Stihl or Husqvarna?

[MattyF]

the husky 346new version is an awsome saw it completly wipes the floor with any thing stihl has to offer in the class,had a silver clutched one on loan last month and it should be my next saw .... this little beast is not evan in the same class as any stihl comparison the aceleration balance and power is in a different league to the ms 260 and you cant evan compare it to the ms240

[Husqvarna King]

the husky 346new version is an awsome saw it completly wipes the floor with any thing stihl has to offer in the class,had a silver clutched one on loan last month and it should be my next saw .... this little beast is not evan in the same class as any stihl comparison the aceleration balance and power is in a different league to the ms 260 and you cant evan compare it to the ms240

Yeah, i have heard that too....not that there was anything wrong with the old 346

[MattyF]

Yeah, i have heard that too....not that there was anything wrong with the old 346

 

exactly,the 260 is ok not my favourite last time i used one it came home in a bag of bits and my dads just seized his,sold i a ms240 last year its still going but to be honest i wouldnt want to use either apart from next to a chipper

[powcaddy]

My most recent purchase was the husky 353 plenty of poke and lightweight aswell-cost 317 + vat

i also have a husky 141 and 357 xp,used to have a 61 but found it way to heavy and numb for my liking

[arbogrunt]

About 15 years ago, whilst at college, I had the chance to buy one of the colleges chainsaws (which were being replaced). I asked for a Stihl 036 but the Instructor said none of the Stihls were for sale (as they didn't yet need replacing. I then found out they had been bought at the same time as the Huskys and Sachs Dolmars they were flogging. I decided to buy a new Stihl 026!.

 

Since then I've been a dyed in the wool Stihl man...but, having bought a Husky 357XP last week, I have to say its the best felling saw I've had my mitts on yet!. I use Stihls for everyday donkey-work, snedding, crosscutting etc. I save my 357XP just for accurate, fast felling work. (and I don't let ANYONE else touch it!)

[nuggsy]

i like the 353 the 346 and the 357. been felling with the 353 for a few days n its a nice we saw, perfect wieght for snedding, lacks in power a little for bigger trees but gr8 saw all the same.

absolutly love the 357xp tho, plenty power without being to aggresive

[rbtree]

I have had two 346's, both fully woods ported. Am getting an NE soon, but it's going straight to my saw builder. Stock is slow...and boring.....I'm told it will outcut my ported Dolmar 5100S.

 

my old 346's cut as much as 50% faster than stock. Likely the gains will be a tad less with the NE.

 

Watching a Johh Deere CS 62 on ebay. Brand new, it is an Efco 162...pretty much the equal of a 357 or 361. If the price stays under $375, I'll go for it.

 

As if I need it, as a friend has gone out of biz. I'm buying a 357 and 372 from him to replace two of the same that were stolen. All saws modded by ehp (Ed Heard). I'm also getting another 372, but it's been worked over a bit too much for hard use like constant firewood cutting or chunking in a tree. But it'll be fun to race with at events, and he's sending me a tuned pipe to go with it.

 

 

I've some videos on Youtube....user name is the same.

[J Scott]

Hi Guys,

 

Decided to go for a Stihl. Got a good deal on a second hand MS270 in good condition, looking forward to seeing how it stands up. Thanks for the advice.

 

Jay

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Yeah, agree with general thinking here - avoid 024 go for 026.

[Mesterh]

Should be a good saw but remember its a Stihl so treat it hard, dont tinker with it too much and never clean it. In my experience it should last you for years