[AT] FW: Slightly Off Topic

Tue Jul 19 08:29:16 PDT 2016

About 15 years ago I needed to buy my first chainsaw and I looked to the
list for wisdom on selecting a chainsaw. The consensus was to go with either
a Stihl or a Husquavarna and I couldn't go wrong. I purchased a Husky, and
since then I purchased a small Husky arbor saw and later a used Stihl. My
experience with both brands has been great; there are some things I like
about the Husky's better and some things I like about the Stihl. I also
bought a Sears Craftsman on closeout (cheap) so I would have a saw to lend
out instead of letting go one of my good ones. One thing the Sears showed me
was how nice my other saws are.

I'll also confess, I love the light arbor saw. As the other saws have gotten
heavier with time the arbor is the saw of choice unless I'm cutting stuff up
that's just too big.

Phil in a humid New Ulm, MN

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Subject: Re: [AT] FW: Slightly Off Topic

On 7/17/2016 10:24 PM, Dean VP wrote:
> Out here in tree country I have come to the conclusion that there is 
> only one brand of chain saw that I can trust. And that brand is Stihl. 
> In this application I would recommend paying a bit more to get 
> something that will do the job abd last. I'm still using a Stihl Chainsaw
I purchased in 1976.
> It used to be used a bunch but I had everything mostly under control 
> except this year some disease has hit several trees.  That sucker 
> fired up again and went to work.  I'd hate to count the number of 
> chains and bars  I have worn out.  Stihl is what the local 
> professionals use and there are one heck of a lot of tree cutting done 
> in this area.  Logging is a huge income producer here.  Even the local
John Deere dealers sell Stihl Chain saws .
> This is one area I don't recommend buying cheap.
>
> Dean VP
> Snohomish, WA 98290
Maybe I just got lucky but I bought a bargain Poulan chain saw at the local
co-op a few years ago. Complete with carrying case for somewhere around the
one hundred dollar mark which is pretty cheap for a chain saw. I have not
used it a lot but it starts when I need it and cuts trees down so I've
probably got my money's worth out of it already.

Ralph in Sask.
>

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