Choose a chainsaw (Petrol). Any recommendation?

Yeah, when things go wrong, they go wrong really quickly. Kevlar etc chaps are a MUST (learn from our lesson!). Agree with the other safety measures as well, although safety glasses don't always factor into our setup (oops).

 

My old man always had Stihl. I bought a Stihl Woodboss a few years back and give it a fair flogging and its held up well so Id recommend them.

 

Steel caps a must. And hearing protection. I have never had need for any of the rest. I guess it depends on what you are doing and how experienced you are. The work I was doing on the farm was low risk for an experienced operator.

But then I spent an afternoon angle grinding without eye protection *

* squinting is eye protection right?

 

Thanks all. Stihl is it. I want to retire to a farm one day.

 

Lived on the dirt growing up and the old man always had a Stihl. Now we are back in the bush, the wife and I go through about 10 tonnes of firewood a winter. We bought a Stihl MS461. That thing goes through 18" logs of Redgum, Box, Coolibah or Stringy Bark like a hot blade through butter.

 

Where about are you? I've need looking at rural areas in the mid north coast.

 

Stihl 170 it is.

 

We're on the border country, nw nsw.

 

Love this miniboss!!!

 

Hah! I had Honda in my head (should have double checked!) but as soon as I saw the pic I realised ours are actually Stihls as well - sorry!

Great chainsaws.

 

I have a Honda whipper snipper.

 

Yes so do we - I was getting them mixed up

 

Can't go past the Stihl stuff - mine's are well abused by me and they still work like a champ. Servicing them can be a bit exxy though.