Good chainsaws?

Edinho · 1 Aug 2006 at 02:50

There arnt many things that scare me, but chainsaws. I have visions of starting one and it going straight for me head.

Phunk-E-Man · 1 Aug 2006 at 13:26

Edinho said:
There arnt many things that scare me, but chainsaws. I have visions of starting one and it going straight for me head.

Wait til ya get a kickback, it's when the nose of the saw hits something, because of the way the chain moves it kicks the saw straight up and towards you, that's why they are always offset so you use them at the side, i've had 2 near miss kickbacks and they surely do wake you up!

squiffy · 12 Aug 2006 at 14:19

Update- got one of those B&D Alligators, not bad for cutting through medium sized branches. Plenty of torque.

Will need a chainsaw for further down the tree though.

squiffy · 12 Aug 2006 at 14:19

Update- got one of those B&D Alligators, not bad for cutting through medium sized branches. Plenty of torque.

Will need a chainsaw for further down the tree though.

Zheka · 12 Aug 2006 at 14:48

I worked as a lumberjack in Russia for some time, used different chainsaws and found Husqvarna to be the best. Very robust, professional tools.
Stihl is very good but not as robust imo.

yhack · 12 Aug 2006 at 14:52

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWOVDyV4ySI

singist · 12 Aug 2006 at 15:07

Surely, if you're not gonna be using it regular like, it's off with you to the hire shoppe?

squiffy · 12 Aug 2006 at 19:30

singist said:
Surely, if you're not gonna be using it regular like, it's off with you to the hire shoppe?

Daily hire will probably be similar to brand new one...and at least can use the tool whenever you want. If a big job takes several days of cutting might as well just buy it in the first place.

Phunk-E-Man · 15 Aug 2006 at 23:29

Zheka said:
I worked as a lumberjack in Russia for some time, used different chainsaws and found Husqvarna to be the best. Very robust, professional tools.
Stihl is very good but not as robust imo.

Whenever I pick up a stihl after using a Husqy it feels like a toy chainsaw

squiffy · 20 May 2007 at 13:15

ok just cut down the conifer, using a eletric Black & Decker. I had to do mostt of the work, rather than the tool doing it for me.

Had to apply quite a bit of pressure onto the stump, probalb 10kg is that normal? It has a metal spikey thing near the base of the blade. Pushing that into the bark and rotating seemed to help, like a lever effect. Dunno if the chain was blunt, the edge didn't have sharp fish hook type cutter, bit worn.

stinka · 20 May 2007 at 13:44

squiffy said:
Dad's looking into this

http://www.blackanddecker.com/ProductGuide/Product-Details.aspx?ProductID=9867#

Use that on the higher branches, then a chainsaw once we're further down.

Ok or useless piece of rubbish?

gimmicky piece of crap tbh

husquvana are the best imo, ive got a makita tho and for £130 its mint

pyro · 20 May 2007 at 14:38

Silent Bob said:
One of these should do the trick

Hell yeah, I was hoping that someone post this, and here it is! How much more manly can you get? :cool:

leezer3 · 20 May 2007 at 15:20

squiffy said:
ok just cut down the conifer, using a eletric Black & Decker. I had to do mostt of the work, rather than the tool doing it for me.

Had to apply quite a bit of pressure onto the stump, probalb 10kg is that normal? It has a metal spikey thing near the base of the blade. Pushing that into the bark and rotating seemed to help, like a lever effect. Dunno if the chain was blunt, the edge didn't have sharp fish hook type cutter, bit worn.

Arrgh

Like any tool, there's no way you should have to push on the saw to get it to do anything- It should do all the work for you. Pushing down on it is only increasing the chance of you slipping, & you can do some pretty nasty damage to yourself even with a cheap saw.
Again, a blunt chain is not a good idea, same as a blunt knife.

Be careful, & I'd seriously advise getting a professional in- Chainsaw certificates are there for a reason.

-Leezer-

squiffy · 20 May 2007 at 21:07

Yeah not going to use that CS again, something wasn't right as our new B&D Alligator cuts through 4" branches with ease.

Going to buy a new one.

whitecrook · 20 May 2007 at 22:29

Get in touch with local forestry and council, you may be able to get a decent pro saw for a good price.

collisster · 20 May 2007 at 23:21

my friends mac broke within a month, he wasn't even using it heavily..

Justintime · 20 May 2007 at 23:24

squiffy said:
Any recommendations for chainsaws? I take it always go for petrol?

I'll need a white paint suit and hocket mask too.

Just a quick FYI, Jason never used a chainsaw, hes always portrayed with one but i think a weedwacker is the closest he ever came to that in the films.

squiffy · 23 May 2007 at 15:45

Looking at Husqvarna 137 and 142, £165-£200. The stumps are about 1.5" in diameter.

squiffy · 24 May 2007 at 10:52

Are quality branded chainsaws still rubbish to the petrol counterparts? Looking at Husqvarna 321EL

squiffy · 31 May 2007 at 14:30

Bought the Husqvarna 321EL, just done some clearing up of the felled stumps/branches. wow...like a hot knife through butter, unlike the other one. That was like a butter knife through frozen meat. Didn't need to apply pressure at all the weight of the chainsaw itself was enough to cut through . Nice clean cuts.

Wish I bought it before, although I was in the branches, if I made a mistake with the other one probably come off with lesser injuries. The new one has automatic oil lubrication (other is manual) also the new one stops really quickly, the other takes a few seconds to stop.

The B&D Alligator is good when you're in the trees, nice and safe..but this is great when you're on the ground cutting up.

Need to replace the plug with a garden type it feels clumsy flapping around behind you (with the mains socket)