Buying my first saw and want peoples opinion.

[mikedrums69]

I'm looking at buying my first saw and wanted everybodys opinion?

 

I've got a budget of about £500 and i the look of the Stihl MS260 but the Husqvarna 346XP is cheaper and roughly has the same power and weight.

 

It be mainly used for small trees, logging, groundwork stuff etc.

 

Cheers,

Mike

[ledders666]

i started with ms260 as did a lot of peopl i know, its brilliant light but powerful enough, its still my most used saw against my ms460, highly recomended

[MRstump]

id go for the husky myself, its better for groundwork and logging,the engine is more revy which is ideal for snedding and stuff

[geoff]

Contrary to some radicalists,eithr the husky or the stihl will do your job,both are good saws.I use a 260(7 year old),and it still rattles on.

[Alinicoll]

I don`t think you can really go wrong with either saw.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

This 346 vs 260 thing is one tiresome pain in the a. Saying that either of them are crap is just meaningless - They both have pros and cons - of course they do. Why don't you buy one of each secondhand from ebay and thoroughly try them out then you'll know which YOU prefer and won't have to have militant arbtalkers proffering saw snobbery at you! I have my clear favourite of the two but I'm not going to say because I can be bothered with baiting someone who disagrees.

[Kev Stephenson]

buy the one with the best/nearest dealer support

[Blaisey]

Id go for the 028

[Will Hinchliffe]

346 is king

[Mozza]

Id get 357xp