I’m an equal opportunity employer, 9 Jonsered, 3 Stihl and 1 Husky.
Im 62. I still ride the trailbikes. Only last year i had a foot full of titanium. I was booked to have it removed. Thought i better go for a ride out bush cause it we be some time before i get the chance too again. Foot felt a little odd from that point on. Come out of surgery and the Surgeon asked what i had been up to? Oh i went for a trail bike ride, why? He said you have broken screws in there we cant remove. I said it must have been from landing off the erosion humps. The look of disbelief from the medical staff!
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I asked my Ortho surgeon what kind of screws she used.Had 2 of my screws removed, they were rubbing through a nerve on the sharp end.
So now I tell people i have a couple loose screws... Used to have em somewhere? lost in one of dozens of moves (or more likely currently holding some piece of scrap together until the rust and moss win)
Most of em are Square drive self drilling self tapping... coarse like a wood screw, but different?I asked my Ortho surgeon what kind of screws she used.
"You're not planning on numbing up your foot and breaking out your cordless drill, are you?"
Suffice to say all 24 screws are still firmly attached.
A 125 or 090 (with AV) & a long bar in a big log will make you smile. Well at least for the first full cut or two, providing you don't have to hike it in very far. However I still want a sharp chain, though big chain definitely dulls noticably slower.Big block saws, if you get a chance are a hoot to run, chew through any damned thing no matter the condition of the chain
I will pass on starting the 090's though... they is heavy and hard on shoulders, 088/084's way lighter and easy to startA 125 or 090 (with AV) & a long bar in a big log will make you smile. Well at least for the first full cut or two, providing you don't have to hike it in very far. However I still want a sharp chain, though big chain definitely dulls noticably slower.
I actually bought an Echo trimmer from a farm equipment dealer who also carries Echo for a little less than a major retailer wanted for theirs.Well I do my own maintenance but the advice part is a good thing I hadn't thought about. Funny you would think big box would be cheaper but my local dealer carries the same saw for the same price
i agree dolmar parts are easy for me to get here in B.C. but i usually dont need much, i have to disagree with the post above this one about poulan saws i have a friend who bought a poulan pro 50cc saw, his family is poor and he had bought a used poulan returned to the dealer, after the 1st owner had it for a month and said it was to heavy [which it is] but he has cut 100s of cords with that 50cc saw, i know him well, he heats his home and his parents, every canadian winter, i know he fiddles with it alot, but it has never blown up [like the husky i had] i always ask him when i see him how the poulan runs, and he says good, hes had it 4 or 5 years now, and he sells some firewood to sometimes, so they must be a basically sound saw,not my choice, but SOME folks dont have the coin for a new stihl 261 pro saw [800$ cdn here] i bought 2 dolmar 5105s 2 yrs ago when they were going to makitas for 400$-450$ cdn what a deal that was, up here the makita es5000 50cc pro saw is 850$ cdn, same saw, the odd domar comes up like new used around here, and the 5105 is the 2nd best firewood saw IMO, BEHIND THE stihl 261, im not a big stihl fan, but i sell firewood, and i like the power [4hp] and lightness 10.8 lbs of the 261, when you do it 8 to 10 hrs a day sometimes i appreciate a good LIGHT powerful saw.No, they are not hard to find parts for, there are plenty online, and there’s dealers on the Forums
who sell the parts, but most importantly, you rarely ever need a part for an Echo Dolmar or Makita,
they are very reliable saws, I have had Three Echo and Five Maita/ Dolmars.
The only saw I ever sold because it wouldn’t start easy enough was a New MS362 with
a days work on it, didn’t want to spend a month in and out of the Stihl shop living in hope
they would admit there was a problem and fix it, seen too many suffer that crap.
deamnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Im 62. I still ride the trailbikes. Only last year i had a foot full of titanium. I was booked to have it removed. Thought i better go for a ride out bush cause it we be some time before i get the chance too again. Foot felt a little odd from that point on. Come out of surgery and the Surgeon asked what i had been up to? Oh i went for a trail bike ride, why? He said you have broken screws in there we cant remove. I said it must have been from landing off the erosion humps. The look of disbelief from the medical staff!
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I see your from the land of "Depression " above Scranton, pretty country with a terrible economy around there.ok new to the sight, but 48 years pro service and repairs of all makes and models. ok here goes,for my entire career, i serviced and repaired more stihl brand saws than i care to think about. buy the best grade saw you can afford, and maintain it regular, keep it sharp, and please run high octane fuel and oem brand oil mix. personaly i run huskys 372xp 550xpll and t540ll. yes there more expensive but my down time consists of sharpening, blowing them out with air,bar maintence. thats about it. buy from local best dealer you can find, even if you do your own work, in case their is a warranty issue. just for the record i only run vp 110 leaded race fuel and husky xp mix oil. little to no smoke and smells great when running.all my saws including my 4 echos love this fuel mix and run trouble free.and their performance is flawless!!!!
While Husqvarna isn't the company it was back in the 80's. OI still think your assessment of them as a loser in the game is both inaccurate and unfair. Husky does make good saws, and they make consumer grade junk. If you buy a saw for a bargain price at a big box store, you get exactly what you paid for.Well I've gotten fairly decent @ tuning high/low not expert but enough to get the saw running @ peak performance. I would say you're right about the cheap bearings. I'm leaning more towards Echo or Stihl just because that's all they make. I.e. specialize in Small engines only vs a company like Husqvarna who is owned by a vacuum cleaner company and also makes the pos poulans. Thanks so much for your advice and help
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