Good choice Bob, I've used many different mottles and brands of chainsaws over the last couple of decades and I think that you get the best performance and reliability for you're money with Stihl. my local Stihl Dealer has just retired so I guess that I'll have to buy my next saw online. I currently have a commercial grade Stihl with a 20 inch bar which has cut a lot of fire wood I don't remember the model number. At this point I'm in the market for a smaller Stihl with a 16 Inch Bar for cutting up the smaller stuff around my yard.
Good luck with your new saw: Paul Franklin ----- Original Message ----- From: chiliblindman To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 2:25 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] chain saws It was good to see all the chain saw stuff recently. I was trying to decide what to get in one. Today I will pick up a new stihl 181. It is supposed to be light and fast. I almost got the mod 180 but the guy said the new emission standards will easily be beat by the mod 181 that just came out. I am not sure of the exact cost yet. The mod 180 was going to cost 182 bucks and he said the mod 181 will be almost 50 bucks more. I'm sure with the oil and other stuff it will be close to 300 with tax. ....................bob [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5071 (20100429) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5071 (20100429) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]