Chainsaws

A chainsaw is a movable mechanical and motorized saw. It is mainly used for logging activities like felling, limbing and bucking. Chainsaws were used around the 1830s. Bernard Heine was the inventor of chainsaw. He was a German orthopedist.

Chainsaw is classified as a power tool. It becomes a dangerous machine if mishandled. Users of these chainsaws should be fully knowledgeable of the machine before they begin to use it.

For those who need to use chainsaws on a regular basis ii is adviceabe to go in for gasoline powered chainsaws. If you want to go for the low noise chainsaws then it is best to go in for electric chainsaws. The advantage of using an electric chainsaw is that they are lighter in weight and

Some of the good branded chainsaws are from Craftsman, Husqvarna and Stihl. These are all good branded chainsaws and they all aim at different type of customers. The Husqvarna targets the bigger industrial sized jobs. They also produce machines that do work well for the average home users and casual chainsaw users.

The Craftsamn chainsaws manufactured by Poulan are manufactured for the casual user or could be used as a backup saw. They also make a good alternative for those who look around for a big saw, in case you don’t want to drag your hefty STIHL or Husky off to the job site. Homelite also manufactures smaller chainsaws, that are good for cutting firewood and felling smaller trees. Other manufacturers in this line are Jonsered and Echo. They may not be well known but they do fill a niche.

It is Husqvarna and STIHL own the majority of the marjet with almost eighty percent of the market share. Huqvarna does hold a slight lead over second place STIHL. If you in farming, growing or chopping down trees, then you will likely go in for Swedish designed STIHL or may b the German STIHL.

STIHL has been in the market manufacturing chainsaws for about 70 years and both their 250CBE and 180 models are amongst the most popular ones. The 250CBE is used more for heavy duty power users. The 180 is much lighter but has great value for money. The nice thing about the STIHL chainsaws is that they won’t wear you down. You’ll be able to use the chainsaws for longer period of time and get more work done.