Need a new chainsaw tonight-Best bet?

[Juan more time]

Well,I do building construction mostly,but I opened my big mouth and roped myself into doing a small landclearing thing tomorrow.I have to be crankin a chainsaw at 7am,I have a 20" Echo about 100 miles in the other direction that I am going,not an option for tomorrow.Got about 3 hours to get one tonite.Haven't given this one much thought.You pretty much know my choices on where to shop.

Any suggestions?

P.S.: not cutting much over 12" diam. looking for best bang for the buck under the circumstances,something I won't hesitate to use again,if possible.

 

[Griffbm3]

Last Minute, no open pro shops,

Lowes: Husqvarna 359 if you can find one.

Home Depot: Makita 6401 or Echo 440 on closeout.

Without any time left, that's about what I would do.

Jason

 

[HUSKYMAN]

Get a Wild Thing, it will run good for a half hour, go do something else for an hour, run the saw another half hour.

 

[kruege84]

Since we're talking box stores, go to lowe's and get the biggest husky you can find. Echo would probably be your 2nd best bet. Just my $.02.

 

[Juan more time]

Yeah,it's probably gonna be Lowe's or Depot at this point.Luckily got both within 10 minutes of me.

 

[spacemule]

Why not go to Home Depot or Lowe's rental departments and rent a saw? That would be economical and prevent you being forced into buying a saw you don't really want or haven't thought about.

 

[PES+]

6400 52 dollars a day from Home Depot here.......then blow it up when your done.....and buy it cheap and buy a new 7900 top end and have a 7900 for low money

 

[kruege84]

6400 52 dollars a day from Home Depot here.......then blow it up when your done.....and buy it cheap and buy a new 7900 top end and have a 7900 for low money

Hmm.... I like where your head's at!!

 

[PES+]

I was kidding about the blow it up part

Don't do that.........jusk ask when they replace the saws.....they do that on a regular basis and sell the old rentals

 

[bowtechmadman]

Husky 350 at TSC or Lowes.

 

[spacemule]

Hmm.... I like where your head's at!!

Why does everyone think it's ok to steal from us retail guys?

 

[BloodOnTheIce]

My local Sears has Husky 455 Ranchers in stock 18" bar and 3/8 chain.

 

[PES+]

I don't space.......I was joking

 

[Lakeside53]

RENT A SAW


Don't get rushed into buying a POS.... buy a good saw, and it will last 20 years...

 

[PES+]

Lake is right.......and I checked...the 6400 is 59 a day from Home Depot....not 52 that was the old rate

 

[bcorradi]

Buy an Echo or husky from a box store and then bring it back when your done using it.

 

[PES+]

Buy an Echo or husky from a box store and then bring it back when your done using it.

Blown up or not blown up?

 

[bcorradi]

Blown up or not blown up?

Whatever he chooses....extremely open return policies of box stores lend themselves to this.

 

[PES+]

Wait until morning

And buy a Stihl and return it when you are done and say you are not happy with it then

 

[Urbicide]

The Husky selection has been pretty poor at my local Lowes. 350 was only actual Husqvarna. The only other model is stock was an orange Poulan. I couldn't even find the Husqvarna special order catalog that the lawn & garden department used to have in their catalog rack. I agree with Space on the HD rental.