Scribus
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Have an Aldi/Lidl air wrench which can hardly stir the tea and a tap and die set which snapped the tap handle/bar on its second outing. Would I go for the chainsaw? Not upon ones nelly.
New chainsaw for £80
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Y Fan Wen
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- N W Snowdonia
I bought one and used it for several years until a tealeaf found it. Worked well and reliable.
michael N123
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Put chainsaw into eBay and there’s a endless selection of no/crap brand new saws
I was given a Chinese cheap thing a few years back, started first pull every time and had plenty of power. The guy that gave it to me used it once and the chain kept coming off, I thought could soon fix that with a quality chain. Jumped off every 2mins still.
Second time I used it the handle snapped off and nearly cut my foot off... get a decent make and leave the cheap shite alone..
Second time I used it the handle snapped off and nearly cut my foot off... get a decent make and leave the cheap shite alone..
multi power
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- pembrokeshire
On the subject of other low cost chainsaws I have a mikitea, £160 I think but very disappointed with it, possibly too small for what I want
I have bought numerous Sthil ms 171/181 saws. When I was working for a tree surgery outfit; the owner wouldn’t buy top handled saws and claimed the sthils were good enough for professional use. He wasn’t wrong; hence me buying 5.
But this wouldn’t be good enough for 24 inch logs.
Nearly every saw I see (on a farm) has a long guide bar. This often puts the saw under pressure and if you hit something means more teeth to sharpen. A longer guide bar means it’s easier to cut your leg too.
But this wouldn’t be good enough for 24 inch logs.
Nearly every saw I see (on a farm) has a long guide bar. This often puts the saw under pressure and if you hit something means more teeth to sharpen. A longer guide bar means it’s easier to cut your leg too.
john432
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- Carmarthenshire
Bought a "Mc dillen" branded Chinese chainsaw off Ebay a few years ago, 60cc, 20" bar delivered for under £50. Dont think it's done more than 4 tank full's of petrol! Oil pump problems, chain tensioner is mounted in soft plastic , just rubbish! Just go on a site like Alibaba, and Ebay, and one can spot the same basic chainsaw ,clad in different style plastics, and sold under any brand you could think of! As a Husquvarna fan, as a farm chainsaw, I'd look for a serviced/ reconditioned , 61, 266, 272, or slightly smaller a 353, or 346.
Willie adie
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- Aberdeenshire
Efco seem to be decent saws.
Makita are dolmar Sachs in disguise.
Makita are dolmar Sachs in disguise.
Lincs Lass
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- north lincs
I would ad a 357xp to that list and a 455 rancher
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- Montgomeryshire
It’s a cheap saw and will likely work just fine for small work, until it doesn’t. It’s ultimately a ‘throw away item’, like so many things these days.
How easy/practical will it be to claim on the Lidl warranty? That’s assuming they have one in store locally in the first place. I despatched Mrs NeilO to Newtown Lidl last Wednesday, to get a cordless pole saw (£80, inc vat), but the6 didn’t have one in stock of course.
Screwfix do similarly priced chainsaws and you can just take it back to your local store (Newtown?) to return it, or they’ll arrange a courier to collect it. I have a lightweight/cheap Screwfix saw and it’s pretty good for what it cost. Not expecting it to see me out though, unlike the bigger Stihl saw that is now saved for bigger jobs.
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- Huntingdon
screwfix were doing one for £99 , yes it is cheap and most like Chinese - but at least when it breaks you can walk in and bang it down on the counter! - not quite the same dealing with someone on ebay or the like.
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Landy Nick
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Got a couple of huskies. The 51 must be 20 years old and is still going well. The 365s is probably half the age and is an amazing saw. Got a smaller Stihl for small stuff, but saw is from late 80s and still seems ok.
I was only looking at another saw yesterday to keep in the boot for cutting odd bit here and there. So will be going down the cordless route for this.
I was only looking at another saw yesterday to keep in the boot for cutting odd bit here and there. So will be going down the cordless route for this.
Tomr10
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Have a 371 xp husqvarna with a 15 inch bar on my god it cuts like mental.
No idea why people put big bars on 15 inc bar gives plenty of length for most jobs
Scribus
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- Central Atlantic
Penis envy.
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- North West Wales
I’ve got a 181 aswell, ideal saw for trimming, firewood etc. Short bar and chain so 5 mins to sharpen at least once daily. Only thing with it is it’s a PITA to get going first thing, will start on first or second pull but stalls straight away if you give it any throttle intill it’s warmed up a bit. Difficult to get a saw without electronic control now which are not ideal for the occasional users plus it’s difficult to het saws which will run on petrol mix now rather than the extortionately prices pre mixed stuff that every merchant pushes now!!
Rowland
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- Northeast England
I’ve a few stihll saws the oldest is a ms 660 which is a bit of a beast it makes you respect it . I use it for trunks which won’t fit though the processor it came with 36 in bar but I’ve got a 26 on it now.
It’s about 15 years old now. You get what you pay for
It’s about 15 years old now. You get what you pay for
bravheart
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- scottish borders
Part 2 of op question.
Got one of those electric sharpeners a few years ago now after years of cutting banana shaped logs. I know the theory behind sharpening a blade but couldn't seem to put it into practice, as an occasional user of a chainsaw the sharpener does a great job.
Got one of those electric sharpeners a few years ago now after years of cutting banana shaped logs. I know the theory behind sharpening a blade but couldn't seem to put it into practice, as an occasional user of a chainsaw the sharpener does a great job.
- Location
- Devon
My petrol pressure wash ate itself.
If it had happened within 12 months, the local LIDL store would have replaced or refunded immediately. In years 2 and 3, it is returned to Germany for repair or replacement which is free and well organised.
The biggest problem is that it took about 2 months for it to return.