What's the best small ground saw? Fancy a Husky

[jrose]

I do have a Husky 545 for sale in Painswick. .. It is auto tune but no rev boost electrics like the 550xp.

[adw]

If you can pick up a s/h 353 fantastic saw bullitt proof, HSS still hire saws, they have a fleet of 545 AT machines, go hire one for the day to try.

[Daythe trees]

What about an echo? 5 years domestic warranty and they just get on with doing their job. Nothing fancy no amateur dramatics, just start (reliably every time) and cut. I love my cs420 and the 560 may be getting sold for a 620sx.

[njc110381]

Thanks for all your replies chaps. And thank you Richie for your offer of letting me try your saw.

 

I'm not sure what I have against A/T? I guess I'm not a heavy user of saws like you guys and my kit ages more than wears out. I've got one of the first MS660's in the shed - can't remember the purchase date but it was just after they changed over from the 0's. It's done maybe 20 hours from new. I just don't trust electronic kit to sit around in the shed over that sort of time and not go belly up!

 

I'd love a 242 or similar. But they seem impossible to find and are so old now that they're all well used. I suppose an 026 would do, but I really do want to try another Husky. I've got a pair of Stihls and a Husky pole saw, so another Husky would be nice.

 

I too am a bit niggled by the Stihl selling by post policy. It's just silly.

[Eddy_t]

The autotune isn't important, if anything, it's better for you as you are not using the saw regular and do not retune.

If you're interested on an older model, you may be able to find a decent priced one on eBay. Harrythecat is a seller on eBay who is also a member on here, so may be worth having a look at his stuff.

[RichieR]

Evenning Eddy. Njc there plenty of wood for you to play with ok

[wyk]

Get a dolmar 5105 of shavey,you won't be disappointed.

 

He'd probably be fine with a 420 or a 460, I would think.

[TIMON]

My first husky was a 346xp. Really excellent saw.

[mendiplogs]

I fancy getting myself a little Husqvarna for cutting up to 12" logs and general light ground work. I'm not a full time pro but don't want a domestic saw. What's their best sub 50cc offering? Oh, and this autotune sounds pants. I like mechanical stuff, not computers!

 

I understand I should brace myself for a dozen different answers but hey, one day I might make my mind up and actually buy one!

 

Hi NJC I'm happy with my 560👍👍👍👍on a 18 " thanks Jon