I know this is an old thread but considering the 2 year old temper tantrum/meltdown I just had with my chainsaws, I thought I'd get everyone's opinion on a good basic saw for smaller trees up to about 14 inches wide at the trunk. An entry level saw.
So my wife had all the right thoughts a few years ago. I had/still have a small poulan 36cc 16" chainsaw my dad gave me when he got out of trucking. He used to keep it on his logging truck to trim any logs sticking out of the load. They usually hauled 8ft spruce cross deck. Anyways, my wife saw me cursing up a storm trying to get the chainsaw running more than once. So she bought me a new poulan 42cc 18 " for Christmas. I used it a few times then it just sat.
Now that we live in the country, I could use a good saw to get firewood for the garage. I got both poulan chainsaws running. Both needed a slight idle adjustment. Easy enough except that poulan chainsaws need a special screwdriver with a special head to adjust the idle. So I ordered a set and got them both running alright.
Fast forward to this morning. Thankfully the neighbors were gone. I attempted to get a small trailer full of wood. It took me probably 3 hours to cut 15 pieces of firewood all small sized. In that time, the chain came off 5 times. I had to do 3 separate idle adjustments. And I had to switch saws 4 times.
I finally had enough and threw it about 20 feet bouncing it off a big spruce tree. After beating the piss out of the saw a few more times, I gave up. I just want to go on record and say that poulan chainsaws are the Kia of the automobile industry. Like a bic lighter. Use it till it's empty and throw it out.
That being said, I'm looking at either a husky 120 or a stihl 170. Which is better?
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