I bought this saw with skeptical thoughts in mind, I've not had a great deal of assurance that Tanaka made decent stuff before I bought this. The reason I bought this over a Stihl MS 240 was because it is cheaper yet has similar power output (more than I originally demanded, which was 2hp). I also considered that as I can get spare bar/chain and I have local dealer support parts would probably be cheaper than the more "premium priced" Stihl. Once I bought it, I assembled it and bear in mind it was around -10 degrees C outside, it fired on the 6th pull despite not being used before and having ...
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