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[stihlmadasever]

Please dont touch a 135...it will taint your opinion of husqvarna chainsaws...

[gary112]

30 minutes ago, gary112 said:

If your in Ireland Diffin supplies are selling husky 435 with helmet and gloves for £259.99

 

[spudulike]

Reckon the 241 is probably the best of the bunch and will be a bit more punchier than the MS181etc, 346XPs are fab but scarce for good ones now. I guess a fair bit hinges on how much firewood you cut and how much you will miss the punch of the 028 but think it is worth spending a bit more and not regretting it after a few hours cutting.

The easy starts and these "Simple" chain adjusters are a but weekend warrior IMO, they exacerbate the possibility of failure IMO and the chain adjusters can be a sod to rebuild if they come apart! 

[peatff]

1 hour ago, stihlmadasever said:

Please dont touch a 135...it will taint your opinion of husqvarna chainsaws...

I still like mine after all these years. I don't know what the problem is with people who call them.

[lurkalot]

MS 181. Any of these symptoms sound familiar.

1: Knock the handle and the throttle and choke linkage all jumps out.

2: E-clip disappears off the end of the choke shaft on carb, causing all sort of problems.

3: Oil hoses leak where they fit in the tank, making a mess. New hose will cure that for a while.

4: Bar clamp stud comes out with the bar and cover attached to it, if someone does it up slightly too tight.

5: Bar clamp stud sometimes strips out of the plastic housing that it's screwed into. There's a oversized stud available for this.

6: Had a few main bearing s where the cages have disintegrated and gone up the bore. (Not just limited to the 181).

Edited November 20, 2017 by lurkalot
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[stihlmadasever]

20 minutes ago, peatff said:

I still like mine after all these years. I don't know what the problem is with people who call them.

The problem is theyre crap.

Cheap build quality

Difficult to start

Starter coil has went half a dozen times

Guidebar is made of papermache

Poor power to weight ratio

I could go on but like i say

Crap- and nothing anyone will say will change my opinion

[Glide]

So the huskys I have access to are the shit ones

nobody is recommending a stihl 

 

there is is a Tanaka 4501 18” 

and an echo cs420 that have been recommended are these any good 

[Rough Hewn]

A stihl 261 is a good machine.
Fast cutting with a narrow .325 kerf
[emoji106]

[huskykev]

Whereabouts in ireland are you? Irish forestry products in limerick are good to deal with, picked up a 395 husky €200 cheaper than main dealer. Good website too, irishforestryproducts.com

[NFG]

20 minutes ago, huskykev said:

Good website too, irishforestryproducts.com

Think you'll find its http://www.irishforestryproducts.ie - as opposed to .com