new saw stihl or husky

[Arbchris_88]

hi all I am in the market for a new small ish saw along the lines of a stihl ms 261, after reading all the raving reviews on here think I will give it a miss. saying that what is the husky equivalent?

 

would I be wrong in thinking a of getting something like a 550xp on a 16 or 18 inch bar ? or what's the views on the 545 or the 555?

[Dan Earp]

Or a dolmar bud? Quite a few rave about them and im awaiting for a price list so i can start buying and get away from the stihl husky rubbish

[Gus McWilliam]

Noooo go for the 261! I love mine

[Dan Earp]

Noooo go for the 261! I love mine

 

Lol o i love mine havent had any problems and ran aspen2 from the off, just peeved with both major players atm lol

[traktorz]

If your saw needs to be nimble & swift, pick a shorter bar and a smaller cylinder volume. If the needs actually requires an 18" bar, I would like to set for a 60cc saw. However a 60cc saw with an 18" bar is becoming heavy and bulky, at least that's the price we had to pay with our Stihl MS 362 C-Q. The HVA 555/560XP weren't available at that time of purchase for us.

 

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[Gus McWilliam]

Its by far the nicest saw iv ever used

[WoodED]

560xp is a reving lunatic . Put a smile on my face everytime I pick it up, took the spark screen out and seems to have even more punch to it and sounds crisp,

 

 

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[18 stoner]

550 or 560. No brained IMO.

[TreeswingerPerth]

Here we go again !! 560xp no messing

[Johny Walker]

stihl 08s,a proper saw