As much arguing as goes on here about dependability remeber you get what you pay for.And if your willing to pay over 5k for a quad then 400.00$ is nothing for a saw. And the last 51 Husky I saw was less than that.

 

About the saw press in DK (pg91), they range from $95-105!!!
That's about what I would pay for a cheap saw...NOT A HOLDER!!!!!!
These things are expensive.

 

SD
I'm a firm believer in " you get what you pay for" but, when it comes to a rarely used, possibly "destroyed by the trail" saw, I think i'd be thinking thrifty. Don't get the wrong idea, I have an 029 and an 032 Stihl, (or however you spell it) and I use them for fire wood. Great saws, but you wouldn't catch me with them straped to the racks while trail riding. I don't take out the fine china on a picnic, I use paper plates. Both serve the same purpose, but ones much less expensive to replace, and you can ue it to start a fire with. LOL

 

I didn't pay attention to the price. Your right, that's way out my price range. Those molded plastic cases are like $20 at Sears, you could probably rig something like that to work OK.

 

Essears,

Thanks, that was a good observation.

By the way, you know how to make banana pudding? You put two banananas in a lunch box strap it to the rear of your quad & ride for about 50 miles & at the end of the day, you guessed banana mush!

LOL


Thanks everyone for the chainsaw info

 

I had run into a few places that i could have used a saw.So i ran onto one at a garage sale for $20.00. it is a MC cullic i think and has a 14inch bar.I put a new chain on it and it rips.I should have bought it a long time ago. it is nice to go where you want instead of turning back or looking for a way around......BOB

 

I understand where your coming from just have never had any luck out of the cheap saws. That is except my bowsaw it just a lot more work.

 

Greetings,

I have a Stihl 026 -- a nice medium sized saw that hasn't given me any trouble, but there's lots of good saws out there.

Two other thoughts. A lot of people have trouble starting their saws. This is very often caused by old gas. Unless you're using the saw a lot, you tend to mix up a gallon of gas and 2-cycle oil and then use it over a few months or even a year. Toward the end of the can, it gets pretty old and makes it hard to start the saw, so don't be afraid to dump out a half dollars worth of gas once in a while.

About the rack, I looked at the racks and most of the time they show them on the front of the quad. I suspect its better to keep an eye on it while banging down the trail. And after considering the price, I made my own disposable rack. I take a long, narrow cardboard box, set the saw in it, and run a bungy cord or two through the handle and onto the racks. It works just fine and can be replaced for free whenever it starts to wear a bit.

 

Husky has a good line of saws that are priced well. I've seen low end husky's sell for the same price as the cheap brands. Everyone that I know who use chain saws on a regular basis, swear by stihl and husky. Get at least a 16 inch bar.

 

SnowShark,

Banana pudding?? Oh ya, I've been there. Take 2 cans of Coke and 2 bananas. Put them in a bag in the front storage compartment of your Sea Doo XP. Ride for a couple of hours and tada, banana pudding! Absolutely pulverized the bananas, peels and all. The Coke cans were intact but totally beat up.

DrRod,

Excellent point about old fuel. The small engines in chainsaws, weed eaters, etc are very intolerant of stale fuel. I agree, dump it out and get some fresh stuff in there.

DJ