by "BaconSandwich is tasty." (baconsandwich)
Published 08/10/2017 at 22:55
by "BaconSandwich is tasty." (baconsandwich)
Published 08/10/2017 at 22:55
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A while back, a friend of mine who is an arborist, gave me some logs. He also gave me some advice - “Cry once buy once”. Meaning, buy the expensive tool once, cry over the price, then move on. He was right.
I asked for advice on chainsaws a while back. I ended up cheaping out and getting a Worx branded one. That was a huge mistake. After maybe 20 hours of use, the plastic gear in the inside is completely stripped. And of course, they don’t offer replacement parts.
I should have listened to my friend. I should have listened to you. Now I know.
Buy once, cry once.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
08/10/2017 at 23:33, STARS: 1
Yep. Sometimes we all have to learn the hard way, like you just did.
"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
08/10/2017 at 23:55, STARS: 3
I have never regretted buying Stihl saws for reasons like that.
"Wacko" (wacko--)
08/11/2017 at 00:25, STARS: 0
My old school craftsman from the 80s finally gave up on me 2 weeks ago. I bought a poulan pro 16 inch 38 cc.
http://www.poulanpro.com/us/products/chainsaws/pp3816a/967196401/
For my needs, it’s more than enough.
But for my bushcutter I just bought a Stihl FS131, for this I didn’t cheap out. I bought the biggest non commercial one, since I use it every week or every other week. I bought the 37 cc since I also got the bush blade, the triblade and the weed wacker. My old ass 31cc ryobi also gave up on me this summer.
"Autofixation" (Autofixation)
08/11/2017 at 01:25, STARS: 0
I work for a tree removal company and do maintenance on the saws. We run exclusively Echo and Stihl. Our smaller saws are the Echo’s, and larger ones are Stihls. They take a beating, but work extremely well. And when they do break, parts aren’t hard to find or replace
"KevlarRx7" (kevlarsupra)
08/11/2017 at 01:47, STARS: 0
My husqvarna is a pretty good saw, but not quite as indestructible as a sthil.
"gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee" (gogmorgo)
08/11/2017 at 01:49, STARS: 0
I prefer Husqies myself. We’ve got one of each at work. Similar size saws, same chain, although the Husqy has a 20" bar vs the Stihl’s 24", but the Husqy seems to cut better/faster no matter how much I sharpen the Stihl. It’s also older, but runs better, starts easier... But sometimes you just need those extra four inches the Stihl has.
"Stapleface" (patrickgruden)
08/11/2017 at 07:14, STARS: 0
I gave away my Poulan Pro 18. I just couldn’t get that thing to consistently cut worth a damn. I used 3 chains on just felling a single 8" circumference oak tree.
So, I would add Poulan to the list of saws I wouldn’t buy. Unless I just kept getting bum and dull chains (which shouldn’t be the case since they were new in package!)
"Brickman" (legomaniacman)
08/11/2017 at 07:22, STARS: 0
I thought that was a dirty fan blower wheel. I cant tell that used to be a gear.
"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
08/11/2017 at 08:50, STARS: 1
I’m here to echo on the um... Echo. My Echo trimmer has been faithfully trimming for 17 years (holy crap! it’s been 17 years!).
"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario)
08/11/2017 at 09:08, STARS: 1
That’s what she said! Hey-oh
"Roadster Man" (roadsterman)
08/11/2017 at 09:30, STARS: 0
I have bought so many cheap ass eBay car parts that I’ve got this philosophy with lots of things, so long as they are truly necessary and I can afford it.
I need fancy shoes for work, no exceptions. Paying $300 for a pair of shoes freakin’ kills me. But those are shoes with replaceable leather soles can last your entire LIFETIME. It’s worth the pain when you consider that the $100 pair of shoes might look nice but the soles won’t last two years.
I agree. Definitely better to buy once, cry once, and never worry about it again.
"merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc" (merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc)
08/11/2017 at 09:45, STARS: 0
I’ve never heard that saying before, but I like it.
"BaconSandwich is tasty." (baconsandwich)
08/11/2017 at 11:49, STARS: 0
Note the pile of plastic bits in the back of the picture. Those used to be the teeth. :|
"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
08/11/2017 at 11:57, STARS: 0
I’ve heard Husqy’s are solid too, but haven’t had any experience with them. We started with a bro-deal on a 16" Stihl and it’s been so good that we stuck with them. We cut mostly Eucalyptus when clearing for trail projects and have the 16 & a 24", plus a Stihl hedger. The Euc is really hard on chains, we were constantly sharpening the stock ones so I switched to carbide and they just rock & roll. When I went to a Forest Service training I found it interesting that the hotshot guys who instructed us all packed Stihls. We could all use an extra four inches sometimes.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
08/11/2017 at 13:22, STARS: 0
I bought an electric Poulan chainsaw and I’ve used it quite a bit and it still hangs in there.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
08/11/2017 at 13:23, STARS: 0
See that? Size
does
matter.
"gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee" (gogmorgo)
08/11/2017 at 14:35, STARS: 0
Sometimes government workers don’t get the choice of what equipment they use. Someone upstream of them picks something based on what will cost them less. If you’re lucky it’ll actually be useful.
"Brickman" (legomaniacman)
08/11/2017 at 14:39, STARS: 0
Damn, I just noticed that.
"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
08/11/2017 at 15:06, STARS: 0
I did think of that, but they sung their praises when we asked, because we we hadn’t yet bought the 24" at the time and were using similar saws with them.
"gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee" (gogmorgo)
08/11/2017 at 18:03, STARS: 0
Yeah. There’s nothing wrong with a Stihl, except that it isn’t a Husqy. ;)
It’s pretty much a Chevy vs Ford thing. Go anywhere, and people sing the praises of one or the other, but they’ll both get the job done. That said I don’t do much actual felling (although I am certified), mostly bucking up downed trees and often hacking random shit apart (pressure treated bridges and railings, etc, to make it easier to carry out of the middle of nowhere.
"JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t" (jawzx2)
08/31/2017 at 00:13, STARS: 0
Interesting... We have an older Husqvarna, 2000's vintage, and it has constant carb problems. We’ve never been able to keep it running for more than a few hours in a row. The cheap-ass Poulin Pro has a broken auto-oiler and cracked plastics, and we’ve had to replace the cutoff switch, but is starts every time and even if it’s not very powerful it chugs through anything we throw at it and just keeps on keeping on.
The Husqy keeps dieing.
"gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee" (gogmorgo)
08/31/2017 at 03:45, STARS: 0
Rule #1 is don’t fuck with the carb. Keep the filters clean, don’t run shitty old over over-mixed gas, and don’t mess with the mixture screws. That’s not really a brand-specific thing, just in general.
I was working last winter a a resort with a guy who kept complaining that his saw never ran right, and he was constantly fiddling with it. Eventually he went on vacation, and our boss decided to get all our saws gone over by the local dealer. We had a bad windstorm so we put one of the bell staff on buddy’s saw just to speed things up. It ran great the whole time. Then buddy came back from vacation, and complained his saw didn’t make enough power any more, and so he “tuned it up” and suddenly it wouldn’t start without the throttle halfway open. I got the mixture back to somewhere half reasonable but it never did run quite right after that. Rule #1, there’s no reason to fuck with the carb.
We just got a couple new Husqy 555's at work last week. Decent light saws. Don’t know how much felling I’d want to do with them but my crew mostly just deals with deadfall anyhow, and only pulls out the saws a couple times a week so they’ll do for what we need.