Best 50 and 60cc saws

[banana]

Hi all, in your opinion which are the best saws

in 50cc

and 60cc

or there abouts

Things to take into consideration are

Price

Value

Reliabilty

Parts price and availabiity

Weight

Handling

Resale value

 

Looking forward to your veiws

Edited October 11, 2011 by banana
typo

[swinny]

Stihl ms 361

[WoodED]

Hi all, in your opinion which are the best saws

in 50cc

and 60cc

or there abouts

Things to take into consideration are

Price

Value

Reliabilty

Parts price and availabily

Weight

Handling

Resale value

 

Looking forward to your veiws

 

best 50cc saw is the husky 346xp, best 60cc saw is the stihl ms361 but they dont make it anymore so gotta be a husky 357xp (alltho its 57cc)

[banana]

best 50cc saw is the husky 346xp, best 60cc saw is the stihl ms361 but they dont make it anymore so gotta be a husky 357xp (alltho its 57cc)

 

Hi. I have had both.

Liked both, wish i had specced the 346 with an 18 inch bar though.

I think the Stihl suited me better as it had more grunt.

No need to rev the nads off it!!!!!

[WoodED]

Hi. I have had both.

Liked both, wish i had specced the 346 with an 18 inch bar though.

I think the Stihl suited me better as it had more grunt.

No need to rev the nads off it!!!!!

 

u dnt need to rev the nads of the 346xp.. if the chain is sharp it will dig in and throw lumps of 4x2 at you.. as far as 50cc saws go the 346 is at the op of the table... i havnt yet met some1 with a 261 that hasnt had the same problem with it.

[banana]

I was talking about the 361. In compariaon to that you do

u dnt need to rev the nads of the 346xp.. if the chain is sharp it will dig in and throw lumps of 4x2 at you.. as far as 50cc saws go the 346 is at the op of the table... i havnt yet met some1 with a 261 that hasnt had the same problem with it.

[WoodED]

I was talking about the 361. In compariaon to that you do

 

ahh i got ya... the 357xp is more of a comparison to the 361... i have a 346xp as my personal saw (i was self employed not so long ago) but the firm i work for have given me a 361 with a back handled brake witch i didnt like at first but soon relised how handy it was. 361 is the king of the 60cc saws. 346xp is the king of the 50cc saws.

[banana]

As they maybe

But i'm talking new!

What about overall though when you take all my points on board in the first post

[MattyF]

346 is king of the 50 cc IMO, using mine today I wished I had brought one years ago so fast snedding!! Useless as a ringing up saw but that's not what's it is designed for.

I really rate the 357 alot don't I think the 60 cc class is open, so far the new huskys debut does not seem great and no more Stihl 361 with it's replacement not matching it's predecessor.

[Paul Smith]

262xp only they don't make it anymore!