ALPINA A 3700

Advantages: Weight, maneuverability,

Disadvantages: There is no container for mixing, I use the usual plastic canister

Comment: Six hours sawed on the ice bushes and trees, overgrown lake.
Saw stalls only when petrol runs out. On the side does not stall. It is easy to plant, and it is not necessary to pull, just to confidently pull.
To be more precise, I “mowed” it, constantly touching the ice and thrusting it into the snow. Light, hands are not tired at all. The chain does not fly off, before buying it, the Patriot saw was somehow taken from a friend, the chain was constantly flying from a heap of small branches.
Stumps of alder with a diameter of up to 40 cm are cured and cut very easily. Working saw not notice, it is like a continuation of the hand.
Very pleased with the purchase.

Advantages: Inexpensive
Simple, time-tested design Zenoah
Good workmanship
Oregon tire and chain
Adjust the oil supply
Availability of spare parts (and they are needed for any saw)

Disadvantages: The carburetor from the factory needs to be adjusted
Requires regular cleaning of the saw mechanism
For periodic use only.
Tire cover in the cold began to disperse (wrapped with electrical tape)

Comment: A good clone of the Komatsu-Zenoah G3700 with a 14 "tire and a chain from Oregon and a Walbro carburetor. Made in China by order of the Italians. There are a lot of analogues from other manufacturers. Sometimes they write that it is a copy of Parthner, but who did not hold them in their hands.
It was taken for fishing, hunting, nature, and at the same time giving with small amounts of work. With this use is perfect.
Included key-screwdriver, file, screwdriver for carba.
From the factory to the cold, it was started from a half-kick, to a hot one with interruptions, very low idle, it is treated by adjusting the carburetor. At -5, it starts up without problems (I have not tried it below). By the way, under the casing there is a damper with a winter position. Do not stall in any position anyway. According to the instructions, it does not require running in, but it is necessary to pour synthetics, on which the cheapest 2T oil was laid and poured, both in gasoline and in a chain. Chain lubrication is adjustable, does not drip during storage. The native chain (3/8 for 53 links - fits 52) does not stretch, tension holds for a long time, but the tension screw is longitudinal and inconvenient, but reliable. Traction for 14 tires is quite enough, max felled and sawed oak to 60 cm although it is not for this (the 16 bus taken from the neighbor is not so fun, but it also draws, but compactness is more important to me).
Requires fairly regular cleaning (after 4-5 liters of gasoline). Otherwise, a mixture of sawdust with oil accumulates under the casing of the brake and they begin to wedge the brake and chain, change the oil, but the same story with the brand. In principle, not critical, but we must follow.
In general, a normal amateur saw. With infrequent use, you can save 5-6 thousand. Taking it. Resource you do not develop, and the same replacement of the starter from the famous brands will be more expensive several times, and they break in the hands of all crazy :)
Saw is not the first, there is something to compare. It starts up more fun than H 236 (worse on a cold winter) and S180 with its multitumbler (pours candles on a hot one).

Advantages: Well start up, well saws

Disadvantages: Not found

Comment: My first saw. He took for the dacha, for hiking with tents, to saw the wood. Especially not to compare with anything. But I will say right away, for 6500 rubles, and I gave it so much, it is difficult to find something like that.Basically it will be China. Alpina is also assembled in China, but the brand itself is Italian, proven to be a reliable global brand.
Sawed while it only bars of small size, quite quickly. Clearly, that saw for 15 thousand and above eminent manufacturer Shtil or Huskvarna, will cut even faster. But I needed an inexpensive, high-quality, reliable saw to give. Alpina is exactly what we need. Price-quality is exactly about her.

Advantages: Ideal value for money.

Disadvantages: Inconvenient location of the chain tension screw. And instead of 1.2 kW 2 is desirable.

Comment: Bought in September 2012 for 1000 rubles from the hands of alkanes. In operation for 2 years. I mainly use it in the country, in the village 2-3 times a month, less often in winter, I do not regret (in all senses). The plant is perfect, at all times of the year, trouble-free. Oil pour "by eye". I don’t look particularly lazy (bummer), it works and it works. Birch, pine, ash, plum, cherry, apple, green, withered are not a problem. The hole in the pond in December sawed out, ice more than half a meter, for 2 times, all the water in the water ... nothing, it works. Oak did not come across. The diameter of half a meter was beating the birch, after it was crushed into hemp, and this with a tire of 0.35 m. The main thing is that the chain was sharp. In our city for 100 p. grind, but still new better. I can sharpen the file myself, everything is there, but somehow it is scrap. Overall satisfied! But it is necessary to treat the coast.