Thread: baumr chainsaws - any advice?

Originally Posted by gardenlen

g'day all,

found baumr chainsaws mostly on sale on e-bay does anyone have any experience/advice they can share, app' 38cc bar leagth not listed for $1.45, ex-sydney

tia

len

Like all cheap chinese products they are a lottery, you takes your chances and live with the consequences.

Your previous statement Bob is so very true.
I bought one Baumr and was quite happy with it (and still are) so I thought I would get a second as they are cheap. The second one has done maybe 2 hours work and will not start. So it will now bw a "donor" for the first when needed. I have, just last year, picked up a Stihl 380 second hand off Ebay to give me 2 saws that run. But at least I can get parts for the 380 as well as not being told to throw the Baumr away when taken to a chainsaw shop.

Hi, I bought one of the 62cc Baumr-Ag saws off ebay back in 2009, and I have to say, I personally wouldn't recommend them to anyone. They are claiming in many of the ads that they are commercial grade saws and cut through timber like butter. I found mine was ridiculously underpowered for what was described as a 62cc saw. My old Stihl 026 is listed as being 48.7cc and is far more powerful and reliable.
My first issue was that the 4th time I tried to start it, the teeth stripped off the sprocket in the starter housing. My saw came with a spare and I fitted it and managed a few tanks of fuel before it went again. The seller never replied to my email about the problem, just sent me a complete side cover and 2 spare sprockets. The sprockets are plastic and so soft that I can mark them with my fingernail. The second issue I had is that if you don't drain the fuel out after using it and leave it a day or two, it gums up and you can't pull the starter at all. I have to pull the spark plug, pour fuel into the cylinder and poke the piston with a piece of dowel I keep in the tool kit for this purpose. In the manual it claims you run it on 25:1 fuel mix. I think this must be a mistake as I have a constant trickle of filthy black unburnt oil running from the exhaust any time I use it and I am constantly surrounded by a huge cloud of stinking 2-stroke smoke.
I have heard that a few people have these saws and are happy with them, but I really can't say anything good about them. I would recommend putting your money into a new or second-hand Stihl or Husqvarna saw. I picked up an old Stihl 026 from an ad in Tradingpost and have not had an issue with it in 3 years. The Baumr sits on a shelf in the back of the shed and can stay there, as far as I'm concerned.

best advice buy a stihl or husky "in that order"

I have a baumr saw and have to say that I am happy with it.
They do seem to be a bit of a lottery but if you can't afford a Stihl, they are a very cheap alternative.
Mine has cut a lot of wood over the last 4 years and still starts easily.
If you need servicing it is usually cheaper to buy a new saw than to get it serviced. I have a mate who spends more each year getting his Stihl serviced than my saw cost me.

Parts are available. I needed a spring from the brake and was able to order that from a full parts list and diagram on the website.

I am an occasional chain saw user. If I was a pro, I think I could justify spending the extra $.

Originally Posted by steck

. . . . I have a mate who spends more each year getting his Stihl serviced than my saw cost me.

Sure, but if you have to drive 250 km to a job and your saw breaks down and you lose a days work plus expenses then the service is not as bad as it sounds.

Originally Posted by BobL

Sure, but if you have to drive 250 km to a job and your saw breaks down and you lose a days work plus expenses then the service is not as bad as it sounds.

I can only agree with you!

Bought a 1040 W combo hammer/demolition/drill unit from AGR Machinery on e-Bay.

It is pretty hefty, and when it arrived it was damaged. The handle broke, and oil had leaked out of the reservoir. It had slid around inside the metal carry case, as there is no packing inside the case.

The handle is weak plastic.

I have been waiting for 6 weeks for a refund.

The brand "Baumr-AG" implies a German-made or owned product - but all this stuff is is cheap Chinese s+hit.

The number of items of Chinese crap that I have had to return to the Unmentionable One (Bunnings) continues to grow longer also.

Some retailers like Total Tools are now realising that selling cheap Chinese s*hit to tradesman backfires and both the tradie and the retailer suffer. Total Tools are now starting to stock some better quality items like the cement mixers. A salesman told me about the troubles with the crappy Chinese cement mixers.

The big winners are the owners of the companies in China that pay their workers a pittance without super, sick leave, workers' comp etc.

I got a Baumr chainsaw that lasted about a year. It was useful, did reasonable service, but slowly fell apart. The chain brake burnt out so the thing was no longer safe to use, but it was pretty much stuffed anyway.

I replaced it with a Stihl mini boss. The difference was astounding. The Stihl cuts through wood like butter compared to the Baumr. Probably the biggest difference though was the weight. The Stihl is much lighter and performs much better.

I couldn't afford the Stihl first up and the Baumr got me through, but I wouldn't go back.