chainsaw recommendations

[knieft]

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Originally posted by AKpilot

I am looking at a 16 or 18 inch saw, basic yard work, a little orchard pruning from time to time.......

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Sorry to go against the trend, but you don't need much to do what you are taking about, certainly not an 18 inch.

I have (and still have) a Stihl, but it remains unused since I got the battery powered buzz linked below. I even used it after Iselle to run up and down Kamaili Rd backing out the debris. It certainly wasn't going to take care of the monsters laying across the road at that time, but I have used nothing else to take care of our own six acres of orchard since the purchase.

You still have to mess with chain oil, but otherwise it does the trick. I have plenty of batteries and the six-port charger so maybe that makes a big difference, but you may want to consider it, or a similar electric chainsaw.

I'm not saying the the size of your chainsaw--like the size of your truck tires, or stereo speakers, has any relationship, inversely or otherwise, to the size of Donald Trump's hands--but the cheapo Ryobi gets used around our property.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ryobi-ONE-Lit.../206110127

YMMV,
Kirt