Alun

Thanks to all of you that have replied, its much appreciated. I had a good look at the battery saws out there and some are really quite impressive now, but i feel they would be too restrictive in use due to the run time from batteries, great for an hour of cutting at home but not really an option to use away from home, plus for a good setup you are right up there money wise, the weight of the latest 40v makita is well over 7kg i believe so a fair old lump. The main things putting me off going for a good pro saw like the stihl 261 or husky 550 are, i would only be using it for logs say 5 times a year, and also im only just starting out with chainsaws so dont know if these saws would have a bit too much power to start out with untill i have a bit more experience. The saws i have used are a husky 435 and stihl 170 so was thinking along the lines of the next step up from there. Thanks for fuel tip, have read up on this and the saw will only ever be run on Aspen type fuel👍

Hi all, I am looking at buying my first saw and was hoping some of you on here would be willing to point me in the right direction, i've spent god knows how many days online looking at different saws and researching them to death! including going back through a few years worth of this forum which i have found very helpfull but having narrowed it down to a handfull of saws i find i am now just going round in circles trying to make the final decision🤔 I will only be using the saw for firewood a few times a year which will be mainly ash, so dont believe i need to go silly and spend big money on a pro saw, plus i am relatively new to chainsaws, have had a few lessons and a few days cutting so far but dont want anything too powerfull whilst i am still learning. I will be buying all the safety gear. I have between £400 - £500 max to spend. The saws i had in mind are stihl ms231 stihl ms251 husqvarna 445 (with 15" bar but only seem to come with 18") echo cs420 echo esx390 Had my heart set on the makita ea4300 after reading all the good comments on here about them, there is a second hand one for sale locally for £250 with only a few hours use (supposedly!) but being discontinued the future parts availability is putting me off.

thanks for the replys. every days a school day lol. Still a lot of learning for me ?

Im guessing this is poplar? was kind of hoping it was beech. Im still learning my tree id's so would be good to know from some of you experts on here ? Large logs | in Penlan, Swansea | Gumtree WWW.GUMTREE.COM Free to collector large logs trees cut down week ago Large logs. Posted by Janine in Barbeques & Outdoor Heaters...

Thanks for the replys, thought leyland was no good for log burners but looks like i was wrong ? Will pick some up and try it next winter ?

Does anyone know what these are please, going free and was wondering if its worth me collecting