[Superman]

I grew up in a logging town. Never heard of Solo chain saws but then....I've been a city slicker for nearly thirty years now.

Back in the day (before Solo?), fallers used only Husqvarnas or Stihls. Mostly Stihls. These guys fall and buck timber up to sixteen hours per day. They typically take 3-4 saws to work each day. Chains get sharpened throughout the day. "Consumer" chain saws wouldn't last a week.

I don't loan chain saws. Porsches are tractors compared to chain saws. Chain saws are extremely high-performance, high-precision machines. Sure, they are darned robust. But they MUST be used properly. They MUST be properly lubricated and adjusted. Most folks either don't understand this, or don't know how.

The V8 chainsaw is cute. Perhaps my favorite events at competitions are the crosscut events. Those long, manual saws. One guy on either end. The teeth on some of those crosscut saws are three inches deep. Those things don't make sawdust, they make wood chips. It is pretty darned impressive how quickly they can get through a log, when properly sharpened and professionally handled.