pouyade Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 What's the odd zero between friends?!Pouyade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracteurtom Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 My trusty Husky 242XP failed me at the week end and is now in need of a major repar, so I thought - after following this thread - whilst I'm collecting the parts for the Husky, I'd get an electric to cut the firewood.After a bit of research I settled on a Stihl MSE180 with a 40cm guide. All I can say is Wow, I'd never have thought an electric saw would be so good at log cutting. It truly is the business for the fire wood in the yard.A word of warning for those considering the cheaper brico sourced brands. Check you can get spares. Are the chains available, can you get new guides, yes probably to both these, but the crunch is the chain spocket as Stihl call it; the thing that drives the chain. This is a wear item and it is recommended it is changed every 2 chains, ok for Stihl and Husky owners, for other brands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearly Retired (I am now) Posted January 31, 2007 Author Share Posted January 31, 2007 [:(] Even though I started the thread I haven't got one yet. It's good to know they are good enough for the job. One day I'll get one, but at the moment 'her indoors' won't let me and tells me to get the petrol one going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Head Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 You chose a good saw pcwhizz, I'm sure most petrol saw users would be suprised what a good electric saw can do. I personally love 'em!Chains and sprockets (both rim and spur type) tend to be universal across the brands and easily available from any decent saw dealer. As for changing the sprocket every two chains, it very much depends on the power of the saw and the torque the sprocket has to deal with. Wear on a sprocket is easily monitered, if in doubt ask a dealer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearly Retired (I am now) Posted October 15, 2007 Author Share Posted October 15, 2007 I'm still having problems getting the petrol saw to go and now my arms ache. Last week I saw a €59.50 promo electric 2000w saw with 40cm chain in Auchan Cognac and decided that £40 wasn't going to break the bank for an experiment. It's an Italian brand but made in PRC. I have found it superb for my simple task of cutting logs down to size for the insert. After maybe 25 logs or so the saw slowed down its rate of cutting and needed a sharpen. It does just what I want and is well worth the €59 to me for occasional use and I wish I'd bought one a year ago. Lidl are doing a similar one now for €59 but I don't know anything about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Head Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 Way to go NR; i love electric saws, so little fuss for cutting a few logs. Dont forget to top up the oil reservoir regularly or you'll burn the bar out, but at that price you could just buy another one rather than replace the bar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lacote0_0 Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 The Black and Decker Alligator is surprisingly good for heavy pruning (up to 2 inches). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Head Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 Yeah but it just looks so.... poncy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluestick Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 The cheapo electric saw I recently bought from Aldi in UK for £14.95 was a steal: even surprised me when it cut through the gnarled old trunk of an unwanted budlia.It was meant to be for Mrs GS; but I fear she has lost this one! [Www] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 [quote user="Chris Head"]Yeah but it just looks so.... poncy![/quote]If they work??? I was once told that I looked a real p r a t when I was using a dollar brolly (chineese paper job, no decoration) that I had bought back from my 2 1/2 years in Singapore. It was bucketing it down and the bloke who said it was soaked in his raincoat. I told him that at least I was a DRY p r a t!! Didn't go down too well. So you see Chris, if it does the job and you can use it safely just about anywhere you can't relly knock it?The paprework for them says 4 inches... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Head Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 They just don't look right either, like they're some horrible mutant result created by CAD designer who's been on drugs too long!Agreed tho; if it's safe and it works then....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 I've looked at them several times. Could be very usefull to whack back our 82 leylandies that were allowed to grow much too tall!!!So far though I will stick to my new Sthil easy start 14 inch saw. Wonderful bit of kit. The easy start works by winding up a spring as yu pull the cord and when it gets t the top it kicks the engine over much quicker than you could do it with the 'normal' cord start. What a very simple star idea!![I] I managed to burn out the piston big time on my old, 25 + year old, Sthil saw. The other good toy I have is a 'saw on a stick' Ryobi One Plus 18 volt battery reciprocating saw on the end of a 2 meter or so pole that extends another meter or so. Makes pruning a LOT easier. I can even get into the top of those 'leylandies' of ours. I think that the only thing I like less in our garden is the 75 meter pyracanther (?) hedge that runs down the other side of the garden![:-))]Quick aside Chris. We have had some lovely veiws of the 'Pair-a-knees' mountains over the past few daze. Snow and a fair amount of it already. It blows our minds to think that we can see them from our top windows and they are over 100 miles away!![blink] Seeing them is enough at the moment for us ta!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Head Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 You're just a kit jockey JJ! Best think for the leyly thingies is to 'trim' them 10cm from ground level![:D]Looks like fate isn't being very kind to my pair a knees trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdesal Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 [quote user="Chris Head"]You're just a kit jockey JJ! Best think for the leyly thingies is to 'trim' them 10cm from ground level![:D][/quote]Digging the roots out afterwards is a right b*****d though. Better to leave a bit more exposed so you can put a winch on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Unfortunately I will have to leave about 9 feet showing if we are going to keep East winds out!!Sorry to hear about difficulties wiv pair-a-knees. They have a fair smattering of snow already. I blame global warming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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