new saw stihl or husky

[Arbchris_88]

stihl 08s,a proper saw

 

You say that but I have one in the garage, not that it ever gets used

[Eddy_t]

You say that but I have one in the garage, not that it ever gets used

 

Send it me, I'll put it to good use

 

 

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[Eddy_t]

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?

 

Yes the husky 550 is the equivalent of the 261, but for near the same price you could get the 555, which is a down rated 560xp. It all depends on what you will be using more, longer bars are better on stihls as they generally have better torque, but a husky has a faster engine, and the 50-60cc range of huskys have more power. That said, I was never a fan of the 260 and the 261 is a POS IMO

 

 

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[Johny Walker]

Yes the husky 550 is the equivalent of the 261, but for near the same price you could get the 555, which is a down rated 560xp. It all depends on what you will be using more, longer bars are better on stihls as they generally have better torque, but a husky has a faster engine, and the 50-60cc range of huskys have more power. That said, I was never a fan of the 260 and the 261 is a POS IMO

 

 

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so yr saying the 261 is a public open space

[Eddy_t]

so yr saying the 261 is a public open space

 

Yup, complete with dog turds

 

 

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[Kay 9]

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.

 

Ref:

♦ Compare Husqvarna proffesional chainsaws

 

It said in that link that the oil pump on the 550xp is automatic but they are actually adjustable. Mine is anyway. Just thought I'd rectify that

[WeeDee]

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?

 

To help with a bit of your question, I use a 550XP on 15'' and 18'' bars. It's a good saw in the tree - not too heavy. It's well matched to the 15'' bar, and will cope with the longer one if needs require.

I moved from the Stihl 260 and have found an improvement, don't have enough practical experience of the 555 for my opinion to be of any value.

[SawTroll]

550 or 560. No brained IMO.

 

It is a total no-brainer - the Huskys are far ahead of the competition in the 50 and 60cc classes at the moment .

They just handle much better and are more fun to use, including the really snappy trigger response!

Edited December 10, 2013 by SawTroll

[Marcl]

Echo! You'd be daft not to look at them. Just got a CS420 yesterday, absolutely love it!

 

Marc.

[littlerob]

yes got a echo cs420 on 15inch bar super light little saw but you could go husky 365 for about the same out lay in cost to a stihl ms261