Post #474733 by pjc5150 on Wed, Aug 5, 2009 9:09 AM

I'm not the most experienced chain saw guy out there, but here's what I have done (and like you, my budget is limited).

Buy a craftsmen electric chainsaw for 50 to 75 bucks, purchase the exchange warranty for an extra 10 bucks (which allows you to exchange them if they break for 3 years), beat it up until it dies, go back to Sears & switch it out for a new one, and start over. No gas to buy & no carburetors to adjust, just fill it with chain lube, plug her in, and go.

I started with the cheapest model they had (which was 50 bucks, and has since been discontinued), I burned it out in a month, took it back, they swapped it out no questions asked (they didn't try to test it or ask me what happened or anything), AND they upgraded me to a nicer saw for free, AND gave me a rebate card to get some money back as well. This nicer, upgraded piece they gave me actually works really well. And everyone lived happily ever after.