Chainsaw?
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dudders
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- Location
- East Sussex
An old Husky would be good - new ones full of plastic now.
Buying new, Stihl is likely to be the better machine. But I regularly use both and only have difficulties with the little Stihl climbing saw. The bigger Stihl and Huskies are all very good, nothing to choose between them. Full-time arborists seem to use Stihl more.
Buying new, Stihl is likely to be the better machine. But I regularly use both and only have difficulties with the little Stihl climbing saw. The bigger Stihl and Huskies are all very good, nothing to choose between them. Full-time arborists seem to use Stihl more.
- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
I work for our local town Council, in the Parks & Gardens department ( basically, look after all the green spaces, parks, playing fields, gardens, street trees, public toilets etc. ) - ALL our chainsaws, pole saws, whipper snippers, leaf blowers etc are Stihl.
Would be my first choice
Would be my first choice
Lincs Lass1
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Both Husqvarna and Stihl are now too complicated with computerised carbs ,,auto tune and Mtronic has ruined both .
The electronics can give trouble, someone told me that Echo is a good farmer saw at the moment because they still have a odinery carb, mind you he runs a husky and for the size and weight of it it won't half go
Pistonbroke
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Local dealer pushes stihl ms291 or husqvarna 455 for farms. Both built strong and still carburetor, 15 to 20 inch bar and bigger chain
jpd
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- Location
- rep of irl
echo
no pro user gets 5 year warranty
from experiance stihl 2 year warranty is a fabel one is told while the cheque is being written
no pro user gets 5 year warranty
from experiance stihl 2 year warranty is a fabel one is told while the cheque is being written
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Screwfix special. £75 with a 12 month warranty. Use until it dies then buy another. My first one lasted 2 years of abuse and been happy enough with it to buy another to replace it.
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farmerm
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- Location
- Shropshire
Can not speak for Husky but do not go bottom of the range on the Stihl... My first saw was a MS230 and lasted well but I found the replacement 231 to be utter garbage and if fell to pieces in less than 2 years.
ShooTa
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- Location
- Denbighshire - In the vale of Clwyd!
god - ive just come here from this thread....
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anyways im a big fan of the 550xp husky
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anyways im a big fan of the 550xp husky
Happy hillbily
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- Location
- Uwchaled, North Wales
Whichever one you buy, try and buy from a reputable business, there's a lot of fakes about !
john432
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- Location
- Carmarthenshire
My recommendation to the op from the Husquvarna stable ,would be to look for a tidy used 353, or 346, 50,cc pro saws old technology, but plenty of power ,easy to fix, plenty of copy spares as they sold so many. No experience of Stihl saws .
Tubbylew
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- Location
- Herefordshire
Can comfirm, gonna try an echo next. Fed up of changing carb solenoids.
Screwfix special. £75 with a 12 month warranty. Use until it dies then buy another. My first one lasted 2 years of abuse and been happy enough with it to buy another to replace it.
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These are a decent saw for the money... Cost less than quoted for a man to come and do a couple of Jobs with a saw and I've still got a saw. If it does the 3 jobs I've planned for it and I have to chuck it I'll be happy.
Theres various huskies and sthl' s here, mostly waiting for something at the back of the workbench, mid winter jobs I spose
Last 3 of ours have been Makita who took over Dolmar and not really changed them apart from colour although to be fair one is cordless which would be their own make I guess.
Last one bought is one of the best saws I've ever had tbh.
but anyway 'Arbtalk' is the forum to read about saws and stuff.
Last 3 of ours have been Makita who took over Dolmar and not really changed them apart from colour although to be fair one is cordless which would be their own make I guess.
Last one bought is one of the best saws I've ever had tbh.
but anyway 'Arbtalk' is the forum to read about saws and stuff.
Frankzy
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- Location
- Jamtland, Sweden
Husqvarna has far better ergonomics in my opinion and the autotune has never given me any bother so I know what I'd go for...
Like a previous post said though, make sure it's Swedish made.
Like a previous post said though, make sure it's Swedish made.
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