Thank you for displaying your ignorance, arrogance, and attitude after asking for input from others.
Your front handle may be of a metal alloy, but your rear handle is not. I would be very much surprised if your saw is not of a 'clamshell' design, where there is an assembled engine, about the size of a can of beans, encased in a plastic body, versus a saw where the magnesium body is an integral part of the motor. Clamshells are the most common design of saws under $400, including some '
name brand' ones that perform quite well. If it is '
metal', it does not mean that it is 'good' metal, or a well made saw.
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Any saw is hard to start if you don't know what you are doing; the 'plastic' has nothing to do with it, but cheap saws are often bought by guys who do not understand how to use or maintain them, which makes them harder to start. It must be true that the '
name brands' that you have such hostility towards (?) must be worse; that why the pros choose them, over the less expensive clones on Amazon and eBay, because they
love saws that are hard to start when they are on the clock, and they
love paying more than they have to!!!
And you can
expect your saw to last as long as you want, but where did you pull out the 'fact' that '
many name brands struggle' to last a year ? From the same factual reservoir that ignores the 2 to 5 year consumer warranties offered by companies like Husqvarna, STIHL and ECHO? From the 30 and 40 year old name brand saws that some members on this forum still run? Or from your extensive experience with the other cheap, no-brand saw that you bought, and already are returning, and which you plan on fixing yourself without that '
next to useless' warranty (because Amazon isn't going to fix it or find parts for you, or even buy you any of special tools). The important things are that it is cheap, that it
looks like a chainsaw, and that it has cool graphics; right? Or that it has '5 star' ratings from people who have owned it for less than a month?
A lot of '
hoping' and '
figuring' in there! Yet when you ask for feedback from experienced users you stick your fingers in your ears. More power will never compensate for a dull chain; it will just overheat things faster. Oregon, STIHL, Carlton, and other (excuse me) '
name brand' chains also need to be sharpened. If that is your issue, figure that out first. A higher powered, heavier saw will be harder to start and handle if you have a related disability, compared to a smaller, agile saw with a sharp chain. 62cc is a large saw, especially for '
some yard work or small DIY projects '.
WOW! Who is the '
snob'? Who is the
cheap snob? Who demands '
durability' and '
very high quality and capability', but expects to pay Harbor Freight prices? Good thing that no one has chimed in yet about the $100+ of personal protective equipment someone as inexperienced as you should have. But you would probably blow that off too.
Outta here.
Philbert
Wow didn,t see that coming !
..... Famous last words.....and pretty arrogant too. Don't assume you can control a 62cc saw if it decides to do something unexpected. You have zero experience with saws and are going at this all wrong. You are going to get hurt if you approach learning about saws with that attitude.....
