I found a good one for you.. Just tie it down in the bed and your good... Remember to NEVER wheel alone..

 

i just us an ax... dont have to have gas and oil for it... i use my chain saws to cut fire wood, log, and clear cut for pastures. so... and if you use a reagular single bladed ax it can doubble as a sledgehammer in trail use...but i got my dubble bladed ax...

 

I've got a Poulan Pro 35cc with a 16" bar, does what I need.

Got an older Stihl, with longer bar (can't remember what), but it's a b!tich to start.

 

If you want small and lightweight with plenty of power for hopping out and clearing some branches or unsticking something that your suspension is caught up in then I would go for this with a 14" bar http://www.stihlusa.com/products/cha...e-saws/ms201t/
This one is a little more prone to kickback so you would have to watch out for that.

If the space it takes up isn't an issue and you want to go cheaper then you could get one of these http://www.stihlusa.com/products/cha...ch-saws/ms290/

I have the MS290 Farm Boss with an 18" bar (the newer model) and it was my first Stihl. I'll never waste time, money or sanity on a Poulan again (I've had a few of them). With the Stihl I put it on full choke, pull the cord a couple times until I hear the engine bumble over then I put it on half choke and one pull later it's running.

When you decide which one you want then you should consider getting a chisel chain for it. My saw came with a semi-chisel chain and it was ok but once I got a chisel chain I saw what I was missing. The chisel chain surprised me with how much faster it cuts.

 

chainsaws are lame

 

I got an old Echo 650EVL with a 24" bar.

looks just like this: but longer bar..


65cc, and the bastard is as old if not older than I am (29). used it for years and years and NEVER had an issue with it. always starts up quick and easy, and runs and cuts like a champ. not the lightest saw, as I'm sure new saws are much lighter than saws from the 80's, but why replace something that ain't broke and outlasted every stihl I've ever seen...

may not be american made, but when it comes to small engines and 2-strokes, the japanese know what they are doing...

 

Bought my Craftsman 18 inch chain saw on 1/18/1983, still got the receipt and manual. It has cut a lot of wood, for many years that is all the heat we had. Between my homemade splitter, that chain saw, the buzz saw on front on my old M Farmall and Wonder Wood stove we stay warm in the Kansas winters. Somewhere around 1990 we put in a propane tank and hydronic heat. Still heated with wood, it is a better heat and a lot cheaper, had 148 acres of wood to cut from. It was around that same year rural water came by and I didn't have to haul water to the cistern or use that nasty well water anymore. Retired 6 years ago, moved to town and beginning to wish I stayed in country, things get bad, that is the place to be. Anyway, that old saw still works, I still help people out that need a little wood. Only thing ever been changed is blade, chains and rope. Now days all they make is throw away stuff. Sold the splitter and tractor at auction before moving to the city.

 

I've only used my 034 Stihl w/ 19" since bought it used in mid 90's at pawn shop iirc. She's a runner and hasn't let me down yet. Of course I'm not using it every day or anything close.

 

I use to have a Stihl 009 with a 12" bar and an Oregon chain... absolutely loved it... would cut hardwood at full bar like a champ, so trees up to ~28"Ø weren't a problem.

I had friends with the Stihl Farm Boss, and Huskvana's who where also happy with their purchases.

 

Don't waste your time on the "cheapy" saws like Poulan. I've had an old model 290 "Farm Boss" for about a dozen years and it still works as new. The down side is that it's heavy and total overkill for limbing or small trees, so I purchased a small Poulan for that kind of use and it didn't last me three years of VERY infrequent use.

If you don't need a big, heavy workhorse then go for a smaller Echo. I have a couple of friends who cut for a living and they say the Professional Series Stihls are a good bit lighter than my Farm Boss but the price tag is steep.

Do yourself a big favor and mix a little StarTron in the gas and you'll never have to worry about carb rebuilds and gas line deterioration caused by the ethanol in gas...