Best small/tiny rear-handle chainsaw?

[John Lyngdal]

I recently picked up a nice Dolmar/Makita EA4300F used from Home Depot for little more than a song($110) for a light saw.
The ES4300 with a 16" bar at 12.5 pounds is 2 pounds lighter than my 346XP with a 18" bar, but in fairness only 0.6 pounds lighter when comparing PHO.
Pretty sure this saw is going to send my MS181 and MS210 off to a new home in the very near future.

 

[cookies]

Why not just get a small 35cc poulan, their like 100 bucks and work well for their size. Just throw a better chain on it and adjust the carb and they come alive, Yea every couple years the fuel lines rot and they vibrate your hands but for 100 bucks you can't beat it unless your planning to cut out of its intended purpose. From what i understand quite a few of the smaller huskys are made by poulan now and have been for a few years.In my experience I stay away from the oregon lp advance cut chains, the chisels are small and seem to be coated soft steel that do not hold a edge when re sharpened and they streeeetch.

 

[billyboy]

woops, didn't read the OP post well, he needs a rear handle , sorry

 

[Pioneer]

Homelite Xl-1, 9lbs 7oz bare, 12.5 with the heavy Oregon 16" powermatch bar and a bit of gas and some packed in sawdust. Subtract half a pound (or more) for the Oregon advance cut bar, add it back again for the super EZ or super Mini.

Stihl ms250, 11lbs, 15 oz no gas or oil, Oregon control cut 16 inch bar. Yeah, I had to measure that twice myself, it's pretty light. The Stihl has been dead reliable and doesn't leak a drop of oil, and has good power after the muffler mod.

The Stihl ms170 is very light, about a lb. and half lighter than the 250, but nowhere near the same power. It's a good light duty saw or saw used for limbing.

 

[67L36Driver]

Remington Mighty Mite Bantam. 34cc & 9 1/2” bar .

8# 7 oz w/oil, no fuel. Probably 9# ready to rock.

[emoji16]

Even a skinny 76 yo can one hand it. [emoji108]

 

[1hp]

got to run baby saw today. fun little saw. 7.7lbs w/12" bar & 3/8LP Woodsman Pro chisel chain. full fluids.