Solo Saws... Good Or Bad...

[ClimbinArbor]

never even heard of them and am getting stuborn about my stihls, but i saw em in the new baileys and am just curious

 

[Lakeside53]

Just "yet another brand"...

Bigger question is "why"? Stihl, Husky, Dolmar, Echo (no particular order) and.. the rest... They have a miniscule market share, and proportional supportopcorn:

 

[PB]

I give them a thumbs up, only if they are priced lower than a Dolmar.

What model are you eyeing up?

 

[2000ssm6]

I've heard that new 681 is a real screamer>>>> :spam:



If you can find a dealer, they seem to be well built saws. Not very popular but not too shabby.

 

[Lakeside53]

parts.. not fleabay... dealer only...

Oh that's right.. nobody ever needs used parts:greenchainsaw:

Seriously though.... any (not just Solo) coventional 2-stroke "late entries" into this market will be faced with a very short product life... 2010 (EPA) looms.... That translates to a very small market, limited parts availability and little access to used parts. Sometimes the old brands make sense.

 

[Cedarkerf]

Ran a new 681 other day ran "fine" hohum. Other guys that ran that saw had about the same impression. I run a 460 DP and 066 DP so it wasnt anything spectacular to me. Dosent fill a niche. Ran good not very loud seemed smooth enough. Imagine dealers will be harder to find than dolmars around here.

 

[Dennis Cahoon]

Parts will be easy to get.....Bailey's sells them....

 

[Lakeside53]

. Imagine dealers will be harder to find than dolmars around here.

That would be really difficult!

 

[drmiller100]

i was around some 681's over the weekend.

an EXACT direct copy of the 7900 dolmar. runs great, huge value for the money, i think that saw would last a long time.

i think it is totally fair to question how serious solo is about being in the market. Dolmar has been here a long time, Makita is fairly big, Stihl, well, been in the market a long time.
husky i don't know anythign about.

 

[Lakeside53]

Exact? Are Solo parts interchangable with the 7900?

 

[Bowtie]

Exact? Are Solo parts interchangable with the 7900?

The Solo is a spin off of the 7900, I believe, (but dont quote me). If I remember right, Dolmar and Solo designed and built the 6400/7300/7900 series together, then had a parting of company. Some parts interchange if I am right. But the Solo 681 has many differences and some say improvements over the 7900 Dolmar. I dont have any run time on a Solo. Just loose quoting what I have read here.

 

[2dogs]

CDF (old name for CalFire) used to run solo. Now it is mostly Husky.

 

[drmiller100]

Exact? Are Solo parts interchangable with the 7900?

i've been told the jugs and pistons are. haven't verified personally though.

 

[ClimbinArbor]

Ran a new 681 other day ran "fine" hohum. Other guys that ran that saw had about the same impression. I run a 460 DP and 066 DP so it wasnt anything spectacular to me. Dosent fill a niche. Ran good not very loud seemed smooth enough. Imagine dealers will be harder to find than dolmars around here.

this is what i imagined would happen.

sure love the smell of a new stihl now lol

 

[tatra805]

Ok guys, i also am Stihl dedicated and want no red in my shed

But hey, Solo was founded in 1948 and had it first chainsaw in 1958.
It is an old brand that always focused on pesticide sprayers (also 2 stroke driven yes, from where you think Stihl got the idea)

Look at www.solo-germany.com click the english flag and look in the timeline pages.

Might not be that international known and succesfull as Stihl and Husky but is a good brand which is around already long time.

honest is honest

Nevertheless I agree you will have a hard time finding parts in Tibet.



Edit:

As i will only tolerate a stihl as chainsaw i also do have the solo sprayer. It is an icon here in europe.

 

[OLY-JIM]

Solo

Supposedly a decent saw, but why? Walk-in dealer support...maybe...if you're lucky. Personally, I'd say that it would be far wiser to choose another brand.

 

[SawTroll]

Just "yet another brand"...

Bigger question is "why"? Stihl, Husky, Dolmar, Echo (no particular order) and.. the rest... They have a miniscule market share, and proportional supportopcorn:

I'd leave Echo out, and add Jonsered and Solo, maybe Redmax as well......

 

[SawTroll]

Supposedly a decent saw, but why? Walk-in dealer support...maybe...if you're lucky. Personally, I'd say that it would be far wiser to choose another brand.

I believe The Cutting Edge will support with parts..........

 

[SawTroll]

i've been told the jugs and pistons are. haven't verified personally though.

Stroke is longer on the 681, than the 7900 - but the parts may fit anyway....?

 

[SawTroll]

parts.. not fleabay... dealer only...

Oh that's right.. nobody ever needs used parts:greenchainsaw:

Seriously though.... any (not just Solo) coventional 2-stroke "late entries" into this market will be faced with a very short product life... 2010 (EPA) looms.... That translates to a very small market, limited parts availability and little access to used parts. Sometimes the old brands make sense.

Old saws like the 372xp (but not antique ones), nothing to do with brands - LOL