Good point. Every body mail one of each chainsaw to me and I will test them in a uniform manner. Of course, I will have to keep all of the saws to calibrate future tests!
Manufacturer supplied date is always subject to inflation unless there is some uniform standard (ANSI, ISO, etc.), and some trust that they follow these. Some industries have third party verification. Even then, some car manufacturers will boast about a MPG rating that is only achieved by a stripped down model that is almost never available.
The displacement, HP, torque, and chain speed ratings, when supplied, can be starting points for comparing saws. Some of the interesting things about this site are the hands-on experiences of other users, and the guidance provided on how much some of these saws can or cannot be improved with simple mods.
Philbert
Manufacturer supplied date is always subject to inflation unless there is some uniform standard (ANSI, ISO, etc.), and some trust that they follow these. Some industries have third party verification. Even then, some car manufacturers will boast about a MPG rating that is only achieved by a stripped down model that is almost never available.
The displacement, HP, torque, and chain speed ratings, when supplied, can be starting points for comparing saws. Some of the interesting things about this site are the hands-on experiences of other users, and the guidance provided on how much some of these saws can or cannot be improved with simple mods.
Philbert