Stihl MS290 or Husky 365 special

[Howard R]

Buy it from one of the experts advertising on the right.

Not from an alloy wheel person

 

365 is a good choice of saw

[MATTMOSS]

Im a stihl man, but no contest here- 365 all the way

[Breezeblock]

365 definitely good saw as pointed out i would buy a new one from a dealer for an extra £20-30 with a minimum of a years warranty or is it 2 years with new huskys

[wisecobandit]

Figures match up with Husqvarna by the looks of it by what the advert says...

HOWEVER..

It is listed as having the zama carb not a walbro which was what where only on the pre 2003 saws.

 

Personally as said I would pay a few quid more and not just get a genuine saw but you will get warrantee etc to. For the extra £30 I would avoid all the hassle of not knowing what you buying over the net and be messed around.

[wyk]

As stated previously by these good folks - I'd go with one of our sponsors, instead.

[NFG]

Husqvarna 365 Chainsaw 20" BNIB with 12mths warranty | eBay

 

Hi,

 

I bought 365xp 70cc with 20" bar from FR Jones for just over £500 recently

 

I cant think of one reason why you would buy from E-bay as opposed to supporting a really first class dealer & thats an opinion shared by many on Arbtalk not just mine. Id certainly buy from them again.

 

Husqvarna 365 X Torq chainsaw (70.7cc) | F R Jones and Son

 

Just my thoughts

 

All the best

 

N

Edited January 22, 2014 by NFG

[banana]

I didn't realise. Mr Jones did them for that price!

Anyway just an update.

Got a mail back from them today.

It said that they had ordered 10 more saws today and would update the ad when they arrive with more pics.

Basically i don't think they have any in stock. Otherwise they would give me a serial number!!!. Just collecting money before they buy some. Whether they are genuine or not, who knows. I have told them this.

Anybody fancy contacting them and asking probing questions. Lets weasel them out. I will report their ad as dodgy tonight. Hopefully they will have to remove it

Atb

[SawTroll]

If it is new, it would say xt on it or x-torq.

 

Yes, but if so, it wouldn't say "Special" on it.

[NFG]

I didn't realise. Mr Jones did them for that price!

Anyway just an update.

Got a mail back from them today.

It said that they had ordered 10 more saws today and would update the ad when they arrive with more pics.

Basically i don't think they have any in stock. Otherwise they would give me a serial number!!!. Just collecting money before they buy some. Whether they are genuine or not, who knows. I have told them this.

Anybody fancy contacting them and asking probing questions. Lets weasel them out. I will report their ad as dodgy tonight. Hopefully they will have to remove it

Atb

 

Hi

 

Always worth calling/checking the site sponsors here & quoting Arbtalk, anyway, I wouldnt bother with Ebay unless proven beyond all doubt.

 

What they may be doing is posting a picture of the original item & selling copies, who knows?

 

So dont waste any more time, give Jonesie or one of the other sponsors here a call & support a good company and a guarantee/warranty with your new saw to boot .

 

N

[Stubby]

Yes, but if so, it wouldn't say "Special" on it.

 

I think I would sooner have the special than the X torque . The special is tried and tested and you can rely on it . The new X torque seems to be having a few problems by some accounts . As I understand it it needs some work on the transferees and it becomes a 372XP . Because of this I cant see the point of it really ....