What\'s your favourite chainsaw?

[MartinD]

I agree with Dennis. I have a guy helping me who has worked in forestry for 30 years. He has kevlar trousers, a chain mail vest, protective gloves, a helmet with metal grill visor - and he spends £500 on his chainsaws, and maintains them properly. They terrify me to death! I suppose the same could be said of kitchen knives - should they only be bought by chefs - but I think it would be easier to have a bad accident with chainsaw rather than a knife

[wood troll]

Ditto agreement....

The statistics on chainsaw accidents, injuries and deaths show that small ones cause the most accidents. Perhaps it's Darwinian evolution in progress.... and the trees are fighting back!!!!

In my experience that kind of cheap chainsaw rarely works for long, so that perhaps saves a few lives!

wood troll

[Toby Allen]

Tomorrow I'm buying a 361 from Lamberhurst engineering at weald wood fair, they've got some crazy show special prices this weekend so I'm taking advantage of it.

[wood troll]

mmmmm nice! Another has come out of the woodwork to say they prefer Stihl! Can you send one to France please ;-} !!

wood troll - ( 's secretary actually - he hasn't got off the sofa - because he's been planking wood - poor thing - he'll be wanting a massage next!!! )

[tracy]

Toby, are you online this weekend? Come and find me - or tell me where you are, I haven't seen you yet!

[Darren]

Well after being at Bentley on saturday and talking to a guy who was planking with a alaskan. I'm taking the plunge and buying a Stihl 660 with 36 inch guide bar. I've got loads of uses for planks so it won't go to waste plus I have some people who want planking. Might turn into a nice little earner!

[tracy]

D, we expect a step by step guide with photos on how it goes ;-)

[Catweazle]

I've had a Stihl 290 for about 3 years, enough power but not well balanced, good for cutting firewood. I recently asked on an arboricultural forum for recommendations for a light, small saw for extended coppice work. Loads of tree professionals suggested the Husky 346xp.

I bought one, it's excellent. It doesn't have quite the mid-range grunt of the Stihl but once it's reving it's like a hot knife through butter, I think the smaller chain size helps here.

[Toby Allen]

Been felling oak with my new 361 all day, there's nothing like a new tool to make me smile.

Smaller bars are the way ahead, nice for LRC or thinning, it does knacker the bar and sprocket quicker.