Thread: Best chainsaw.

here we go try both got me a 044 066 husky 490xp but the 066 is now sitting on a 30ich bar big macs are big down here

This is why Husqvarna gets my vote, milling with the big saw I have to keep an eye on heat at altitude, and every little bit helps.


http://youtu.be/Rztm0HM9XzE

I think every arborist knows the 201t was a complete lemon over the ms 200.With stihl wanting their customers to pay for a kit to make them run properly.Everyone i know myself included either source the 200 overseasn or rebuild existing

And driving on the thing didn't appear to do a lot.

Soooooo..... he didn't like it much then!!

I've had a Stihl MS 390 for years, 64cc,
I'm not a chainsaw guy, and don't work forestery, so it's neither to big or too small, however wood is our sole source of winter heating.
I clean it up after each use and it fires up and cut's our winters wood each year without complaint.
I would recommend one to anybody that asked.

used an pneumatic one a couple of times under water HOLLY SHIT !! That thing could cut. Main problem being that once started you couldn't see the cut due to the bubbles, Couldn't see the job because of bad visibility, the current plays a large part in how you cut and finally no where to run when it goes tits up. Not a job for the faint hearted or inexperienced. Cutting an Old Man pine that had gotten wedged against the middle strut of a bridge over the Waikato. The log was 4ft in dia covered in weed and debris as well as old wire. All of this attached to a crane to try and anchor whist we cut, then look out when it became free as it starts to cartwheel down river as the crane can't hold it. Unhooking the crane from the log was a Rodeo. Yippee kai aye

Originally Posted by Mauser308

Been looking at this and my favourite saw hasn't featured. Stanley hydraulic. Only limited by the size of the powerpack, and the only type of saw guaranteed to function at 30m at the bottom of a dam. No comparison, true diesel horsepower vs toy fizz banger...

Also very good with diamond chains, cut through anything given enough time!

Don't miss those days at all

I have always used stihl and never had an issue. I recently did a chainsaw safety course for the nz fire service. We have husqvarna saws on the appliances and the maintenance part of the course had shown me why the stihl is better. The stihl has the clutch and chain brake behind the cover inside the body. The husqvarna had those parts on the outer cover so they clog up and fail. With them being on the outer it also makes it much harder to get the bar and chain back on, is very easy to do with the stihl as there is only the drive sprocket coming through the body cover. The latest husqvarna has tried to copy stihl with a quick release for the chain cover, unfortunately they have made a poor design and the tightening handle breaks. Out of four brand new saws two were broken and these saws haven't even been started yet.

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Originally Posted by smidey

I have always used stihl and never had an issue. I recently did a chainsaw safety course for the nz fire service. We have husqvarna saws on the appliances and the maintenance part of the course had shown me why the stihl is better. The stihl has the clutch and chain brake behind the cover inside the body. The husqvarna had those parts on the outer cover so they clog up and fail. With them being on the outer it also makes it much harder to get the bar and chain back on, is very easy to do with the stihl as there is only the drive sprocket coming through the body cover. The latest husqvarna has tried to copy stihl with a quick release for the chain cover, unfortunately they have made a poor design and the tightening handle breaks. Out of four brand new saws two were broken and these saws haven't even been started yet.

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Whats a husqvarna chainsaw.
I thought rhey nade vacuum cleaners!
The 266xp was the last of the good ones

They made some nice firarms! Own a couple!

Originally Posted by andyanimal31

Whats a husqvarna chainsaw.
I thought rhey nade vacuum cleaners!
The 266xp was the last of the good ones

We have a 281xp I believe it is and it's good. With a small 24" bar it's awesome for firewood. It's like a tractor compared to newer smaller ones

338xpt 16 inch bar
45. 18 inch
562xp. 22 inch
385xp. 36 inch
395xp. 55 inch titanium bar

All running full chisel chain, sharpened with timberline sharpener for perfect angles, height and mirror finish edge

had stihl saws all my life big and small and no problems