Chainsaws

[Charlotte.:R]

Just borrow his instead.

+1

Pay him in beer. At least that's how we work in my neighborhood

 

[barf]

Love my Stihl MS 180.

 

[D.Gage]

Just borrow his instead.

I agree. My motto is, if I need it more than once, I need my own

 

[GTI Jake]

I have a Stihl MS362 with 18” & 25” bars. It’s an absolute animal (4.6hp). Only reason being we heated our house, shop, and domestic water with a outdoor wood furnace when we lived in Ohio.

With that said it’s way overkill for a typical home owner saw, but their entire product line is very high quality. My dad has a pair of smaller Stihl saws 25+ years old we still use pretty regularly.

 

[3rdOne]

I recently got a Dewalt cordless chainsaw. Really nice and like the OP just use it for light maintenance in the woods. If you don't need extended run time, electric makes a lot of sense, gas can be a hassle. I would borrow my neighbors gas saw and spend more time trying to start it than using it.

 

[Charlotte.:R]

I would borrow my neighbors gas saw and spend more time trying to start it than using it.

I buy the pre-mix stuff and don’t have any problems. It’s the only way to get high octane without ethanol unfortunately.

 

[D.Gage]

I recently got a Dewalt cordless chainsaw. Really nice and like the OP just use it for light maintenance in the woods. If you don't need extended run time, electric makes a lot of sense, gas can be a hassle. I would borrow my neighbors gas saw and spend more time trying to start it than using it.

What size did you get?

 

[D.Gage]

I buy the pre-mix stuff and don’t have any problems. It’s the only way to get high octane without ethanol unfortunately.

I already have a leaf blower that uses 50:1 so I have the fuel/oil on hand already

 

[3rdOne]

What size did you get?

a 16" 60v. Looks like they changed it to 18' now, I do not see the 16" on their site anymore.

 

[peteswede]

I bought 2.8 acres of semi wooded land with plans to build a house. Asked around for saw tips from coworkers and bought a new Stihl ms250 with am 18"bar. Fantastic saw. Light enough to use for hours and some limbing, just big enough to cut down my biggest trees.

But of course I ended up with a Husqvarna rancher 460 with a 20" bar and a little (old and free) top handle jonesered 14" since one is never enough.

I'd totally be good with just the one Stihl and would recommend. I put a 16" bar and a modded muffler and it absolutely rips now.

Good luck.

I'd agree that battery saws are great for small limbing, maintenance, and easier to start but I already have other 2 stroke stuff and like carbs so that's me.

 

[D.Gage]

I’m really leaning towards the Echo CS 400 or the husqvarna 440, both 18”

 

[Daks]

@D.Gage everyone is tell you to buy a Stihl. Buy a Stihl.

 

[Charlotte.:R]

@D.Gage everyone is tell you to buy a Stihl. Buy a Stihl.

I have Stihl (Kombi system) and Echo (chainsaw and hedge trimmer) and they're both quality tools that start right up after years of residential use

 

[Strange Mud]

if you go gas/2 stroke only mix 1 gallon at a time and add Stabil to it. If you don't use it after 6-9 months run it through lawn mower or something. Two stroke engines can be fussy about the fuel

 

[Daks]

if you go gas/2 stroke only mix 1 gallon at a time and add Stabil to it. If you don't use it after 6-9 months run it through lawn mower or something. Two stroke engines can be fussy about the fuel

Correct. Had to change two carbs this weekend.