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Chainsaw
Buyers Guide: ATV / SxS Trail Maintenance Essential
Tool
Chainsaw ATV / SxS Mounting
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Hedgesville, WV (3/1/2012) - Whether
you find yourself doing routine ATV / SxS trail
maintenance or gathering firewood for yourself,
a good chainsaw is a must have tool. For many, buying
a saw that fits a wide range of usefulness without
breaking the bank or one that fits a variety of
sawing needs can be a difficult task, but if you
can find a good private chainsaw retailer and avoid
the big box consumer stores, you can get some hands
on direction from very knowledgeable people who
can help guide you in the right direction, as well
as offer service and repair if and when its needed.
For the past year, we have had the pleasure of
using a Stihl model MS250 on everything from brush
to full size trees. Two models, the MS250 and
MS180 fit what we feel would be the ideal trail
saw to pack on the SxS or UTV when heading off
for a day of working on the trails.
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| Chainsaws
can come in handy for both yard work &
clearing ATV / UTV trails |
The MS 250 model got the nod over its slightly
smaller relative based on our personal needs.
Both are roughly the same size and sport the same
size bar, however the slight power increase the
250 offered nudged us just enough to make it a
permanent fixture in the back of our Polaris Ranger.
In the past year, our saw has seen intense duty
as a limbing saw while we cleared our property
as well as the go to saw when our trails were
blocked by falling limbs and trees. It has preformed
flawlessly.
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There are
many chainsaw manufactures including Stihl,
Husqvarna, & Homelite
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A chainsaw for trail upkeep need not be so powerful
that you need to grow a beard and sport flannel
year round to run it. It should be light, easy
to wield and pack enough punch to get most anything
out of your way. Stihl and Husqvarna are the two
major players when it comes to saws these days,
however Homelite, Poulan and McCulloch all produce
chainsaws that will work well for the average
user.
Bar size ranges on the smaller consumer saws
run the gamut and can be ordered with 13"
to 18" although we feel a 16" bar works
very well and allows cutting even a larger size
tree out of the trail. Running a larger bar on
a small saw just doesn't usually work well enough
for us to recommend it.
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Keep
in mind how big the logs you will be cutting
when purchasing a chainsaw this will determine
what size bar & power of the chainsaw
you will need |
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