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[combined tree services]

Why:confused1:

 

If you asked, Hardwood?? or Softwood??, I could see the sense, but I don't see how logging and felling, aren't forestry??

 

WELL- i should hae said firewood instead of logging , forestry , arb work , i was asking because it may be that one saw out preforms the other in that application

 

Should i have also asked if it was soft wood or hardwood they were cutting up of felling etc:001_tt2:

[Frank]

The stihl 460 is an awesome saw from 16" bar upto 25" bar. It will be my next purchase. More grunt than the 441.

I like the way that as soon as you mentioned Husqvarna, jonesies mentioned buying spare parts. Hahaha

[Frank]

ive mainly used husky 357s or stihl ms260 , mainly felling trees and would say the husky was better (especially with bore cuts) the stihl ms 260 didnt seem to have as much torque

 

Are you sure the stihl didn't have as much torque? Or did it just not rev it's knackers off. Haha

[tree man john]

going to be using the saw for tree surgery possibly sometimes in the tree but mostly on the ground

[combined tree services]

going to be using the saw for tree surgery possibly sometimes in the tree but mostly on the ground

 

i probably would go for the husky, but this is only personal preference .

its high reving with plenty of grunt , also i find their shape makes then a little more comfortable to work with in a tree .

[Samuel]

stihl 460:thumbup1:

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

To my mind they are not a like-for-like comparison; the 372xp should be compared with the MS441 in terms of power etc.

 

Thus, the MS460 is the stronger saw and a better one imo

[ben lightfoot]

Just had a quick look and think the husky is about £70 cheaper, will that help sway the decision too?

[skyhuck]

Just had a quick look and think the husky is about £70 cheaper, will that help sway the decision too?

 

The reason for that is in TCD's post, above yours

[Charlieh]

doesnt make a whole world of difference get hold of one of each and see whats comfortable to use for you, if you were doing 24" dia timber most the time then i would say the 460 if <20" probably the 372, if its between these two then there will in the real world be very little to choose from, so your comfort as an operator is more important, i prefer then way the 372 handles feel to a 440/460 but i dont like the 576xp as much, so would probably pick up a 460 now, it really is dependant on supplies of parts locally, although many larger mail order firms can get me parts for the following day and the local dealer can be several days! as they have to order parts in.

 

but above all pick up both saws carry them round the dealership no matter how much of a fool you feel and look, and pretend to make the felling cuts and lifting the saw over a trunk, see how fluid it feels to you, and then make your choice