Thread: Brian buys a chainsaw---

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my dad has 1 of those Poulan POS's.. his does run, but hard to start and powerless, and it won't rev up till it's a little warm.. my grandfather has the " Wild thing " ( walmart version ) and it's the same deal.. he also has a Homelite Super XL 16" saw.. I have fixed it a few times ( 1 time the jug got loose, the other time it had a ground problem ), but it still runs like it should, and is 100% better than the Wild thing.. and it was purchased new in 1985

Chainsaws are tools. Buy the cheap crap and you get what you bought. Notice that professional people (who make their living with their tools) rarely have the el cheapo stuff?

I had a tour of a couple of the "low cost brand" chain saw plants. One told me that their design life for chain saws, string trimmers and blowers was 40 hours....one season. No wonder they are junk. But, we Americans demand low prices....whiz on quality, give me cheap!!

For me, I have two categories of tools. If I need it once, I might consider the junk and then throw it away. If I need it to last and to work, I buy the Stihl, the Snap On, the DeWalt, and such.