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Husqvarna 266xp - Stihl MS440


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Was looking for something s/h with a bit of poke to use with a 20in bar on a saw horse but with little success (too dear and/or too rough), even had been starting to consider having to buy new, when I spotted on one of the local "flog it" sites a very tidy looking 266xp.

 

On going to see it, the guy also had an equally tidy Stihl MS440 with a 24in bar, both saws starting well and running well. Really was stuck between the two so ended up buying both on the basis that I'll try both, keep the one I like best, and re-sell the other.

 

Despite their age, I would intend to hang on to whichever one I keep for many years to come, so leaving aside the actual handling of the saw is there likely to be any long term reasons such as parts cost or availability, or really long term durability, etc, which should affect my decision one way or another.

 

Thank you.

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but the Stihl is definitely going nowhere!

 

Oh the perils of using the word "definitely".

 

The Husky was starting and running well, but being a bit of a mechanical nerd I took half a day yesterday and stripped it down for a check over. Didn't strip the engine, just a compression test which was showing 160+psi which I reckoned was OK.

 

Anyway, it was running a BM6A plug rather than the recommended BPMR7A (a big difference), coil gap was out, carb was out. So set the coil gap, proper plug, drained the tank and carb, filled with my usual fuel mix and warmed it up before a final wee tweak on the carb by ear and then give it a bit of work.

 

Saw transformed!, crisp, clean, sharp, lovely job. So the temptation now is to put a 20in bar on the Husky and unlike it (Husky) which probably isn't worth a pile of money, I could get pretty decent dosh for the Stihl.

 

Decisions, decisions, obviously judging by the comments they're both pretty well regarded saws. A bit strange that the Stihl would probably fetch more than double the price of the Husqvarna, don't see it being twice the saw at the minute.

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Does the 440 have a port out the front of the muffler? Add the factory dual port(a bolt on) and there will be a big difference yet again. You also want to clean or replace both spark arrestors.

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