Thread: show us your chainsaws

Originally Posted by Mathias

A recent shift has seen my chainsaw family get together.

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My 1958 Series 1 Solo Rex 125cc saw got a clean up. Had it running for the first time in 10-12yrs, which would have woken the dead in my local suburbia. She sure is loud & proud. My father bought this saw in about 1959-1960 from what I can find in history and was used right up until the early 80's. The big Canterbury wind of 1st Aug '75 gave it plenty of work on the farm, with tall pines & blue gums down everywhere. Love it with all it's noise & nostalgia.

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Love the Solo, my holy grail saw is a Solo 611 which is a 100 cc twin



Or the Dolmar kms 4 wankel

Originally Posted by paremata

Love the Solo, my holy grail saw is a Solo 611 which is a 100 cc twin



Or the Dolmar kms 4 wankel

Sounds beaut, exactly like a Yamaha 100cc twin bike from the 60's at idle.

Originally Posted by Mathias

A recent shift has seen my chainsaw family get together.

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My 1958 Series 1 Solo Rex 125cc saw got a clean up. Had it running for the first time in 10-12yrs, which would have woken the dead in my local suburbia. She sure is loud & proud. My father bought this saw in about 1959-1960 from what I can find in history and was used right up until the early 80's. The big Canterbury wind of 1st Aug '75 gave it plenty of work on the farm, with tall pines & blue gums down everywhere. Love it with all it's noise & nostalgia.

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@Mathias you'll grow to love that wee 120

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

@Mathias you'll grow to love that wee 120

Yeah, I've done a bit with it already and liking its size.

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Love the old Solo. Thanks for showing. Disgusted by the area tidiness..

Did you work the old girl?

Originally Posted by zimmer

Love the old Solo. Thanks for showing. Disgusted by the area tidiness..

Did you work the old girl?

Near new house = near new workshop in garage
Only gave her a short run today, no load. I have done many hours in the past with it on the farm as a younger fella, maybe the cause of part of my hearing loss too!

wow.....that thing looks awesome,125cc is getting up there with the big saws around today.... lovely tidy bench..we are all just jealous.

New bar on the 046, and a new shindaiwa pro saw.


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Originally Posted by MSL

New bar on the 046, and a new shindaiwa pro saw.


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Had both, you can't go wrong.
Pretty well much my stable of brands!

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Originally Posted by andyanimal31

Had both, you can't go wrong.
Pretty well much my stable of brands!

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The shidaiwa is a real little grunter, and the cannon bar is very nice, ‘the best bar, bar none’ as their slogan goes.


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spet week at my elderly parents place. Dad said my old saw wont start,cant get it to turn over....I picked it up,checked fuel,gave slow pull on cord till she moved then started it up and proceeded to carve up log,refueled and did same again...sitting for years in shed with fuel mixed with car motor oil possibly hasnt done her any good but it stihl cuts very well...so the old boy is going to courier down to me to live out its life with all the others in my stable.it was purchased for me about 35-36 years ago...will be hard case to have both an 025 and 026 in the stable. must look up the specs.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

spet week at my elderly parents place. Dad said my old saw wont start,cant get it to turn over....I picked it up,checked fuel,gave slow pull on cord till she moved then started it up and proceeded to carve up log,refueled and did same again...sitting for years in shed with fuel mixed with car motor oil possibly hasnt done her any good but it stihl cuts very well...so the old boy is going to courier down to me to live out its life with all the others in my stable.it was purchased for me about 35-36 years ago...will be hard case to have both an 025 and 026 in the stable. must look up the specs.

Probably leaded petrol as well, it didn't seem to go off like the unleaded stuff

Handy for clearing the viewing platform.

Originally Posted by silentscope

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Handy for clearing the viewing platform.

If it's electric it won't bring in any stags, in the past I've had stags roaring back at me while fencing using a petrol saw and auger