What is a good brand/model of chainsaw.

loveta

Bought a new husqvarna saw a few years ago 09 i think.For the work i would be doing they guy recommended the husky 350 model and to stay away from sthil (they were selling both) now the saw that i bought has broke my heart its done about 30 -40 hours and the engine has blew, kick back brake spring melted into it, exhaust screws broke in it and melted a hole into the oil tank, and its weeping petrol if you leave it lying on its side. have being told the husky 365 was the model i should have bought and others say stay well clear of them any suggestions??

Genghis Cant

loveta wrote: »

Bought a new husqvarna saw a few years ago 09 i think.For the work i would be doing they guy recommended the husky 350 model and to stay away from sthil (they were selling both) now the saw that i bought has broke my heart its done about 30 -40 hours and the engine has blew, kick back brake spring melted into it, exhaust screws broke in it and melted a hole into the oil tank, and its weeping petrol if you leave it lying on its side. have being told the husky 365 was the model i should have bought and others say stay well clear of them any suggestions??

I've both and they're both good saws, trouble free, neither gave an ounce of trouble. The 350 is older from memory I think bought in 2000.

Greengrass1

loveta wrote: »

Bought a new husqvarna saw a few years ago 09 i think.For the work i would be doing they guy recommended the husky 350 model and to stay away from sthil (they were selling both) now the saw that i bought has broke my heart its done about 30 -40 hours and the engine has blew, kick back brake spring melted into it, exhaust screws broke in it and melted a hole into the oil tank, and its weeping petrol if you leave it lying on its side. have being told the husky 365 was the model i should have bought and others say stay well clear of them any suggestions??

Stihl. Best saw ever.
We've had about 7 or 8 saws in last 10 yrs.
Husqi and stihl.
Have a semi pro husqi no as well as a stihl. Husqi notba patch on stihl.
the husqi is a good saw and have no trouble with it but the stihl is much better balanced and a lot easier to work. I could spend a full day during winter on the saw mist days and prefers the stihl

onyerbikepat

I have a Stihl MS 250 .Must have it over 12 years and still going fine. Dont do a terrible amount of work with it, cut just firewood for the house. Id say I'll knock another year or two out of it, as it's startin to get a bit noisy and loose now.

loveta

Used a sthil last week for a day and a bit think it was a 721 great power touch heavy for light stuff but an animal for the heavy stuff

Oldtree

Stihl, but I was trained on them so I may be biased. Have 020T, 026 and an 044 with a short blade. They are so easy to use and reliable and easy to fix with parts readily available for years. The 026 is a great workhorse for its weight and great on fuel too.

willfarmerman

Stihl.

agriman27

I traded in my ten year old sthil ms250 there a couple of months ago, I got a new more powerful ms270 with an 18 inch bar ,I'm very happy with so far its a handy saw a little bit heavier than the 250 but with more power it gets through the work far quicker. The 270 is a really well balanced saw and the anti vibration system is class a good power simple saw no gimmicks on it. I looked at the huskys because we had a 61 years ago but the sthil was better build quality and I got a good trade in.

ally k

Stihl all the way think husky is light scrap ...

Oldtree

I cant stand the sound out of a husky now sounds very whiny to me, isn't that funny.

kelslat

I have a stihl 024 I have been using it for 18 years and my uncle had it for about 4 or 5 years before that. we only ever burn timber here so that saw is after doing a lot of work, with firewood, coppising hedges etc... If it ever packs in I will get a ms240.

loveta

Well thanks for the replies guys the sthil i was using was a MS 391 which i liked except i thought it was a wee bit heavy for the light work was quoted round E900 but told there is always offers round the ploughing and if i could to wait til then can buy a husky 365 for E780 now, decisions decisions ehh..

sheebadog

Shindaiwa. Hard to beat.
Japanese manufactured and bulletproof.

kay 9

Have had stihls, huskies, partners, oleo macs, ehoes and pretty much every other make through the years and without a doubt I'm a husky man through and through. Bought a little 550xp a couple of years ago and what a saw. Cuts like a maniac and zero maintenance bar general cleaning and sharpening etc. Stihls are heavy, slow and far more cumbersome in the power to weight ratio dept imo. Huskies are way ahead.

270WIN

loveta wrote: »

Well thanks for the replies guys the sthil i was using was a MS 391 which i liked except i thought it was a wee bit heavy for the light work was quoted round E900 but told there is always offers round the ploughing and if i could to wait til then can buy a husky 365 for E780 now, decisions decisions ehh..

i bought a new Stihl ms391 recently for 750 euro...brilliant saw ..a bit heavy as u say for small stuff but an animal to cut big rings.

tomwaterford

sheebadog wrote: »

Shindaiwa. Hard to beat.
Japanese manufactured and bulletproof.

very rare though....alsao tanaka..make some of the best weight to power saws...but fierce expensive though

sheebadog

tomwaterford wrote: »

very rare though....alsao tanaka..make some of the best weight to power saws...but fierce expensive though

Worth the few quid. Something that starts second time.....every time?

tomwaterford

sheebadog wrote: »

Worth the few quid. Something that starts second time.....every time?

yes..as they are hard to diagonise when hard to start...trying to convince lads to buy a new carb for there saw,...even if its starting and appears to be running well is a diaster

jay gatsby

270WIN wrote: »

i bought a new Stihl ms391 recently for 750 euro...brilliant saw ..a bit heavy as u say for small stuff but an animal to cut big rings.

Same here, bought at around the same money (maybe a fraction less even) last year in our local supplier and threw in 5 litres of chain oil and a litre of mix.

was supposed to be a sale at the time but I'm sure you'd get it at that money again if you ask around.

stoeger

Have a stihl 096 old saw but a pure animal also have a husqvarna 450 great saw and a lovely little stihl 170 for small stuff

Gautama

I was talking to my local chainsaw man last week. He said that Stihl is the only decent make now.
Said that Huskies used to be good, but nowadays the company is too focused on affordability and the quality is now gone. Even the pro models, apparently.

loveta

Gautama wrote: »

I was talking to my local chainsaw man last week. He said that Stihl is the only decent make now.
Said that Huskies used to be good, but nowadays the company is too focused on affordability and the quality is now gone. Even the pro models, apparently.

Was wondering that myself but its very hard to get a straight answer out of the guys that are selling them, all they want to do is sell whats in stock.

case885

What are echo like? Saw an old one lying around at home.