Saw recommendations

[mustash29]

I ran the crap out of a 32cc 14" McCulloch 3200 series for about 10 + years until I killed it. Good small saw. I still miss it and wish to resurrect it for the lightweight jobs.

I suffered through a few years of "big box store stupidity" running a Craftsman / Remington Pro 55 cc 18". Big mistake and huge waste of money.

My MS 271 / 16" is a dream to operate. I only feed it Stihl canned fuel. It's a little big for the smaller jobs and a little small for the bigger jobs.

I added a MS 391 / 20" to my arsenal almost a year ago. Due to laziness and other life events, I have not even cut any wood with it yet. It should do just fine for my larger projects, which include 20 huge dead oaks thanks to caterpillar damage.

In a perfect world, if I had to do over again, I would have the 391 and something smaller and lighter than the 271 for the smaller jobs.

Not sure if this is true or not, but I always had the impression that the Huskys rev a bit higher in the 13 -15 K range as opposed to the 11 K range of the Stihl's. That may have something to do with the Husky reputation of cutting faster and smoother.

You can't hit a golf ball in my county without it landing in the parking lot of a respectable Stihl dealer's parking lot so that is why I went with Stihl.

 

[pursang]

I take it your a pure blood stihl type guy?

The MS260 is my first real chainsaw and after owning it for awhile I would probably lean toward Stihl, but my loyalty is more with well designed reliable machines with a good long term reputation, my MS260 is 23 years old and you can still buy the same saw today, that says a lot !

 

[ChrisRoss]

My vote goes to 261CM

By the way, for those who have never used any chainsaw before, should learn a few things before buying any chainsaw.

 

[SpaceBus]

The MS260 is my first real chainsaw and after owning it for awhile I would probably lean toward Stihl, but my loyalty is more with well designed reliable machines with a good long term reputation, my MS260 is 23 years old and you can still buy the same saw today, that says a lot !

I was making a bit of a joke about your username. It makes me wonder if you are Canadian, a car guy, or both.

I have stihl and husky products. From what I've learned from years of using products from both is: I'd rather have a stihl for small stuff like trimmers, pole saws, top handle saws, etc Husqvarna seems to make a better "big" equipment like the 390/395xp and mowers.

 

[pursang]

I was making a bit of a joke about your username. It makes me wonder if you are Canadian, a car guy, or both.

Yeah I see what you mean now I just discovered the Pur Sang type 35 Bugatti replicas, those are nice, I'm definitely a car guy eh, lol, but the Pursang in my username is the two wheeled type, the Spanish Bultaco Pursang motocross bike. I'll post a pic and then try to control my off topic shenanigans.

 

[ColdNorCal]

Oh boy, reminds me of the CZ 250 and pie plate races in the So Cal desert.

 

[SCOTT S.]

If I was buying today it would be a Stihl 462 it’s expensive but very lightweight and powerful. If you can swing it financially I guarantee you will not be disappointed.

 

[lsucet]

If I was buying today it would be a Stihl 462 it’s expensive but very lightweight and powerful. If you can swing it financially I guarantee you will not be disappointed.

When I still be a husky guy, I am not disappoint at all with the 462 CM. As you mentioned, lightweight is the key.