Chainsaw Choice

Everyone who has ever had to build a house, harvest wood or seriously cut wood, knows how universal and irreplaceable the tool is a chainsaw. However, when you come to the store, you can easily get lost from a large selection of models. Chainsaws exist in three types. Depending on the area of use, productivity, capacity and level of complexity of the construction distinguish household, semi-professional models and professional chainsaws. The greatest capacity for the goods of the third category. The professional chainsaw can work continuously up to eight hours in a row. But household chainsaws, despite the low power, are more convenient to handle and have less weight, and in addition, are much cheaper than devices from the professional category. Such a thing will simply be an indispensable assistant in the country.

Chainsaw choice is a responsible business, and there are a lot of nuances here. Starting with the fact that you need to determine the type of work for which it is purchased, the period of operation, and technical specifications. For example, with regard to the engine. It is important to know that the saw with the engine located longitudinally is the best in the job. In models where the motor is installed perpendicular to the tire, during operation it is often necessary to align the saw's position so that the cutting line is even.

When choosing a chainsaw, pay attention to the presence of an integrated anti-vibration system. Prolonged work with a strongly vibrating tool adversely affects health, causing severe joint disease. Make sure that the vibration is minimal, should be already in the store, asking to turn on the device. Another important criterion on which the choice of chainsaw depends is its power, which, by the way, also affects the weight of the tool. If the saw is intended to be used for domestic purposes, then it is not worth taking a device with a capacity of more than 2 horsepower. Because the more powerful the tool, the heavier it is.

Having chosen this or that model, you need to correctly choose consumables for it, such as gasoline and oil. Please note that any chainsaw has two tanks. One of them is for fuel, the other for oil, which is used for lubricating the chain. The tanks are not the same in volume, however, their capacity is calculated in such a way that with simultaneous refueling both fuel ends at the same time. It is recommended to use for gasoline filling gasoline not lower than 92nd grade and imported oil for fuel dilution. Oil for lubrication of the saw unit can also be ordinary, "Zhigulevsky".

When choosing a chainsaw, make sure that an instruction, necessarily translated into Russian, is attached to the device, especially if it is imported. This will be an additional guarantee that the chainsaw is sold legally and it has a warranty.

To ease your life in the future, it is worth asking the store if they have a branded service so that in the event of a breakdown of the device you can quickly return it to service. This is necessary even if you are as sure of a chainsaw as you are in yourself. After all, during the operation, some parts wear out and require replacement.

As for the qualitative characteristics, in each category of devices for each person there is an ideal chainsaw. Comments and reviews of such household appliances are especially marked by such models as Stihl MS 180, Echo CS 350WES or, for example, Husqvarna 235 X-TORQ. Of the semi-professional models that are most suited to accomplishing global construction works, such as building a house, a bath, the best are the following: Stihl MS 250 or 270; Echo CS-4200ES or 5100 ES.