weedkilla
Ain't no guru of nuthin'
For what it's worth - a husky 445 or stihl 251 isn't really lighter than an 026.
A 435 is a bit, a 192/193 is a fair bit lighter.
Good luck.
A 435 is a bit, a 192/193 is a fair bit lighter.
Good luck.
If it is rebuilt with good parts that's cheaper than you can get a clean 025 on eBay.i found a local guy who rebuilds saws, he has and 024, 026, and 028, he recommended the 024 @ $225...thoughts?
If it is rebuilt with good parts that's cheaper than you can get a clean 025 on eBay.
doesn't have to be a stihl, I was originally looking at the 193t because trail tech made that slick mount, another company makes a mount that is just as slick for back handle stihls, but it cost more than the saw. and honestly for the amount of time I'll be riding with it, I could go with the cheaper $100 mount and just about any relatively light saw I wanted.
I have no intentions of cutting when on the bike like the guys shows in the demo. I'll be off the bike and holding the saw with both hands regardless of top handle or rear handle. I do like the idea of the light weight of the 192/193 I guess the a 170 would be just as light as well. I would say that a lot of the stuff I would need to cut is 12-18" with some smaller stuff mixed in.
I have no intentions of cutting when on the bike like the guys shows in the demo. I'll be off the bike and holding the saw with both hands regardless of top handle or rear handle. I do like the idea of the light weight of the 192/193 I guess the a 170 would be just as light as well. I would say that a lot of the stuff I would need to cut is 12-18" with some smaller stuff mixed in.
just checked out the echo cs303t top handle, and it is only slightly cheaper than the STIHL 193T. if the 193t is a decent saw and fits the slick trailtech mount then it's probably a good fit...albeit expensive $350 for the saw and $200 for the bike mount.....it's a shame they don't make that bike mount for more saws because it is the sh!t!! as far as carrying the saw on the front of the bike. but they probably picked the 192t for it's light weight.
it's hard to find info on the 193t since its fairly new, but the 192 got great reviews for a saw of it's size....
but for a $350 saw, I could get a dolmar ps 421 or makita equivilent. which I've read to be a very good quality back handle saw. but then I need a way to carry a slightly heavier back handle saw on the bike.
unrelated to stihl or dolmar i did see this little hitachi for $200 that comes with a 7 year waranty which I think is Tanaka? http://www.lowes.com/pd_360038-67702-CS33EB16___?productId=3453808&pl=1&Ntt=chainsaw+hitachi
or the top handle version for slightly more: http://www.amazon.com/Hitachi-CS33E...1440504300&sr=8-1&keywords=hitachi+top+handle
might be chinese junk..??
ktmguy-
here's an interesting quote from another thread on top handle saws, last wednesday. notice his comment "but feels nice." maybe i'll order one.
To heck with that. I have been a Stihl guy (chainsaws, blowers, polesaws, weed whackers, etc.) all my life but...I just today bought an Echo cs355T from a local dealer for $349.99 with a 5 YEAR warranty. I haven't used it yet but feels nice. Look out Stihl, as you may price and policy more and more folks into looking at other options !
I did notice that Home Chepo has the 355t on sale for $349 until November!
Funny thing, I just bought my 5th 360t a few days ago from an hombre in Los Alamos (where they've had a lot of forest fires.) He'd been carrying it on his 220cc yamaha for trail clearing but sold it to me because he wants a 193t and The Rack for his KTM 2stroke. It's almost new and a deal at $140.
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