what saw you use?

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  • December 28, 2012 at 4:36 am #44340
    PeytonM
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    Just wondering what you guys that saw wood all the time are using, stihl, Husky?

    I got a trade offer on a Stihl 055 and a 011 for a old snowmobile i have.

    December 28, 2012 at 10:33 am #76448
    Carl Russell
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    @PeytonM 38530 wrote:

    Just wondering what you guys that saw wood all the time are using, stihl, Husky?

    I got a trade offer on a Stihl 055 and a 011 for a old snowmobile i have.

    One that runs!!!!!:cool:

    I have red and black, green, and orange saws. I have a preference for Husky, but most important is finding a saw shop where you can get parts and service that you can count on. New, they are all designed to do the work.

    I have several older saws, that I keep around as back-ups, but when I start to get yanked around by an aging saw, I replace it with a new one, no questions asked. You might get started with an used saw, but don’t get distracted by purchase price, the new saw will cut circles around the best deal on an old saw, and you don’t want to be distracted by a failing saw, just cut wood.

    Carl

    December 28, 2012 at 3:22 pm #76452
    Baystatetom
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    I like Stihl better then husky myself but Carl is right one that runs well is the best. It has been several years maybe more then 5 that Stihl started putting the 0 at the end. For instance the 044 became the 440, so those saws are fairly old.
    ~Tom

    December 28, 2012 at 11:27 pm #76453
    PeytonM
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    well its a 051AV and a 011avt? something like that. not the 055 like he said it was. typo on his end. I have two sleds listed at 700 one that runs and the other is a parts sled, neither of them are in mint cond.

    December 28, 2012 at 11:32 pm #76456
    Eli
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    I have good luck with dolmars but it is mostly a dealer thing!

    December 28, 2012 at 11:51 pm #76454
    PeytonM
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    never heard of dolmars…

    December 29, 2012 at 4:58 am #76457
    Eli
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    Dolmar is a German saw company they have been around a long time.a local small engine dealer picked them up about 5 years ago soi tried one and liked it. It’s a dealer thing. Eli

    December 29, 2012 at 8:49 pm #76459
    Saxon
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    I use Stihls. Ive tried many other brands but Stihl saws last longer and can take the every day workload of cutting two or three tri axle truck loads of timber a day. But Stihl makes two kinds of saws, homeowner saws and pro saws. Im talking about the pro saws.

    December 29, 2012 at 9:35 pm #76450
    john plowden
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    Wish I had the saw and energy to cut that much wood a day! 🙂

    December 29, 2012 at 11:40 pm #76455
    PeytonM
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    well is the 051 and 011 pro saws? the 011 that he has was a in tree saws for limbs and I guess he had a lot of money in the 051 and claims its suppose to be mint cond.

    December 30, 2012 at 1:43 pm #76458
    Saxon
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    @PeytonM 38582 wrote:

    well is the 051 and 011 pro saws?

    The 051 is a pro saw, but it is OLD. Parts might be a problem. I would like to cut with one just to see what they were like but I wouldn’t want it for a working go to saw. I don’t know about the 011.
    If I was looking for a chainsaw for firewood or whatever I’d try to find a 361 Stihl. If your only cutting your own firewood its the last saw you will buy. Even cutting much more than the average homeowner a 361 will last a good long while, then you simply rebuild it. Best saw for the money.

    Edited to say I looked up the 011 out of curiosity. Its not a pro saw.

    December 30, 2012 at 11:48 pm #76451
    Brad Johnson
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    I have using a Jon 2172 for a year or so now, and I really like that saw. I have used Husky and Stihl as well, but like the Jon better. It pulls chips great with a 20″ bar and parts are a bit cheaper than the orange saws. Also, clutch assembly is far easier to work on with not clutch puller and piston stop needed…
    -Brad

    December 31, 2012 at 10:13 am #76449
    simon lenihan
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    Jonsered 2156, 145000rpm, 15″ bar also run a makita [ dolmar ] 7900. There have been alot of problems with huskys of late with this new auto tune.
    simon

    December 31, 2012 at 8:52 pm #76460
    irish
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    the new huskys are brillent but have stayed away from them due to the problems but it has to be husky due to dealer back up

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