Comparing Chainsaws Advantages and Disadvantages

[Hodgie]

ok thanks for all the comments so far. So the majority seem to like stihl because they feel stronger etc and have good ant vibration rubbers. But husqvarna are more powerful and agrressive so get through wood faster. So whats the view on jonsereds then??

[slasherscot]

They both have the same power source, an engine and the same cutting mechanism, cutters.

 

The differences are in build quality and performance, which the two market leading makes you have selected is really very subjective, IMO.

 

Although Stihl is by far the better saw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

If ur a farmer:biggrin:

[plippy]

i use a jonsered for coppicing and milling ( 2165 turbo )she's a beautiful saw, also im told that the jonsered all come from the husky production line, i maybe wrong!!

[Stephen Blair]

i dont use husky because the choke starter thing is rubbish, taking the bar and chain off is also annoying imo. powerwise there isnt much in them but i feel husky are flimsy.

[csservices]

The last decent Sthil I had was a 028 which I had for years, the one that replaced it was an MS290 and that was numb as anything, heavy and gutless, also had an ms180 for a while but again to gutless for the size, been running huskies for a few years now currently a 345xp and a 350 the 350's a nice handy saw although my all time favourite saw was a husky 372xp with a 24" bar used to pick that over the others regardless of what I was doing, til some scumbag nicked it, only stihl I've got now is my pole pruner and thats only because its got a bigger engine and longer reach than the husky version

[Johny Walker]

the ms290 & ms180 are not built for the pro user so compared with a 028 /345xp/372 there is no contest, as for the 350 that is built for semi pro, if you going to compare do it like for like ,

[skyhuck]

If ur a farmer

 

[csservices]

the ms290 & ms180 are not built for the pro user so compared with a 028 /345xp/372 there is no contest, as for the 350 that is built for semi pro, if you going to compare do it like for like ,

 

Well I've evolved chainsaw wise if they still built the 028 I'd probly still be using stihl

[Johny Walker]

Well I've evolved chainsaw wise if they still built the 028 I'd probly still be using stihl

 

they do they now call it ms260

[Charlieh]

i dont use husky because the choke starter thing is rubbish, taking the bar and chain off is also annoying imo. powerwise there isnt much in them but i feel husky are flimsy.

 

 

must admit i prefer the older choke style, although at least the off switch works in the right direction on a husky