MK1 RS Bruce
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I shall go against the grain and suggest not ruling out a cheap and nasty electric disposable Titan for under £50.
I usually like to invest in better quality tools, but they seem to do the job just fine - got two of them that have been used and abused over the years.
Not a high quality machine, but also not a problem if you drop a tree on it either.
I chopped up about 3 ton of logs the other weekend, no faffing with petrol, lightweight and easier to manage as long as you can get an extension lead to where you need to be, or wheel out the genny.
I wouldn't want to manage a wood with one, but for round the garden I really can't knock it for the price.
Just a thought
I will also go against the grain, I was gifted a timberPRO CS58 by a friend for my birthday one year, I was a total sceptic that a cheap chinese copy of what I think is an old model Husky would be any good or last for very long. As a bit of background we have had a 80s husky on the farm since new and its never missed a beat, so was looking to purchase my own saw and was a bit taken a back at the cost of a new equivalent saw, basically zero change from £800. My friend who gave me the saw was obviously on the end of my ranting about how much things cost and recommended a timber pro, his family business is tree surgery, but I wasn't to be convinced until he gave me said saw for my birthday. £80 all in came with a basic tool kit, 20" & 24" bars and chains for said bars.
Its now four years later and this saw is still going strong, it will happily run all day long (with refuelling stops) cutting 3 - 4' dia logs in either hard wood or softwood into disks. It always starts on the fourth pull 2 with choke 2 without and once its started it idles perfectly.
My only criticism is that it either has quite a small fuel tank or its a thirsty saw because it does seem to burn the fuel quickly but for £80 I am absolutely astounded by it, I am the first to condemn cheap equipment but I love my saw.