Al.

For me it was a toss-up between the 660 and a 395 (just couldn't find the money for larger). I went with the 395, mainly because the local dealer is Husky, and can't fault it so far. Al.

Hi Gardenmac, It's (sorry Rob) one of these: Mill . Mine's the 28inch version, and I do notice the price has gone up a tenner since I bought mine a couple of weeks ago!! It's "functional". I spent half an hour with a file knocking off the rough edges. The bracket that holds the downtube has quite a bit of play in it when assembling it, so it took me a while with an engineers square to get it perpendicular to the guide platform. The bolts that shut the clamp were slightly too long; I had to take an eigth off them so the clamp held the downtube firmly. And, I don't know how much your comment was tongue in cheek Rob, but the guide platform doesn't quite sit flat; there's a small amount of twist in it, so to get a good cut, you have to push down on the same spot for the whole cut. But... it does the job... Al.

Hi Simon, from memory, the planks were 20 odd inchs, perhaps a bit more (whatever the maximum you can get with a mil on a 28 inch bar). With the bark gone, there was a good 18inch parallel board. Al.

Hi Rob, ha ha, yeah I did get it I did have a look at the mills on your site, but the pockets weren't quite deep enough. I was after something cheap and cheerful just to try it. Needless to say, I'm already looking at another mill for a larger bar. Unfortunately, I'm a pretty decent welder. Cheers, Al.

Had a top day today, having a go at milling a fallen ash. Wife's eyes were glazing over, so I thought I'd share it with people that might appreciate it!! Start of the day: The 395 with a 28" bar seemed huge, and an absolute monster when I was using it to cut the trunk, and the ripping chain flew through some knotty bits that wouldn't split, but mounted in the mill I was having some doubts... Vicky, now a bit bored, having chased all the bunnies, settles down for a day's viewing. He did get chance to stretch his legs later when a fox came by; impressive sight watching him go full tilt over the neighbouring field, but all a bit optamistic!! Bit nervous at this point.... And now a lot more relieved. Took about 5 minutes to go through, possibly less. I made the mistake of having the exhaust pointing up, so all the dust was coming straight in my face. Set the saw to 2 inches, turned it over, and did the first "plank". Did consider doing it thicker, but the limiting factor is having to extract by hand, down a steep bank, over a dodgy footbridge over a stream, and up another bank. The middle planks I reckon are somewhere approaching 40-45kg each. Had to take a bit off the side, as it was about 3 inch too wide for the mill. Used the 55 with a normal chain and did it by eye. Hit the middle pretty much bang on, so I should have a nice pair of matched ends for the bookcase that this will be in a couple of years time; unless I change my mind. All rounded off with a flock of longtailed tits; days don't get much better than this. Anyway, that's it. Any suggestions about what I'm doing wrong greatfully received!! Cheers, Al.

Firstly thanks. Been reading the forum for a couple of weeks to get some views of whether I should get a 395 or a 660. The definitive answer was ....yes. Ta!! Anyway, I've got the big H braces, and I didn't want to get another set, so the 395 it was. What a beast of a saw.... I've just put a new piston and cylinder on my 55, which I always thought was a fairly decent tool, but, my god..... I've just gone through a 2 foot ash in a matter of seconds with no drama. (Bit frightening how big the fuel and oil tank are). Anyway... the wife's not even pretending to be interested; apparently Graham Norton is soooo much more interesting, and the cat doesn't even know what a chainsaw is.... I don't pretend I'll be any use to this forum; I cut enough firewood for my own use, and I've got the 395 to turn aforementioned ash into useable timber, but hi, and thanks. Al.