favorite brand of saws.

newguy18 · 19th January 2008, 03:59 PM

just a poll to see what everyone usually buys.THIS IS NOT INTENDED TO TURN INTO A BRAND BASHING THREAD.

bigshea13 · 19th January 2008, 04:01 PM

ok ill bite.........husky. but id rather have a well trained army of rabid termites.

Therrin · 19th January 2008, 04:15 PM

you put solo and echo but not poulan? what about craftsman?

windthrown · 19th January 2008, 07:46 PM

Yah, and wadda bout Tsing Tao chainsaws! I buy them on Craiglist for fifty bucks! Use them once, throw them away!

newguy18 · 20th January 2008, 03:21 AM

tsing tao?

Therrin its multiple choice.i guess you can vote I like em all.

olyman · 20th January 2008, 01:06 PM

no oly or jonsered??? dang

newguy18 · 21st January 2008, 01:49 AM

nope didn't think of j-red.

windthrown · 21st January 2008, 08:31 PM

Missing: Olympyk, RedMax, J-red, Homelite, Shindaiwa, Tanaka, MacCulluch, Craftsman, John Deere, Makita, and Poulan.

Then the really old names, like Comet, David Bradley, yadda yadda...

RandyMac · 21st January 2008, 11:17 PM

Alpina!!!!

SawTroll · 21st January 2008, 11:54 PM

Easy to answer, counting the saws I have bought - Husky.

....but I am far from fanatic about it.......

SawTroll · 21st January 2008, 11:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by windthrown

Missing: Olympyk, RedMax, J-red, Homelite, Shindaiwa, Tanaka, MacCulluch, Craftsman, John Deere, Makita, and Poulan.

Then the really old names, like Comet, David Bradley, yadda yadda...

I believe Olympyk is history, the "better" Emak brands are now Efco and Oleo-Mac.....

newguy18 · 22nd January 2008, 01:25 AM

i couldn't fit all of those if i wanted to as the poll only lets you have 10 options

quercus · 22nd January 2008, 03:32 AM

this kinda proves my case....But lately I'm looking at a few Husky's too...
I've got a job commin ' up wich will require two 880's, but since I heard a lotta BS about it... I'm lookin' at the 3120 XP...

newguy18 · 22nd January 2008, 04:11 AM

send me an email at goateater64@hotmail.com.I know where to find one with a 36" bar for 1200 bucks.

newguy18 · 22nd January 2008, 04:50 AM

quercus come to the orange side.

JohN Dee · 22nd January 2008, 08:24 AM

Oooh, I didn't notice that before quercus... You have the polesaw harness. What does that go for? I tried it with the 4 stroke pole pruner on at GreenX 2006 and it was great.. They said they were bringing em' into Australia yet a year later we finally have the 4 stroke Pole pruner but no harness... (That's based off my local dealer & his knowledge)

Back on topic, I think my favorite is Stihl but I really like the Husky's too. We run mainly Stihl's with a Husky 365 (Great saw IMO). But at class All the rear handle saws were husky aswell as the majority of top handles with a Few 192's and 200's in there. That's where I picked up my liking for Husky's.

newguy18 · 22nd January 2008, 09:42 AM

i've had both stihl and husky tore down and i repaired and i think husky are better built machines but in my opinion should be tore completely down and cleaned really good.

quercus · 22nd January 2008, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohN Dee

Oooh, I didn't notice that before quercus... You have the polesaw harness. What does that go for?.

Nope that's not the polesaw harness. I didn't buy the long polesaw from stihl because it doesn't fit in the van. I've got a 19 feet Silky though. Lighter and better.
I've got the polesaw and 1 extension piece from the combi sytem and that works out great.

penfold · 23rd January 2008, 05:33 AM

johndee, here in the uk there are two harnesses for the stihl pole pruner; one is similar to the comfort harness for their brushcutters and the other is based on the same principles as the steadicam system that you often see sports cameramen wearing on golfcourses or the touchline at a RUGBY game

(sorry couldnt resist the dig, it was a good game though).
penfol

arborjockey · 23rd January 2008, 05:54 AM

My new favorite polesaw is made by ARS, telescopic, 3 piece, that can be taken apart. I put a scabrd on it with a beaner. Then a piece of webbing to attach it to my harness. That way I dont have to worry its going to fall out of the tree while hanging. I'v herd horror stories about polesaws falling and the blade slashing people.

newguy18 · 23rd January 2008, 09:52 AM

back on topic guys.

mdvaden · 23rd January 2008, 12:43 PM

No poll option related.

I buy Stihl and Husky.

Had pre-mature breakdowns with each, but not as bad as the premature engine destruction of my first Dolmar.

Too bad for the Dolmar guy, as the dealer was bragging on and on about how great they were.

So I like two brands near equal.

olyman · 23rd January 2008, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SawTroll

I believe Olympyk is history, the "better" Emak brands are now Efco and Oleo-Mac.....

look up the history of oly--and why the name changes came about----theyre still in existence--just name change------

newguy18 · 23rd January 2008, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mdvaden

No poll option related.

I buy Stihl and Husky.

Had pre-mature breakdowns with each, but not as bad as the premature engine destruction of my first Dolmar.

Too bad for the Dolmar guy, as the dealer was bragging on and on about how great they were.

So I like two brands near equal.

its a multiple choice poll Mario.

SawTroll · 25th January 2008, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by olyman

look up the history of oly--and why the name changes came about----theyre still in existence--just name change------

I think I know what you refer to, Olympyk was renamed Efco....

TREEMONKEY · 26th January 2008, 01:51 AM

I have mostly stihls i i really like them but started climbing with a jonsared lighter then my stihl260 and a hell of a lot more horsepower. but the Jonsered was broke twice the on/off switch and the trigger. but the saw does get used a lot in the tree and may gets banged around.

quietrangr · 27th January 2008, 09:00 AM

Used a 2171 for three years, great saw. But I like the 361 better because it's more advanced, and a little smoother. If I had to go back to the J-red, I could.

olyman · 29th January 2008, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SawTroll

I think I know what you refer to, Olympyk was renamed Efco....

was actually three olympyk, olympic,and olympik, somewhere in there was oleo-mac, now its efco--thanks to the olympic committee for that!!!!!!

SawTroll · 1st February 2008, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by olyman

was actually three olympyk, olympic,and olympik, somewhere in there was oleo-mac, now its efco--thanks to the olympic committee for that!!!!!!

Oleo-Mac still exist, besides Efco - both are subdivisions of Emak.

CKID · 2nd February 2008, 02:02 AM

I Currently have a Stihl saw and Echo pole pruner.And an old MCCULLOCH Pro Mac 850 manual oiler.

Question in relation to favorite brand of saws.
Ekka what type of saws do you prefer to use in and around trees and also on Cocos Palms. Do you use different pitch chain on palms compaired to trees.

View Poll Results: Your favorite brand of chainsaw.
husqvarna	141	30.65%
stihl	285	61.96%
solo	7	1.52%
echo	24	5.22%
dolmar	27	5.87%
doesn't matter i like them all.	25	5.43%
Jonsered	26	5.65%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 460. You may not vote on this poll

19th January 2008, 03:59 PM	#1
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl Posts: 4,977	favorite brand of saws. just a poll to see what everyone usually buys.THIS IS NOT INTENDED TO TURN INTO A BRAND BASHING THREAD. __________________ Have your say join us today. old schooler Last edited by Jeff Darby; 19th January 2008 at 09:16 PM. Reason: Typo

19th January 2008, 04:01 PM	#2
bigshea13 Former Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: super 8 motels Posts: 361	Re: favorite brand of saws. ok ill bite.........husky. but id rather have a well trained army of rabid termites.

19th January 2008, 04:15 PM	#3
Therrin Former Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Ca Posts: 2,512	Re: favorite brand of saws. you put solo and echo but not poulan? what about craftsman?

19th January 2008, 07:46 PM	#4
windthrown Former Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: In the Great Pacific Northwest Posts: 1,211	Re: favorite brand of saws. Yah, and wadda bout Tsing Tao chainsaws! I buy them on Craiglist for fifty bucks! Use them once, throw them away!

20th January 2008, 03:21 AM	#5
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl Posts: 4,977	Re: favorite brand of saws. tsing tao?Therrin its multiple choice.i guess you can vote I like em all. __________________ Have your say join us today. old schooler

20th January 2008, 01:06 PM	#6
olyman Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: iowa--usa Posts: 125	Re: favorite brand of saws. no oly or jonsered??? dang

21st January 2008, 01:49 AM	#7
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl Posts: 4,977	Re: favorite brand of saws. nope didn't think of j-red. __________________ Have your say join us today. old schooler

21st January 2008, 08:31 PM	#8
windthrown Former Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: In the Great Pacific Northwest Posts: 1,211	Re: favorite brand of saws. Missing: Olympyk, RedMax, J-red, Homelite, Shindaiwa, Tanaka, MacCulluch, Craftsman, John Deere, Makita, and Poulan. Then the really old names, like Comet, David Bradley, yadda yadda...

21st January 2008, 11:17 PM	#9
RandyMac Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NW California Posts: 86	Re: favorite brand of saws. Alpina!!!!

21st January 2008, 11:54 PM	#10
SawTroll Mature tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Troms, North Norway Posts: 283	Re: favorite brand of saws. Easy to answer, counting the saws I have bought - Husky. ....but I am far from fanatic about it.......

22nd January 2008, 01:25 AM	#12
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl Posts: 4,977	Re: favorite brand of saws. i couldn't fit all of those if i wanted to as the poll only lets you have 10 options __________________ Have your say join us today. old schooler

22nd January 2008, 03:32 AM	#13
quercus Mature tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: belgium Posts: 368	Re: favorite brand of saws. this kinda proves my case....But lately I'm looking at a few Husky's too... I've got a job commin ' up wich will require two 880's, but since I heard a lotta BS about it... I'm lookin' at the 3120 XP... Attached Thumbnails

22nd January 2008, 04:11 AM	#14
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl Posts: 4,977	Re: favorite brand of saws. send me an email at goateater64@hotmail.com.I know where to find one with a 36" bar for 1200 bucks. __________________ Have your say join us today. old schooler

22nd January 2008, 04:50 AM	#15
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl Posts: 4,977	Re: favorite brand of saws. quercus come to the orange side. __________________ Have your say join us today. old schooler

22nd January 2008, 08:24 AM	#16
JohN Dee Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Climbing around the world Posts: 855	Re: favorite brand of saws. Oooh, I didn't notice that before quercus... You have the polesaw harness. What does that go for? I tried it with the 4 stroke pole pruner on at GreenX 2006 and it was great.. They said they were bringing em' into Australia yet a year later we finally have the 4 stroke Pole pruner but no harness... (That's based off my local dealer & his knowledge) Back on topic, I think my favorite is Stihl but I really like the Husky's too. We run mainly Stihl's with a Husky 365 (Great saw IMO). But at class All the rear handle saws were husky aswell as the majority of top handles with a Few 192's and 200's in there. That's where I picked up my liking for Husky's. __________________ We are what we repeatedly do... Excellence then, is not an act, but HABIT... Red : Green : Blue

22nd January 2008, 09:42 AM	#17
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl Posts: 4,977	Re: favorite brand of saws. i've had both stihl and husky tore down and i repaired and i think husky are better built machines but in my opinion should be tore completely down and cleaned really good. __________________ Have your say join us today. old schooler

23rd January 2008, 05:33 AM	#19
penfold Sappling Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: leeds, uk Posts: 13	Re: favorite brand of saws. johndee, here in the uk there are two harnesses for the stihl pole pruner; one is similar to the comfort harness for their brushcutters and the other is based on the same principles as the steadicam system that you often see sports cameramen wearing on golfcourses or the touchline at a RUGBY game(sorry couldnt resist the dig, it was a good game though). penfol

23rd January 2008, 05:54 AM	#20
arborjockey Mature tree Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: hawaii. ohio. oregon. california Posts: 260	Re: favorite brand of saws. My new favorite polesaw is made by ARS, telescopic, 3 piece, that can be taken apart. I put a scabrd on it with a beaner. Then a piece of webbing to attach it to my harness. That way I dont have to worry its going to fall out of the tree while hanging. I'v herd horror stories about polesaws falling and the blade slashing people.

23rd January 2008, 09:52 AM	#21
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl Posts: 4,977	Re: favorite brand of saws. back on topic guys. __________________ Have your say join us today. old schooler

23rd January 2008, 12:43 PM	#22
mdvaden Former Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 397	Re: favorite brand of saws. No poll option related. I buy Stihl and Husky. Had pre-mature breakdowns with each, but not as bad as the premature engine destruction of my first Dolmar. Too bad for the Dolmar guy, as the dealer was bragging on and on about how great they were. So I like two brands near equal.

26th January 2008, 01:51 AM	#26
TREEMONKEY Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ONTARIO, CANADA Posts: 93	Re: favorite brand of saws. I have mostly stihls i i really like them but started climbing with a jonsared lighter then my stihl260 and a hell of a lot more horsepower. but the Jonsered was broke twice the on/off switch and the trigger. but the saw does get used a lot in the tree and may gets banged around. __________________

27th January 2008, 09:00 AM	#27
quietrangr Sappling Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 19	Re: favorite brand of saws. Used a 2171 for three years, great saw. But I like the 361 better because it's more advanced, and a little smoother. If I had to go back to the J-red, I could.

2nd February 2008, 02:02 AM	#30
CKID I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sydney Posts: 2	Re: favorite brand of saws. I Currently have a Stihl saw and Echo pole pruner.And an old MCCULLOCH Pro Mac 850 manual oiler. Question in relation to favorite brand of saws. Ekka what type of saws do you prefer to use in and around trees and also on Cocos Palms. Do you use different pitch chain on palms compaired to trees.

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