Asian chainsaws

[Clode]

The Chinese copy saws are junk. They are cheap for a reason. Save yourself some heartache and buy a saw from a reputable dealer.

 

[sirkdev]

Makita EA3201s - 32cc 16 Chainsaw new 2022 | Lawnmowers & Leaf Blowers | Edmonton Area | Kijiji

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Came across this.. pretty good value, Makita/Dolmar make pretty good saws

 

[Merc63]

Screw china!!! Till they make something that saves a couple $$ and guys love them again ha.

Throw that Chinese ch!t in the garbage. We already send them enough money.

 

[Caper11]

You get what you pay for.


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[catalac]

The older I get and the more I learn buying princess auto quality things is a sure way to get burned just buy a reputable name brand from the get go. My most recent waste of money an Amazon smart battery charger… unfortunately not so smart died after about 3 months, 5 uses, $80 down the tubes, so off to crappy tire to spend $150 on a noco.

 

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[Caper11]

Are they clones or part of the Asian counterfeit rings.


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[mclean]

Ypu get what you pay for it but if I can buy a 300 saw or a brand name 1000 saw, for the small amount I'm using it, u can buy 3 cheap ones and throw some parts at it now and then.

I'm 1000% about quality but in today's economy, you need to try to save where things make sense. No sense in having $1000 sitting on the shelf for the 2 or 3 days I'd be cutting a year

 

[Caper11]

I have $1500 saws in my garage, they were used professionally and have seen a lot of use over their 25 years of life.


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[greenthumb]

Nothing like dicking around with a saw that doesn't run properly out in the bush. The difference in price is literally a day or two of sledding or a tunnel bag. When you consider the savings over the length of ownership, I don't see the value. The Husky/Stihl have a proven track record and good parts availability. If I was getting a saw for cleanup or the occasional use, I would be going electric anyway.

 

[Mountainman52]

The Echo chains are good ones also, I have the Echo 20 inch 60 cc chain saw for the last 15 years and has never let me down.

 

[mclean]

So I decided I'll mod my poor little 170. I bought a walbro wt-215 carb (an actual walbro, not a Chinese clone...calm down fellas), add actual metal dogs, advance the timing, mod the muffler and maybe a different chain that I'll keep extra sharp.

Should cut about 25% faster.

The little saw is great but it would chug through the bigger stuff, which is normal. I'll clean up the yard with this and when this goes, I'll upgrade to a red or orange 50-60cc saw.

 

[mclean]

So doing a complete 180 here. Modded my 170 with actual dogs, muffler mod and a new adjustable carb and its a whole new saw.

That being said, I'm going to do the buy once and cry once and most likely get a new ms 261 this week as long as I can hide it from my wife.

 

[S.W.A.T.]

Father in-law bought a knock off husky, you would actually be ssurprised how good it does compared to my 435 and at a fraction the cost. That being said mine is 20+ years old, see how many he goes through in that time I guess

 

[Outdoors]

It’s really nice how the 170 never leaks a drop of anything,that reason alone it’s my go to saw unless there’s enough cutting to do with the bigger ones.

 

[Cheers]

Knowing nothing about chainsaws, and never owning one before, I bought an Echo, and it runs great so far.

 

[mclean]

I've heard nothing but good things about echo.

It’s really nice how the 170 never leaks a drop of anything,that reason alone it’s my go to saw unless there’s enough cutting to do with the bigger ones.

Google 170 mods. For $40 you can get a knockoff walbro carb and some good dogs. Take a Dremel to your muffler and it is a completely different saw. Took me 10min to tune the carb and it rips now. Starts with 2-3 pulls cold.

 

[sirkdev]

Did you check your RPM? I have a tach if you need.

 

[sirkdev]

261 is a great choice for future. I’m a bigger is better kind of guy. Mine is a 361 ported and polished, rips pretty good now.

 

[mclean]

261 is a great choice for future. I’m a bigger is better kind of guy. Mine is a 361 ported and polished, rips pretty good now.

No I haven't. I will probably grab one on Amazon. For now I was going by the 4 stroking sound. Clean while loaded up and then if I back it out of the wood a bit, it 4 strokes. Mind you, I'm completely new to this. Got 3 tanks through it today and still running for now haha

Bigger is sometimes better...ehem...but for saws, I'm a small guy. Barely 160lbs. I don't want something too heavy. The 261 felt just right.