Dolmar 510

[robby26wi]

There is a makita 401 on there also for 199

 

[spike60]

The 510 is a good saw, (and that's a good price), but like most "junior members" of a saw family, it gets over looked in favor of it's older brother.

 

[rb_in_va]

The 510 is a good saw, (and that's a good price), but like most "junior members" of a saw family, it gets over looked in favor of it's older brother.

Kind of like how Eli gets overlooked for Peyton Manning, huh? Go Giants!

 

[spike60]

Kind of like how Eli gets overlooked for Peyton Manning, huh? Go Giants!

Yeah, you have to admit that the performance gap between the Mannings is a lot larger than between the saws!!!!

 

[rb_in_va]

Yeah, you have to admit that the performance gap between the Mannings is a lot larger than between the saws!!!!

I think Eli will get better though! Maybe some muffler and porting work would bring him up to big brother's level.

 

[CaseyForrest]

Just called the local Dolmar dealer, $325 for a 510 and $404 for a 5100.

 

[ericjeeper]

That makes it a no brainer to me.

I would walk out with a new 5100.. Might as well play with porting a lighter more powerful saw to start with.
get it going so you can bring it back to Indiana for a fall wood cutting gathering..

 

[CaseyForrest]

I would walk out with a new 5100.. Might as well play with porting a lighter more powerful saw to start with.
get it going so you can bring it back to Indiana for a fall wood cutting gathering..

510 NIB on Ebay Im sure I could get less than $225. There were two of them listed and neither sold with a starting bid of $229, and one had a BIN of $249, the other a BIN of $299. Now both are listed as regular aauctions, one is bid up to $107, the other has no bids yet.

But your logic does make sense, the 5100 is a better saw over the 510...who knows. Maybe if someone has a used 5100 for sale Id be all over it.