Mattia223

Thanks again for all the messages, folks. I picked a Makita up today from a shop around the corner from mine and will give it a good try in the weeks to come. One question I do have, and this is probably a trivial question: when I first fired up the saw I followed the instructions. That's priming until there's fuel in the bubble, choke a few times, then open and turn on. Worked the saw a few minutes and put it away. The primer bubble is half full with fuel. Will this get sucked out after some use?

Turns out fastfix (the shop in Steer's link) is a 15 minute drive from my house. Might just check the Makita out in Monday. Thanks for the various suggestions.

The Makita does look like good value for money. So are Makita petrol saw now just dolmars with different costume? Any first hand experience with the machine or the customer service? The Stihl 241 looks great but double the price of the others I had in mind. The Husq 135 looks good but possibly underpowered?!

Thanks for all the replies and for your patience. @Stubby if better means bigger and heavier then I'm not too keen. Or did you have any particular models in mind for me to research? My local dealer stocks Stihl and Husqvarna, so both will be suitable. @wyk Excuse my ignorance but I have no idea what you're referring to ? @peatff I don't mind the price point of those saws, they just seemed the best overall packages. I'll look at the 135 ii and 120. Is there a consensus of what chain is better? I hear the .325 stays sharp longer but the 3/8 suits small saws well as smaller?

Hey folks, I'll be adding yet another post about chainsaw comparisons. Bear with me. I'd like to purchase my first chainsaw for small tree felling and firewood. In the past I used a friend's old Husqvarna which was a pig to start; not that experience with one saw will say much about. So in terms of price and features, I reckon these two are pretty similar: Husqvarna 435 II & Stihl MS 181 c-be. I believe they use different chain sizes. The big question is: which saw seems to be a better deal on paper, and which saw, in that price range, will be more dependable if maintained properly? anyhow, looking forward to some advice. this most likely won't be the last saw I purchase, so not looking for heavy work horses at this point. However, I don't wanna invest in some cheap consumer tat if that's what I'll be getting. And lastly: which company's branded products (Oil, chains, files, replacement parts) generally better value for money? Cheers. M