Chainsaw thread. What chainsaws are you guys using and what things you like or dislike about them? Would you pick a different saw if you would be buying one today? Also do you fix and maintain them yourself or use shop?

>>2935829 (OP)
>What chainsaws are you guys using
as a man of culture only the finest chinkshit knockoffs are suitable for my use
this one came to life back when you had to order straight from the orient and a box shit showed up a month later with 0 documentation. the jug was cut short so i had to use the metal base gasket to keep the piston from bottoming out. they obviously gotten a west coast fallers saw that had been bubba'd as the pattern to copy. the muffer was gutted with the hillbilly side pipe factory installed. replaced most of the critical hardware and used gobs of loctite on the rest of the chinesium butter bolts
fucking thing runs like a raped ape on 25:1 110 low lead. itll pull a full chisel skip 28 buried in oak with you standing on the handle

For me it's Stihl...

They're a bit pricey, but seem to be made as good as you can get. Parts are widely available. I'd stick with them if I was starting over today. In fact I have pretty much solely gone with Stihl 2 stroke equipment. I have 6 of their weedeaters, a backpack blower, auger head, and 4 chainsaws. I do have a Husqvarna concrete saw because it was so much cheaper brand new than a Stihl saw it was insane. It's been good so far too.

>>2935829 (OP)
I currently have an old Homelite XL-12. You know the one. Picked it up cheap as a joke and 'cause I liked the movie. It runs well but is a bit slower then a similar Husky or Stihl. No brake and its loader than I'd like but it works. I only use is every now and again.