A friend and his crew have been assisting with rebuilds and tree clearing in New Orleans. They're going through chain saws quickly and want something better than handyman grade gear.

He said they want saws with a 30 inch bar and "not the kind you buy at Home Depot."

I'm thinking I'd like to buy one of those saws. Anybody got a make/model/vendor suggestion?

Thanks much.

A friend and his crew have been assisting with rebuilds and tree clearing in New Orleans. They're going through chain saws quickly and want something better than handyman grade gear.

He said they want saws with a 30 inch bar and "not the kind you buy at Home Depot."

I'm thinking I'd like to buy one of those saws. Anybody got a make/model/vendor suggestion?

Thanks much.

My uncle's contstruction crew in NH uses the Husqvarna for all chainsaw purposes. He has been using them for years. The 385XP will give you a 32in bar. There are numerous dealers on-line. Google it for some dealers.

x2 for Husqvarna. Get it at a power equipment shop, not home depot.

Husqvarna it is. Thanks guys.

Nice chain saw, Alec!

GLBLWARMR -- You at Kaneohe?

Nah, I work at Camp Smith which overlooks Pearl Harbor but live in Pearl City.

Man, how come I never got a duty station like that when I was active?

Pearl City ... I'll be there for two days at the end of March. Then over on the windward side for two weeks playing.

Oh believe me when I say, I paid my dues by spending 6 years Okinawa. I had two choices leaving Okinawa, Hawaii or North Carolina. You can see which on I chose.

What you going to be doing in this area??

HI or NC . . . not much choice there!

I have some business to take care of at the West Oahu campus of UH.

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Thanks much. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Ask this guy.

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What do you need that for Dan?

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A friend and his crew have been assisting with rebuilds and tree clearing in New Orleans. They're going through chain saws quickly and want something better than handyman grade gear.

He said they want saws with a 30 inch bar and "not the kind you buy at Home Depot."

I'm thinking I'd like to buy one of those saws. Anybody got a make/model/vendor suggestion?

Thanks much. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Hey rodster, I have been using a Stihl 029 Super (the new model is the 290 Farm Boss) with a 20" bar for several years now and have cut more trees than I care to remember. (Especially since the storms hit.) As long as you keep the bar lube reservoir topped off you should have no problems.I recently helped several friends that live down the road in Lake Arthur and Welsh clean up around their homes due to the damage they received from Rita and have had no problems with the saw. Here is a Link to a Professional Series available with the bar size that they require:Stihl MS660

Stihl! Of course that's easy since they have a plant here in VA Beach. I don't even think you can anything else here.

Husqvarna or Stihl. Guess I'll have to decide between the two.

Thanks everyone for the help.

Get yourself a HOTSAW. Cuts through trees like Butttaa!
It's a real mans saw!

Buttaa Cuttaa

Ric-H2

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The saw---90hp 500cc water cooled HUSQVARNA motorcycle engine running a 36" custom made guide bar and special hand made 1/2 pitch square ground chain. The saw runs a 16 tooth drive sprocket that is also custom built. Everything about this saw is custom made for speed.

Rodster, My family and i use Husqvarna saws and i would recommend them for professional use. Two other excellent saw brands are stihl and jonsred.

Some info: Our landscaper used to be Head Greenskeeper at a few local courses. After hurricane Isabelle he went to HD and bought some cheap chainsaws. When they finally broke he took them back and was given new ones each time.

Great service.

I'm a believer in Stihl, especially if you want easy to start chainsaws. I have a small Echo top handle saw for limb work. It's like a light saber! That's the trick to productivity, the right sized saw for the job. I fell the tree with my big old Craftsman/Poulan (still going strong, won't die even though I want a new Stihl when it does) limb it out with my Echo, log it with the Craftsman. I can do a large oak in under two hours. A day's work: