The best chainsaw you can use is .......................................someone elses cause then yours stays in new condition
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The best chainsaw you can use is .......................................someone elses cause then yours stays in new condition
There's a good reason he's not using a husky. Cause they have real power and will take his head off.Quote:
Originally Posted by big_foot
Stihil, about as good as a shaver... :P
Hes using a Stihl because a Husky would break down half way through the job and leave him looking like a muppet, although hanging onto a Husky has that effect anyway:ORLY:Quote:
Originally Posted by Toby
The best chainsaw is probably one that hasn't been under a komatsu d65.
Wicked foto. LOL.:PQuote:
Originally Posted by Markgibsonr25
Few new parts and she'll be singing that sweet song again, and injury like that would be certain death for a lesser saw:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Markgibsonr25
Yes it is salvageable.But with a dozen other stihls I am in no hurry to fix this one.It will be cheaper to get the parts in overseas than the silly prices we pay here for them.Same with saws for that matter.
Nope that went all the way under.The ground was soft after the rain on the weekend so helped cushion a little. Anything husky would have faired worse!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by 7mmwsm
This is a chainsaw....
V8-powered chainsaw monster is 'just a toy' | Stuff.co.nz
When I was in the bush ... twenty plus years ago .... the husky ignition wire was a monthly replacement and the kickback mechanism would vibrate the expensive side cover to bits. After a couple of months we would cut the kick back lever off. Expensive to run.
Had a new saw...provided by a good boss...after the standard few months it began to rattle so cut the kickback mechanism off...a week later...boom.... a massive kickback in the face.
Haven't recommended Husky's since...I hope some of their designs have improved.
Chris
here we go try both got me a 044 066 husky 490xp but the 066 is now sitting on a 30ich bar big macs are big down hereAttachment 25557Attachment 25558
This is why Husqvarna gets my vote, milling with the big saw I have to keep an eye on heat at altitude, and every little bit helps.
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I think every arborist knows the 201t was a complete lemon over the ms 200.With stihl wanting their customers to pay for a kit to make them run properly.Everyone i know myself included either source the 200 overseasn or rebuild existing
And driving on the thing didn't appear to do a lot.
Soooooo..... he didn't like it much then!! :P
I've had a Stihl MS 390 for years, 64cc,
I'm not a chainsaw guy, and don't work forestery, so it's neither to big or too small, however wood is our sole source of winter heating.
I clean it up after each use and it fires up and cut's our winters wood each year without complaint.
I would recommend one to anybody that asked.
used an pneumatic one a couple of times under water HOLLY SHIT !! That thing could cut. Main problem being that once started you couldn't see the cut due to the bubbles, Couldn't see the job because of bad visibility, the current plays a large part in how you cut and finally no where to run when it goes tits up. Not a job for the faint hearted or inexperienced. Cutting an Old Man pine that had gotten wedged against the middle strut of a bridge over the Waikato. The log was 4ft in dia covered in weed and debris as well as old wire. All of this attached to a crane to try and anchor whist we cut, then look out when it became free as it starts to cartwheel down river as the crane can't hold it. Unhooking the crane from the log was a Rodeo. Yippee kai aye
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Originally Posted by Mauser308
Don't miss those days at all
I have always used stihl and never had an issue. I recently did a chainsaw safety course for the nz fire service. We have husqvarna saws on the appliances and the maintenance part of the course had shown me why the stihl is better. The stihl has the clutch and chain brake behind the cover inside the body. The husqvarna had those parts on the outer cover so they clog up and fail. With them being on the outer it also makes it much harder to get the bar and chain back on, is very easy to do with the stihl as there is only the drive sprocket coming through the body cover. The latest husqvarna has tried to copy stihl with a quick release for the chain cover, unfortunately they have made a poor design and the tightening handle breaks. Out of four brand new saws two were broken and these saws haven't even been started yet.
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Whats a husqvarna chainsaw.Quote:
Originally Posted by smidey
I thought rhey nade vacuum cleaners!
The 266xp was the last of the good ones
They made some nice firarms! Own a couple!:thumbsup:
We have a 281xp I believe it is and it's good. With a small 24" bar it's awesome for firewood. It's like a tractor compared to newer smaller onesQuote:
Originally Posted by andyanimal31
338xpt 16 inch bar
45. 18 inch
562xp. 22 inch
385xp. 36 inch
395xp. 55 inch titanium bar
All running full chisel chain, sharpened with timberline sharpener for perfect angles, height and mirror finish edge
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had stihl saws all my life big and small and no problems
That timberline sharpener looks the biz
Thats a coincidence, I just ordered one of those this afternoon.
Just found this thread... No one else likes Solo chainsaws???:oh noes:
I love my little Solo 650, Greman made and half the price of your fancy brands :D
You will be super impressed, after a little experience you will be able to sharpen in a few minutes, perfectly, every time !!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Moutere
If only we could grow trees like that around here. It would give me an excuseQuote:
Originally Posted by 7mmsaum
Wicked, I haven't been able to find a terse word said about them.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7mmsaum
Ive used huskys and Stihls in forestry and you cant beat the stihl for reliability and ease of maintanance. I can get 6 months out of a production saw without having doing to much to it.
Ive used huskys and Stihls in forestry and you cant beat the stihl for reliability and ease of maintanace. I can get 6 months out of a production saw without having doing to much to it.
nice thread :). I use are stihl 660 for the small stuff. and are stihl 084 for the big stuff :D. I found the huskys rattled to bits.
Leant my big saw out.......came back with a bent bar......had to brake out the very old 034 for some work today.
Anyone want a cheap 390xp?
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I could have done with the blade in the last pick the other week. Had a "small" kauri to chop up for firewood and needed to cut from both sides.Quote:
Originally Posted by puku
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Originally Posted by rem 308
yep i have never lost a screw in 25 years until i got a husky 390XP now i'm back with me STIHLS
Do a muff mod (hmm it's a KIWI site this'll be good :) ) advance the timing do the carby limiters and there just as good a rocket as the 200TQuote:
Originally Posted by Markgibsonr25
Why bother it is a work saw, and why should I have to spend time on something that should have been done before it was released?the 201 t is being replaced with a new model this month as it was so shit.Quote:
Originally Posted by deye223
What an awesome bit of kit !Quote:
Originally Posted by 7mmsaum
