Just another junk chainsaw

[MossRoad]

I see that.. I looked them up after reading them here. Some reviews are good, and some mixed.
A 90+ cc saw including bar and chain for around $500.00 is un heard of in other brands.

It's so tempting. And then you get one and hope it doesn't end up like a lot of the other junk store tools you bought and let you down at the most inconvenient time, just to save a buck. And you stare at it and shake your head.... "I should have known better." :laughing:

 

[Western]

I just received my Joncutter g5800 a week ago, changed the rim sprocket to run the bars and chains I have for my other two Huskies and finished up a downed tree my husky's couldn't and man, saw is a beast. I am a bit shocked, but it works as I have read on forestry forums and arboriste site.

I have a 15 year old husky 350 that has been a good saw even though they where known to have parts issues, Also have a 572 xp that runs strong I got for a few slab ideas I had. Also have a less than a year old 550xp Mark 2 that has been a pos right from the dealer, has spent total of 4 months in their shop (warranty, E&E equipment Azle TX) and they haven't addressed the problem correctly yet! at this point I wouldn't take them a bicycle for repair. Going to give another warranty service a try and hopefully they are on the ball and know their equipment.

I think thus far, finding a good saw shop is as hard as getting a good saw, I should have known the 550 had troubles since the complaints are easy to find, I suppose when you have to make a "mark2" you had enough issues to clarify a name change idk

I paid $160 from US dealer on Ebay for the joncutter and compared to the 550 it runs away. Looks alomost identical to my 350 and some 450's I have seen,,clone? No doubt

 

[Oldpath05]

never heard of this brand saw.. 93 CC saw for $389 shipping included ?
Really beats the price of my 372xp and has more power

And now you know the rest of the story........ Holzfforma G66 One Year Review - YouTube

 

[Oldpath05]

That sounds like the stihl chainsaws from VA plant. Read the tag. Assembled with foreign and domestic parts.

So where do think all the Stihl saw parts come from that gets assembled in VA? Hard to see how quality can be maintained when the parts come from here there and everywhere on anything........

 

[kenmac]

It's so tempting. And then you get one and hope it doesn't end up like a lot of the other junk store tools you bought and let you down at the most inconvenient time, just to save a buck. And you stare at it and shake your head.... "I should have known better." :laughing:

yep, you can pay $400+and hope it all works out, Or you can add some to that $400.00 and pretty much know what you're getting

I have a 372 XP and an older rancher 55. I really don't want to run something heavier than the 372

 

[goeduck]

Measure once cut twice, measure twice cut once.

Buy cheap buy twice, buy quality buy once.

 

[MossRoad]

Measure once cut twice, measure twice cut once.

Buy cheap buy twice, buy quality buy once.

Righty tighty
Lefty loosey

:laughing:

 

[two_bit_score]

Righty tighty
Lefty loosey

:laughing:

And loose as a goose.

 

[xyz123]

I just received my Joncutter g5800 a week ago, changed the rim sprocket to run the bars and chains I have for my other two Huskies and finished up a downed tree my husky's couldn't and man, saw is a beast. I am a bit shocked, but it works as I have read on forestry forums and arboriste site.

I have a 15 year old husky 350 that has been a good saw even though they where known to have parts issues, Also have a 572 xp that runs strong I got for a few slab ideas I had. Also have a less than a year old 550xp Mark 2 that has been a pos right from the dealer, has spent total of 4 months in their shop (warranty, E&E equipment Azle TX) and they haven't addressed the problem correctly yet! at this point I wouldn't take them a bicycle for repair. Going to give another warranty service a try and hopefully they are on the ball and know their equipment.

I think thus far, finding a good saw shop is as hard as getting a good saw, I should have known the 550 had troubles since the complaints are easy to find, I suppose when you have to make a "mark2" you had enough issues to clarify a name change idk

I paid $160 from US dealer on Ebay for the joncutter and compared to the 550 it runs away. Looks alomost identical to my 350 and some 450's I have seen,,clone? No doubt

Joncutter is a clone of Zenoah

I bought jc 3800 clone 38cc to see how it compared to my redmax zenoah 3800 in past I had. So far great little $99 saw. Just like it's $279 oem one was. Just trim saws for me.

 

[Snobdds]

It's amazing to me people will trip over a dollar to pick up a dime. To me it's wasting time, money, and sanity to deal with these cheap knock off. Time is my most valuable asset, if something costs me down time...I move on from that brand permanently. I like stuff that is just as good 20 years later as it was on day one. If one of these saws breaks, just throw away the entire thing and buy a new one...it's the new model.

Price point selling is why China can do what they do.

 

[Jstpssng]

^^^^

Those lower budget saws are fine for people who only use them a few times per year though.

 

[goeduck]

It's amazing to me people will trip over a dollar to pick up a dime. To me it's wasting time, money, and sanity to deal with these cheap knock off. Time is my most valuable asset, if something costs me down time...I move on from that brand permanently. I like stuff that is just as good 20 years later as it was on day one. If one of these saws breaks, just throw away the entire thing and buy a new one...it's the new model.

Price point selling is why China can do what they do.

Same here.

I started up my 70 cc Stihl last weekend after not using it for a year. I needed to cut on the upper end of an 8 foot diameter stump windfall.... Shocked the carp out of me that I had forgotten to drain the fuel when I put it away and I thought I would have a hard time starting it.

3 pulls and it was running. Never lets me down.

 

[MossRoad]

With all that said, my $99 factory reconditioned Poulan 42cc saw is somewhere over 10 years old, cuts 6 cords of firewood for me every year, plus several other trees for family and friends. Only repairs have been one fuel line for 20 cents and 1 coil for about $50. That was half the price of the saw, but hey, $150.20 into a saw over 10+ years works out fine for me. :thumbsup:

 

[MoKelly]

With all that said, my $99 factory reconditioned Poulan 42cc saw is somewhere over 10 years old, cuts 6 cords of firewood for me every year, plus several other trees for family and friends. Only repairs have been one fuel line for 20 cents and 1 coil for about $50. That was half the price of the saw, but hey, $150.20 into a saw over 10+ years works out fine for me. :thumbsup:

You are fortunate. I tried 2 Poulan saws in the past 5 years. Neither survived more than 2 years. I only cut to clear out the woods and downed branches - no firewood. Maybe I didn’t use them enough.

Now I have an Echo that has lasted 6 years so far. Knock on wood it will start tomorrow now that I gave it some praise!!!

MoKelly

 

[goeduck]

Echos are good saws. Not that I own any, but they are good from what I see. Stihl man here, but give credit where credit is due.

 

[two_bit_score]

Echos are good saws. Not that I own any, but they are good from what I see. Stihl man here, but give credit where credit is due.

:thumbsup:

 

[Snobdds]

If a person starts out running a stihl and gets use to the side chain tensioner...they will view all makers of front chain tensioner saws to be flawed. And they're not wrong.

 

[Snobdds]

With all that said, my $99 factory reconditioned Poulan 42cc saw is somewhere over 10 years old, cuts 6 cords of firewood for me every year, plus several other trees for family and friends. Only repairs have been one fuel line for 20 cents and 1 coil for about $50. That was half the price of the saw, but hey, $150.20 into a saw over 10+ years works out fine for me. :thumbsup:

What's your secret to keeping the chain tensioner from blowing out the plastic?

Old poulan's were good saws, especially the poulan pro versions.

I was at my cabin one day cutting trees and my father ran over his dolmar sachs saw with the tractor. We needed another saw to keep going so I drove down the mountain and into town. The only place open at 7 at night was a ace hardware. I purchased a 46cc poulan. It had the weird wheel that tensioned the chain with a keeper that provided a stop in the plastic cover. I could never get the chain to stay tensioned as the roller always lost tension. The chain came off on any type of side cut. It's now the saw I lend out and I have 4 new chain tensioners in the box because that saw goes through them like candy.

The saw starts good, but it costs me time and money. I would rather just apply the money on the front end and save my time and frustration.

 

[MossRoad]

What's your secret to keeping the chain tensioner from blowing out the plastic?

Old poulan's were good saws, especially the poulan pro versions.

I was at my cabin one day cutting trees and my father ran over his dolmar sachs saw with the tractor. We needed another saw to keep going so I drove down the mountain and into town. The only place open at 7 at night was a ace hardware. I purchased a 46cc poulan. It had the weird wheel that tensioned the chain with a keeper that provided a stop in the plastic cover. I could never get the chain to stay tensioned as the roller always lost tension. The chain came off on any type of side cut. It's now the saw I lend out and I have 4 new chain tensioners in the box because that saw goes through them like candy.

The saw starts good, but it costs me time and money. I would rather just apply the money on the front end and save my time and frustration.

My saw came with the tool-less tensioner. The chain wouldn't stay tight. A quick internet search showed Poulan offered a free replacement side panel with the front slotted screw tensioner like the old style. All you had to do was give them the serial number of the saw and they'd send you one for free. So I did. Never had a problem with the screw style.

 

[MossRoad]

They have replacement old-style tensioners for the 42cc saw for under $15.
Cover-Clutch [5358934] for Power Tools | eReplacement Parts

Didn't look for the 46cc.