sandspider
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Thanks chaps. Ok, the pro stuff is definitely out of budget new. MS211 is probably top of extended budget - but where does it score on the wank scale?
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Would the MS211 count as pro? More than my budget, but looks to be a better class of saw...
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Cheers. Can't really justify a new pro saw, and don't need one really. But a decent secondhand one would be worth it- if I can find a good one. What's the bottom of the range pro saw for Stihl, husky and echo? I've googled, but am not sure.
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Thanks, makes sense. The 261 is out of budget by a good margin, and a lot more saw than I need. Impressively low vibes for the power though. If I win the lottery! Will look at the MS181, try and find a shop that stocks a few options.
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@Joe NewtonI would actually like to know what you think is wrong with the husky 135 though.
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Cheers Joe! What's wrong with it? Besides being wank. And vibratey.
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I downloaded the manual to look something up, saw the vibe levels were wrong. Luckily I've not ordered it yet.
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Got the 120 manual, and discovered the vibe levels are 3x as high as the husky website says! Seems they're wrong, and husky will update them. Arse.
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Thanks for all the input 👍
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Husky 120 is looking quite tempting, unless anyone has bad things to say about it? Cheap and low vibration, seems powerful enough... Not professional I know, but nor am I!
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I'd not looked at the 120 as I thought it was less powerful / smaller than the 135. Seems it's not! Low vibe figures still too. Possibly no easy start. Just waiting for Joe to say it's wank, now! 😀
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Although, it seems the 352es has been replaced by the 3510es. For a few quid more is it a bit better?
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That does look a good contender. Thanks folks. Any more suggestions to confuse me more?!
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I do have a small battery saw, the Aldi 40v. It's surprisingly good for logs up to 7" ish - I used it for coppicing and small to medium logging and it's quite impressive for cost and ease of use. I also have a mains Titan electric saw, which again does a surprisingly good job on bigger stuff, as long as there's a plug in reach. I need (want maybe) another petrol saw, bigger but not too big. Did consider the einhell 36v saw, but don't think it's quite up to the job.
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Huh, that does have surprisingly low vibe figures for the spec. It is also rather pricey and probably overkill. Nice though. Budget £250 ish? Ideally less, of course! I wouldn't rule out second hand, but don't really know enough to pick a good second hand saw over a bad one.
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Good point. All the options I'm looking at seem to be around the 1.1 - 1.5kw mark, so maybe not that much in it. I'd be looking to run a 14" bar, but could settle for 12" and wouldn't mind 16" if necessary - my old saw was a 16" bar and it was occasionally used to cut the full length. What's wrong with the 135?! (Mark II if that makes a difference). Bearing in mind I'm not professional at all, domestic use only, mainly logging and a bit of small ish felling...
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Thanks Paul. I'm getting more confused, too much choice!
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Thanks folks, more food for thought. Hmm.
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Thanks. I did see the vibe data on the 3510 somewhere, it was around 2m/s2 higher than the Stihl & Husky equivalents. I think that ES is echo's spring assisted starter mechanism, and AC seems to relate to an auto choke, stopping the user from flooding the engine. Might help I suppose. I can't find the chain speed either. Also, I see the prices are similar to (or even more than) the Husky & Stihl equivalents, despite Echo being a less known name... Shame.
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Does look good, but seems to be available in Europe only. Hadn't thought about Makita, will have a look at their UK range.
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Hmm, nice and light but not too powerful, and no felling dogs. I see the vibration figures are actually higher than for the ms181! Which doesn't seem likely. Neat little thing.
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Hi all Need a new petrol chainsaw (domestic use only, but I log and burn around 10m3 per year), and due to a wrist injury I'm looking for something smallish, lightish and low vibration. Looking at the husky 135 mk 2, but the chainspeed at 17m/s is a bit slower than I'd like. Or there's the ms181, similar vibe levels and weight, can't seem to find the chain speed. Or there's the echo CS-310ES, which is a bit more vibratey and again I can't seem to find a chain speed. Also the echo is not much cheaper than the two better known brands. I had an old spear and Jackson in the past, which was cheap, heavy and vibratey, but worked well for a long time and cut a lot of wood! Chain speed 20m/s ish, so I'd like the replacement to not be slower. Anything else I should be looking at? Thanks.
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Never had a Titan grinder but their mains chainsaw is good, and their garden shredders are supposed to be... I've got a cheapy grinder from Wickes if I remember right, and it's served me well for decades. I don't use it that much though.
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Ah, that's not too far away.thanks. Might try some when I get a new, decent chainsaw
