Hello all. I'm new to the site and, of course, I want something, advice, to be specific. I'm getting on in years and I need help choosing a good chainsaw. I know guns, cars, and trucks but when it comes to chainsaws, I'm ignorant. I had a good used Stihl until I loaned it to my brother. What he brought back was more like chainsaw parts. I bought a new Husky and was disappointed (they don't make em like that used to) I need one that's fairly easy to maintain and not necessarily light but definitely not heavy. I will be cutting fairly large trees (app. 36" diameter) and need a good size bar. I probably won't use it more than two or three times a year. I would like one that is hearty and will last. What can I expect to spend? Should I buy new or used? Any ideas? Anything I haven't thought of? Thanks in advance for your input.
. Maybe I will give them another chance. The reason I went with Husky was that the best saw I ever used, belonged to a guy a worked with selling firewood. The basement flooded and all you could see was the top of the saw., took it apart, dumped the water out of the carb, and it fired right up (very impressive) all we had to do was keep it sharp and keep fluids in it. We would have loads of red oak trees brought in and dumped than we cut them to length prior to splitting them with a splitter that we rigged with a 220V electric motor (no noise/fumes). We moved tons of firewood every winter. I was a much younger man. That saw never let us down.
