IS THE STHIL THE BEST ALL ROUND SAW CO?
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Yeppers, or the newer ea6100. They are pretty rare here and that is probably a good thing!
Nice saw btw! How many blue saws have you got?
Nice saw btw! How many blue saws have you got?
Blue saws...blasphemy!!
Saws; red, orange...white. Done.
Ha!
Saws; red, orange...white. Done.
Ha!
T & E Small Engines
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We have a few...I just surprised Tyler with that one last week...Should have seen his face when opened the box
With the exception of a few models that come to mind, like the Vega and Chevette.
Don't know of anybody who is a pro faller that would agree with that.
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I think he showed me a 510 when I was up there, and I know he got the big 9010 a while back. Those 6100's are super rare - nice find!
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This saw is a DCS6000i...and it sounds awesome.
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Yep I recognised it - would look great beside my 5100i and 4300i
Oh yeah I said it was a 6100 - I've got 6100-itis these days... my mistake lol
Oh yeah I said it was a 6100 - I've got 6100-itis these days... my mistake lol
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Don't know of anybody who is a pro faller that would agree with that.
Haha. That's why they are the best all around and not the best falling saws.......
I would take that to mean it's not an all around saw, wouldn't you?Haha. That's why they are the best all around and not the best falling saws.......
dave mclennan
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just emailed Erica buying a 5015 with heated handle 18 in bar 399$ 45$ to bc and tax im so happy im glad to get another red one blues are showing up here in southern bc more and more, when ever I see someone with a Makita I ask them if there happy and they all grin there happy just a great sawYour welcome
earlthegoat2
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CAN WE GET A SMILEY INTERPRETATION GUIDE OVER HERE??!!
Stop yelling! Seems the decision has been made, nice talking to ya.
An answer to the original question; perhaps Dolmar is the best all around saw company in that they cover almost all the bases with quality saws that are priced both for the hobbyist and the professional (yet all of them being constructed and tuned to perform and endure). I suppose they lack a little in the big saw picture. They do have a small lineup, but fairly comprehensive.
I have seen only a few Dolmars in the workplace. The guys that take a chance and run them love them, it seems. "Taking a chance" meaning that their equipment is not as well supported in that there is not a Dolmar dealer in every town. Far from it.
One sawhand in particular sticks out in my mind. He was an experienced hand who showed up one day with a used 7900 he bought on a whim. We looked it over... Huh? About a week later he was telling me how that saw behaved like a wicked hotrod saw. He said it was scary fast and almost too powerful for the job he was doing (seismic). I wouldn't know. Never run one. But I think I get it.
You don't need a really big saw for seismic any more. At one time it was helpful when bucking big slashpiles getting paid by the mile (up to 8m wide catcut). We cut lines differently now (mulchers and narrow). Now there are lots of 60cc saws, but mostly 70cc saws doing that work.
Dolmar makes a Hotrod or two out of the box.
Husky always has and always will (that's what they do. sometimes at a cost...)
Does Echo make a hotrod? A factory out-of-the-box hotrod? If not they surely cannot be considered for the title, IMO.
I have seen only a few Dolmars in the workplace. The guys that take a chance and run them love them, it seems. "Taking a chance" meaning that their equipment is not as well supported in that there is not a Dolmar dealer in every town. Far from it.
One sawhand in particular sticks out in my mind. He was an experienced hand who showed up one day with a used 7900 he bought on a whim. We looked it over... Huh? About a week later he was telling me how that saw behaved like a wicked hotrod saw. He said it was scary fast and almost too powerful for the job he was doing (seismic). I wouldn't know. Never run one. But I think I get it.
You don't need a really big saw for seismic any more. At one time it was helpful when bucking big slashpiles getting paid by the mile (up to 8m wide catcut). We cut lines differently now (mulchers and narrow). Now there are lots of 60cc saws, but mostly 70cc saws doing that work.
Dolmar makes a Hotrod or two out of the box.
Husky always has and always will (that's what they do. sometimes at a cost...)
Does Echo make a hotrod? A factory out-of-the-box hotrod? If not they surely cannot be considered for the title, IMO.
Have you looked at Echo? I have and will not buy from the major other brands. (Stihl/Husqvarna) Lower price, and the CS 490 has all metal construction, an adjustable oiler for less than compatable other brands.
to be honest, I have only seen 3 echos. An oldtimer of unbreakable heft (but it did have a couple of repairs on it), and a couple of little ones (one was a 370 and something else...400??). They all looked pretty good to me.
But I like Swedish and German saws. Ha!
There is a very appealing Echo at home depot canada right now $434.88 for a cs590 has gotta be good buyin'. But not a hotrod. I don't think the 490 is a stock hotrod either?
Does Echo make an out-of-the-box hotrod? Dolmar does for comparable money. So they deserve the title; possibly. Certainly not Echo.
Just an opinion, of course
But I like Swedish and German saws. Ha!
There is a very appealing Echo at home depot canada right now $434.88 for a cs590 has gotta be good buyin'. But not a hotrod. I don't think the 490 is a stock hotrod either?
Does Echo make an out-of-the-box hotrod? Dolmar does for comparable money. So they deserve the title; possibly. Certainly not Echo.
Just an opinion, of course
dave mclennan
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---here in our part of bc were lucky being dolmar customers as our dealer is a excellent very intelligent mechanic and has said dolmar in the past was pretty good to him but Ive heard from other domar dealers that Makita, the new co, is not great for backing there saw dealers as chainsaws a not makitas big money maker , power tools are!! as long as Makita does not change the saw much to save money or whatever, the saws should be fine, the design is solid ive run a 7900 its a monster, but in bc theres big douglas fir trees here , and the 7900 has its place like the big magnum saws
T & E Small Engines
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We have Dolmars back in stock. 5105 with 20" is here , 6100's on the way ... maybe some 6400's , 7310's and 7910's on the way as well 
Haha
Yes!
I don't want to get him yelling again but
If he didn't have such a Scottish name; by reading the title, I would have swore he was French Canadian.
I remember about mid 90's working with this young French Canadian guy that came out to do some tree thinning. (Piece work)
He was so bad he had minimum wage ajudgments top up on his cheque. lol ..I could cut that falling backwards.
So he says to me...
" Everyone tell me come to the BC,
come to the BC, make money in the BC. I get the Stihl, I come to the BC and the BC no good, the BC bullchit, only bullchit in the BC". No money.
Come on, Tell me how you real feel
