first chainsaw advice

[Henk]

Agreed on Husky 345 - nice saw. I have since fitted mine with a 13" Carlton Bar and full chisel chain - tweaked the engine with a tacho - speedy little snedder it is. 357 XPG if you are serious - get the heated grips - bonzer saw. Took advice from very experienced arb people. Can't be bothered with the works Stihl MS 260 now unless I have sleepers to cross cut.....

[Husky D]

Hi, Agree with Jamie about the 353- great little saw that does everything nicely without costing a fortune or being agressive and just a good allrounder. I've trained with them for a few years and they haven't let me down even with plenty of abuse! The 260 is a reliable saw but for the money seems just a bit sedate and doesn't handle like the husky imo. If your not after a full pro saw then I use a husky 455 rancher with pixel chain on it and well impressed with its grunt but i'm sure others may have different views!

[nantmoel]

I have the Rancher 460, had it for a good price £330 with an 18" bar (6 weeks ago), plenty of power for what I need, I cut a couple of tonne of logs each year. It depends on what you are going to use it for.

[dangerous brian]

Huskey 346 awsome saw,and if it dont work out they fetch good money second hand,

[3dogs]

its harder to get the parts for husky around here,take that into account. ive owned a ms260, good little saw.

 

Thats what would sell it for me theres nothing between husky and stihl its just personnel preference. But at some point you will need parts!

 

My advice would be:- MS 260 13" bar or 357xp 15" bar

 

Jonesie's a good place to start looking and the service is second to none. However i thought he might have thrown in a free arb talk T-shirt when i bought new saw and harness:thumbdown:

[ScotClayShooter]

All good advice but consider a Makita DCS5000/5001.

 

3.8 HP and fairly cheap.

[samarb]

buy a 660 stick and 18" on it get used to the weight and thats all the saw you'll ever need.