I have had a few of the smaller Dolmars and they are all good saws.
3 climbing saws and a 421. Still have the 421 and I love it for limbing.
Parts became a problem in Canada once Makita bought them.
Options on good mid-range to larger saws
- Thread starter tomstrees
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3 climbing saws and a 421. Still have the 421 and I love it for limbing.
Parts became a problem in Canada once Makita bought them.
I have a makita-branded dolmar. Very workman-like, lots of cutting power. They are a little heavy for climbing, proportionately, compared to Stihl saws. Mine is out of service right now, and my ms661 is the current workhorse. I'd like to get the dolmar repaired because it feels and sounds great in the kerf. My local dolmar dealer is 45 minutes away...
I use the ms661 with a 25"? bar, and a ms201tc 16" bar. I keep a 36" bar and chain for the ms661 for leveling, but 90% of the felling and piecing out is done with the 25". Was in Tallahassee piecing out pines all month. Now the local trees seem small again!hahaha
hseII
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I run 36” or 41/2” .404” on my 90cc stuff for that reason.
Nobody calls me for the little trees.
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these were All in the +/-100' range - 50"+ trunks - locally its mostly Laurel and live oaks. if there's money to be made, chances are I'll be on site.
Z'sTrees
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- Hartsel CO
Interesting. .. never had that issue with my 5100s
monkeylove
Been here much more than a while
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- Roslyn, Pa.
Makita 64.. and the Dolmar 64.. bump to 84cc both do it. I just assumed that was normal for them. Now I will have to look at carbs.
