Lol, we've already been there I believe. I commented in one of his vids, how hard you have to push is in no way a decent measure of a saws torque. That method is laughable. Everyone's chain is different and will skew result that greatly.
And a Dolmar 421 for the win.It’s a shame that Makita ever bought out Dolmar just so they could close up.
They bought them in 1991 I believe. Doesn't sound like they bought them to just close them up considering it was over 20 years before they stopped making gas saws. I read they are stopping all gas ope production and going full battery. It would be nice if Dolmar could make a comeback under someone else but that probably won't happen.
The best one is the little corded electric one I bought 15 years ago, because thankfully I never had to use it! Still in the box
It sure was exciting times around 07'-09' or so. The talk of the town was the 7900. Best power/weight ratio in the 75-80cc class. Could argue up to the 85cc class even. I ran it head to head against a 460 Stihl, a 372 Husky, and a 385 Husky. Best part was it cost hundreds less than those models. I paid $650 out the door with a 20" B&C. My 460 that i bought around 5-6 years BEFORE the 7900 was well over $800. Now to get a pro model 80cc saw you need to take out a second mortgage.
I still have it. My brother ran the handle assembly over with a 750 Deere dozer by accident, and I had the dealer I bought it from replace those parts to the tune of around $400. Still cut with it regularly. In my personal opinion: Stihl are built the toughest and heaviest duty, but parts can be expensive and they tend to start hard (plus I hate my flippy caps) Husky and Dolmar are built similarly and both are more "sleek" than the Stihls which to me are boxier. I think both Husky and Dolmar start much easier than the Stihls.
