Chainsaw?

tinofapples

I'm also considering this one from Amazon:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005GXR13K/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2K9CLANJ8L55P

gets very good reviews and at Lidl/Aldi price range.

tinofapples

tinofapples wrote: »

Husqvarna 135 with 14" bar on ebay based in louth for €210 + delivery of €15.

Might be best bet.

Had a look at one oe these locally at the weekend and it's pretty damn small. Back looking :rolleyes:

weekendfarmer

Bought a Husky 455 Rancher . Very heavy on petrol. After about 200 hundred hours the chain oiler cogs went on it.

Husky Dealer told me about a japanese brand .... begins with "T" forget name now. Seemingly a very good saw at half the husky money

iverjohnston

Possibly a Tanaka? If you google it, there are a surprising number of hits for this brand.

moy83

iverjohnston wrote: »

Possibly a Tanaka? If you google it, there are a surprising number of hits for this brand.

We have a small Tanaka for a good few years and couldnt find fault with it . Might be a bit louder than a similar husky or sthil but sure the ear muffs will sort that out

weekendfarmer

Tanaka .... yep thats her .... reminded me of the old husky 61 (now there was a saw)

iverjohnston

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HUSQVARNA-61-PROFESSIONAL-PETROL-CHAINSAW-/130870680327?pt=UK_Home_Garden_GardenPowerTools_CA&hash=item1e78801b07

Here you go, treat yourself to a "new-to-you" Husky 61!
he is only looking £165 sterling for it. Plus postage. It must be a later one, as it has the chain break.
Looks like a 1992 model, from the photo of the ID plate. 21 years old, just broken in!

tinofapples

Can Tanaka be purchased here in Ireland ?

weekendfarmer

Harrys Mowers & Cycles in Ennis do Tanaka

Commish

HI,
Just wondering has anyone here had any experience with Topsun chainsaws?? I went to look at Stihl and Husqy saws today (something with a 20" bar) and they are big money. The dealer then showed me a range he has also which are the Topsuns. They are made by a Chinese company. He had a good supply of spares for them and said the spares are easy come by too. I was looking at the 6220 model which is a 62cc saw with 20" bar. They are around the E350 mark which is fairly affordable. They come with an oregon bar also and the engine is manufactured in Germany from what I can make out. The dealer said he has had good feedback about them and highly recommended them. Im sort of swaying towards it as he could have pushed the Stihl or the Husqy on me where he might stand to make a few more quid but he says the Topsuns are a reliable saw, easy to work on, easy to get parts for and above all a lot more affordable for the semi-professionals. Anyone any views??

woodturner

If your going to choose between the Husqy and the Stihl I'd opt for the Stihl. The brake on the newer Husqies isn't great and you'll be forever bringing it back and getting it fixed.

Commish

Youre not the first to say that. A lot of people giving out about the new Husqies. Even the die hard Husqy fans are complaining about them.

sh1tstirrer

sh1tstirrer wrote: »

I bought an aldi chainsaw for the same use as yourself and it does the job fine. It cost €100 with 3 years guarantee. You wouldn't cut down a forest with it but it's fine for light work.

The aldi chainsaw is after lasting the winter and still going strong. I cut all the timber for the stove with it, maybe average cutting 10 minutes every second day The only problem I had was the cable for the throttle getting stuck on full throttle, simple fix. I also have a stihl 028 18" saw for the heavier work but it didn't get used during the winter as the carb screws need adjusting. Even if it fell apart right now I would be after getting the value out of it.

clarenman

A Husqvqrna is the only way to go,I have one for the last 8 years with absolutely no trouble,I don't cut a lot timber just enough for my fire.its a small one with a 16"blade a 345 or 435 i think

ootbitb

Commish wrote: »

HI,
Just wondering has anyone here had any experience with Topsun chainsaws?? I went to look at Stihl and Husqy saws today (something with a 20" bar) and they are big money. The dealer then showed me a range he has also which are the Topsuns. They are made by a Chinese company. He had a good supply of spares for them and said the spares are easy come by too. I was looking at the 6220 model which is a 62cc saw with 20" bar. They are around the E350 mark which is fairly affordable. They come with an oregon bar also and the engine is manufactured in Germany from what I can make out. The dealer said he has had good feedback about them and highly recommended them. Im sort of swaying towards it as he could have pushed the Stihl or the Husqy on me where he might stand to make a few more quid but he says the Topsuns are a reliable saw, easy to work on, easy to get parts for and above all a lot more affordable for the semi-professionals. Anyone any views??

Think I would pay the extra e150 or so for a Jonsered. Let someone else do the trialling.

iverjohnston

To be honest, I see no evidence of Chinese saws being anything but crap. Stick to a mainstream brand, and try and get a semi-pro/farmers grade of machine. I would rather give a local dealer (not shop, superstore etc) €330 for a good secondhand, and get an agreement to stand over it, than buy a new chinese saw and throw it in a skip in a months time.

sh1tstirrer

clarenman wrote: »

A Husqvqrna is the only way to go,I have one for the last 8 years with absolutely no trouble,I don't cut a lot timber just enough for my fire.its a small one with a 16"blade a 345 or 435 i think

I have my Stihl saw from new 1987. Nothing major ever went wrong with it. That's 26 years, I used to do a lot of cutting with it in the early years.

ABlur

Anyone have experience of McCulloch chain saws? I see my local Co-op Superstores has a demo day this saturday with the CS340 version available for €267.99.

SKIPPY150

Dont know too much about the new ones but had an old Mac 10 here for years and it was one hell of a good saw. Only thing about it was she was fairly heavy. When she finally gave up I bought an Oleo/mac think it was a 560. Absolutely loved that saw, tons of power and just a nice weight , had it for three or four years till some b*****d lifted it out of the shed on me. Easiest saw I ever started, only needed three pulls to go just make sure you get the one with the decompression switch on it. Shes not the cheapest think its around 600. All that said I have an Ama saw now that the missus got me and its not a bad saw either, not as easy started but you cant have everything:)

iverjohnston

ABlur wrote: »

Anyone have experience of McCulloch chain saws? I see my local Co-op Superstores has a demo day this saturday with the CS340 version available for €267.99.

They are part of the Husqvarna corporation now, the 340 is described as a "garden, pruning" model. See them new on the Net for about €160, plus postage. Dont know where they are built, could be Italy? But I have nothing against Italian stuff, got an Oleo-Mac strimmer, and it has been very good.

tinofapples

Just to update my search, I decided to buy the Pro-plus 20" saw for €169 from Ganlys (The famous TV appearing hardware company !!) after having use of a borrowed one for a day. It seems to be a decent saw for the price and will do me for the occasional use I have planned for it.

Will update if I have any issues with it.

weekendfarmer

did u see the lunatics on dragons den making a hydraulic one ....

Rovi

weekendfarmer wrote: »

did u see the lunatics on dragons den making a hydraulic one ....

They way they were talking about them, you'd think that hydraulic chainsaws didn't exist until they had the bright idea. They've been around for decades.

weekendfarmer

I have a little black and decker 18 volt chainsaw .... great little tool for small jobs. You can reach up with one hand.
I have a spare battery aswell which gives you a couple of hours of working.

It'll cut branch up to about 4" no bother

noddyone2

sh1tstirrer wrote: »

I have my Stihl saw from new 1987. Nothing major ever went wrong with it. That's 26 years, I used to do a lot of cutting with it in the early years.

I have a Stihl for 7 years, always trouble free.

iverjohnston

Seem to remember seeing the hydraulic chainsaws at the Spring show in the late 1970's. They were being pushed as a method of cutting blocks of silage, and keeping a clean face in the pit. Had a special chain, which didn't get clogged with the grass. Better than the silage knife at the time! Shear grab killed them dead. Still used for cutting submerged trees, in places where hydro dams have flooded valleys etc.

weekendfarmer

iverjohnston wrote: »

Seem to remember seeing the hydraulic chainsaws at the Spring show in the late 1970's. They were being pushed as a method of cutting blocks of silage, and keeping a clean face in the pit. Had a special chain, which didn't get clogged with the grass. Better than the silage knife at the time! Shear grab killed them dead. Still used for cutting submerged trees, in places where hydro dams have flooded valleys etc.

Yeah was trying to think of a place where you could not have an exhaust or an air intake ... the only thing i could think of was in a sub marine or underwater

Man of Aran

iverjohnston wrote: »

Seem to remember seeing the hydraulic chainsaws at the Spring show in the late 1970's. They were being pushed as a method of cutting blocks of silage, and keeping a clean face in the pit. Had a special chain, which didn't get clogged with the grass. Better than the silage knife at the time! Shear grab killed them dead. Still used for cutting submerged trees, in places where hydro dams have flooded valleys etc.

Seem to remember that too ,,, was'nt it called the Hydrasaw made by a company called Erne Tool & Die up Cavan way. Used to see it in the Journal and it won quite a few awards at the SpringShow of old at RDS.

iverjohnston

Man of Aran wrote: »

Seem to remember that too ,,, was'nt it called the Hydrasaw made by a company called Erne Tool & Die up Cavan way. Used to see it in the Journal and it won quite a few awards at the SpringShow of old at RDS.

I hadn't realized that it was made here in Cavan. (I was only 10 at the time!) Erne Tool & Die long gone. I think they became "Akron Engineering" and now the yard is the base for Cavan Agri Machinery, who bring in a lot of italian machinery, disk mowers, cement mixers etc. I saw one for sale on Done deal a while ago, but it was imported from the USA. He was looking near a grand for it!

noddyone2

iverjohnston wrote: »

Seem to remember seeing the hydraulic chainsaws at the Spring show in the late 1970's. They were being pushed as a method of cutting blocks of silage, and keeping a clean face in the pit. Had a special chain, which didn't get clogged with the grass. Better than the silage knife at the time! Shear grab killed them dead. Still used for cutting submerged trees, in places where hydro dams have flooded valleys etc.

In America, where trees have been underwater in dams for years, they're cutting those trees for to make musical instruments. They'd be scarce types of wood. Using a hydraulic saw for this. Just thought ye'd like to know.