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- 1987
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- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
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I need a new saw to cut wood to keep my dad heated at the old house.
My old McCulloch Timber bear needs some work, and while its been an amazing saw i ran for almost 30 years, its heavy, akward, and to much for what i cut.
I bought a Husquravana 455 rancher to replace the Timberbear back in 2012 or so IIRC, mainly cause of the hype, and honestly it was a piece of shit and ran 2 or 3 years till it broke a ring or something and i pushed the old mcculloch back into use. I still got it but id rather fix the mcculloch then this turd as the mcculloch had twice the power.
Im looking at the Stihl MS180. I know its not in the same heavy hitter class as the other two, but it should do anything i really need and the price is good.
But first off, never owning a stihl are they as good as people claim? And Secondly would i be further ahead fixing the old McCulloch?
My old McCulloch Timber bear needs some work, and while its been an amazing saw i ran for almost 30 years, its heavy, akward, and to much for what i cut.
I bought a Husquravana 455 rancher to replace the Timberbear back in 2012 or so IIRC, mainly cause of the hype, and honestly it was a piece of shit and ran 2 or 3 years till it broke a ring or something and i pushed the old mcculloch back into use. I still got it but id rather fix the mcculloch then this turd as the mcculloch had twice the power.
Im looking at the Stihl MS180. I know its not in the same heavy hitter class as the other two, but it should do anything i really need and the price is good.
But first off, never owning a stihl are they as good as people claim? And Secondly would i be further ahead fixing the old McCulloch?