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Hi everyone, I have a friend in the SES and they aquired an old chainsaw . The ses are going to do it up and then put it on display. Can anyone give a date of manufacture tell us a bit about it and is it possible to still get parts .

Hi roebuck, I have some company history for you....

The DANARM name, synonymous with chainsaws, originated in 1941 when a designer named J.Clubley-Armstrong and the Stroud engineering Company T.H. & J. Daniels in England, produced the first DANARM chainsaw.

The first saws were powered by Villiers 2-stroke engines, from 80cc up to 350cc. The larger models were capable of taking cutter bars up to 7ft in length.
Many of the early saws were supplied to War Office specification for use in jungle battle areas.

Around 1954 the DANARM model DD8F Saw was introduced, incorporating the Villiers 98cc '8F' 2-stroke engine. The saw weighed about 28lb and featured a diaphragm carburettor which enabled the saw to be used easily by one man at any angle. This model became famous worldwide. In the 1960's and 1970's DANARM developed their own 125cc, 110cc, 71cc and 55cc engines and later incorporated an anti-vibration system using coil springs. Saws became much lighter in weight as magnesium castings were used extensively for the larger components.

During the later years of manufacture, which ceased in 1984, the company became involved with many other products, including Cultivators, Brushcutters, Hedgetrimmers, Lawnmowers, Pumps and Generators as well as Chainsaws from TML, Pioneer and Komatsu Zenoah.

In 1991 the then owner of DANARM, Linton Park plc, planned to terminate the company. However, the present Managing Director who had been employed by T.H. & J. Daniels and DANARM since 1958 decided to continue the DANARM name. With Linton Park's agreement DANARM MACHINERY commenced trading in 1992. Most of the present range of products are imported from the Japanese manufacturing company KAAZ Corporation with whom DANARM has a 30 year association.
DANARM MACHINERY LIMITED
Unit 1, Gigg Mill, Old Bristol Road,
Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, GL6 0JP
England.
Hoping this helps,

Thankyou very much Grumpy and Deejay for putting the photos up and for amazing information . I have passed this on to the SES in Hervey bay Qld and I'm sure they will be very greatfull.rob.

roebuck, if you look at the top of the Quick Reply window, or the bottom of the Full Reply window, you'll see a little drop down window. The default is for it to say "using UBBCode", but if you push the button to see alternatives, one of them is "using HTML". For some unknown reason, your reply window had the HTML option selected, which makes it impossible to post pictures. If you want to use HTML in your posts, just select the "using HTML and UBBCode" option.

(I didn't work that one out for myself, I got some help from Bruce.)

Ok thanks heaps.