Hi nath,

Thanks for your time.

It's almost like Stihl couldn't make up their mind with the 009L. Not quite conventional, not quite top handle! Lack of AV not a huge deal breaker, it's probably not going to get extended cuts. Had a look at on 010AV but the 009L has more power in the same package.

The Germans haven't let me down yet but I'm happy to look at others, especially Japanese stuff. I'm looking for well built, light, and powerful 30-40cc running 12-16" bar. I think my pole saw is running a 3/8 PM chain but will confirm. New/used ok. Not in a massive rush so can wait for Gumtree finds to pop up. What can you suggest to look at?

Cheers.


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