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Originally Posted by roddy1960
I've got an old Poulan 2100 from 1994 or 95 so it's around a quarter of a century old now . Can't remember what I paid for it but it was a fairly cheap saw at the time . It's only for smallish jobs and only has a 14" bar and used it a fair bit initially and since then from time to time. Still goes okay and will start after a fair bit of tugging and choke manipulating if it's been a while since the last time .
The one you bought will probably do a good job for around the house and home . Only accessories I have is a good quality fuel mix bottle and a file set. I have a very old pair of chaps and gloves , ear protectors , mesh face guard and stuff that I also wear when I do a lot more frequent brushcutting ..
Not sure if or when I'll replace my old saw but if I ever do I might look at a battery one because some of them now are getting pretty useful for the home owner . Also pole saws are pretty handy too . No hard starting and only requiring chain oil fluids sounds pretty good to me .
I've used a spade bit to drill several holes with a brace and bit and whacked in diesel into the odd larger tree stump but the round up method is good too but with small wattles and such I've just dug out the tap root and ripped them out . Good ol' mattock and probably way too much elbow grease...and stupidity too I guess in my case .. Enjoy the new saw and clippers without any frustration ..
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Gave the new chainsaw a run today. I had no expectations as ive never used one before. Compared to a decent one its probably crap, but all i can compare it to is a wood saw. So for the stuff i did today it would probably take 3 hours by hand. The little 12 inch homelite took all the physical effort out of the work and did the same work in about half an hour. So that was cutting a few small stumps lower and sectioning part of the pile of tree on the driveway. So its already payed for itself. Had to tighten the chain a couple of times in the initial few minutes, but that would be the new chain stretching as it stayed tight after that. So i do not regret buying it at all. I did doubt the purchase last night, its another thing to go wrong. But it made light work of what i bought it for.