Husqvarna 450 or Dolmar 421?

[CR888]

Ripping = cutting horizontal to wood grain like with a mill. Noodling = cutting parallel to the grain. One way gets dust & is slow the later gets long noodles & is fast.

 

[LittleLebowski]

31 tanks through the 421 now. Three today and I'm freaking tired, gents. It seems to have lost a little grunt when buried, I assume it needs a slight adjustment on the carb? Still rock solid reliable, always starts on the second pull cold no matter what. I tried some Stihl safety chain and I'm buying more Stihl chain but not safety. You can feel the quality difference between the Stihl and other brands.

 

[CoreyB]

31 tanks through the 421 now. Three today and I'm freaking tired, gents. It seems to have lost a little grunt when buried, I assume it needs a slight adjustment on the carb? Still rock solid reliable, always starts on the second pull cold no matter what. I tried some Stihl safety chain and I'm buying more Stihl chain but not safety. You can feel the quality difference between the Stihl and other brands.

I like stihl chain best. I use Oregon a fair bit as well but prefer the stihl.

 

[LittleLebowski]

I like stihl chain best. I use Oregon a fair bit as well but prefer the stihl.

The difference is tangible. FYI, I've been meaning to tell you that my Dolmar also has that "hidden" oiler setting. I never even tried to check and see if mine does but you can push down and go up one more notch so I reckon there's four settings from the factory?

 

[LittleLebowski]

At 38 tanks so far. Love my 421! Always tempted by the Makita 6400 locally for $322 from Home Depot (used) but so far, other needs take priorities.

 

[Jeffkrib]

6400 are a good thing...... Infact worth selling a gun to pay for it.

 

[LittleLebowski]

6400 are a good thing...... Infact worth selling a gun to pay for it.

How about selling a bike

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

6400 are a good thing...... Infact worth selling a gun to pay for it.

Part 1 agree. Part 2 disagree.

 

[LittleLebowski]

I love this Dolmar! I paid a local arborist to safely take down this sick white oak with a bad lean over my house and then I've been doing the rest after voting this morning.

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

Nice to see a saw dirty and being used like they are suppose to be.

 

[LittleLebowski]

Nice to see a saw dirty and being used like they are suppose to be.

Think I'm at about 60 flawless tanks of fuel so far.

 

[jakethesnake]

Better than the 5020?

 

[Homelitexl903]

What did you end up using to wrap the handle bar with?

 

[LittleLebowski]

Better than the 5020?

That's like asking if a good quarter horse is better than a Shetland pony This thing never quits, never lets me down, just sharpen the chain, add fuel, and oil. I want a bigger Dolmar bad, need to start watching the classifieds here.

 

[LittleLebowski]

What did you end up using to wrap the handle bar with?

That's an old wrap of cheaper bike tape I did that clearly isn't very good, waiting for my old boss to come by and fix it up right.

 

[GeorgiaVol]

That's like asking if a good quarter horse is better than a Shetland pony This thing never quits, never lets me down, just sharpen the chain, add fuel, and oil. I want a bigger Dolmar bad, need to start watching the classifieds here.

To be fair, it's more like asking if someone else's rigged up Silverado is better than a brand new Colorado.

 

[LittleLebowski]

To be fair, it's more like asking if someone else's rigged up Silverado is better than a brand new Colorado.

In my experience, it's a pretty huge gulf between the two saws. Plus, the Colorado has widely reported shifting problems (I've been considering one for a while).

 

[GeorgiaVol]

I was just refering to the 5020AV not being new, being a larger saw, and the Dolmar being professionally setup for you. Just not a fair comparison in my book. But I am glad you like your new saw.

 

[LittleLebowski]

I was just refering to the 5020AV not being new, being a larger saw, and the Dolmar being professionally setup for you. Just not a fair comparison in my book. But I am glad you like your new saw.

Understood, prolly would have made more sense in person but tuning aside, the 5020 had other problems that I documented.

 

[jakethesnake]

The 5020 isn't near the playing field a dolmar is. Nothing against either just a fact