First saw

[Rach]

Hiya guys,

 

Im looking to invest in my first chain saw (so i can stop borrow my other half's!!)

 

Would appreciate some advice on the best model, been swaying towards a husky much to the dissapointment of the mr haha, being a stihl man himself

 

thanks

[Stubby]

Hiya guys,

 

Im looking to invest in my first chain saw (so i can stop borrow my other half's!!)

 

Would appreciate some advice on the best model, been swaying towards a husky much to the dissapointment of the mr haha, being a stihl man himself

 

thanks

 

You are going the right way ! First we need to know what you are going to use it for and how big is the timber . Then we will know if its 395 BIG saw or 550 small saw territory , or anything in between .

[Rach]

Looking for something relatively lightweight, being a lass, as much as I hate to admit it I cant be lugging a massive saw round all day...

 

Timber probably wouldn't be much over 200mm diameter much of the time, will be for some basic felling and playing around making firewood

[Rach]

sorry 380mm diameter, my bad

[Stubby]

Husqvarna 550XP or 560XP . ..... 550 13"-15" bar and 560 15"-18" bar . You are at the " cutting edge" with these , pardon the pun 1

[Rach]

magic thanks, will have a look and see how i get on

[Stubby]

550 is light and flick able 560 slightly more weight and a bit more grunt . Both saws are way better than the equivalent saw of a few years back . I would guess 550 would be your choice but hey ....

[salter]

560xp all the way,well worth the time and the money.the best all round saw

[Big J]

560xp all the way,well worth the time and the money.the best all round saw

 

Not disputing that it's a good saw, but it's total overkill. For maximum diameters of 15 inches, a 550xp is going to be amply powerful. Any more than that is unnecessary.

[Eddy_t]

550, had a 346, was brilliant, buying a 550 next week, speak to f r jones, they beat any other price I've seen!

 

 

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