BoneStock
Bronze Member
I’ve  worked with chainsaws a big chunk of my life, and good friends with a ‘old’tree trimmer. 
He uses Echo chainsaws followed by old homelites. Lightweight and small is what he prefers,and he hand files all his chains.
I prefer Stihl if I was buying one today, have a 10-12 year old Stihl MS210 that’s ´ been used HEAVILY, and a 6 foot pole saw. My backup or when the tree is already fallen is a Homelite XL Textron. The old homelites are stout.
I also hand file my chains after every couple uses.
	
		
			
		
		
	
				
			He uses Echo chainsaws followed by old homelites. Lightweight and small is what he prefers,and he hand files all his chains.
I prefer Stihl if I was buying one today, have a 10-12 year old Stihl MS210 that’s ´ been used HEAVILY, and a 6 foot pole saw. My backup or when the tree is already fallen is a Homelite XL Textron. The old homelites are stout.
I also hand file my chains after every couple uses.
 
 
		