husky 236 chancer

[flatyre]

have a mate who is looking for a quality small saw for logging, phoned me up yesterday as he was at a country and outdoors fair and some guy had a stall selling Husqvarna 236's for almost £200, thought I remember seeing them for sale new for less so advised my mate to give it a miss. Just checked on amazon and you can buy one brand new for £150.50, what a chancer. Other than price and the XP how is anyone meant to tell the difference between the homeowner and professional ranges?

[JimM]

The Husqvarna website gives you the information you're looking for. Simples :-)

[spudulike]

Some would call it making a living - Amazon, although great for the initiated customer, pretty much decimates any chance of any sort of reseller making a living as they purchase direct from manufacturers and sell at the lowest online prices leaving no scope for a reseller purchasing through a distribution network!

 

There are always two sides to all arguments!

[peatff]

You can buy a new 236 from World of Power in Buxton for £129 including vat.

[dan494]

These any good for a chipper saw or a bit small/slow? Looks the right kind of price that if went missing if left it out of sight while went to get some branches it wouldn't be the end of the world!

[flatyre]

thinking back my first husky was a 236 and was a gutless pile of dung, nearly put me off Husqvarna for life. Echo probably have something around the 35cc mark which would be a much better investment.

[dan494]

Thanks I'll give it a miss them, don't need another saw but as a throwaway investment I don't mind £125 for a branded saw over the Argos tat!