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The Stihl pro models are made in Germany (crankcase castings, assembly). Cylinders etc I think are Italian. Some models of polesaw and other items made in USA. Guessing all plastic parts made in China. 

 

Husqvarna who knows where? Friends 572xp blew it's muffler off. Company I did my tickets with supplied two 550xp for the felling ticket course, both refused to stay running. After the second day the three of us, instructor, me and another lad were all using my MS201 back handle for everything. For the assessment, the company owner bought a new MS260.

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Look.............. it is like this, some like marmite and some don't, some like Stihl and some like Husqvarna, that's life and you will never be able to prove one way or another - just read the old threads on here.

From someone who services saws and has seen old new, battered and pristine, both manufacturers have made good and bad models, some early releases of saws have been diabolical and have had obvious design or manufacturing issues but won't go in to that.

Both have made saws that we all know to be reliable and solid workhorses so neither is really better than the other but would say that I do get more Stihl kit in for repair and put this down to their products being more popular rather than being less reliable.

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8 minutes ago, spudulike said:

Look.............. it is like this, some like marmite and some don't, some like Stihl and some like Husqvarna, that's life and you will never be able to prove one way or another - just read the old threads on here.

From someone who services saws and has seen old new, battered and pristine, both manufacturers have made good and bad models, some early releases of saws have been diabolical and have had obvious design or manufacturing issues but won't go in to that.

Both have made saws that we all know to be reliable and solid workhorses so neither is really better than the other but would say that I do get more Stihl kit in for repair and put this down to their products being more popular rather than being less reliable.

So is Husqvarna better?

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15 hours ago, Conor Wright said:
On 06/08/2019 at 20:10, Mark Bolam said:
Everything in the whole world uses cheaper parts these days.
Can anyone think of anything that’s better made than it used to be?

Porn

 

It still doesn't last any longer though.

I think he's gone back under the bridge now anyway, can't believe it's gone on for 3 pages :D

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