Tanaka/Hitachi

[ajschainsaws]

 

[Simondo]

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I had two here in the last year Simon one hitachi CA-33 pure fire
And the tanaka 4501 like your photo I've sold them on now but they started and ran well I thought the 4501 would feel like the husky42 with its narrow body and long legs View attachment 58160

Thats sort of where i was coming from on the 4501 to Andrew...proper "Pro" level saw according to "Tanaka" web page.
The one on Ebay with postage made just over £200 !! bit rich for me on that occasion .

 

[Simondo]

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Nice condition...just the sort of saw i look for, That looks very low usage.

 

[ajschainsaws]

Thats sort of where i was coming from on the 4501 to Andrew...proper "Pro" level saw according to "Tanaka" web page.
The one on Ebay with postage made just over £200 !! bit rich for me on that occasion .

the tanaka was offered out a good discount over here winter of 2015 - 2016
I could have picked up the top handle and the 3501 for a really good price
But I didn't because myself and other users started getting ps-420 fever

I think the 4501 was going out at £398 retail

 

[ajschainsaws]

Nice condition...just the sort of saw i look for, That looks very low usage.

It was a nice saw it would rev out nice and high

 

[Simondo]

the tanaka was offered out a good discount over here winter of 2015 - 2016
I could have picked up the top handle and the 3501 for a really good price
But I didn't because myself and other users started getting ps-420 fever

I think the 4501 was going out at £398 retail

Ps 420 sc fever ......hummmm , that little Booger was in the back of my mind when the one i was looking at (tanaka 4501 ) got over £150. Would have to have been a buy for keeps i figured rather than try and move it on. Will find one a bit cheeper with luck .

 

[7sleeper]

I have the original 420 with 2,7 hp and the Hitachi CS40EL with 2,4hp. Depending on your needs and your other equipment I would choose. Of course the Hitachi is WAY lighter and the saw is MUCH more agressiv with real quick high reving up to 14500! I consider my hitachi to be a perfect companion to my 60cc saw. The hitachi cuts oak problem free up to 20-30cm diametre and then the 60cc takes over from 20-60cm diametre.
The 420 is more nimble and with a "continues power increase". I would consider it more a "universal" saw. The dolmar has no problems up to 30-40cm diametre in oak. So if you only need one saw definately get the 420, if you consider it to be part of a team consider the hitachi/tanaka.

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[Mutley]

You want the Makita (Yamabiko made in Japan) DCS231t top handle. 23-cc's & the lightest gas chainsaw for sale today. I have 2!, I also have a MS150t. Guess which saw I grab when I have aot of trimming and small branch limbing first? The 231t has quite amazing torque for its size/displacement.

Mate, I did some research, the Makita 231T is a Zenoah, with a Robin engine. Yamabiko have no part in it. I like mine, its pretty good for a small saw, even better after I put a 2nd exhaust port in the muffler. but.......... anything over about 100-120mm it struggles. I just bought an Echo 2511T - chalk & cheese! The Echo eats the Makita at work & is better built.

 

[SOS Ridgerider]

Saw these little guys sitting on a shelf at the building supply store today.
I thought Hitachi was green and Tanaka was orange.... I was obviously wrong.
Lol

 

[NCFarmboy]

My CS51EAP is green had it a couple of years. Parts are cheaper (price) for Hitachi than Tanaka for same part. ereplacementparts.com is where my info comes from.
Shep

 

[Frank bierce]

Tanaka ecs-655
Needs cleaned up, and a little work. Took me a while to figure out what it was. Lol

 

[FergusonTO35]

If anybody wants to buy a brand new in box pre-Hitachi Tanaka, here is your chance:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Tanaka-ECV...176804?hash=item36344515e4:g:f0YAAOSwCMtaVT8r

I would jump on it, but I already have two 50cc saws... Ok, the real reason is my wife works in the schools and stays at home in the summer; she would notice the box on the front porch before I could hide it in the barn.

 

[Dub11]

If anybody wants to buy a brand new in box pre-Hitachi Tanaka, here is your chance:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Tanaka-ECV...176804?hash=item36344515e4:g:f0YAAOSwCMtaVT8r

I would jump on it, but I already have two 50cc saws... Ok, the real reason is my wife works in the schools and stays at home in the summer; she would notice the box on the front porch before I could hide it in the barn.

Ship it to your job.

Problem solved lol.

 

[FergusonTO35]

Thanks, but too many other people had the same idea and now my employer no longer allows personal shipments at work.

 

[Dub11]

Thanks, but too many other people had the same idea and now my employer no longer allows personal shipments at work.

That's lame. Of course small packages cause no problem here since most the time we are loading out semi trucks and stuff.

 

[FergusonTO35]

Its all for the better I suppose, don't wanna be even broker than I already am!

 

[bottlefed]

I have two Tanaka/Hitachi saws.
A TCS 33EDTP with a 14 inch bar. Only problem is its pretty heavy (8.4 lbs powerhead) for a 1.6hp saw, but its a beast in the wood, IMHO, because its got a ton of torque in reserve. So its super easy to control in the cut...had it 3 yrs with little use but so far its been dead reliable.
Also got the TCS 51EAP the (11.5 lbs 3.5 hp) a rear handle with a 20" bar. For a cheap 240 dollar saw this is a great running machine and seems very well built. Just like its little brother its got a boat load of torque, starts easy and is a beast in the cut.

 

[Solo Rex]

Hello.



This is my only Tanaka, a ecs-3351c.
Nice and light, but stops from lack of fuel when cutting with bar up or down.
Have not looked into it, but if anyone have an idea about it i will give it a try.

Best regards

 

[lehman live edge slab]

Worked on one of these recently, seemed to be kinda cheaply built even though it seemed to run nice. But I guess what do you expect for a 175$.

 

[Solo fan]

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Worked on one of these recently, seemed to be kinda cheaply built even though it seemed to run nice. But I guess what do you expect for a 175$.

I bought one to keep in the combine when I custom harvest hate limbs hitting the combine. Its definitely built cheap but seems to run good with Cat removed and retuned.