windthrown
361 Junkie
Do tell... what should I do with my life, oh hind sight is 20-20 seer of all things fine and grand???
I have to join SawTroll in bashing the 210 series of saws though. They suck. Intended use or otherwise. They suck to work on, and they have a lot of weak points. But then, as there seem to be so many supporters of these crappy saws, I look forward to getting a good price on Ebay when I unload them all. I will make more money on them than I have sunk into them (especially if I break them up and sell them as parts), and working on all their faults has given me an in-depth education on this series of saws (and I suspect I know more about them than you do). In all their design leaves a lot to de desired, and new or used, it does not make a real difference. They are just not up to the task of a professional logger, or a semi-professional like myself. Some pros may use them, but not many around these parts. (as an aside, I also own a 290, and that saw is miles ahead of the 250. Adjustable oiler, more metal, full size chain, cuts wood, will fell larger trees; several pros I know around here use them, and that is the only saw that the county uses here. For near the price of a 250? No brianer... get the 290).
If one always took the easy road in life, or could forsee the future, there would not be much to look forward to, would there? And farming trees is not an easy life, no matter what saws you have.
I have to join SawTroll in bashing the 210 series of saws though. They suck. Intended use or otherwise. They suck to work on, and they have a lot of weak points. But then, as there seem to be so many supporters of these crappy saws, I look forward to getting a good price on Ebay when I unload them all. I will make more money on them than I have sunk into them (especially if I break them up and sell them as parts), and working on all their faults has given me an in-depth education on this series of saws (and I suspect I know more about them than you do). In all their design leaves a lot to de desired, and new or used, it does not make a real difference. They are just not up to the task of a professional logger, or a semi-professional like myself. Some pros may use them, but not many around these parts. (as an aside, I also own a 290, and that saw is miles ahead of the 250. Adjustable oiler, more metal, full size chain, cuts wood, will fell larger trees; several pros I know around here use them, and that is the only saw that the county uses here. For near the price of a 250? No brianer... get the 290).
If one always took the easy road in life, or could forsee the future, there would not be much to look forward to, would there? And farming trees is not an easy life, no matter what saws you have.
Mr. ST has had minimal experience working on a couple of his buddies a while back and found them difficult to work on. I don't find this too suprising, because to my knowledge, ST doesn't do any major mechanical work on his saws.
Windthrown, trying to be conservative, purchased an MS210 part saw on ebay. It was a disaster, so he ended up purchasing more and it snowballed from there. He would have had better luck purchasing one new instead of humpty dumptying them together with saws of 5 different wear levels. In the end it would have saved him a lot of money, headaches, labor, and downtime.
Purchase one of these saws new, maintain it, use it for its intended use, and than let me know what you think of it. I can't personally say how they compare with a comparable husky, echo, dolmar, etc., but I feel they are very formidable saw.
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