Our new Chainsaw

[dfmkevin]

So the wife and I are in the process of beautifing the property. She decided she wanted/needed a chainsaw. We are basically just going to use it for light duty clean up around our approx. 1 acre. She was interested in one that was light weight enough for her to use comfortably. What we found was this 12in. Echo.....

And I gotta say this thing does what we need...

 

[Joe B.]

That is a cute little ******. I have a 14" cheapy electric and the chain/bar size is fine for what I need but it sure would be nice to have some real power.

 

[rocklobster]

Time to mod it!

Take that safety chain off, pull the carb limit screws, ritchen the H speed screw, and gut the muffler!

Then pull the jug and port it!

 

[TheGrooveking]

Nice saw! A lot of power for that short of bar, great saw for delimbing also. Make sure you guys were your safety gear, chaps, gloves, faceshields, etc...

TheGrooveking

 

[neverenoughtools]

Nice little saw. ~~~~~~~> women who use power tools rock !

 

[pipsters]

I bought a little Craftsman/Poulan 16" saw at an estate sale valued at around $10. Put some fresh gas in it and it fired right up and ran great. Recently my father bought an electric and gave me his 16" Craftsman so now I have two of them, the one I bought an estate sale will be used for spare parts. Cheap and these smaller saws are just about the right size for general everyday homeowner work.

 

[woody 73]

Your wife has good taste,that is a small arborist saw for working high up in the trees. If you look at the back of the saw you will see a small steel ring;that is for a break-away bungee cord.

 

[theoldwizard1]

A "good" electric with a 12-14" bar is less money and a lot less hassle for the average suburban homeowner. Not certain who is making a "good" electric chainsaw these days.

Best advice for new saw owner.

1. Find a place that sharpens chains (a real lawn/yard equipment store). They will probably charge you less than $10 and will do a much better job than you ever can.
2. Buy a spare chain (or 2). This way you can always have a sharp chain handy if you need it in the middle of a project. Store it in a heavy duty ziplock bag with a couple of drops of bar oil.

A dull chain saw chain is much more dangerous than a sharp one !

 

[metal1313]

i am thinking about buying the same saw, i have some much larger ones already, but i need to take care of several limbs in the various trees around my yard. tell me how you like it? i want a top handle saw since in one tree i'll be about 60ft up. i am comfortable climbing(lots of tree and rock climbing experience, proper harness and equipment already. i am just tired of climbing up and using my cordless sawzall

 

[dfmkevin]

It was GREAT in the yard yesterday! I know it may be more saw than we needed, and yes we looked at electric versions, but I have a rule "Buy a tool ONCE" I dont want to have to replace it in two years so spending the extra money is worth it to me.

 

[dfmkevin]

Time to mod it!

Take that safety chain off, pull the carb limit screws, ritchen the H speed screw, and gut the muffler!

Then pull the jug and port it!

ok, I am listening. Tell me more

 

[bimmerteck]

I have cleared a lot of trees with the earlier version of same saw with a 16" bar, it has become my go to saw to keep in the truck during storm season, because it has a fair amount of power in such a small package.

 

[PaulR]

I was told the ones without handles on the back are limb/arborist saws, for professionals only.... who know how to wield them, all others will automatically get their arms cut off by accident. ...hey, that's what I was told anyways. Be careful with that "lil' ******"

 

[pipsters]

I was told the ones without handles on the back are limb/arborist saws, for professionals only.... who know how to wield them, all others will automatically get their arms cut off by accident. ...hey, that's what I was told anyways. Be careful with that "lil' ******"

I'm not sure that is the case, here is what mine looks like, keep in mind it's a homeowner model...

 

[rocklobster]

ok, I am listening. Tell me more

I can tell you more but it would be more fun for you to just search this site:
WWW.ARBORISTSITE.COM



It is a massive chainsaw resource and community.

Oh and learn to sharpen the chain with a file, it is pretty easy once you get the hang of it.

 

[dfmkevin]

I was told the ones without handles on the back are limb/arborist saws, for professionals only.... who know how to wield them, all others will automatically get their arms cut off by accident. ...hey, that's what I was told anyways. Be careful with that "lil' ******"

The guy at our local hardware store mentioned that this was a specialty saw for the guys climbing into the trees. Not an issue for us, we were looking for less weight and easy of use.

 

[89GLH]

I use my neighbor's stihl MS200T. BADASS little saw, very portable. You can tell whose is for an arborist if it has that little ring on the back for a carabiner.