need a good chainsaw mechanic in Oregon or nor cal.

[david newbie]

Hi, my mechanic got a job with Stihl as some kind of northwest tech troubleshooter and moved away. I sometimes need hands on help and hate tp pay 100$ an hour. Do you know anyone close to southern Oregon, maybe even a good amateur? ( cuz I'm a bad amateur). If you can think of anyone, let me know, or maybe you can help, but I really need someone who can actually look at the saw David IN Talent OR

 

[david newbie]

Hello, nobody out there knows how to work on saws?

 

[brock1994]

There is myrtle creek saw shop in Roseburg, that is very reputable. Not too bad if a drive from yas.

 

[david newbie]

Thanks

 

[HumBurner]

Not much that I know of between Eureka and Grant's Pass. Maybe Crescent City has an active shop, but likely regular shop rates.


There a few folks near Medford that constantly have saws for sale on Craigslist. Maybe see if they're willing to hire out.

 

[user 122190]

What sort of work do you think might have done? I use to advertise my willingness to fix saws on Craigslist, so possibly look there.

Its been my experience, that everybody puts off maintenance on a saw and by the time it gets looked at it is really really past fixing. Second everybody wants the work done for free or nearly free, and expects something like a new saw after the work is completed. Typical of such people; don't know to or how to sharpen a chain, and consequently the saw has been run to near death making saw dust.

For those reasons I stopped working on saws. I'll do minor things for neighbors, but I can feel their disappointment that it was something simple, and I charged them. Or the saw is not like new again, and their own abuse of the saw quickly brings the saw back to its same problem phase.

It's a no win for the DIY garage fix it guy.

 

[Hard_Yakka]

I've also heard the shop in Myrtle Creek is good from some guys at Whitaker Logging&Trucking in Roseburg/Wilbur.

I use Diamond Power if needed but haven't in years, just buy saws or parts there, so don't know the hourly rate but $100 is starting to seem the starting line now.

There is another shop/guy in Grants Pass who does a fair business porting. I don't know the name but will text a faller today and see if I get a reply.

 

[Backstage]

Look on Facebook/Craigslist for chainsaw sale ads that all look like they’re taken in the same spot/angle. Contact the seller and ask if they also do service. That’s how I found the place I take stuff when it’s over my head.

I have a good saw shop near me. Their racket is contract chainsaw maintenance for the local tree services. They buy a lot of “totaled” saws too. They fix what’s wrong and resell for maybe 75% of new, often to the same tree companies. Those guys know exactly how all the main saw models fail.

 

[david newbie]

Not much that I know of between Eureka and Grant's Pass. Maybe Crescent City has an active shop, but likely regular shop rates.


There a few folks near Medford that constantly have saws for sale on Craigslist. Maybe see if they're willing to hire out.

unfortunately , the guy posting saws regularly here on Cl is fairly incompetent ( Has the same exact name as me and looks exactly like me.....huh......)

 

[jordan henson]

I'm in grants pass and work on any kind of equipment really, also build trailers lemme know if you still need maintenance