Husqvarna 338XPT - any good?

[Old Monkey]

Hey Roger, how much did the Wood's ported 192T set you back?

[Sambo]

My 8 year old husky 335XPT has only just died (no compression left). i bought it off of a collegue a couple of years ago I really liked that shape as it suited my cack-handedness better for some reason! Suffered the same ailments as other people have discussed though - dodgy recoil, chain break that would snap on randomly unless scrupulously cleaned! and i must have spent a fortune in replacement rear covers and gaffer tape!! because i'd not ever used a 200T (I'm a relatively new climber!) I was pretty shocked by the difference in power when i finally got one! However, Perhaps Stihl could take some pointers from the ergonomics of the 335XPT instead of designing their toppers like 3 Kilo Shoe Boxes!!