Re: Need recommendation for a chain saw
- From: "Andy" <andysharpe@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: 31 Dec 2005 14:00:37 -0800
Andy replies:
While the Stihl and Husky are great, most any chain saw will last
a long time if you don't use it much and take care of it....
HOWEVER, for light use as you suggest, your best deal is an
electric one, about 14" or so, which sells for about $60 anywhere under
any number of brands. My first was electric, and I still keep one
around
for cutting off fence posts, small limbs, sometime ripping a 2X4, ----
just
a great accessory for anyplace I have electricity. They don't have so
much power to buck with, so I easily can use it with one hand just like
a pair of scissors. This is really handy in a tree while hanging from
a
limb with the other hand........
My first electric lasted me 10 years and was broken only when my
ladder fell off a tree and bent the bar...... The motor and chain were
still good.
I now have a McCullough gas that I am happy with, tho it is also
for
fairly light use, but where I don't have electricity. I tend to baby
it on
maintenance and cleaning, and had to replace the chain after 3 years.
for about $20......
It all boils down to 1) how you plan to use it and 2) do you plan
to
take REAL GOOD care of it........ a $60 electric can last you a
lifetime, and
you don't have to mess about with gas and oil and cranking and broken
starter ropes.................... and if you need a gas one later,
you'll still find
you use the electric whenever you can plug it in....
Andy
.
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