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Another Chainsaw Question
buddyb
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I am going to retire the old Husqvarna 51 if I can find a lighter,powerful saw.I am thinking 50cc up with at least a 20 inch bar.I need suggestions from some of you experienced guys on what to buy.I am a little leery of the Husqvarna saw they sell at the big box stores.I am thinking Echo,Stihl or Husqvarna from a dealer.I have heard good things about Shindiawa saws but I don't want something I can't get parts for. Thanks
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I have always had excellent luck with my Echo and Stihl saws. I love my Alpina saws, but they are super heavy and nobody will work on them. Parts are hard to come by, since it was made in Italy.
In my opinion, Buy a Stihl. Easy to get parts for and easy to fix. I also own a Poulan chain saw from Home Depot. Had it for about 5 years now, and not one problem. Starts every time. I don't know what or how big of trees you are cutting, but a 18" or 20" is fine for most trees. I have one 36" and the rest are 20" saws. I cut up some big trees on our mountain and need the bigger bar. Sucker is like holding a dead body!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stihl and don't look back. 362 should do the trick.
Stay away from the big box stores what ever you do.
You could get it done with a Stihl 362, but if it were me looking at a new saw I would get the 462
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I would look at Echo. Easy starting, light, and I prefer to my Husky, Stihl, and my battery operated EGO I am trying.
Depends a lot on if you want them to use for work or a hobby saw.
I really like my smaller echo. If I was going to buy a little bigger saw, either the Stihl 362 or the Echo 620p would be the front runners. Bob
I have a Stihl, made in Germany, and a Husqvarna made in Sweden. You can't get those any more.
Echo is a great saw, I recommend it.
My rebranded john deere is an echo . Still running strong for over 45 years . Our ventilation saws for the fire dept are husky . Can't go wrong with either. Buy the one where you have to most dealer support ,not that you should need it . Fire dept does have one shindawa that is 20 plus years old . Just hard to find dealers for it now around here
Beware. Some of the Stihl pro saws have electronics that have given problems.
Darn fuel injected Stihls can only be tuned with a computer I think.
Then again my year old Kubota RTV 900 has to be programed with a laptop to.
I have a 362 and a 460 magnum. Unless you are made of steel and fairly young the 400's get heavy quick.
I like the 50cc Stihls 026, MS260, MS261s. Here are some I have refurbished recently.
I have refurbished 5 of these 50cc MS260 which are one of my favorites recently. They are lite, Pro design, good AV, and durable.
Here is a MS260 I didn't get finished tonight. I put bearings, seals, new piston and anything needed so far. It will be in nice shape when finished.
I have 2 smaller Stihls & 2 second rate larger saws that won't start. So, I recently crossed the line. Yes, I bought a Ryobi 40 volt with an 18" bar. I have other Ryobi products & batteries. It doesn't have the power, but it cuts well. I recently took down 2 - 50'+ pines & have several more waiting. I'm finding it handy, simple on & off and no gas to mix.
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