

Now never having used either saw i have no biase at all,but i like to hear some opinions on these saws...are they really as good as ive read and are they a genuine replacement for a silky and if so are we seeing the start of the death of silky..

[Steve Bullman]

yes they are both good saws, the 150 particularly due to the low weight. I used mine today re-pollarding a large chestnut, no cuts larger than 2" diameter. I used the 150 for pretty much all of it with the exception of the odd piece I couldnt get the angle on, and one section that all needed cut and holding over a tiled garage roof.

[flatyre]

Never, I did a job yesterday, scraggly Hawthorne hedge along the back of a garden and 8 conifers running up the side. About two metres to come off them, it was on a bank so unable to use scaffolding and ladders meant you were right in the thick of it, don't like using a saw at head height up a ladder resting against flimsy hedging cutting a foot in front of your face. did the whole job with a silky, felt like I had achieved something afterwards, and burned off some of those Christmas chalories:thumbup: I never tackle anything without a silky in my pocket, its the cheapest yet most profitable saw I have ever owned.

[stihlmadasever]

Ive read the 150 is a great little saw,light and balanced and due to the size its great for work positioning etc.

Anyone have anything on the husky ?

[stihlmadasever]

Never, I did a job yesterday, scraggly Hawthorne hedge along the back of a garden and 8 conifers running up the side. About two metres to come off them, it was on a bank so unable to use scaffolding and ladders meant you were right in the thick of it, don't like using a saw at head height up a ladder resting against flimsy hedging cutting a foot in front of your face. did the whole job with a silky, felt like I had achieved something afterwards, and burned off some of those Christmas chalories:thumbup: I never tackle anything without a silky in my pocket, its the cheapest yet most profitable saw I have ever owned.

 

Not to mention the forearms a silky gives you,makes popeye jelous..

[Starscream]

I have a 150 and absolutely love it, really I do. But, I use my silky on every climb, would never go up without it

[Starscream]

Zubat by the way

[Rich Rule]

I always climb with a silky, unless I forget it. Silky 420 Sugoi for me.

 

I have a 150t, owned it for about 2 years now. Cracking little saw that I could use for most things. Pruning and dismantles are a breeze with the 150t. The only downside is when I go up a tree with one of my 200t's it feels like I am lumping a 66 about.

 

The 150t is a great little saw but I still like to climb with a silky.

[silky fox]

The Silky will never die in my opinion.Silent cutting for sensitive areas...uncompromised quality and superior cutting. Cut and hold (my favourite Arb discipline) can not be beaten as far as safety is concerned.....i even came across a bunch of my absolute favourite blades today at Gustharts....Finest SK4 Carbon steel....

[flatyre]

Not to mention the forearms a silky gives you,makes popeye jelous..

 

Yeah forearms to get any Olive into bed, but no energy to do any think with her:blushing: