I need to stop looking at Craigslist.

[Danno77]

Dolmars are not that well a known name as theS & H saws and the dealer net work isn't as large as well, There is also the blue versions ( Makita) same saws, different color. I have one odd Johnsered the rest are all Dolmars (well one is blue).

But, as you have apparently already figured out, they are good saws.

 

[Jon1270]

Somebody should start a Deal of the Day thread...unfortunatley I don't see many around these parts.

I think that Stihl is still there only because they forgot to put the word "chainsaw" anywhere in the ad.

 

[blades]

Jon, on worries about a bigger saw sitting and collecting dust, I found that buying a big saw is like posting an ad you're looking for wood. I told a coworker about the saw I bought, and he told two buddies, they told two buddies... next thing I know I have people approaching me who want downed 40"-60" oaks and ash cleaned up off their property. I'm into more free wood than I can shake a stick at.

Only down side is that I only get calls for real big stuff, and its hard work moving those rounds home. Most folks around here with land and trees will cut and keep the more manageable sized stuff for themselves.

I see an entrepreneurial opportunity here

 

[tomahawk]

I never go out without both my saws. Too many bad things can go wrong and then your stuck not getting work done. My little Stihl had a carb fail on it while out cutting one day, the work would have stopped if not for the other saw. If one is good, then more is better.

 

[Ashful]

Same here. When one fails or gets pinched in a cut, you always have the other to bail you out. I also take a small top-handle saw with me, not as a third for backup, but so that I don't need to use a heavy saw for the light work.

 

[MrWhoopee]

Same here. When one fails or gets pinched in a cut, you always have the other to bail you out. I also take a small top-handle saw with me, not as a third for backup, but so that I don't need to use a heavy saw for the light work.

I have been doing the same. Recently, while cutting some storm downed oak, I was on the last (and biggest)length. Having made all my first cuts and rolled the log, I couldn't get either of my bucking saws to start.
After 10 minutes of yanking on ropes, I grabbed the 009L, fired it up and finished the job. I was surprised at how powerful it is. I've since figured out the cold start / hot start / warm start idiosyncrasies of the Redmax. Damn CARB!

Sometimes even 2 saws aren't enough.

 

[Thistle]

My backup saws have backups.

 

[Jon1270]

I still want that dolmar !

It was reposted to day, at $180. How can you resist?