Stihl MS211 35.2cc 14in Petrol

I bought this as a replacement for a two year old Makita chainsaw that gave me nothing but trouble: I finally lost patience when the pull-start cord came detached when I pulled it! I use a chainsaw quite a bit, because we have two wood-burning stoves and in the winter they consume a great deal of wood. Buying 'cord' (i.e. large slices of tree) from our local tree surgeon is much cheaper than buying ready-to-use logs, but it means I have to cut these up myself. I'd had a Stihl brushcutter (essentially, a petrol-powered strimmer for grown-ups) for many years and it's done sterling service, so Stihl was a brand that I already knew and trusted, although that had ...  Read the complete review