36 inch Chainsaw for milling

So far so good. First saw that was sent had a manufacture defect. They fixed that with a new saw. If fired right up and is a beast. I would recommend this saw and the brand.

I bought this saw after moving onto a small piece of property with lots of large oaks. I knew that I would be dealing with down trees occasionally and would need a large saw. I simply don't run it enough to justify paying 3x the cost for a Stihl, so I rolled the dice with this one. I have cut a few large fallen trees (3-5 foot diameter, 1 fir and 2 large oak) and this thing eats them all without issue!! This saw is an absolute beast!!! Fair warning though... this is a heavy saw and is a workout to use! Also...make SURE you use the compression release when starting it!

Brand New out of the box and it took 3 days to finally get it to start. Once it started, it ran decently. I didn't like the sound but it seemed super sensitive to any bit of adjustment, so I left it where it started because it comes setup for running for the first three tanks of fuel. Annoying popping sound aside, it ran good and it cut like a dream, to be honest... made my other saws look like junk, including my Rancher. However, I spent the entire next day trying to start the saw on it's second tank of fuel with no success. The first pull was the only pull that sounded like it would start with the next pull; it never did. Brand New Bosch "Start" spark plug came in it but there's nothing in the User's Manual about the proper spark plug gap. Definitely getting a charge to the spark plug and I've repeatedly gone through the steps for a "wet" plug/flooded combustion chamber, but still will not crank. As wonderful as the saw was the one time it did run, I still cannot give it more than a single star. All of the hours and sweat lost trying to get the saw started completely negates how well it cuts big timber. If I can figure out the issue, then I'll update my rating and provide what I've learned.

As a former shop instructor I’ve had the privilege of seeing all manner of material removing tools cross my path. The saw arrived well packaged and assembly was surprisingly easy. A neighbor had recently taken down some old oaks so I asked for the large trunk sections with the idea of cutting some slabs with this 43” beast. It’s not a lightweight saw but once the cut was started the 90 degree position handle feature allowed me a very manageable fairly strait cut along the 8 foot trunk section. During the 40 minute assemble and test run it met all my metrics for a quality built and inspected machine without any glaring exceptions. IOW everything went together and nothing gave me the impression that it wouldn’t last long under usual private estate use. I’ll be experimenting with the tooth angles a bit when resharpening but the existing factory chain angles are already optimally set towards a balance of loading the engine without it getting caught in the cut (happened a few times in the slabbing operation) and needing to be freed up. Use the wedges and keep it oiled with proper bar oil and I’d wager you’ll prosper. In short, a worthy saw at an affordable price.

Great saw for milling and big removals. Just brake it in easy. I ran about 1 to three tanks at 1/2 power. After that, the saw ran for two days milling redwood logs. One thing I would recommend is to start the saw without using the decompression button(specifically when it warm) Starts easy, first pool. When I put the bar oil in for the first time it leaked a bit over night. However the next day the gasket sealed up and I also made sure the bolts were nice and tight. Overall no issues with the saw at all. I ran 42 inch bar on it.plenty of power. Just make sure your chain is sharp. So far happy with the saw. Worth the money for sure.

It's a beast!! Works awsome!! Had an oak tree fall with a 48 inch base cut it right up. Buy an extra chain, make sure it's the right one , first one I bought was wrong. Pros. Plenty of power, great price easy to start. Cons heavy... heavy... hard to hit off switch while wearing gloves but now I pull the choke to kill it. When you start it full of Choke pull a cord once it wants to start turn the truck off then it starts immediately I watched a the video, this was a great help.

I read a lot of reviews prior to buying. I purchased this saw in Oct 2022. I did a review on the Garwinner 20” 62cc saw (love that saw too). There is a learning curve with this saw. 1. Don’t pull the throttle before it starts. 2. Pull the choke fully out and pull until you get a pop. 3. Push choke half way in and it should fire right up. You still need to hold down the decompression valve and etc. as the directions state. I have some flooding issues at first, hence is why I wrote do not pull the throttle while starting of before trying to start. I love the full chisel chain that it comes with. I use it to plank out large logs. I have fell one tree and bucked it. It is a heavy saw compare to your 20” saws. Roughly 30 lbs. It has been great for me. I’m an average size man and can start it fairly easy. The saw sat over the winter and fired up on the fourth pull. The initial pull on full choke, second pull on full choke and got the pop, move to half choke and turned over and stalled, and no choke with start up two days ago. I highly suggest hearing protection, the muffler is wide open and is extremely loud. I think it’s 105-115 dB. I will be using it a lot more this year and will do another review with an update maybe around autumn or so. This saw needs a check on the bar oil before refueling. I hope this helps you out.

Have had saw a week and it is a beast. Mills boards with ease. Will leave more feedback in time. So far very happy with saw. Make sure you read instructions and learn saw.

Seems like a solid saw, have to tune the idle but for the rest it came fully assembled and I just had to put the bar on. Has an insane ammount of torque.

This saw is a beast! I mean its super heavy but man is it torqy! I use it for milling logs and a 20" log is nothin for it! I think the bars are a bit soft and i blew out the nose sprocket in less than 3 hours, luckily there is an oregon replacement you can get, simple fix! Starts right up, zero issues! I like it so much i just ordered a neo-tec 872!