Husqvarna Chainsaws

[BNH4221]

Don't know nuttin about chainsaws but I have a Husky 1542XP riding mower. Can't say enough good things about it.



"I love my Husky"



Steve

 

[dresslered]

Great posts, and I too, have been thinking of getting a new Stihl or Husky. But to date, my 20+ year old John Deere keeps going!



Just had the pros out at my place for the last couple of days removing some 160-ft trees with a crane (these were a little large for my skills). Got me thinking about it again, though.

 

[roadhawg]

I'm A big fan of both husky and sthil. We used them on the landing and for falling. I like my saws ported to 16000RPM, If you compare the beef of the internal parts you will see that the husky is built much stronger. I like that the XP huskys keep the intake air clean. If you pack the wieght all day you soon appreciate having the lightest saw possible for A given power output! Thats why I port my saws. My 066 turns 17500RPM!! The saw you are talking about is A profesional grade saw and I'm allmost drooling just thinking about it. What A wonderful experience it is to have and use such well designed tools!

Eric Oo.

 

[CAM]

Never heard of Husky,i don't even think they sell'um around these parts.



Mike

 

[lschultz]

Husky is short for Husqvarna.

http://www.husqvarna.com/

 

[homeka45]

Any opinions on John Deere and Shindaiwa chainsaws. I'm also in the market for a dependable saw and it's down to the above and Stihls.

 

[CAM]

Husky = Husqvarna,after i posted that, i went to the web and i found that out. Some of you all are probably thinking this guy should'nt even be handling a chainsaw



Mike

 

[Mr. Brewski]

I just bought a Stihl MS310 after looking at many Huskies. They're both good saws, no doubt about it, but the Stihl felt better in my hands, and the side chain adjuster is sweet! Seems like there's a little bit less plastic on the Stihl too which could be a problem if your hauling up and down hills every day as loggers do. My father has an old - late 60's early 70's Stihl 041, and to this day, it stihl (pun intended) starts on the first or second pull.

 

[DarrellB]

New Saw

My new Husky 367 has the side chain adjuster on it, it is a pretty nice feature. The bigger Husky saws have what they call air injection what this does is just blow the sawdust away from the air cleaner. I have an older 257 (good saw if you can find a used one) and I've only replaced the airfilter once a year since I've owned it. Husky's XP saws turn more rpms than the regular saws and have a different carberator on them too. For just cutting firewood I couldn't justify spending the extra money on an XP.



Here is Husqvarna's website they can explain it better than me.



http://www.usa.husqvarna.com/node234.asp



Shindawia's are strong running saws but hard to find people to service and sell them.



Darrell

 

[dan_gilson]

One note: You can field strip a Stihl with the bar tool. If you can not take it apart with the bar tool you should not be taking it apart in the field.



I do not know whether this is the case for the Huskie.



The Stihl that I have been working with for years now has held up to everything that I have throw at it. One year I cut a 30"+ tree with its 18" bar. Radius cuts. Each wedge took 2-3 tanks of gas at ~30 minutes a tank. I ran it continously and it did not complain. Boy did that sucker shake the ground when it dropped.

 

[Ted Constantine]

I used to kill trees for a living and still have the same husky 371 xp. It is great. Highest power to weight ratio on the market then and I think the 372xp still is. I did have repeated problems with the chain tension screw blowing out but that issue seems to have fixed itself and any way the new version, MUCH nicer, have a side tension system that is a slight improvement on the stihl system. As said before as long as you stay with the pro lines of any brand you are getting an excellent product.



There are lower end husky products such as the rancher model and then the pollan line.



I personally prefer the husky saw over stihl but that is just the feel. I worked with alot of guys using stihls saws and found the engines to be a little more tempermental but the drive system on the stihls seem to be a little more forgiving on chain tension.



It is all preference,

Ted