best chainsaw stihl or husqvarna

[Mountain man]

That would be a 560xpg and another 560xpg!

 

Ha ha, very good (and not far off the truth)

[mendiplogs]

Nope! 460 mag and 660 mag both have higher power ratings! I stand by my previous statement 100%

 

HI EDDY can i ask you eddy were did you get your power rating from on the 660 mag thanks jon

[Eddy_t]

HI EDDY can i ask you eddy were did you get your power rating from on the 660 mag thanks jon

 

 

Australian Stihl site

[mendiplogs]

Australian Stihl site

 

Hi eddy well let me tell you ON THAT AUSTRALIN some one been on the Forster mate as I've just look and the 661 has more power then 660mag and the 660 is the same power that's off STIHL uk site thanks Jon

[Eddy_t]

Hi eddy well let me tell you ON THAT AUSTRALIN some one been on the Forster mate as I've just look and the 661 has more power then 660mag and the 660 is the same power that's off STIHL uk site thanks Jon

 

 

They used to have the dual port magnum advertised

[ryoung14]

i was advised stihl 261 cm, but im tempted by the husqvarana seems to be a lot of hype for it thanks for the help guys muchios appreciated hopefully when I pass the course next week i'll be able to hunt down a good deal for a good new saw

[harvey b davison]

Well i did my cs30 with my dads husqy 135. A brilliant little saw, but a sod to start. I did my cs31 with my makita ea4300, i love this saw and planning on getting another makita. But as daft as this sounds my dads 10yr old used and abused macculloch starts easier than any of them.

[miker]

drop into your local/nearest dealer and ask if you can try out a few saws,its all about personal preference imo.

[MattyF]

Been using still 362 husky 560xp and er, a jonsereds 520sp and the husky beats the other 2 hands down with the jonsereds a close second [ATTACH]170167[/ATTACH]

Here is a pic of the best two mid range saws available today

 

 

What's with the 560 Is it a wrap?? I struggle to find kit at the best of times that would bug me but it looks good.

 

261 is not a bad saw ,neither is the 550 ,go to your local dealers and see what feels and looks good to you.You can have the most powerful chainsaw on the market but if you can't sharpen it there's no point for that I would probably stick with the 261 none auto tune or what ever stihl call it if it's all new to you ,as the husky auto tunes can start running a bit finicky if blunt or your sharpening is not good yet IMO.... And it can take a long time even years to perfect chain sharpening.

[Eddy_t]

What's with the 560 Is it a wrap?? I struggle to find kit at the best of times that would bug me but it looks good.

 

261 is not a bad saw ,neither is the 550 ,go to your local dealers and see what feels and looks good to you.You can have the most powerful chainsaw on the market but if you can't sharpen it there's no point for that I would probably stick with the 261 none auto tune or what ever stihl call it if it's all new to you ,as the husky auto tunes can start running a bit finicky if blunt or your sharpening is not good yet IMO.... And it can take a long time even years to perfect chain sharpening.

 

 

The non-m-tronic models by Stihl are obsolete now, the adjustable carb saws are old stock