Bigger chainsaw

[tree_beard]

husky 181/281(81cc) or 288xp(88cc) on 24-32" bar, good strong saws.

 

parts are easy to get hold of, and the anti-vibe (although lax by modern standard) is prolly better than equivalent age stihl..

[Petemate390xp]

husqvarna 395:thumbup1: or 385 at a push

[Dennis357]

How about the big Sachs-Dolmars like the 133 153 and 166. They're also nice strong old machines.

[Eddy_t]

372 up to 24" 390 up to 28" 395 up to 36" 3120 42" and over ..... I recon a 395 would be the best bet . You don't need to get a new one . Some of the older 2 series saws are good 288 etc . Going back further its the all metal saws like the 2100 . Not high revving but grunt monsters ....

 

Erm, I'm running 36" on my 385 and it pulls like a train!

All in, you want a 80+cc saw for big bars, running an 070/090 will kill your back and unless you know how to use them, they would be pointless, the 050/051/075/075 once again is a big stihl torque saw, that in the hands of someone who doesn't know how to work it will just be a big, slow lump, as will the big old huskies. The minimum I would recommend is an 056/064/066/084/088 and newer counterparts or the husky 281/288/385/390/395/3120. These all have a modern rpm range, chainbrake as standard and fairly common to obtain

 

 

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[Stubby]

Erm, I'm running 36" on my 385 and it pulls like a train!

 

 

 

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Testament to how good the huskys are ! I have all the saws I mentioned and that is the bars they are running .

[Eddy_t]

Testament to how good the huskys are ! I have all the saws I mentioned and that is the bars they are running .

 

It's also a testament to how reserved husky are too, nothing bigger than 28" on 3/8

 

 

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[Stubby]

It's also a testament to how reserved husky are too, nothing bigger than 28" on 3/8

 

 

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Yea but we all know different .