thought i'd best put some info into the forum instead of just taking for a change.
before christmas i won about third of a ton of laburnum, i also had some huge 3foot rings of poplar that have accummulated over the year.
I had been struggling with an old chainsaw that a friend had given me. despite sharpening the chain, giving it a good cleaning and oiling etc it was taking ages to cut anything. So i decided to buy a new chainsaw.
Looking round prices varied from dear to stupid, considering how much i was going to use it i couldnt justify spending a couple of hundred quid on a half decent one. Anyway, budgeting was prohibiting it.
So I took a look at screwfix and bought this
http://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-ttb355chn-40-5cm-2000w-electric-chainsaw-230v/92771
I dont usually buy cheap tools because they dont last. it has 5 stars out of 5 for the reviews and now is down to £50 with a 2yr no quibble warranty.
i gave it plenty of stick on ten of the 3' poplar rings, halved the laburnum logs and planked some of it too, in one afternoon. It murdered it. A tad greedy on oil, but what a tool. No sawdust but plenty of shavings! It put the borrowed petrol chainsaw to shame. With the loaned petrol one it was taking me an hour just to do one ring.
Hope it helps someone!
before christmas i won about third of a ton of laburnum, i also had some huge 3foot rings of poplar that have accummulated over the year.
I had been struggling with an old chainsaw that a friend had given me. despite sharpening the chain, giving it a good cleaning and oiling etc it was taking ages to cut anything. So i decided to buy a new chainsaw.
Looking round prices varied from dear to stupid, considering how much i was going to use it i couldnt justify spending a couple of hundred quid on a half decent one. Anyway, budgeting was prohibiting it.
So I took a look at screwfix and bought this
http://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-ttb355chn-40-5cm-2000w-electric-chainsaw-230v/92771
I dont usually buy cheap tools because they dont last. it has 5 stars out of 5 for the reviews and now is down to £50 with a 2yr no quibble warranty.
i gave it plenty of stick on ten of the 3' poplar rings, halved the laburnum logs and planked some of it too, in one afternoon. It murdered it. A tad greedy on oil, but what a tool. No sawdust but plenty of shavings! It put the borrowed petrol chainsaw to shame. With the loaned petrol one it was taking me an hour just to do one ring.
Hope it helps someone!