Parker strimmers and hedge cutters
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reloader54
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they look to be the generic china produced stuff that is simply rebranded at a profit by budget tool companies,amazon and ebay are pretty much full of them, machine mart/clarke,richmond,sealey, and countless others, if you only need one occasionally it may well serve your purpose, then again you could hire a professional machine as and when needed.
example here,, Trueshopping® 52cc Petrol Multi Tool Long Reach Multi Function 5 In 1 Garden Tool Powerful Including: Hedge Trimmer, Grass Trimmer, Brush Cutter, Chainsaw Pruner Tools
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reloader54
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in that case you should shop around for the best deal and go for it, it will be adequate enough for your intended use. I use husqvarna in a professional capacity as part of my job getting on for 46 years. I rate them, but like any machine they can and will wear out.
jimbo1984
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I have a husky chainsaw and it's great but just think it's a lot of money to spend on something I'll use every couple of months
I have a big stihl - 240 c and a Mitox. A large number of bits for the first and all of the second are, I believe, Chinese. The Stihl is really powerful and eats large areas of grassland with no problems - it has a brush cutter blade as well.
The mitox is a strimmer, hedgecutter, and pole chainsaw for pruning - simply changing the tool end. I am really pleased with both, would recommend both - the Mitox is extremely reliable but goes 'off-tune' regularly and its best to invest in a carb adjustment tool for it, I've had it for 7 years. £700 v £300 ish. The Mitox is perfect for reasonably sized gardens, the stihl is used for the land.
The mitox is a strimmer, hedgecutter, and pole chainsaw for pruning - simply changing the tool end. I am really pleased with both, would recommend both - the Mitox is extremely reliable but goes 'off-tune' regularly and its best to invest in a carb adjustment tool for it, I've had it for 7 years. £700 v £300 ish. The Mitox is perfect for reasonably sized gardens, the stihl is used for the land.
reloader54
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this would explain the similarity of the current chinese items resemblence to the older stihl and husky products. in true chinese tradition they simply ignore copyright laws and blatantly copy everything. often without any apparent quality control. they are at the other end of the spectrum able to manufacture at a high level of quality,,but of course that eats into the profit margin.
reloader54
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these look "fun"
I use budget chainsaws. And have had good results. I'm only cutting for the woodburner so you are looking at 3 trees per year. One cost me £70 and it has earnt its keep. It's still going strong and when it finally breaks I will just chuck it away. But I've had it 2 years now. So if you are an occasional user then it should be fine. Leave the huskyS etc to those who use them daily and need them to earn a living.
A friend up the road with a saw mill and a collection of wonderful old kit has a terrifying long arm chainsaw...Danarm I think...with a pair of handlebars either side of the nose wheel for the poor guy mad enough to assist to hang on to....
Alan
I do much the same per year, cutting for a little wood burner, clearing up the fallen branches and stuff around ours and mum's gardens...but I went the other way and bought a little Stihl 010Av for £150-ish about 25 years ago...it was still going strong and I could still get parts until last year when it was burgled away.
Replaced with a mid-range Husqvarna now which I am pretty sure I won't get the same life out of!
My 30 year old strimmer is a 24cc Kawasaki engined Danarm badged device which is still going strong, I have glued the clutch pads back on once or twice and it is on its third ignition unit....
Danarm is the brand name from the local pre and postwar chainsaw manufacturer in Stroud, Daniels Engineering. It wasn't until quite late in my teens did I discover that the noisy things that cut trees down were actually called chainsaws and not Danarms! (Hoover, Thermos and etc.)
Alan
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