Thread: Best chainsaw.

Originally Posted by norsk

To be honest there is not alot between them now.The older Sthils would outlast the Husky's any day.It was rare to see a Husky on a skid site in the North Island anway.Now both Sthil and Husky have computor controlled Carbs,fucking shits of things.They are supposed to "auto tune" the fuel delivery depending on elevation etc.Instead they sometimes "auto stop" especially when hotThey wont start for love or money untill they cool down.I used to repair my saws but now I run them for a year and sell them on.

That sounds like the argument that circles in NZ about Tikkas. We run a 353 and 562XP in the bush track cutting including very big dead wet beech. They certainly perform for us.The danger is the Timberline on the 562.Watch your legs because it can get that chain very sharp possibly too sharp.