Stihl 241 vs Husqy 550

[wyk]

 

Any reason in particular Wyk? I'm inclined to go Husqy but the 241 looks like Stihl have accidentally made a decent new ground saw!

 

o no! I was really wanting to get a 241😞 what's up with it?

 

It's good ported, and I use my ported one nearly every day. It is a very well built quality bit of kit. But stock, it just is so far behind the 550, especially at it's price point, I don't think it is good value. The 550 is more responsive and far more powerful, and only weighs ~10 ounces more than the 241.

 

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Still want 1

[Joe Newton]

It's good ported, and I use my ported one nearly every day. It is a very well built quality bit of kit. But stock, it just is so far behind the 550, especially at it's price point, I don't think it is good value. The 550 is more responsive and far more powerful, and only weighs ~10 ounces more than the 241.

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers, that's settled then

 

Just so I'm sure, you put a husky bar on a stihl, and suddenly it shaves 4.5 seconds off its time!?

 

I've got you porting types sussed

[wyk]

Still want 1

 

I'd rather have a Shindaiwa 452S. Far better limber, especially modified. The 241 has torque. I was freeing 2 foot DBH spruce blow downs today from their rootballs with it with hardly a complaint.

[JaySmith]

Cheers Jay. The 357 is a joy to use on a 15" bar. Spud ported it and I geared it up on the sprocket. It's fast, so much so in fact that I almost fully severed a hinge today before the tree was committed!

 

Problem is that when flicking it through brash it can flick up at you if you're not careful, and is a bit of a lump at full arms reach. Hence a lighter saw is on the list.

 

The 550 seems to tick the boxes. I'll probably whack a 13" bar on it, and I've got a spare 8t rim lying around somewhere.

 

I normally prefer stihl but have been massively disappointed recently with the 362 and 201t so thought I'd give husky a whirl and overall I'm impressed and the 550 seems to improve with every tank through it. For small felling/sending etc I think it's hard to beat

[wyk]

Cheers, that's settled then

 

Just so I'm sure, you put a husky bar on a stihl, and suddenly it shaves 4.5 seconds off its time!?

 

I've got you porting types sussed

 

Well, averaged 4-4.5 seconds less VS the 10 seconds with the Stihl bar. If I had found an Echo bar, times would have been truly mad then.

[RichieR]

Hi Joe it's got to be the 550. It's so small that it feels like a toy to throw around. But the revs pick up so quick your in to the power immediately

[wyk]

I normally prefer stihl but have been massively disappointed recently with the 362 and 201t so thought I'd give husky a whirl and overall I'm impressed and the 550 seems to improve with every tank through it. For small felling/sending etc I think it's hard to beat

 

Send those Stihl's to Spud for a simple muff mod and timing, and they will become entirely different saws.

 

I had to put some work into my 241 before I was happy with it. I am still considering modifying the compression and redoing the transfers.

[JaySmith]

Send those Stihl's to Spud for a simple muff mod and timing, and they will become entirely different saws.

 

I had to put some work into my 241 before I was happy with it. I am still considering modifying the compression and redoing the transfers.

 

Worth knowing, We've got a couple of 200t to send to him as soon as I get round to it for him to work his magic on!

[spudulike]

Cheers, that's settled then

 

Just so I'm sure, you put a husky bar on a stihl, and suddenly it shaves 4.5 seconds off its time!?

 

I've got you porting types sussed

 

Yeah Joe, take the lid off yours and look inside, I think you will find the ports have been opened up a tad:sneaky2:

 

I think the Christmas fairy could climb through the exhaust port:thumbup: