newbury
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Your usage reads more like Harry Homeowner rather than Jock the Lumberjack. The Farmboss will probably fit you well. After some usage and when you learn the potential advantages of different saws you can probably get a used pro saw for the cost of the C-MQ. And it might not be a Stihl.
My first saw I bought was an 021 (35CC), at whatever the list price was about 20 years ago, for suburban use. Then about 2009 I won a modded 62CC John Deere, started doing CSM (chain saw milling) decided I needed a 90CC Stihl, bought a modded Stihl 660 for $500. Each step (35cc, 62CC, 90CC) was a major difference and has their good points. If I'm out clearing 6 inch trees for trail the 35CC is ideal. Much bigger I like my 62CC. If I'm felling a tree for my sawmill I usually use one of my 90CC 660's. If I'm doing CSM it's a 90CC saw or my 120CC 088.
If you do much sawing another saw that fits the size you need is not that expensive.
My first saw I bought was an 021 (35CC), at whatever the list price was about 20 years ago, for suburban use. Then about 2009 I won a modded 62CC John Deere, started doing CSM (chain saw milling) decided I needed a 90CC Stihl, bought a modded Stihl 660 for $500. Each step (35cc, 62CC, 90CC) was a major difference and has their good points. If I'm out clearing 6 inch trees for trail the 35CC is ideal. Much bigger I like my 62CC. If I'm felling a tree for my sawmill I usually use one of my 90CC 660's. If I'm doing CSM it's a 90CC saw or my 120CC 088.
If you do much sawing another saw that fits the size you need is not that expensive.