Sir, @15:05, the cylinder can become scored by the way you let it run hard on first start up, and then needlessly running it WOT, on a new saw no doubt, to ‘check’ for chain lubrication. Let me tell you a secret and anyone else out there doing this same inane thing; it either is working, or it’s not. Run it in some wood, and look at the bar and chain. You will be able to see if it is getting lubricated. It’s just a pet peeve of mine. Looks to be a lot of bang for the buck. My only concern for you and anyone else that buys this, is getting the air filter as you mentioned, as well as bar and chain. Enjoyed the video and tasteful background music, I have to say. Your lucky to have such a great Dad. The property and the video whilst it was first cutting, with the Sun low in the background, very nice! Please have your Dad use some PPE when cutting. Anything can happen, when we all least expect it. Stay safe and Healthy! Peace 👍😊
Great job, I was having fun with the ride along I have a simular saw I have not put it to task like you guys did but it felt like could. I'm guessing no issues up till now allmost 1 year later thats good news thanks
Was a speed cutter for 14 years , done most kind of cutting, now retired allways used the huqvarna varna anything from a husky 254 / husky 254 XP / husky 266 XP onwards / recently tried one of these chinese saws a 62cc model and I've got to admit it does the job, i dont think i would use it for speed cutting it's a little on the heavy side for that for me anyway, but i suppose you could get used to it, but for everything else found it to be a good saw more than capable for most jobs, i was quite supprised at the performance of this saw for the price not bad at all...i still have my husky 254XP yea i know it's getting a bit long in the tooth but i have never had any major problems with it just the usual filter change and and new chain, as you can only sharpen a chsin so much? But apart from that my husky still runs tight, i allways took care of it,and would not part with it even though I'm not in the game anymore i still use it for odd jobs arround my area for neighbours e.t.c....
@@timkaczmarowski8151 not exactly. There are some variations in the air filter arrengement. My dereal 5820g uses the same filter setup as the Salem master 5820g and the 55 cc huyosen. However the wemars 5820g uses a plastic cartridge. Even on the saws that use the plastic cartridge there are two sizes
Man your going to get hurt one day. Your not handling that saw correctly. Let the saw do the cutting. Your operating it like it's a hand saw, moving it in and out. Put those teeth against the tree and let the chainsaw do the cutting. Then reposition it to another angle so your not cutting through using the full length of the chain across your cut. Let's say 30 degree on one side then move to 30 degree the other side the cut the peak in the middle then repeat. Stay safe.
I am not a chinese chainsaws fan but your chainsaw is the best quality chinese chainsaw i have ever seen.Instead of a chinese chainsaw with a generic name, a chinese chainsaw with a chinese name is the best choice you can make.In my country(Romania) can be found as yusen/silen5800.In the future try to use a Stihl or a Husqvarna saw chain and your chainsaw will cut like through butter.Greetings from Romania!
I do agree if you have a simple job by a cheaper good saw because of me too much before you use it again if you do that again I always done tree works my retiring chainsaw was a old 28 that was used on the truck for 20 years it finally died so I bought a smaller still saw I think I paid like $125 and I've been using it for the last 10 years
These are on Amazon currently for 65 bucks I just ordered myself one using my Amazon rewards points cost me 23 dollars I'll take a chance on one for that price lol
Not trying to hate or anything but i think my 42cc ms240 cuts faster than this one and its 21 years old only replaced 1 spark plug in its lifetime thats all. Always used the cheapest gas mixed with stihl hp oil
www.dhgate.com/product/4-x-air-filter-small-size-for-zenoah-g5200/389893539.html?d1_page_num=1&dspm=pcen.sp.list.23.f9IouA0SUTROb1daDvI4&resource_id=389893539&scm_id=search.LIST...NDBADF These work or a filter of a similar size. Be ready for long shipping times though.
You have the dog on the front of the saw upside down. You have used the wrong bar oil...need to use light oil rather than sticky stuff...10 weight or in winter time no more than 20w oil. And the mix oil is NOT designed for chainsaw which gets way way hotter than the weed whacker, or outboard motor. Do NOT use outboard oil. Chainsaw oil is designed for much hotter. The airbox is very tight but you can wash the air filter once in awhile and it will last almost forever.
Not really your first Chinese chainsaw. Poulan has been Chinese made for awhile, ever since they were bought by Black and Decker I believe. This chainsaw should work fine. I still believe in a higher brand like Echo, Shindaiwa, Tanaka, Maruyama for Japan brands or Stihl, (Sachs)Dolmar for German brands. I think Dolmar is still German made. In chainsaws you mostly get what you pay for, but I can see your Logic. A Lumberjack is always going to use a brand like Stihl...cause they can trust on Stihl quality for the most part, and a down tool costs you more money.
It's been working great. The filters are a bit hard to come by but I found some that I linked in another comment. The chain holds an edge well and doesn't need to be sharpened as often as the other cheaper saws.
I do not understand how so many people buy from Amazon. I recently bought an arbor saw on ebay. It's Chinese make and sold under various names. Mine is a Chainsaw brand, no doubt the original saw everyone else copied. Yes, joking. I haven't used it all that much but I'm impressed buy it's ease of starting and has decent power-compression. A tad over a c-note. I may replace my ms250 with a similar Chinese saw. However, I really like my ms180 and will stick with it. Not sure where you folks live but yellow poplar where I live grow to massive size. The wood is terrific, straight trees that grow quickly. My 125 year old house is sided in poplar clap board. Cheers.
I always mix 1 gallon with a small STHIL bottle of synthetic oil and I don't have so far any problems with my Chinese Chainsaw, just proceed with the same maintenance as other chainsaws empty the gas tank when you do not use it
The Huyosen operator's manual (Page 12, Figure 1) shows the bucking spike oriented upside down. If you are new to chainsaws and following the illustrations in the operator's manual, it is an easy mistake to make. Good, comprehensive review otherwise.
That chainsaw has a rubber cast fuel hose that cracked at 4 months. The hose uses an oversised locator /gas tank seal below the carburetor. When you have to replace the rubber hose ( and you will ) Use the modern ethonol resistant fuel line and use "seal all " glue and sealant to mak up the extra space of the oversize locator hole.
1st thing, and big mistake made, was starting the saw up the 1st time and pinning the throttle wide open. i bet if you tear down those poulans you'll see why they died. the head and cylnder on the saw is aluminum but the pistons are usually steel. the two metals don't heat up at the same rate. starting a cold 2 stroke and then pinning the throttle wide open heats the piston up quickly and expands it. you'll wind up scoring the piston and cylinder wall at the exhaust port. don't believe me, go watch Jacks small engine repair channel and tear down those poluans i'm betting thats what killed most of them. i'm guilty of this too. i didn't know either. its not like the manuals say "let it warm up for a minute before going full throttle" don't cut stuff on the ground. again i'm guilty of it too. you'll get dirt in the chain and the teeth of the chain will get bugger up and won't cut worth a crap. the log dogs are on upside down. the good; Dad rocking the m81 woodland pants. the really good. showing the air filter. most of these chinese saws use a flimsy plastic cartridge for a filter and its just pressed on. its also crack prone. that paper filter, with the rubber gasket, held down with a metal and bolt, yeah thats the way it should be done. alot of these "cheapest saw on ebay/amazon" reviews don't open the top cover. thank you for doing so!
I thought I was crazy. Do glad I'm not the only one that noticed the bucking spikes/dogs were upside down. Not a bad homeowner saw but I'll stick with my MS660 haha good review
@@MrSGL21 I'm aware of that. I was actually looking at getting the G660 because I seldom need a large saw. But I found someone selling a "worn out" MS660 on Facebook market place. Still had great compression so I got it for 200$. Was worth the gamble because they had poured gas in it contaminated with a lot of water which they didn't know. I cleaned the carb and tank and it's been running perfectly for the last 2 years! I guess that'd a Steal of a deal on a Stihl?😅
Just get a decent chainsaw to do a comparison with... like get a stihl 462... (i know its a lot more then 400 bucks but yea), u can get a old 044 for like 200 bucks that runns well (and has been for 20 years)... For 1 the stihl saw will have like double the power... making u a lot faster at processing wood... also u can cut bigger logs... Also all the parts wont break every time... and it will last u 20-30 years... instead of the 2-3 years a throwaway chinese would.. So id rather own 1 saw that does it all then 10 cheap new ones that are just not it...
The second time that l used my cheap Chinese chainsaw it caught fire and there is no way of repairing it total junk (Think that maybe a blessing). The first is when l had it checked out by someone who repairs/ services lawn mowers, Chainsaws for a living has done for years. He didn't think much of it (Chinese junk) and he told me to bin it even after it had never been used
poulan? yeah i can see why he's had so many chainsaws, jesus in 20 years he spent what $600 on garbage chainsaws? prolly should have just bought a good stihl or husky once. hopefully this saw lasts much longer.
Great review, I have the 60cc huyosun with over 200 hours on it. Still going strong.
Sir, @15:05, the cylinder can become scored by the way you let it run hard on first start up, and then needlessly running it WOT, on a new saw no doubt, to ‘check’ for chain lubrication. Let me tell you a secret and anyone else out there doing this same inane thing; it either is working, or it’s not. Run it in some wood, and look at the bar and chain. You will be able to see if it is getting lubricated. It’s just a pet peeve of mine.
Looks to be a lot of bang for the buck. My only concern for you and anyone else that buys this, is getting the air filter as you mentioned, as well as bar and chain.
Enjoyed the video and tasteful background music, I have to say. Your lucky to have such a great Dad.
The property and the video whilst it was first cutting, with the Sun low in the background, very nice!
Please have your Dad use some PPE when cutting. Anything can happen, when we all least expect it. Stay safe and Healthy! Peace 👍😊
Great job, I was having fun with the ride along I have a simular saw I have not put it to task like you guys did but it felt like could. I'm guessing no issues up till now allmost 1 year later thats good news thanks
Was a speed cutter for 14 years , done most kind of cutting, now retired allways used the huqvarna varna anything from a husky 254 / husky 254 XP / husky 266 XP onwards / recently tried one of these chinese saws a 62cc model and I've got to admit it does the job, i dont think i would use it for speed cutting it's a little on the heavy side for that for me anyway, but i suppose you could get used to it, but for everything else found it to be a good saw more than capable for most jobs, i was quite supprised at the performance of this saw for the price not bad at all...i still have my husky 254XP yea i know it's getting a bit long in the tooth but i have never had any major problems with it just the usual filter change and and new chain, as you can only sharpen a chsin so much? But apart from that my husky still runs tight, i allways took care of it,and would not part with it even though I'm not in the game anymore i still use it for odd jobs arround my area for neighbours e.t.c....
Great and very detailed video. Your experience in budget saws is really helpful. Thank you
it goes well and seems well tuned. I've got a 52cc Chinese saw that just wont die! pretty amazing really given the price.
How do you know when to add the chain oil?
i have the same saw...very happy with it so far! good video
Great video, appreciate the thoroughness. Just bought this saw myself
the salem master saws use the same filter and they sell it on their amazon store.
its a generic chinese chainsaw, of course it would use the same parts.
@@timkaczmarowski8151 not exactly. There are some variations in the air filter arrengement. My dereal 5820g uses the same filter setup as the Salem master 5820g and the 55 cc huyosen. However the wemars 5820g uses a plastic cartridge. Even on the saws that use the plastic cartridge there are two sizes
Love your review and channel, new subscriber here from Michigan
Bought the saw. Great power.
Where can I get chains?
Going to do an update video where we cover that
China made chainsaw. Must be safe to use 😆. Quality workmanship.
Did you determine the file size?
Man your going to get hurt one day. Your not handling that saw correctly. Let the saw do the cutting. Your operating it like it's a hand saw, moving it in and out. Put those teeth against the tree and let the chainsaw do the cutting. Then reposition it to another angle so your not cutting through using the full length of the chain across your cut. Let's say 30 degree on one side then move to 30 degree the other side the cut the peak in the middle then repeat. Stay safe.
Great video. Answered all my questions. Thanks for the info.
I am not a chinese chainsaws fan but your chainsaw is the best quality chinese chainsaw i have ever seen.Instead of a chinese chainsaw with a generic name, a chinese chainsaw with a chinese name is the best choice you can make.In my country(Romania) can be found as yusen/silen5800.In the future try to use a Stihl or a Husqvarna saw chain and your chainsaw will cut like through butter.Greetings from Romania!
Besides the quality of the chain is how good the person is at sharpening, the secret with any chainsaw is a correctly razor sharp chain.
Anyone who is currently looking for the Huyosen 55cc on Amazon but not finding it, it is also sold as topteng in red and white for $125 right now.
The Poulan has a semi skip chain(high speed,low drag)
50:1 or 25:1 ratio in cc or gallon or quart does not matter. As long as the ratio as indicated on the bottle.
I have seen these saws on amazon, and have been wandering if they are any good. I'm impressed, thanks for the video
I have one from eBay and so far I don't have a problem, just mix ONE gallon of gas 86 with a STHIL small bottle of Synthetic oil 2cycles
I do agree if you have a simple job by a cheaper good saw because of me too much before you use it again if you do that again I always done tree works my retiring chainsaw was a old 28 that was used on the truck for 20 years it finally died so I bought a smaller still saw I think I paid like $125 and I've been using it for the last 10 years
Good looking saw
These are on Amazon currently for 65 bucks I just ordered myself one using my Amazon rewards points cost me 23 dollars I'll take a chance on one for that price lol
Not trying to hate or anything but i think my 42cc ms240 cuts faster than this one and its 21 years old only replaced 1 spark plug in its lifetime thats all. Always used the cheapest gas mixed with stihl hp oil
Have you been able to get replacement air filters?
www.dhgate.com/product/4-x-air-filter-small-size-for-zenoah-g5200/389893539.html?d1_page_num=1&dspm=pcen.sp.list.23.f9IouA0SUTROb1daDvI4&resource_id=389893539&scm_id=search.LIST...NDBADF
These work or a filter of a similar size. Be ready for long shipping times though.
I know I'm the one like that I bought I changed the bar in chain when I wore the chain up and it worked okay
You put the log dogs upside down
I noticed that. Glad to know that I wasn't the only one.
You can buy 5 or 6 cheap saws at a hundred bucks each or you can buy 1 good saw for $450.
Thank you for a solid review!
You have the dog on the front of the saw upside down. You have used the wrong bar oil...need to use light oil rather than sticky stuff...10 weight or in winter time no more than 20w oil. And the mix oil is NOT designed for chainsaw which gets way way hotter than the weed whacker, or outboard motor. Do NOT use outboard oil. Chainsaw oil is designed for much hotter. The airbox is very tight but you can wash the air filter once in awhile and it will last almost forever.
I live in Wisconsin, and just ordered the same saw based on red oak cutting ...
How is it working now?
Working great, still going strong. Cut up probably around 30 mid sized trees with it since the video was made.
Great review thanks you and God bless
Not really your first Chinese chainsaw. Poulan has been Chinese made for awhile, ever since they were bought by Black and Decker I believe. This chainsaw should work fine. I still believe in a higher brand like Echo, Shindaiwa, Tanaka, Maruyama for Japan brands or Stihl, (Sachs)Dolmar for German brands. I think Dolmar is still German made. In chainsaws you mostly get what you pay for, but I can see your Logic. A Lumberjack is always going to use a brand like Stihl...cause they can trust on Stihl quality for the most part, and a down tool costs you more money.
So how do you like the saw? Likes? Any dislikes or problems?
It's been working great. The filters are a bit hard to come by but I found some that I linked in another comment. The chain holds an edge well and doesn't need to be sharpened as often as the other cheaper saws.
I do not understand how so many people buy from Amazon. I recently bought an arbor saw on ebay. It's Chinese make and sold under various names. Mine is a Chainsaw brand, no doubt the original saw everyone else copied. Yes, joking. I haven't used it all that much but I'm impressed buy it's ease of starting and has decent power-compression. A tad over a c-note. I may replace my ms250 with a similar Chinese saw. However, I really like my ms180 and will stick with it. Not sure where you folks live but yellow poplar where I live grow to massive size. The wood is terrific, straight trees that grow quickly. My 125 year old house is sided in poplar clap board. Cheers.
I always mix 1 gallon with a small STHIL bottle of synthetic oil and I don't have so far any problems with my Chinese Chainsaw, just proceed with the same maintenance as other chainsaws empty the gas tank when you do not use it
If it does what you expect, which is cut wood, then it's not garbage. Simple enough.
Awsome man your dad , love him , my generation i think , i am from 66
The saw is good put a top grade bar and chain on it it top choice
Good video. Your Dad hs pretty sound logc . The bucking spike was put on upside down lol Hope it lasts.
Got it flipped back the other way now.
The Huyosen operator's manual (Page 12, Figure 1) shows the bucking spike oriented upside down. If you are new to chainsaws and following the illustrations in the operator's manual, it is an easy mistake to make. Good, comprehensive review otherwise.
That chainsaw has a rubber cast fuel hose that cracked at 4 months. The hose uses an oversised locator /gas tank seal below the carburetor.
When you have to replace the rubber hose ( and you will )
Use the modern ethonol resistant fuel line and use "seal all " glue and sealant to mak up the extra space of the oversize locator hole.
Good saw but chain needs be more aggressive
good job man! thanks
It’s a zenoah Japanese knock off. There’s a dozen of the same saw with different branding but they’re all the same.
1st thing, and big mistake made, was starting the saw up the 1st time and pinning the throttle wide open. i bet if you tear down those poulans you'll see why they died. the head and cylnder on the saw is aluminum but the pistons are usually steel. the two metals don't heat up at the same rate. starting a cold 2 stroke and then pinning the throttle wide open heats the piston up quickly and expands it. you'll wind up scoring the piston and cylinder wall at the exhaust port. don't believe me, go watch Jacks small engine repair channel and tear down those poluans i'm betting thats what killed most of them. i'm guilty of this too. i didn't know either. its not like the manuals say "let it warm up for a minute before going full throttle"
don't cut stuff on the ground. again i'm guilty of it too. you'll get dirt in the chain and the teeth of the chain will get bugger up and won't cut worth a crap.
the log dogs are on upside down.
the good; Dad rocking the m81 woodland pants.
the really good. showing the air filter. most of these chinese saws use a flimsy plastic cartridge for a filter and its just pressed on. its also crack prone. that paper filter, with the rubber gasket, held down with a metal and bolt, yeah thats the way it should be done.
alot of these "cheapest saw on ebay/amazon" reviews don't open the top cover. thank you for doing so!
I thought I was crazy. Do glad I'm not the only one that noticed the bucking spikes/dogs were upside down. Not a bad homeowner saw but I'll stick with my MS660 haha good review
@@justsenditbro you know you can get ms660 clones right?
@@MrSGL21 I'm aware of that. I was actually looking at getting the G660 because I seldom need a large saw. But I found someone selling a "worn out" MS660 on Facebook market place. Still had great compression so I got it for 200$. Was worth the gamble because they had poured gas in it contaminated with a lot of water which they didn't know. I cleaned the carb and tank and it's been running perfectly for the last 2 years! I guess that'd a Steal of a deal on a Stihl?😅
@@justsenditbro ha ha Funny, and a helluva deal!
Just get a decent chainsaw to do a comparison with... like get a stihl 462... (i know its a lot more then 400 bucks but yea), u can get a old 044 for like 200 bucks that runns well (and has been for 20 years)... For 1 the stihl saw will have like double the power... making u a lot faster at processing wood... also u can cut bigger logs... Also all the parts wont break every time... and it will last u 20-30 years... instead of the 2-3 years a throwaway chinese would.. So id rather own 1 saw that does it all then 10 cheap new ones that are just not it...
The second time that l used my cheap Chinese chainsaw it caught fire and there is no way of repairing it total junk
(Think that maybe a blessing). The first is when l had it checked out by someone who repairs/ services lawn mowers, Chainsaws for a living has done for years. He didn't think much of it (Chinese junk) and he told me to bin it even after it had never been used
This chain and bar are quite bad, replace it eg. Oregon 18". BR.
I warm mine up befor runing.
No they are Zenoah komatsu clone from japan owned by husqvarna.
Huyosen gas powered chainsaw: Leatherface Approved!
Its a nockoff of a huskqaruna
nope Zenoah g5200 knockoff
GOOD CHAINSAW, I LIKE IT.
Yes, they are junk. And this guy is downright dangerous with a saw. Move on, you’re welcome just saved you 30 minutes.
Looks like my old Husqvarna 61
That lil Bastard builds rip-ems perdy good!!!
Nice video
That's a copy of the Komatsu 5800
Dont know about this saw but the joncutters are consistant good quality as opposed to the blue china dolls
He hard on saws .
poulan? yeah i can see why he's had so many chainsaws, jesus in 20 years he spent what $600 on garbage chainsaws? prolly should have just bought a good stihl or husky once. hopefully this saw lasts much longer.
Your dogs or bucking spikes are on upside down
Fix more stuff
Add a sthill chain you will be great