261 or 362??

[Pooh sticks]

I'm not in the profession just like to have nice kit, I use my saw every weekend and am going to buy a new saw, I have recently been thinking about a 362 but a local supplier said that it's a heavy and unbalanced, and pushed me towards a 261 any advice on either??

[Stubby]

I'm not in the profession just like to have nice kit, I use my saw every weekend and am going to buy a new saw, I have recently been thinking about a 362 but a local supplier said that it's a heavy and unbalanced, and pushed me towards a 261 any advice on either??

 

Is your local supplier Stihl only ? If he is Husky as well check out the 550 or 560 saws ...........

[Pooh sticks]

I asked about them but he said it would be too fast for me

[Stubby]

I asked about them but he said it would be too fast for me

 

Don't see why ? You know what you are doing surely . I would try them . Make your own mind up bud .

[Climbingmagnus]

I've got a 362 and really like it.

[phill]

The 261 is a load of shite

 

 

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[doobin]

Your local dealer sounds like a ponce. 'Too fast for you, have a hobby saw instead'

 

Ok, I know the 261 is supposed to be pro, but the 362 is a far better bet, much more of a proper saw. I love the 251 for the price and weight, and the 362 for the same. The 261 is just a tranny saw stuck in no-mans-land!

 

A 362 will fly with a 13" bar on a 9t sprocket for small stuff and will take a 20" bar on a 7t for big stuff occasionally. Really good all rounder.

[kev7937]

We have both and wouldn't recommend either tbh

 

There's always a mad rush for the 550 at our yard in the morning, unfortunately we only have one

[Big J]

I'd say that a 550xp on a longer bar would be ideal. Stay away from the new generation Stihls as they just aren't competitive with the Husqvarna offerings.

[Backpain]

I'd go Husky all the way now, the new Stihl stuff seems a bit pants. Stripped a 261 and there's bits of it that are almost impossible to take apart without special tools. My old MS260 has been brilliant and I'd never trade it in for a new one. Unless it was a Husky!!!!

Got a T540 XP bit strange when you first start it up but just ooozes quality once its warmed up.