WadePatton
ArboristSite Guru
For us newbies to high-preformance sawing/collecting (as that seems to be the common bond here), how about some parameters on what a Pro saw is?
Back when we got the first Stihl (the 024super) we thought we had a pro saw. It was/is light years ahead of the consumer junk we had been fighting. Later I start seeing Stihl saws everywhere and realize that they are selling yard-buster saws too.
Years later I go to buy another "real" saw--I go to a small engine shop-JonnyRed dealer. He sells me a saw--the 2145, I love it and it works hard for my needs. Then I get a 2150--should I have gotten the 2159?
Then I come here and find that every make has consumer and pro saws. Every Maculloch, Poulan, and Homelite I ever used was consumer garbage, so I never realized they made REAL saws. A shining example is my buddy's Maculloch "PRO" (says "PRO" right on the bar)--the owner's manual states that the saw is for occasional use only.
So where do is the line drawn? And I know where there's an old blue Homelite collecting dust.
Back when we got the first Stihl (the 024super) we thought we had a pro saw. It was/is light years ahead of the consumer junk we had been fighting. Later I start seeing Stihl saws everywhere and realize that they are selling yard-buster saws too.
Years later I go to buy another "real" saw--I go to a small engine shop-JonnyRed dealer. He sells me a saw--the 2145, I love it and it works hard for my needs. Then I get a 2150--should I have gotten the 2159?
Then I come here and find that every make has consumer and pro saws. Every Maculloch, Poulan, and Homelite I ever used was consumer garbage, so I never realized they made REAL saws. A shining example is my buddy's Maculloch "PRO" (says "PRO" right on the bar)--the owner's manual states that the saw is for occasional use only.
So where do is the line drawn? And I know where there's an old blue Homelite collecting dust.