I went camping this past weekend (for my bachelors party!!) and my buddy brought his 441 to cut firewood. We had a dead 25" black locust tree to drop, and since he wasn't comfortable dropping trees he hands the 441 to me. I figured it'd be similar to my Makita 6421, but that thing was an animal!! It's making me think that my Makita needs tuned better, because the Makita doesn't build revs as quickly as the 441 did, or doesn't run at nearly the high rpm's and bogs much easier. Bar lengths are 24" on the Stihl, and 20" on my Makita. So should the 2 saws be comparable at all? Does my Makita probably need the carb tuned my someone who knows what they're doing?
That being said, my little Husqvarna 550xp with an 18" bar put the 441 to shame
After dropping the tree I handed the 441 back to him and reached for mine to limb and buck. Going through 20" wood side by side we were dead even, I may have even been a touch faster. I didn't have the heart to tell him that his chain was ridiculously dull! He's made enough comments about my "cheap" Husky I figured he deserved to be shown up by it.
That being said, my little Husqvarna 550xp with an 18" bar put the 441 to shame
After dropping the tree I handed the 441 back to him and reached for mine to limb and buck. Going through 20" wood side by side we were dead even, I may have even been a touch faster. I didn't have the heart to tell him that his chain was ridiculously dull! He's made enough comments about my "cheap" Husky I figured he deserved to be shown up by it.
