Northern Chucker
ArboristSite Lurker
This past spring I had my cabin and outbuildings broken into, and although I had a lot of stuff stolen, none hurt more than my 2 Husqvarna saws. They weren't special, a 45 and a 51, but they were the only saws I had.
I guide for whitetail and moose in the fall and like to get away on weekends to the cabin, and a wood stove is my only source of heat, so a saw is pretty important to me.
In looking at what to get in a saw I looked on this site for ideas. Lots of good advise here so I used that as a starting point as what to look for. After reading a ton of opinions on here and then searching my local buy and sell listings (kijiji) I found a couple good deals, at least I think they are.
First saw I picked up was a MS 441 C-M. The guy I bought it from is a landscaper. When I told him about my misfortune and having my saws stolen, he felt sorry for me and sold me this saw for $300 cdn. He had a husky 372xp for the same price but I wanted to try out stihl this time around since I've never owned one.
Then I figured I was set for now and maybe wait until next year before I buy another one. Still having a little bit of the itch and checking the classifieds to reassure myself that I had got a good deal, I ran across an 026 for $130 cdn. The only problem is, it was about 200 miles away. Fortunately I had a cousin who lived in the area so I wired her the money and asked her to grab it for me.
This is the picture from the ad. I asked the fella if it ran good, he said he only had about 20hrs on it, plus it came with a case and brand new spare chain. I could tell from his voice that he was in his late 70's to 80's. He also said he took good care of it so I figured it should be safe.
After my cousin picked up the saw I asked her if it was in good shape, she said "sure I guess" so I asked her to send me a picture of it. Here's the pictures she sent me.
I still haven't seen the actual saw yet, but from the pictures I'm pretty sure it's like new. $430 cdn for 2 saws, a 441 c-m and an 026, both pretty much like new!
I was able to take the 441 out last weekend for a test drive and was able to cut and split a cord of wood in about 6hrs with the help of my 13yr old son.
I just wanted to thank you guys for the info on this site and give a little intro to myself as I have a new obsession and have a feeling I'll be posting a ton of questions here in the near future.
Kurt.
I guide for whitetail and moose in the fall and like to get away on weekends to the cabin, and a wood stove is my only source of heat, so a saw is pretty important to me.
In looking at what to get in a saw I looked on this site for ideas. Lots of good advise here so I used that as a starting point as what to look for. After reading a ton of opinions on here and then searching my local buy and sell listings (kijiji) I found a couple good deals, at least I think they are.
First saw I picked up was a MS 441 C-M. The guy I bought it from is a landscaper. When I told him about my misfortune and having my saws stolen, he felt sorry for me and sold me this saw for $300 cdn. He had a husky 372xp for the same price but I wanted to try out stihl this time around since I've never owned one.
Then I figured I was set for now and maybe wait until next year before I buy another one. Still having a little bit of the itch and checking the classifieds to reassure myself that I had got a good deal, I ran across an 026 for $130 cdn. The only problem is, it was about 200 miles away. Fortunately I had a cousin who lived in the area so I wired her the money and asked her to grab it for me.
This is the picture from the ad. I asked the fella if it ran good, he said he only had about 20hrs on it, plus it came with a case and brand new spare chain. I could tell from his voice that he was in his late 70's to 80's. He also said he took good care of it so I figured it should be safe.
After my cousin picked up the saw I asked her if it was in good shape, she said "sure I guess" so I asked her to send me a picture of it. Here's the pictures she sent me.
I still haven't seen the actual saw yet, but from the pictures I'm pretty sure it's like new. $430 cdn for 2 saws, a 441 c-m and an 026, both pretty much like new!
I was able to take the 441 out last weekend for a test drive and was able to cut and split a cord of wood in about 6hrs with the help of my 13yr old son.
I just wanted to thank you guys for the info on this site and give a little intro to myself as I have a new obsession and have a feeling I'll be posting a ton of questions here in the near future.
Kurt.
