Reccomend me a chainsaw

[Will the chippy]

You don't say how big the trees will be or how regular you'll use the saw.
I manage all my cutting with a husky 450 and a 16" bar or if I know it's big I'll use an 18" bar. Sometimes it's a bit steady logging a big trunk but for most of the time it flies.
If your looking at something with a 20"+ bar then look to get 2 saws 1 big one for felling and trunks and one saw nippy little saw for the branches etc.

 

[Rasputin]

Hyundai HYC6200X 62cc 20in 51cm Petrol 2-Stroke Easy-Start Chainsaw

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Been using this for a year now it’s been great. Had an old sthil before that and there’s no difference as of yet. It’s just weekend use though.

 

[old keeper]

Stihl or Husky for me, Many, many years ago I used Danarm saws, I had a 110 that weighed a ton but went on forever.
I recently bought a Stihl electric saw, an amazingly good bit of kit for smaller work.

 

[Brighty3006]

Husky

 

[doric_prince]

I bought a petrol Husky550XP MkII the other year to replace a 20yr old Husky. It is a real beast but tbh if you go with either Husky or Stihl you won't go far wrong. If you aren't doing a lot of logging and/or it's not big stuff then consider going battery powered - much quieter and lighter/easier to use.

Got exactly same model with 18” bar, work horse. Not to heavy, but good power for cheesing trunks into round ready for the tractor splitter .

 

[rem284]

I have a husky 346 and a 560. Both good but obvs the 560 better for bigger sticks. I have a stihl 880 but use it for milling and dropping the odd big stick. I would lik a stihl 500i but can't justify buying another saw

 

[User00040]

@yellow belly

Are you buying brand new, or used?

If it's an older saw with manually adjustable carb, I'd highly recommend looking at Aspen fuels.

Especially f you are doing occasional use, as the ethanol in new E10 petrol is terrible for lines.

Supposedly modern saws are designed with this in mind, but the cost of the new stuff (or more importantly, parts, is tremendous!)

Aspen avoids the issue of having to empty the tank every time before storage, mix two stroke oil in and even if it is a bit more expensive, it can be stored for longer and won't go off as quickly as petrol (3-5 years vs. 3-5 months).

 

[Miki]

Where did you get those prices from? I didn't pay anything like that for my battery husky, and it's not one of the small ones. Equivalent size and spec to the petrol one I had before.
iirc, the saw together with 2 batteries and the higher spec charger came in at around £780 (six months ago).
Two fully charged batteries last for ages.

Here ...

MSA 300 Cordless Chainsaw | STIHL

STIHL's most powerful cordless chainsaw: 3.0 kW output ✓ for professional work ✓ ➤ Buy now!

www.stihl.co.uk

Saw £740
Battery1 £385
Battery 2 £385
Charger £135

Total £1645 - less a bit oif discount £1500

As an MS241 equivalent which costs around £800

MS 241 C-M Petrol Chainsaw | STIHL

The STIHL MS 241 C-M professional chain saw is compact, agile and raring to go, with M-Tronic as standard. Fuel metering is controlled electronically and automatically adjusts to environmental conditions, to deliver optimal engine performance. Other great features include: an easy to clean HD2...

www.stihl.co.uk

 

[TringSaint]

@yellow belly

Are you buying brand new, or used?

If it's an older saw with manually adjustable carb, I'd highly recommend looking at Aspen fuels.

Especially f you are doing occasional use, as the ethanol in new E10 petrol is terrible for lines.

Supposedly modern saws are designed with this in mind, but the cost of the new stuff (or more importantly, parts, is tremendous!)

Aspen avoids the issue of having to empty the tank every time before storage, mix two stroke oil in and even if it is a bit more expensive, it can be stored for longer and won't go off as quickly as petrol (3-5 years vs. 3-5 months).

Damn. Just mixed up 5L of 2 stroke using unleaded. Will last me all winter now!
I had a petrol strimmer screwed up because my dad didn’t bother to drain the tank and carb so all got gunked up with oil, etc and wouldnt start.
If I had known about aspen I would have used for this mix for the saw - although over winter I am using the saw every month.

 

[yellow belly]

Thanks all, its just for clearing windfell to fill the log shed for the winter. I'll be avoiding any terrible windfell but have the C&G ticket and taught by an experienced feller how to deal with the windfell.

I'll look into the reccomend ones, and get filling the log shed!

 

[rsf]

I'm a Husqvarna guy. No white on my saws as they say. Amoungst others I actually have the 550 XP some others have talked about. It has an eighteen inch bar and is pretty handy and has a good bottom end power wise. Never seems to get stuck. That said, Stilh are great saws too. I'd go petrol and go for the saw that has the closest reliable dealership to you.

 

[Midgemagnet]

Thanks all, its just for clearing windfell to fill the log shed for the winter. I'll be avoiding any terrible windfell but have the C&G ticket and taught by an experienced feller how to deal with the windfell.

I'll look into the reccomend ones, and get filling the log shed!

Ive a selection of husqvarnas and stihls for varying purposes all professional work felling and firewood but the go to picks are husky 562xp or the stihl ms 500i for heavy hardwood. the 550xp is worth a shout for windblown handles a 18inch bar nicely though I run mine on a 15 inch well balanced economical to run easy started and light enough to use all day

 

[Skogsmannen]

Whether it's Stihl or Husky, the modern stuff with autotune is all well and good until they start to go wromg but are basically disposable once they hit a couple of years old compared to the older generation saws.

If you can find one, the husqvarna 365 is a very good all rounder that can be pushed into using a bigger bar for an odd cut of two and should last pretty much forever.

If you aren't usi ng it every day, as much as it pains me to say it, the echo saws are getting better, but they do still vibe like a 30 year old husky.....

 

[Rake Aboot]

Whether it's Stihl or Husky, the modern stuff with autotune is all well and good until they start to go wromg but are basically disposable once they hit a couple of years old compared to the older generation saws.

Not really though.
They support beer saws even more than older saws

I’ve heard this before from folk who just don’t like new stuff, but the new saws are a delight to start and run.

 

[Biathlonjimmy]

Sthil 261, great power to weight can run upto 20" bar but 16" with a bigger sprocket on a full chisel is rapid.

 

[Skogsmannen]

Not really though.
They support beer saws even more than older saws

I’ve heard this before from folk who just don’t like new stuff, but the new saws are a delight to start and run.

until they start to go wrong.

Any time a saw has to go into the dealer, it's not earn ing its keep and given that for most running problems on an auto tune saw needs it to be plugged in at the dealers, it's not really progress is it.

 

[Envillegc1]

New Stihl, not a patch on older kit!
Loved my old units till we had a visit one night!!

Need to look at Huskys!!

 

[LandRover90]

I went away from sthil a few years ago. Gone over to echo, they seem a bit more plastic'y and cheaper at first, but performance and mechanically they've been faultless.

Also..... makita 2 x 18v battery jobby good for small jobs.

 

[Bavarianbrit]

I have a new in 2004 bought Stihl 026 super piece of kit but the best investment by far was the 2 day course run by our local forest service to show up the dangers that they can do to you, I then bought the jacket & safety pants to avoid kick back dangers.

 

[rsf]

Hej Skoggsmannen,

I had to look it up but Norrsbotten is much further north than I have had a chance to get to in Sweden yet. I bet it is wonderful forest and good elk hunting. My wife is from Blekinge. We get there every summer. It's a highlight of my year. Almost as good as my home in Nova Scotia. I'm still a Husqvarna guy. My gear has yet to let me down. My 525 polesaw got a good look in yday actually. Starts on the second pull.

When in serious need though it the old Wetterings splitting ax or Gransfors Bruk maul that I reach for.

RSF