mattsccm
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I need a new saw. Got a perfectly good 039 Stihl but is a bit heavy for firewood unless its big stuff. Also got an 08s that's for the very big stuff and thus something a bit more handy would be nice. Just cleared out some old non working kit, a 254XP and a Stihl 181. The former was nice, the latter seemed feeble. What would people suggest? Not much to spend, say around 300 quid. Happy to deviate from the Husky/Stihl monopoly . Something like a Husky 435 might fit the bill but what else is out there? Echo, Dolmar? 15" ish bar to start with.
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Seems reasonable. As I said, just being nosey and have climbed and watched the inefficient techniques some climber use compared with the SRT that big pitch cavers use.
Watched some one de limb a big Scots pine the other day and it seemed so slow to pull himself up uing the branch as the pulley.
Ta
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Cheers. Must admit i would rather keep the older ones. 254 was always my fave. Point me to Spud please. Local mechanics haven,t filled me with confidence.
Thanks people.
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First, I don't dangle from trees so am asking purely from a nosey point of view.
Whilst I am sure there are other ways (SRT), why do many tree workers poke a rope over a limb then use that limb as the pulley and pull themselves up rather than fixing the rope at the ground and jugging up? Sorry climber /caver not cutter. Seems a lot of friction and rope wear as well as slow.
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All my saws are old hand me downs and none are reliable. Stihl 039, MS181 and 08s, Husky 254Xp and 65 and a Chinese thing that runs better than it should. Time to spend a few quid but funds are limited. Huskys seem to offer more than Stihl for the money but am I missing something good. Dolmar/Makita? Jonsereds? Plenty of choice near home.
Something like a Husky 435 may do the job but maybe something a bit bigger.
Firewood only , usually not much more than a foot of so and doubt its more than about 10/15 tons a year. The delivery of 2 foot oak last week is another issue. Hmmm
So whats good value at the moment?
Too much choice
in Chainsaws
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Clapped. Sold.