Thread: which 50-60cc Stihl chainsaw

Originally Posted by Mackattack

Not to much work. Wouldn't be every day. Odd bit of fencing and then ringing up firewood/ clearing trees that have blown over. Have a mix of blue gum. Douglas and macrocarpa. Probably end up with around 10cube of firewood a year.

Have a look at the saws sold by 'Goods Direct' at Rangiora. A mate put me onto them after a big blow here in Canterbury, he lost a lot of trees and bought two new saws to clean them up. I bought one, a Huskey copy and it has been a great saw. Replaced the plug with a genuine Huskey made plug and that fixed the high rev miss.
This saw has never caused any grief. I have ringed up a lot of big Blue Gum logs 700 - 900 mm, knotty macro etc. For sure a big powerful saw will go through big logs like a hot knife through butter but for the money these Huskey and Stihl copies are great. After all Stihl is made in China now anyway. The depreciation on a $1800 saw in one year will be more than the purchase of a Goods Direct saw, cost more to insure and be a target for thieves