I've always been partial to Homelite for a mid range saw. I just used an electric 16" Homelite to fell a Hedge tree that was 22"-24" at the base. Never bogged down and cut through it without a hitch.
What model is that little orange echo climbing saw? Looks like one I use to use when I worked for Wrights Tree service. Those are good little sawsStihl #1 echo #2 Shidaiwa #3 Husqvarna #4....everything else made today readily available is junk.
As you can see i prefer Stihl, but the little echo climber saws are pretty slick and Stihl stopped making the 200t so I ended up with the larger topping saw from echo.
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I've always been partial to Homelite for a mid range saw. I just used an electric 16" Homelite to fell a Hedge tree that was 22"-24" at the base. Never bogged down and cut through it without a hitch.
Everyone that has mentioned Stihl, Husqvarna, and Echo have given you good advice. Also the one Fella that mentioned EPA run hours. That’s important for a long lasting saw. Never heard it that way. My old boss had just mentioned the industrial models. Guess it’s the same.OK, I've put it off long enough, and I have a LOT of treework to do now. I am torn between getting the Dewalt 20v max stuff for compatibility with my tools, and being slightly safer for my teenage son to learn on. I need a pole saw as well, and had planned on getting the blower for my wife to use around the pool and stuff. But, I have a lot of 2-stroke stuff to, stihl and echo edgers, weedeaters and blowers. I have heard good things about echo saws, and stihl is stihl, but I know husqvarna was good too. Are they still? I know I prob wont find in store, but I can order it, and have it here first of next week, cuz I dont see it drying up enough in the next few days for me to do the work anyways. TIA
You don’t need all them saws! I’ll help you out and that one that appears to be a 362 can come live at my house.Stihl #1 echo #2 Shidaiwa #3 Husqvarna #4....everything else made today readily available is junk.
As you can see i prefer Stihl, but the little echo climber saws are pretty slick and Stihl stopped making the 200t so I ended up with the larger topping saw from echo.
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My wife’s grandfather split his wood by hand for 60yrs. A few years ago for Christmas my wife and I gave him a 24 ton splitter. It was from Northern Tool and the Honda engine is probably what made me choose it. Another cool feature is that when the ram returns “home” it kicks the throttle down so it ain’t sitting there wide open. As soon as you hit the lever to split the next log it kick back up to full throttle. It’s really a very simply made feature that I should ad to this swisher splitter here at the ranch. Anyhow, my wifes grandpa has used that splitter a ton and told me last week it still fires right up and runs like new. It sure made his day and ours too when we gave him that gift. That reminds me, maybe this year I’ll buy him the optional splitter head that splits two ways in one cycle.I know from friends that Echo are good saws, but I've been a Stihl guy since the 90s when I was logging cedar trees.
My go to is a MS 290 with 18" bar used mostly for cutting firewood. It's at least 20 years old. Since getting older I purchased a 181c for trimming. Like @Cowcatcher I have found a shorter bar to be beneficial. I swapped the 16" bar on the 181 for a 14" and like it much better. And since climbing a ladder or a tree with a saw no longer appeals to me I have a 16' Stihl pole saw that is outstanding.
Currently have several large elm and hackberry piles that need to be cut up and am considering a larger saw but after handling a 391 I think I'll stick with the 290.
Now which log splitter to get?
Exactly. I have a Poulan Wild Thang ........
Too lazy to look back but the person that said to buy the carbide chain know of what he speaks. You can cut forever with out needing sharpening. Not everybody can sharpen one though, and it's not cheap to get one done.
http://www.carbidechain.com/
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