Opinion on this

[Magnus]

Chris, your picture makes me think that the treehouser selfie thread should have been the " Treehouser selfie with saw" thread instead.

Like this or it needs to be individual?

 

[MasterBlaster]

Ha!

 

[stig]

Hey, I'd forgotten about that one!

 

[Magnus]

Græsted '09! You and your buddy was there.

I hope to go this year. I have not been there since it moved.

 

[Tucker943]

Priced a 390xp with wrap handlebar with 32" bar a bit ago at a local dealer. $1050 plus tax. Sounded fair. The 395 with wrap and same 32" bar was $1150. Mighty close in price.

 

[Dave Shepard]

The 395 24" I just got was $1125 plus tax. I almost got a 576, but sentimentality and $150 changed my mind.

 

[HolmenTree]

When I bought my 395 I had a hard decision on whether to buy the 390 or 395. I already had a 372 and 066 so I decided the more powerful 395 would be the best fit.
Still would like to own a 390XP, it's a much newer design then the 395.

 

[Dave Shepard]

Being an older design was part of the appeal to me. The 394/395 saws are a known quantity.

 

[Jed]

Yeah Williard: I'm gonna get the 390, if I can get my hands on one, for sure.

 

[Tucker943]

I logged for a month or two with a 390. Strong saw without the clumsy feeling of the 395. Maybe a better way to say it is that it was a better handling saw, and while not as mighty as the 395, it is still very strong and capable in big hardwood.

 

[HolmenTree]

Being an older design was part of the appeal to me. The 394/395 saws are a known quantity.

I have a fondness for that design too, except for the stupid front positioned chain tensioner .

 

[Dave Shepard]

Yeah, that is a pain.

 

[Burnham]

Id buy used because I cant buy a new 288 these days. Ive run 385's, 390's, 394's, 395's..... Lots of hours on all those models. I don't have tons of work for a big saw. Not daily anyhow. But I like 288's. They were extremely well built, reliable, and had plenty of torque. Could I buy a brand new 390? Sure. My husky dealer would cut me a fair deal for sure. But there's certain things in life that I simply like. Not because they are the best, or the newest. Simply because that particular tool feels good in my hands and makes me content. Make any sense? I know it sounds goofy, but Im a firm believer that while some of the best tools are yet to come, some of the best tools have already been made. Look at an 066 for example. Burnham has that like new 064 that he has said he will gift me one day when he is done burning wood. Id take a like new 064 over a brand new 660 without so much as a second thought. Just a good solid tool that you can rely on and just happens to feel really good in my hands. A quirk I have I guess.

I'm with you on the sentimental value of older saws, but like you, not because they are old...because they have some qualities that exceed those of their newer brothers. We share this quirk, my friend.

That 064 still has your name on it. M and I are refreshing our wills, as I write this. Chris, I am specifically putting that saw in my bequests. I fervently hope that I get to decide that I'm not needing it any more, before I am unable to deal with it...but just in case, if you would, drop me a PM with full contact info, so it's properly noted in the paperwork.

 

[Mick!]

Priced a 390xp with wrap handlebar with 32" bar a bit ago at a local dealer. $1050 plus tax. Sounded fair. The 395 with wrap and same 32" bar was $1150. Mighty close in price.

You know that saws in the US are incredibly cheap?
A new 201 in France is 870 US dollars. Not much better in the UK, makes you think!

 

[Steve Mack]

Ha, a 201 here is listed at $1269 but you get a free esky.http://www.stihl.com.au/STIHL-Products/Chain-Saws/Arborist-Chain-saws/21957-1575/MS-201-T.aspx

390XP Husky is $1999, but we don't get ice storms.

 

[Magnus]

Around $1200US here for 201.

 

[NickfromWI]

A person could make some money buying, scuffing up, and selling "used" chainsaws overseas.


love
nick

 

[Magnus]

There are many that do that already.
Both new and used...

 

[MasterBlaster]

Interesting prices. The minimum wage is Australia is $16.88, I can't find a minimum wage for Sweeden. I wonder how those ratios translate to those saw prices??

 

[Magnus]

It is a bit different here we have no general minimum wage as general, it is different for different jobs.
We have collective deals employers need to sign and uphold to have employees.
Start on a minimal wage adapted for the job you do and work your way up after experience and years in trade.
You can also do deal with employer if you don't want union to do it for you.

I doubt there is a full time job with permanent employment that is under 110Skr/hr = $16,85US

 

[MasterBlaster]

So maybe those saw prices aren't too far off.

 

[Magnus]

Yea, right...
Purchase price is the small thing. Gas price here per Liter is 14,05SKr=$2,15US for cheapest gas in pumps, Aspen is 22Skr=$3,37US
Bar oil a bit less...

560xpg today here $1317,32 about same price as a new 262 cost 1990. Gas however is about doubble.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Hey, I'm just trying to cypher it.

 

[SouthSoundTree]

There is some initiative to go from the highest minimum wage as a state at 9.xx, to $15 in City of Seattle.


$15, huh????

 

[stig]

Butch,you can't go by minimum wage, as there is wast difference in taxes paid.
You have to use the Big Mac index.