Thread: show us your chainsaws

Had cause to use my small saw today - wee Stihl electric

Quiet, easy, one-handed no problem

A good option to have

My son spent an hour or so cleaning up two macracapa limbs (they had been blocking view from kitchen window). Having kids is finally paying off!

Cutting down an old macrocarpa tree the other week with the 592 and a 36 inch bar.



Ended up with 18 square metres of wood.

Originally Posted by Seventenths

Cutting down an old macrocarpa tree the other week with the 592 and a 36 inch bar.



Ended up with 18 square metres of wood.

cubic metres ?

Yes... cubic metres

Originally Posted by Seventenths

Cutting down an old macrocarpa tree the other week with the 592 and a 36 inch bar.



Ended up with 18 square metres of wood.

Great choice in Saw , Ive just upgraded this year to a new 572xp and it's a beast with a 24 inch bar on it. So easy to start and runs awesome every time. Have done all native and gum with it for next winter already . My old 359 is 26 years old and has done plenty of fencing and firewood but is now just gathering dust haha.

My new to me ms500i.
It is on its second chain so not even broken in.
Been trying to buy one for a while now and this one came up not far from home.took it for a spin yesterday, they are just next level!
Goes well with the 880 461 and 362.
I think it's going to be like the 6.5x55 tikka and get taken from the shed as my daily ride!

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It may be the second chain but the bar appears to have been in a few rodeos

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

It may be the second chain but the bar appears to have been in a few rodeos

Na just some one using it blunt as it is where it got hot the paint peeled.
Gutted it didn't come with the light bar as they make quite a diference.
The bum of the saw is nearly new and that's a telling way to see usage!
I actually checked the bar but only had to take the burr of that hot bit with a flapper disk.
It was the right price and knew the owner.
Got it checked at my mates stihl shop and he agreed it had done Fa.
Pity his stihl software wasn't working to see the hours done.

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You never know if it's the original bar and chain as well - my only brand new Stihl came with a hard nose bar. I never used it, it's still in the cardboard. I have a handful of bars and a pile of chains, and know how much work it's done but can honestly say it's still on the first bar and chain - look it's still got the paint on the rails!!!

Originally Posted by Dama dama

My son spent an hour or so cleaning up two macracapa limbs (they had been blocking view from kitchen window). Having kids is finally paying off!
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nice to see it being used properly with full PPE.facebook is fullof semi illiterates posting shots of cowboys and others being bloody dangerous!one was using an old stihl at full revs like a handsaw FGS!

mine are hiding in my mancave as its toowet and cold for the wee dears!!!!! tuis anyone!

Cutting fallen pines with a good mate today,I used my wee 251 Stihl with 18" bar and going great.he was using one of those orange Swedish ones doing ok. I stopped and started loading trailer while he continued ringing up with his 20" bar...I took if for two whole rings then went and got my 461 Stihl out ,started it,handed it to him running and said give it arseholes.he didn't argue,switched off husky.took him four rings to get measure of Stihl then got stuck in. I did say dig dogs in and go till bogs down then back off pressure a bit...when he finished tank...and all the ringing up.he said"fuck me,that's a man's saw" huge grin on face !!!

I had the same with the little MS460 I rebuilt. That thing ran hard too, just nice to use.