Thread: Which saw: Hitachi C9 or Triton?

Hi and welcome to the Forum, much help to be gleaned from here. I have the Hitachi C9 9 1/4" in my Triton. Good solid, powerfull saw which I can't fault. I think what sold me on it, was the machined flat base and the price, I think it was a fair bit cheaper than the Triton. Any way, be interested to hear what people with the Triton have to say

Gidday


Yer I got A C9 to...........typically Hitachi a real workhoarse and feels bulletproof. I use it for Hand Held use and shes a beast to weild hand held but reckon shed do fine in a Triton workbench. I'm not aware of any quirks the 9 may have with the Triton Setup........................Shes a well made (Although Ageing) circular saw I'd say go with the best Price you can get..............at the end of the day theres probably little difference.


REgards Lou

I have a C9 in the Triton WC2000 - bought before Triton saw available.
The C9 was the preferred saw by Triton before they made their own.
I am happy with mine - powerful beast

The Triton has locating pins to make it much easier than other saws for getting true alignment on the workbench. Being a member of the Triton woodworking club in Holmesglen, I'd strongly suggest sticking with what we all know. The Triton was made to specifically fit the base and vice versa, the saw is excellent quality and very powerful. I took mine out to cut up some old redgum sleepers and fair dinkim, it went through them like butter. My chainsaw struggled with them but not the Triton saw. I'd also suggest the best attachment for your setup. The height winder kit. Absolutely brilliant. If you do happen to have any issues on setup etc. then triton will be able to assist. Probably not so with other saws.

Why don't you come to our next meeting and have a test drive of one ? It's free

I second the height winder - a must to purchase and install at the start else it is a complete re install.

Thanks for the advice, and I bought the workcentre with the height winder kit.
I've been offered a factory seconds Triton saw for $220.00 complete with 12 months warranty. Can anyone think of any reason why I shouldn't take up this offer?

Originally Posted by tolyinoz

Thanks for the advice, and I bought the workcentre with the height winder kit.
I've been offered a factory seconds Triton saw for $220.00 complete with 12 months warranty. Can anyone think of any reason why I shouldn't take up this offer?

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: What the *** are you waiting for ???????

OK Gumby,

I was worried about the "seconds" bit, but your comment has me convinced I'll but it on Monday!!!

Seconds usually means the box has been opened !

i endorse all of the above, the hitachi is an excellent saw, but triton chose to develop theirs for a reason..... i own the triton saw and i am extremely pleased with it, BUT, it is so good because it is a complete package with all the inacuracies of other saws designed out at great expense. if it is a second because teh box has been opened then go for it, but if its because of any manufacturing defect that may in any way influence the fitting to the workcentre or its use therein, its not really a bargain, is it?

I've had a C9 in my workcentre for some years and think its a great saw. Thus I've never even had a look at the Triton saw. I did buy a Triton router last year and am very happy with that. If they put the same thought into the saw as they did into the router, sticking with the Triton saw mighn't be a bad idea..