Saw to run 13in bar

[NFG]

Hi

 

My choice, in no particular order:

 

Stihl MS241 - if M-Tronic is OK, perhaps older ones may not have it? WES has one & its been tweaked

Echos as per above posts

Husqvarna 346xp

Dolmar 420 - fairly sure its pro build & yes, Id like one

 

My 346 has a 15" bar so would fly on 13".

 

 

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[toniberndtson]

To auto tune or not to auto tune, that is the question.

cheers, steve

They should really make the at data user readable, ant or bt connection to an app would be nice. Perhaps even user flashable updates! You don't need a technician for that...

 

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[carlos]

just got two ECHO CS-501SX at work and they seem real nice and super lightweight and thats running an 18" bar as all we could get, so on an 13" it would be ace.

relatively new for us so cant comment on long term reliability.

[Gary24]

Got three autotune huskys and not a problem yet,had em over two years

[Commando]

As you say, Echo CS390 esx.

 

 

 

A few happy owners on here.

 

 

👍👍 I'm one of em!

[R Mac]

Got three autotune huskys and not a problem yet,had em over two years

 

Seems they either give no trouble (the majority perhaps) or they give endless trouble. Just out of curiosity, are your's totally stock or tuned in some way, even something minor like a drilled out exhaust silencer?

[Gary24]

All stock saws 2x550 and a 560 all run spot on

[R Mac]

All stock saws 2x550 and a 560 all run spot on

 

Maybe something to be said for keeping them stock. I work with a couple of guys from time to time who use a mix of Stihl and Husky including a 560XP, never seen any problems with any of them and I'll assume as they always have the Husky with them that it isn't prone to problems. Me, I'm quite happy with my own Echo saws. I do a bit of work on an estate and they have a 576XP with Autotune, I've used it and would happily own one, it can sit for weeks, maybe months on end unused and always starts and runs no problem.

[Stubby]

My 560 is not stock and it stays indoors for long periods now as I am semi retired . Run on Aspen 4 mixed with Red Line 2t oil it starts every time and runs all day without any problems when I do use it . 2011 saw fettled by Petemate on here .

[TIMON]

Husky 346xp would be right up your alley. Good compact saw with plenty of poke for its size.