his powerful Qualcast 45cc petrol chainsaw tackles any challenging pruning or sawing task, whether it is to fell a tree or chopping 42cm diameter logs. The rapid reaction kick-back brake and chain catcher are extra safety measures on this chainsaw. The anti-vibration system minimises vibrations allowing you to work more efficiently and for longer. Comes fully assembled and with tool less chain tensioning.
Dedicated petrol support service - 01904 727500 7 days a week uk based technical support! Free collection and delivery of your product if we need to repair it- making sure you only have to miss it for one weekend. Online support and spares department.
All Qualcast garden power products and pressure washers include a FREE 2 year guarantee when bought from Argos. So whether it is a lawnmower that you use weekly or a hedge trimmer that you use occasionally, you have the peace of mind that with Qualcast, the product is built to last.
Model number: PCS46Z-S.
Chainsaw features:
Power 45cc. Chain bar length 45cm. Cordless. Chain speed 16.7m/s. Electronic ignition. Automatic chain lubrication. Quick stop chain brake. Rapid reaction kick-back brake. Features a safety trigger, safety guard and hand guard. Chain catcher - helps prevent the chain being thrown back towards the handler, if the chain becomes derailed or breaks. Anti vibration system - minimises vibrations allowing you to work more efficiently. Blade protection cover. Tool free chain assembly allows for simple fitting and chain adjustment. Weight 5.6kg. Manufacturer's 2 year guarantee.
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Turnip to purpleminion
6 Jul 1719#3
You mean it won't start today after seeing it's £20 cheaper.... (_ :wink:
JohnBoy73
6 Jul 1718#16
These chainsaws have fairly come down in price. They used to cost an arm and a leg!
pennyfarthing88
6 Jul 1712#1
Without a shadow of a doubt the most lethal hand held machine you are likely to ever use.
Without wanting to sound patronising only buy this if you know what you are doing and don't dislike your neighbour :confused:
ILikeUsingGifsToComment
6 Jul 1712#19
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pennyfarthing88
6 Jul 1712#1
Without a shadow of a doubt the most lethal hand held machine you are likely to ever use.
Without wanting to sound patronising only buy this if you know what you are doing and don't dislike your neighbour :confused:
purpleminion
6 Jul 171#2
Bought one last week for £79. Thought that was a good deal. Gonna go back though as it wont start today.
Turnip to purpleminion
6 Jul 1719#3
You mean it won't start today after seeing it's £20 cheaper.... (_ :wink:
faz1964
6 Jul 176#4
A & E will be full this weekend!
batezy_1984 to faz1964
7 Jul 17#25
It won't be A&E mate, it'll be Majors!
jozski
6 Jul 175#5
Stay clear from qualcast absolute load of rubbish.I brought a brush cutter and it rattled it's self to piece's in a day.
top.gear to jozski
6 Jul 173#6
FREE 2 year guarantee when bought from Argos. So If it does take it back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
zizzles to jozski
7 Jul 172#30
I have no idea what you are trying to say.
Quoth to jozski
7 Jul 171#31
I bought a qualcast garden shredder - it's taken some serious abuse and is still going strong.
Bilbo1968
6 Jul 172#7
Qualcast like Bush are brands owned by Argos now.
jozski
6 Jul 171#8
Yes that's awesome!! when you've got an arm and a leg missing lol
fishleg003
6 Jul 172#9
Many ways of cutting stuff just get a bow saw much safer or a hand held replicating saw. Can't really think of a use unless you own a forest.
compadre to fishleg003
6 Jul 174#11
Try cutting 2 cubic metres of oak or chestnut for firewood with a bow saw. For most things except forestry etc an electric chainsaw is a lot quieter, and convenient.
royals to fishleg003
7 Jul 17#42
agree, decent saw and a manual tree pruner (like than the excellent fiskars one) should be enough for most - otherwise get a pro in. in the wrong hands these things are lethal. This cheap rubbish is even more lethal as you more likely get kick back than a decent brand like stihl. i have a stihl hedgetrimmer and brushcutter and they are lethal enough
MarkShopper
6 Jul 171#10
Dangerous pieces of kit. I think most people would be better just to get some quotes from local gardeners to trim their hedges. I paid £30 recently, money well spent to keep my limbs safe and saved me the hassle of doing the job.
edgeone to MarkShopper
6 Jul 174#12
Chainsaw are not for trimming hedges. They are only dangerous if used incorrectly or if you don't know what you are doing with one.
moneybag to MarkShopper
7 Jul 17#34
This is a hedge trimmer, much harder to injure yourself if you use the correct tool.
Glad to see that all the moaners are back commenting on how bad this is without having bothered to buy or try this one.
Thanks OP good deal.
Excellent, just need a polar bear deal and my weekend is sorted!
JohnBoy73
6 Jul 1718#16
These chainsaws have fairly come down in price. They used to cost an arm and a leg!
B0rker to JohnBoy73
6 Jul 171#17
Badum-tish!
"Thank you folks, thank you, I'm here all week."
DealAway to JohnBoy73
7 Jul 17#51
Use one when you are drunk and it will cost an arm and a leg !
queenieburns
6 Jul 17#18
Heat! Ordered!
ILikeUsingGifsToComment
6 Jul 1712#19
old_four_finger
6 Jul 17#20
Good home defense
user12134
6 Jul 17#21
This is not hedge trimmer but a chainsaw which is a dangerous piece of kit. Only buy if you need to cut or prune big trees.
tinman41
6 Jul 172#22
You can never have enough chainsaws.
crazygoldfish
7 Jul 17#23
Heat.
I've got some bodies to chop up later. Using a jack saw was hard work. But with this handy chain saw I can focus on more murders
ssatoh_inreverse
7 Jul 172#24
Mother-in-Law comment in yet?
othen
7 Jul 17#26
I'm going to try to stop myself buying one of these - but I think I'll have one by the end of the day. This is just too tempting :-)
m.ad
7 Jul 171#27
Brilliant, my Zombie Apocalypse emergency grab bag will be complete! :stuck_out_tongue:
Jasonl
7 Jul 171#28
gcol
7 Jul 171#29
60 quid to prepare for the zombie apocalypse? Heat.
androoski
7 Jul 17#32
This is quite a wimpy chainsaw, not really useful for much more than a quick way to cut firewood or to maintain branches a bit thicker than a good hedge trimmer would deal with but it is quicker and more flexibly than a handsaw.
Do remember that these things are not maintenance free, they need servicing, the chain needs to be kept sharp and the oil bath needs looking after. But better than an electric one, there is nothing convenient about trailing a 240v cable around.
Still a hot deal compared to equivalent product prices.
Robo
7 Jul 17#33
I'm sure people on here are old enough to be responsible for there own safety As far as the deal goes the reviews are hit and miss, I appreciate that it comes with a 2 year guarantee but the same as my useless dremmel, when I go to use I need it to work not look to,see if it's past it's 2 year old mark cause it's knackered and take it back.
For this kind of kit, I'd invest in quality and stuff the price, just my opinion I'm sure it isn't shared by all.
Besford
7 Jul 17#35
I'm not! :smiley:
shaft1
7 Jul 173#36
please please please be careful when using any chainsaw. the kickback is lighting fast and you'll be very lucky if you get away without any injury. I almost took out my face with one when i hit a small rock trying to cut out the roots of a big tree. Thank god i was wearing a helmet and face guard. do not lose concentration, even for a moment.
ultrak3wl to shaft1
7 Jul 17#54
Helmet and face guard but also recommend steel mesh safety trousers. Well actually that's not my recommendation it comes from paramedic friend which unfortunately has seen it all before.
g1hsg to shaft1
7 Jul 17#67
With respect you shouldn't EVER be putting the bar anywhere where you can't see what it's going through. Also running into soil is the fastest way to blunt the cutting edges. Granted this isn't the most powerful saw out there but it is far more than a hedge trimmer - if used correctly.
JonF992 to shaft1
7 Jul 17#69
This just says it all. If you're going to use a chain saw to cut out roots, then you're going to risk serious injury. Used with common sense for their intended purpose and you're not going to come to harm.
queenieburns
7 Jul 17#37
My wife wont let me :disappointed:
HowardLowe
7 Jul 171#38
Don't buy don't buy -Damn bought !
sparklehedgehog
7 Jul 17#39
Google chainsaw injuries pics and you'll think twice
androoski to sparklehedgehog
7 Jul 171#70
Oh no, I googled car injuries and now I'm never going in a car again!
Looking4Glitches
7 Jul 171#40
"Oh hidy ho officer we've had a doozy of a day. There we we're minding our own business. Makin some improvements to our new vacation home. When all the sudden these kids start killing themselves all over my property. Now, I don't know about how much experience you've had with this kind of thing but me and Dale here, well, we ain't had any."
royals
7 Jul 17#41
agreed. you must learn how to use these properly. One item where proper kit (eg in the gif above dont dress like that idiot) and holding it properly to preempt kick back is a must
simate
7 Jul 17#43
The reviews say about the chain coming off and the tensioner coming loose a lot, worth avoiding.
robertoegg
7 Jul 174#44
funny how you don't get pleading warnings on sofa deals what with 30,000 deaths a year connected to inactivity :smile:
markbartlett
7 Jul 17#45
Don't have a garden or any need for one, but surely there's a use somewhere for such a fun toy.
markbartlett
7 Jul 17#46
That chain speed though - 16 metres a second. :O I never realised they moved that fast.
scouser999
7 Jul 171#48
Spend some savings on good PPE, A visor hard hat with ear defenders and mesh trousers.
I'd give my right arm for them......:confused:
gordo1964
7 Jul 171#49
Wife's Birthday present sorted - along with her metre long snickers bar and her three pairs of false eye-lashes - thanks to HUKD she is one luck lady.
NathTB
7 Jul 171#50
Okay, how can I convince myself that I need a chainsaw...
dunc360
7 Jul 17#52
Mine broke - Oil line split over the winter somehow and is beyond repair without taking to a shop.
Wouldn't go for a petrol one again though, I have around a dozen 15ft conifers that need annual trimming among other taller trees and would 100% go electric next time. Far less hassle.
wakeywarrior
7 Jul 17#53
My dad did his finger with a hedge trimmer so they can be dangerous too. Mum rang and said she had a call Dad was in hospital- could I go up to the house as she was out- had no idea why he was in hospital. Went up and there were the stepladders on the floor, hedge trimmers next to them, and a trail of blood to where his car would have been parked. When we got to the hospital found he had lopped his finger straight off, but he's a hard as nails character and he'd picked it up and driven himself to hospital. They couldn't re-attach it and he was asking the nurses if he could have it mounted in a glass case giving 'the finger'. Moral of this story- be bloody careful, it would have been his entire hand with one of these!
ssatoh_inreverse
7 Jul 17#55
In that case, replace "it's self" with itself. Then read Isaac Asimov's laws. You will still not have any idea what he/she is trying to say, but at least it'll keep you busy.
otterboxer
7 Jul 17#56
Had a stihl one for years but it went to chainsaw heaven last year. Thought ok its qualcast, it cant be that bad for the money. It is, even at this price. Save your money and put it towards a real one.
robo989
7 Jul 17#57
Qualcast is an Argos own brand.
robo989
7 Jul 171#58
Wtf has everyone on Hukd turned into some kind of would-be health and safety officer.
It's a chain saw they can't be sold to under 18s. If you are susceptible to losing limbs using one then you deserve it and would have come to a sticky end at some point regardless.
thabiz to robo989
7 Jul 171#60
Yes it is annoying to go on about safety, but in this case it really is necesary. They really are extremely dangerous. You cannot just get one out the box, no familiarity with how it will behave and control, with no ppe and start cutting. Though I suspect a fair amount of people do that, it is completely wreckless. And in the end, if enough people do seriously hurt themselves or others then chainsaws will be harder to get hold of, just like proper nail guns, air guns, bows, large bushcraft knives etc etc. And then the consumer looses again. There are youtube instructional videos, cheap ppe and common sense, so no excuse to not do it properly at a low level of risk.
Accidents with power tools tend to happen with ignorance and misguided machismo. And I have seen that level of stupidity with professional tree surgeons also.
hullu
7 Jul 17#59
just apply common sense, ensure the cut you make is opening and not closing thus pinching the chain. It's easy to anticipate kick backs on that basis. I've been using chainsaws for 40 years, had few chains come off etc but anticipation is the key.
DMcG1873
7 Jul 17#61
I just need to find a hockey mask now...
americanonpurpose to DMcG1873
9 Jul 17#73
Why?
Bitbotbang
7 Jul 171#62
Save my soul, but I had to ask! Why in the world would I need this when I am not a tradesman?? For safety reasons I would NEVER in my life time buy something like this even if it were offered to me for free! Look at the sight of it ffs!
Madafwo
7 Jul 17#63
Wonderful, always wanted to take up juggling but was put off by the cost of chainsaws. 3 ordered for collection at my local Argos for £179.97, what's the worst that could happen?
SixtyFive
7 Jul 171#64
A useful item for alcohol dependant folk to impress their drinking pals in the living room during a session after a alcohol deal is posted on HUKD
faz1964
7 Jul 171#65
£45 quoted to take out two 5ft spreading type conifers., £59.99 for this = no brainer. If I survive :confused:
jozski
7 Jul 17#66
qualcast is not a good brand. I'd go for a Stihl, you get what you pay for!!
I hope you can understand what I mean @zizzles
rayjoe
7 Jul 17#68
good find op!
sparklehedgehog
7 Jul 17#71
difference is this is much more easily done and is much more severe every time than the mild knocks you can get away with in a car
You're being ridiculous
jozski
7 Jul 17#72
To$$er
Dandyman
10 Jul 17#74
the chains being backwards on the display model isn't giving me confidence In the product
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Opening post
Dedicated petrol support service - 01904 727500 7 days a week uk based technical support! Free collection and delivery of your product if we need to repair it- making sure you only have to miss it for one weekend. Online support and spares department.
All Qualcast garden power products and pressure washers include a FREE 2 year guarantee when bought from Argos. So whether it is a lawnmower that you use weekly or a hedge trimmer that you use occasionally, you have the peace of mind that with Qualcast, the product is built to last.
Model number: PCS46Z-S.
Chainsaw features:
Power 45cc.
Chain bar length 45cm.
Cordless.
Chain speed 16.7m/s.
Electronic ignition.
Automatic chain lubrication.
Quick stop chain brake.
Rapid reaction kick-back brake.
Features a safety trigger, safety guard and hand guard.
Chain catcher - helps prevent the chain being thrown back towards the handler, if the chain becomes derailed or breaks.
Anti vibration system - minimises vibrations allowing you to work more efficiently.
Blade protection cover.
Tool free chain assembly allows for simple fitting and chain adjustment.
Weight 5.6kg.
Manufacturer's 2 year guarantee.
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Without wanting to sound patronising only buy this if you know what you are doing and don't dislike your neighbour :confused:
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Without wanting to sound patronising only buy this if you know what you are doing and don't dislike your neighbour :confused:
Glad to see that all the moaners are back commenting on how bad this is without having bothered to buy or try this one.
Thanks OP good deal.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cutting-Gasoline-Chainsaw-Aluminum-Autotune/dp/B01MQ0CHHG/ref=sr_1_70?rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1499368993&sr=8-70&keywords=Petrol%2BChainsaw&th=1
"Thank you folks, thank you, I'm here all week."
I've got some bodies to chop up later. Using a jack saw was hard work. But with this handy chain saw I can focus on more murders
Do remember that these things are not maintenance free, they need servicing, the chain needs to be kept sharp and the oil bath needs looking after. But better than an electric one, there is nothing convenient about trailing a 240v cable around.
Still a hot deal compared to equivalent product prices.
For this kind of kit, I'd invest in quality and stuff the price, just my opinion I'm sure it isn't shared by all.
I'd give my right arm for them......:confused:
Wouldn't go for a petrol one again though, I have around a dozen 15ft conifers that need annual trimming among other taller trees and would 100% go electric next time. Far less hassle.
It's a chain saw they can't be sold to under 18s. If you are susceptible to losing limbs using one then you deserve it and would have come to a sticky end at some point regardless.
Accidents with power tools tend to happen with ignorance and misguided machismo. And I have seen that level of stupidity with professional tree surgeons also.
I hope you can understand what I mean @zizzles
You're being ridiculous