Chain Saw Chat

timfromtang · 25-03-2021 8:16pm

stock> wrote: »

https://www.chainsawsdirect.com/manuals/husqvarnabarchainfitupchart_2.pdf

All the chain info listed here............................................................

do you (or anyone else) have a link to a useful chart like this for Stihl saws?
many thanks
tim

stock> · 25-03-2021 10:30pm

timfromtang wrote: »

do you (or anyone else) have a link to a useful chart like this for Stihl saws?
many thanks
tim

Sorry don't deal in the devil's devices...................................................

timfromtang · 25-03-2021 11:50pm

stock> wrote: »

Sorry don't deal in the devil's devices...................................................

Thats alright we all have our little pet hates...
I'm a microsoft hater buts thats another forum.

but anyone..

a handy chart for the stihl?
tim

00wyk · 26-03-2021 4:09pm

Your dealer would have one. They are also at the back of some of their catalogs. Otherwise, you could try google.

I have a chromebook specifically to avoid having an MSFT product for web surfing. Not so sure i like it, tho. But it was cheap and gets the job done.

timfromtang · 26-03-2021 9:13pm

00wyk wrote: »

Your dealer would have one. They are also at the back of some of their catalogs. Otherwise, you could try google.

I have a chromebook specifically to avoid having an MSFT product for web surfing. Not so sure i like it, tho. But it was cheap and gets the job done.

Aye, dump microshaft an there's consequences, I been using linux since 1999 or so, handy enough really.

Thanks for the Catalog tip.
I love my little MS261 and the MS661 also, hardly the devils work?
devil don do lovin right!
tim

have2flushtwice · 27-03-2021 10:08am

a medium size ask tree fell over the winter in the field here. is there any advantage to cutting it now or leave it for a while?

stock> · 27-03-2021 4:55pm

If you cut it now the summer will allow it to dry so as it can be burnt next winter........................

timfromtang · 27-03-2021 5:01pm

have2flushtwice wrote: »

a medium size ask tree fell over the winter in the field here. is there any advantage to cutting it now or leave it for a while?

If there's ivy on it, and stock are available, they'll do a lovely clean up job for you before you saw it. Cattle just love the ivy.

If there's a straight trunk it could be worth a few pound to a lad to make into boards, where are you?
Otherwise, cut it fresh and split it fresh, pile it in a draughty dry shed, and it will be wonderful next winter.
tim

Nekarsulm · 28-03-2021 3:31pm

Cut it up now, grass'll grow up through it all summer and you'll be killing yourself pulling the branches out of a mat of dead grass next winter..

have2flushtwice · 01-04-2021 2:14pm

timfromtang wrote: »

If there's ivy on it, and stock are available, they'll do a lovely clean up job for you before you saw it. Cattle just love the ivy.

If there's a straight trunk it could be worth a few pound to a lad to make into boards, where are you?
Otherwise, cut it fresh and split it fresh, pile it in a draughty dry shed, and it will be wonderful next winter.
tim

I'm north tipp, right at the top. I will try get
up to get a pic at the weekend.

Prowetod · 02-04-2021 10:10am

Bullocks wrote: »

The old boy bought an Echo 58v electric saw today. €340 for the saw and one battery.
I'll let ye know what I think after the wknd what it's like

How did you get on?

Bullocks · 02-04-2021 10:31am

Prowetod wrote: »

How did you get on?

Very happy with it for branching and tidying up. Cuts every bit as fast as petrol saw.
I'd still go for the petrol one if I had half a day's solid cutting ahead of me but for convenience the electric is great

tractorporn · 19-04-2021 3:12pm

I bought the two battery saws in Lidl that were on offer two weeks ago. I had a couple of the other powertools so had batteries for them and was able to buy bare units. Have used them both over the last two weekends and I think the smaller one will be the more useful saw. They both cut really well but the small saw is really handy and the battery lasts a bit longer. I used the small saw for some fencing work and the bigger saw for cutting a small Ash tree that had fallen and both were very capable. I will definitely keep our petrol Sthil but I think I will also get an battery Sthil when the Parkside saws inevitably go bang. But the Parkside was a cheap entry into a battery saw with the small saw €90 for the small bare unit saw.

Siamsa Sessions · 28-04-2021 9:50pm

Any place in particular online to buy chainsaw chains? I have a Husqvarna 450

Thanks

IsIt Miturn · 29-04-2021 6:41am

Hi all

We have an online wood turning business, BoyneValleyWoodCraft. We explicitly don't buy any wood blanks; they are hardly ever Irish grown and cost a bomb, usually!

We usually hear of a tree down somewhere and in exchange for some of you wood (that we cut ourselves) we give you back a bowl/box/candle holder belonging to your tree in a year or so. Doing this can be a pain sometimes but it keeps our costs down and we can pass that on to the customers!

If anyone is ever interested, we're in Meath (but will travel for nice wood), and you can find our email address on the website.

TTTT · 30-04-2021 11:39am

Siamsa Sessions wrote: »

Any place in particular online to buy chainsaw chains? I have a Husqvarna 450

Thanks

I bought some chain off here recently. Recieved in 2 days. Free delivery on orders over €10.

https://lawnmowerpartsonline.ie/categories/chainsaw-chains

Siamsa Sessions · 30-04-2021 3:27pm

TTTT wrote: »

I bought some chain off here recently. Recieved in 2 days. Free delivery on orders over €10.

https://lawnmowerpartsonline.ie/categories/chainsaw-chains

Thanks - I’ll check it out

00wyk · 29-07-2021 11:35am

Hopefully the mods here will allow me to copy my ad from FB on our Husqvarna bar sale:

Hello folks. Wes here from SugiHara Ireland. Just letting you know we're having a weekend sale for Husqvarna bars. We've 18 and 20 (Sugi only), 24, and 28 inch lightweight bars from SugiHara and Tsumura in 3/8 full size mounts on sale for €55, €75, €100 and €120 delivered in the ROI respectively. We've only 2-3 of each left, and as Home Store and More like to say - 'once they're gone, they're gone'. These are the same bars now used as OEM on the new Husqvarna's branded as X-Tough Light.

Cheers, and stay safe!

adocholiday · 25-08-2021 5:47pm

Hi everyone, I'm in the market for a new saw and was wondering what the recommendations are these days? I have an acre of pine that needs a lot of tidying as well as a load of spindly sycamores along the road that need cutting down. I have a petrol saw I got from Lidl about 3 years ago that has been quite the workhorse in fairness to it, great saw for less than a hundred quid. I think it's a 51cc Husky engine with a 17 inch Oregon bar but the tensioner is gone in it now so want to invest in something decent.

I see Stihl get recommended all the time but they're quite expensive and I'm wondering if I need something like that. I want something with decent power, no less than 40cc I'd say and at least a 14 inch bar, but open to suggestions. It's not something I'll use for a few weeks then leave in the shed forever more but I'm not going to be felling 30 inch hardwoods every week either. If a €700 Stihl is the only option that's worth it then fair enough but ideally I'd get something a bit cheaper that'll be good enough.

Also appreciate any recommendations for a seller too if you'd recommend them. Many thanks

Furze99 · 26-08-2021 8:20pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117802978#Comment_117802978

I've had a Stihl 029 for over twenty years - about £400 punts at the time, used for gathering and processing firewood since. Hasn't let me down yet, worth every penny.

Easten · 22-09-2021 5:01pm

I see a Battery powered chainsaw coming into lidl next week. Looks fierce handy.

Parkside Cordless Chainsaw - Lidl Ireland - www.lidl.ie

blue5000 · 24-09-2021 1:41pm

Would be useful beside a chipper alright. What would 2 batteries and a charger cost? Would be worth it to try one out before spending 4x more on a regular chainsaw brand. No idea how long a battery would last though.

Edit, dropped 180 for a cordless angle grinder, a chainsaw and 2 batteries this morning. Pico chain on the chainsaw is a lot narrower than what I'd be used to. Had a few weanlings stuck in a ring feeder last winter so the hacksaw will be spared if it happens again (just to clarify I'll be using the cordless angle grinder to cut the feeder!).

Will keep you posted on the chainsaw's progress, 3 yr warranty anyway. It will probably only cut for 10-15 minutes at 2 Ah, proper chainsaw batteries are 10 Ah. Hopefully there will be a battery upgrade to fit in future. It's the quick on/off saw I need at the wood chipper, so hopefully it will pay for itself there.

Easten · 27-09-2021 1:20pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117933227#Comment_117933227

Did you get the 4Ah Batteries or the 2Ah? They recommend the 4Ah for the chainsaw but I didn't see them in store

blue5000 · 27-09-2021 4:19pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117945204#Comment_117945204

2ah is all they had here either, does 2 x 2ah batteries =4ah?

Easten · 27-09-2021 5:06pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117946131#Comment_117946131

Yes, but its worth getting the 4Ah ones when they are in stock, you get double the cutting length but they are pricey but well worth it.

idk if its a still 60 day money back but it has a 3 year guarantee. afaik some of the last version of the saws can have issues with keeping tension on the Chain so watch out for that. Other than that they are great value for the money.

Also if you it fond of using it the pick up the double charger too.

blue5000 · 28-09-2021 9:04am

They had the double charger alright. Tried it out last night, they're perfect for an 'old man saw' cuts for about an hour, including pulling/loading branches, then takes an hour to charge.

One thing I don't like about it is that it doesn't feel like I'm using a chainsaw, so not as safety conscious as I normally would be. Love how quiet and well balanced it is.

Thickest Ash I cut, took about 20 secs.

Got some of these cut into logs on first charge.

Saw itself.

00wyk · 08-10-2021 10:09am

Are those parkside proprietary batteries, or are they dewalt copies? I ask because I have dewalt tools.

Easten · 13-10-2021 5:43pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117991869#Comment_117991869

I'd say they are only for parkside tools. idk if they will even work on the Aldi power tools. Either way they are only a fraction of the price. I'm well happy with the Chainsaw, its so handy to do a bit of light work and not have to be lugging the can of petrol around or fighting with the saw to get it to start.

minerleague · 18-10-2021 6:24pm

How many here use petrol from garage as opposed to Aspen or other branded products? Any better for saws?

Easten · 24-10-2021 5:24pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118037868#Comment_118037868

idk what aspen is!!

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117946131#Comment_117946131

Those 4ah batteries are in lidl this week. I picked up 2 of them for the saw. Price is saucy enough at 29 euros each

ednwireland · 25-10-2021 10:23am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118037868#Comment_118037868

I use aspen in my saws and leaf blowers,cos I'm just using it in a bigish overgrown garden. Supossed to better for the engines but more I don't get that I can smell two stroke for the rest of the day !

But at the cost of it if I was using stuff everyday I wouldn't.

Oh the other thing is it doesn't dissolve the fuel lines and you can leave it in the tank for months and it's fine.

blue5000 · 25-10-2021 3:47pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118067194#Comment_118067194

Thanks for the headsup. What is the charge time like on the 4 AH battery, also what size file does the chain need?

Easten · 25-10-2021 4:33pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118071026#Comment_118071026

I reckon about 6-8 hours but I've never full ran down the batteries yet.

I got a few of those 4mm files from my local machine shop. He charges 10 euro for a chain sharpening but I got the file so to be able to touch up during the day. I ended up buying the electric chain sharpener from lidl too. That worked better for me as I could never get it done right with the file but still end up going back to the shop for a sharpening at least twice during the year as the tops of the chain need filing too.

Guy in the shop praised my use of the electric sharpener, reckons he'll have sale of a new chain now soon!!

blue5000 · 26-10-2021 11:28am

Mrs b brought home 2 batteries last night, only trouble was one of them was a 2 ah in a 4 ah box. Had a bit of a job explaining it to the Lidl manager that he had already been conned by someone else returning a battery. All sorted now though. 4 ah are thicker if anybody else is buying them

tabby aspreme · 30-10-2021 6:57pm

Buying a new saw here, I can get a 261 Stihl for €730, is there anything else I should look at, it has to have a metal crankcase, are the new light and skinny bars worth the extra money.

Discodog · 15-11-2021 7:44pm

I have just been told, by an Irish Stihl dealer, that the polesaw attachment isn't available until February 🙄

Discodog · 15-11-2021 7:47pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118095231#Comment_118095231

Annoying when it's around a hundred euro cheaper in the UK.

00wyk · 16-11-2021 11:03am

Fr Jones and Sons nearly want €700 without the VAT at today's exchange rates. Where are you seeing it for €630 plus vat in the UK?

Tabby - if it comes with a bar and chain, that's not too bad a price in today's market. There's currently a shortage of nearly everything. But this is also combined with shops needing badly to make a buck right about now. So maybe the prices mightn't go too mad.

Discodog · 16-11-2021 2:56pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118173588#Comment_118173588

I will check when I get home. There's a lot of "confusion" regarding Stihl. One main dealer told me that the HT-KM was cheaper with the shaft than without. Another shows it as cheaper without the shaft.

One says that they can't get it until February another says next week.

Oh & another dealer just quoted me €50 less than their website price.

tabby aspreme · 18-11-2021 8:15am

Bought the saw, very happy with it, no comparison with my ms250, dealer said prices going up 4% in January .

893bet · 21-11-2021 8:49am

is the battery saw very light? Handy for running around electrical and barbed wire to keep free of briars and vegetation?

blue5000 · 21-11-2021 8:43pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118199980#Comment_118199980

It is yeah. At a rough guess between 3 and 4 kg. I think the beauty of it is the stop go jobs. For cutting heavy stuff there's nothing to beat a petrol saw, but for occasional light use the battery saw wins.

893bet · 21-11-2021 9:19pm

Thanks blue. I might keep an eye out.

I do like my toys!

n1st · 07-12-2021 7:02pm

Any recommendations on a petrol chainsaw, short 12 or 14 inch. For use with hawthorn hedge cutting.

Stihl or Husqvarana, under 300 euro.

n1st · 08-12-2021 9:48am

Actually are battery chainsaws a good alternative to petrol, for infrequent use, hawthorn hedge trimming once or twice per year?

Discodog · 08-12-2021 10:02am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118288625#Comment_118288625

Yes & the Lidl one is good value.

Easten · 09-12-2021 4:26pm

The battery saw is my go to saw. I just couldn't be arsed messing around carrying the Saw and the petrol can.

I've a good bit of heavystuff down from the storm mainly branches but some are are 10-12 inch's diameter. Battery saw cut em no problem, the only thing I find is with the bar being short you only get a few hours work before the chain needs sharpening

Large bottle small glass · 09-12-2021 4:55pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118288625#Comment_118288625

For infrequent use there is only two choices, battery or Aspen type fuel in a regular saw.

The majority of issues infrequent users have saws are fuel related; wrong(no) mix, spoiled fuel etc.

If you are going to go battery and use other power tools try and keep to same brand as battery's can be sometimes interchanged.

After that keep on top of chain/bar maintenance and you should be good to go

blue5000 · 09-12-2021 7:05pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118288676#Comment_118288676

Can't complain so far anyway. I think the batteries look very like Bosch stuff. Has anyone tried parkside batteries on a Bosch cordless tool?

Discodog · 09-12-2021 7:52pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118297316#Comment_118297316

The internet suggests that they don't fit as you can buy an adapter.

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