"So if you meet me, have some sympathy, have some courtesy, have some taste ..."
We use 50 and 60cc Stihl's and they're terrific but I got talked into buying this little saw about three years ago and I just don't how I managed without it.
Easy to start, reliable and just brilliant for light pruning and suchlike. Usable with one or two hands. Only downside is you tend to treat it like a toy so you have to keep reminding yourself that it'll bite hard if you make a mistake.
$550 here.
http://www.mikeschainsawshop.co.nz/shindaiwa-269t/
Cheap chainsaws, or any gas powered tool for that matter are total shit. Even if you are an occasional user they are still shit. Buy either Husqvarna or Stihl and you will have a saw that will always start, always oil, repair and tune up shops will be willing to work on them and you will always be able to buy parts for them if summat goes wrong.
McCulloch dares you, NO! DOUBLE DARES YOU to try.
Only professional swearers need attempt to fix these bastard sons of combustion engines. You'll go through the FULL vocabulary of a drunken matelot attempting to fix one.
I have become quite good at this chain sharpening business! Keep it tickled up and the electric still churns away at the tree.
TOP QUOTE: The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other peoples money.
Yeah we went through a couple of Homelites back in the day... unfuckingbelievable.
Nowadays we have a terrific relationship with the local mower shop, having bought shedloads of stuff through him over the decades, and he's never steered us wrong. Probably because he knows he'll be the one getting shouted at
Oh and Bandibandit... if you've still got that weedeater... have another try for the part. They changed distributor some time ago and parts and prices are much better... if the worst comes to the worst it's 3wks ex Japan.
The missus bought a Stihl MS170 for limbing and stuff (after I'd cut the buggers down) about $399 I think. Works well.
- He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.
This maccy here I got down with an 023 with a 14in bar with 3 teeth missing off the right hand side.
Took a bit longer, but got it where I wanted it.
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For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.Keep an open mind, just dont let your brains fall out.
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