What's the edsel of the chainsaw world?

[DOLMARatOs]

You had to know the 029/290 was gonna be thrown under the bus. I have one and I think it's a good saw. It always starts and runs good. Sure, more power and less weight would be great....my wife thinks the same about me!!

For the price, it's a hard value to beat....especially once you mod the muffler.

Mine would love to see a longer bar also. :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[Sprig]

I'll have to defend the Edsel here. I have actually had the chance to drive a 1958 Convertible. Very neat...push button auto, compass-like speedo, nice power. Just way too advanced for their time and a little bit of an ugly duckling but they were pretty advanced.

Think about the KMS-4...too advanced for it's time. Nice saw to be sure but not a great success. Now look at how many ppl are buying them up for big $$$.

Lol, ya beat me to the defense, probably better stated as "....the Yugo (or Vega or Austin Marina) of chainsaws" lol, my vote would have to be the POS Craftsman (late '60's I think) electric saw I once had the unfortunate displeasure of rescuing from a junk pile (I sent it back btw), had and 'oiler' button that squeezed the plastic oiltank if I recall, like a mustard thingy. Scarier than a Wildthingy and almost as loud

 

[stihltech]

Edsel

Yep, 019/191. PINA to work on, gave me flashbacks of mini Macs.

 

[Lakeside53]

Yep, 019/191. PINA to work on, gave me flashbacks of mini Macs.

We have bought back (or traded) all we ever sold, and dumped them...

 

[PES+]

Just like the Edsel

The Edsel was a different car.......... looked different and had different features.
It was not a bad car at all just did not sell. Most people thought it ugly hence my pic for Edsel of chainsaws
Husqvarna 336 or 339

Could also be the AMC Pacer of chainsaws but the Pacer was a much worse car than the Edsel reliablity wise

 

[sanmigmike]

Haven't had enough saws YET...

So, I really cannot say what is the Edsel or Pinto of saws. I think the comparison with cars is interesting. Had a Maverick with the six and that thing could be beaten with a sledge hammer and keep running. Had good luck with a Pinto. Having good luck with a Jag and a Range Rover, both old but not old enough to be classics. Others curse them and have all sorts of problems with them?

What I have seen of a lot of the big box store saws...they seem pretty cheap and not just in price but I have a little Homelite that was bought on sale from one and it just keeps running. And we hear people saying good things about some Poulans and others that most of us wouldn't pick up.

Yeah, I know that most of the stuff I have isn't "Pro" but I am not a pro and I don't usually spend eight hours running a saw. To be honest so far I am happy with what I have, I will admit that the 028 is pretty heavy for what it does but...it does okay. Hey it was my father-in-laws so I am keeping it. Wish I still had the old Homelite he gave me. Heavy, solid. Could have used it for a wheel chock and not hurt it!

Kind of reminds me of airplanes, no matter how bad one is you are going to find some guy that loves it. Got to admit I liked all the ones that I was getting paid to fly, but some more than others and looking back I can see some were real dogs! But I didn't know it at the time. Anyway, interesting thread.

 

[Big feller]

Mac 130 gets my vote for most cussed saw to work on. As with most small Macs I have met, everything has to come apart to get at the simplest stuff. I can't remember the model, but another small Mac I fixed up a few months ago had beaten its owner. Needed a new oil pump because of a cheap nylon gear that had stripped. When I told him what was wrong he asked how on earth I had managed to get it apart. Shouldn't be that difficult.