Madsen's saw shop: great business!

[motownbrowne]

I just wanted to let anyone who isn't already familiar with them know that Madsen's Saw Shop in Centralia Washington is a good vendor to deal with.

I am not receiving any benefit by writing this. I was in there last week and got a great deal on two pairs of boots. They were on the clearance rack, so it's not something you can count on. The reason I'm writing is because my local Stihl shop is an ace hardware. They can't tell most of the chainsaw parts apart from one another, and generally don't know anything about what I need.

Madsen's tailors their operation professional loggers. They stock a full line of stihl and Husqvarna saws and parts (can't ship stihl out of state, though). They are very very helpful on the phone and are used to tough questions and hard to find parts requests.

If you need parts for a chainsaw, or heavy duty work wear, safety gear, logging equipment, etc. it's worth checking out their website. They have a PDF catalog, but only handle orders by phone.

Anyways, just thought you should know.

 

[newbury]

Plus they have some good information on saw tuning and maintenance.

 

[Furu]

I will second the recommendation for Madsen's.. They are good people.

 

[motownbrowne]

Plus they have some good information on saw tuning and maintenance.

Yes! I totally forgot to mention that their website is totally awesome for all sorts of reasons. Great tuning info, plus info on fuel and oil, checking saws for air leaks, chain filing info, great pictures of logging in the Pacific Northwest, and on and on.

 

[murphy1244]

Plus they have some good information on saw tuning and maintenance.

Thanks much:thumbsup:, I just bookmarked that link.

 

[dstig1]

Known about them from my years on ArboristSite, but never dealt with them. But if you want someone who knows something in the local area, go to either Twin City Saw in St Paul (on Univ) or Beischwingers(sp?) ACE up in New Brighton. They both have a clue. Century in Stillwater has a lot of inventory, but you better know what you need and not ask them any questions, as they are beyond clueless. But they probably have it on hand, if you know what you need. I asked them to fix a broken link on a saw chain once, and the repair guy had no idea what I was asking. He came back out with something that was close to the equivalent of bailing wire holding it together. Ummm, no.... I then went straight to Twin City Saw... 5 min later I was back in business.

 

[motownbrowne]

Known about them from my years on ArboristSite, but never dealt with them. But if you want someone who knows something in the local area, go to either Twin City Saw in St Paul (on Univ) or Beischwingers(sp?) ACE up in New Brighton. They both have a clue. Century in Stillwater has a lot of inventory, but you better know what you need and not ask them any questions, as they are beyond clueless. But they probably have it on hand, if you know what you need. I asked them to fix a broken link on a saw chain once, and the repair guy had no idea what I was asking. He came back out with something that was close to the equivalent of bailing wire holding it together. Ummm, no.... I then went straight to Twin City Saw... 5 min later I was back in business.

Hey Dave,

Thanks for the information. It's great to know there's a couple of decent saw shops in the area!

 

[hslogger]

Madsen's is legendary on the Pacific Coast.It has been the no-nonsense go-to place for professional timber fallers since I can remember. Being a hand faller out west is something most people wouldn't have a clue about unless you were deeply associated with the trade. In an era of mechanical falling on good ground, there are still places machines cannot touch from B.C. to California. The timber faller relies on Madsens for the support to make a living.

 

[TemporaryKubotaOwnerMark]

Known about them from my years on ArboristSite,

Yep. Same here, but I have ordered from them. Great people to deal with. Their website is straight out of the late 90s, but they are a great resource.