Looking for advice on a medium saw

[NFG]

Hi

 

If you want a small saw on 15" then the Dolmar 420 is a good one, about the same weight as an MS241 but a lot less money.

 

 

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[inthewoods]

Can thoroughly recommend the Ms361 versatile & faultless

[geoff]

Can thoroughly recommend the Ms361 versatile & faultless

 

They are a lovely saw:thumbup1:

[flatyre]

I bought a second hand 560xp with a 16" bar, great saw, love it to bits, keep trying to justify buying a new one, but the old one keeps surprising me with how well it tackles everything from small conifer topping to large fells!

[Oldstyle]

After a very busy few weeks iv been looking around and I think iv narrowed it down to a husky 435 a stihl ms181 or 211 or a mcculloch cs410 elite which is basically at husky 435 anyway it seems. I looked at dolmar/makita and echos but the dealers for husky stihl are closer and I allready buy from them for other stuff.

A friend of mine who runs sthil top handles and a 660 and a husky 560 recommended husky as being a more powerful saw for the size and price bracket.

I don't think I need to go to big as most of my stuff is hedge row size to small willow/ash coppicing so 8 to 10 inches max the ms170 will do it but gets bogged down in the bigger stuff.

Any thoughts on which is best from husqvarna, stihl or mcculloch?

[TGB]

Between the 435, MS181, MS211 - I'd say the MS211; more power and less weight.

[Joe Newton]

Between the 435, MS181, MS211 - I'd say the MS211; more power and less weight.

 

 

2nd that. Pop a 12 bar on it with full chisel chain and it's a lightweight ripper!

[Oldstyle]

Anybody use a ms231 16 inch bar had that recommended buy the dealer.

[lumberjackking]

i use my husky 560 every day flat out for edgers, thinings and hardwoods, still going strong after 2 years which is good. when you get into the pro range of any saw manufacturer it comes down to personal preferance more than anything. general rule of thumb, if your cutting hardwoods buy a stihl, if your cutting softwoods buy husqvarna

[TGB]

If you buy a 231, get a non-carbide chain at the same time. Unless you happen to have a grinder, as you'll need one to sharpen the supplied chain. On second thought, get a normal chain even if you do have a grinder. So when you need to sharpen in the field, you can whip the supplied chain off and carry on cutting.