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11th March 2015, 10:33 PM #1Senior Member
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Makita 60cc Chainsaw - Opinons? Facts?
Hey everyone,
Currently looking online at the Makita chainsaws. They are re-branded Dolmars, made in Germany. I quick Google tells me that the Dolmar 6100 is well regarded in the US, as a prosaw that punches above its weight. It is regularly compared to the Husqvarna 526 XP ($1589 RRP) and the Stihl MS 362 ($1649 RRP). The Matika 6100 sells for $900.
Anyone got any experience with these? I have about $900 to spend, so a secondhand saw is the other option, as most of the 50-60cc saws are out of my price range.
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11th March 2015, 11:20 PM #2.
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Yeo its a good saw - I don't have one but have heard many good things about them.
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12th March 2015, 07:16 PM #3
I have one
I have the DCS6401 and have been very happy. I did read that aussie timbers could overload the filter so I also bought one of these for it.
http://www.dolmar.com/productcatalog...ures/4902.html
No problems to date but it only gets light use.
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12th March 2015, 10:53 PM #4Novice
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Great saw. Friend has one and it cuts alongside my 372xpxt. Not quite as fast but we have never had a problem with the 60cc Makita.
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13th March 2015, 12:58 AM #5Senior Member
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Cheers guys!
i have some more confidence in the saw, but I can't find one to look at! I rang a few places from the Makita website, but they all said they service them, but don't stock them. I even emailed Makita, assuming they would know which store is stocking each saw, but they have told me that the nearest one is in QLD!
I can can get it delivered from an online dealer, but would prefer to deal local, or at least in Perth somewhere......
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13th March 2015, 04:35 PM #6Senior Member
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I have one of its baby brothers the 50cc one. Had it for three years, no problems, good saw. As with all these types of tools just do regular maintenance eg keep air filter clean. It works well it gets dirty.
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31st March 2015, 10:14 PM #7Senior Member
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Cheers everyone.
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7th April 2015, 11:50 PM #8Novice
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got its big brother the 7901, runs great and cuts very well, pulls 30 non skip chain in hardwood no problem. even free handed a few slabs with it
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25th July 2015, 09:33 PM #9Senior Member
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I don't know anything about the Makita's but depending on how much you want to cut it may be cheaper to just buy either a used brand name saw or even a cheapo ebay chinese unit. I originally had a cheapo chinese one, which lasted about 5-6 years and eventually the pull mechanism gave up the ghost, so I bought another which turned out it was a P.O.S. so returned it and got my money back, bought another cheapo chinese brand 75CC for the same bucks (about $140 delivered I think) and it is still going strong. I do also have a husqvarna 372XPG which is slightly smaller (72CC) but is much more powerfull and screams like a banshee when cutting, use that one for slabbing. Got a very low hour one by importing it from Canada when the Aussie dollar was much better. So at the end of the day you may end up getting a reasonable one for much less that the $900 that is in your budget. Gumtree has at times got quite a lot of used chainsaws for sale, I only look at Husqvarnas or Stihl purely because I have both of those dealers near me should I need parts, but as I said a cheapo ebay model may be also suit your purpose as they are certainly cheap enough to take a chance.
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