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Adamj
Joined: Nov 9, 2009
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Chainsaw Looking to buy
Original Message Mar 17, 2011 6:52 pm |
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Hey there all, im looking to get a chainsaw just to do minor trimming around the house. I was looking at the Stihl Ms 170 are you able to tell me if this is good, or please just point me in the right direction of what to get.
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samdog
Joined: Feb 9, 2010
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Re: Chainsaw Looking to buy
Reply #2 Mar 18, 2011 12:19 am |
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Echo and Stihl are both good. With Stihl though, I'd go with minimum MS200 for power and durability. Once you start cutting, you will want to do more. I have the Stihl MS250 -- very pleased with it.
This message was modified Mar 18, 2011 by samdog
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superbuick
Joined: Feb 23, 2009
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Re: Chainsaw Looking to buy
Reply #3 Mar 18, 2011 10:56 am |
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Echo, Stihl, Husqvarna, Jonsered, Efco, Dolmar are all good brands.
Incidentally I have used an MS-170 and found it to be a nice saw. I did not buy one, however - I went with an echo.
For small saws I like / prefer Echo because you're getting the 300 hour rated professional grade engine in all the saws. The CS-370 and CS-400 are great, proven saws. The new CS-352 looks to be a further improvement. The lower end Stihls and Huskys are oftentimes consumer-grade, being a stihl or husqvarna in name mostly. At the high-end (pro level), Stihl and Husky are "it" (though echo is working hard to compete in the 60cc range with the CS-600P - an excellent saw)
Chainsaws will generally spark a massive debate as people are super passionate about them, but for general homeowner use, ANY of the above will be fine and WAY better than the cheapie saws.
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