Thread: 044 vs 268xp? Who wins?

Originally Posted by teacherman

Kind of like the Harley rider said to the rice rocket pilot: "But mine has soul."

Thats NOT how i judge quality of a saw, but it is the fun part. Why do you think there are a crap ton of posts about mods....cause people want faster! All im sayin is stihl isn't always left behind in its class.

I've got a modded 440 I could run against my stock 394xp, it wouldn't be much of a match though, if you know what I mean.

Originally Posted by Banshee

And the 372xp is faster then the 044, the 395xp is faster then the 066. Your point being?


If speed is the standard by which you judge a saw's worth than you are truely missing out.

My 044 is slower than my 372xp, but my 044 is as good if not better saw than my 372xp. The 044 has better balance, better handling in the wood, cool looks and a sound all it's own. But it will never be as fast than my 372xp. Great saws don't have be the fastest to be great. IMO.

+100. I feel more effective running the 044 for a day of cutting up trees as in firewood even though the 372 does a few things better. I also have more confidence in its reliability and if it does need service I feel more confident working on it. It may not be for everybody but it would be the last saw that I'd sell or the first 1 I'd aim to buy if I lost all my saws tonight.

Originally Posted by GASoline71

Faster at what? I just love these agrguements...



Depends on too many factors for anybody to tell me what stiock saw is faster than another stock saw...

...and don't start quoting worthless facts that are printed on paper... Who gives a flyin' rip if a saw is 1/2 a second faster...



Gary

Right, or maybe a whole second. Steve

Originally Posted by mattmc2003

Nobody cares to participate?

Never used either, but I'd vote Stihl.

Okay if you look at the books stihl should win. but the 268xp will prove a better saw . the 268 xp does not have all the epa crap on it . I own the stihl 046 and it is a great saw but I can,t belive my 268 will keep up but you have to keep her wide open the stihl as much more torq and I love all my saw,s . 268 xp 67 cc . stihl 044 70 cc . 268 as a better exhast from the factory less restricions . you would have to fuel up more with the 268 xp. but your not looking at much diffrence in speed .0025 seconds come on this is a joke . both great saws . parts for the 268 xp are easy to geat besause you have the 61 ,66,266se 266 xp 268, 268xp and the 272 . jonsered 630 super II and the 670 that all have the same case. I buy the 61 and make it a 272 its not that hard. your buddy came back with a good choice for the money!!!!! but you can take the 044 put a big bore kit and a exhaust mod any way good luck.

now I WISH I NEVER WASTED MY TIME ON THAT THREAD. I MISSED A 038 MAG II PARTS SAW FOR $ 47.00 BUCKS ON FLEA-BAY. THATS THE SAW YOU SHOULD SHOW YOUR BUDDY . THATS 0VER 70 CC AND YOU BETTER HAVE YOUR GAS RAGGES WRAPED AROUND YOUR ANKELS WHEN YOU PULL THE TRIGER THAT WAY THE ANT,S WON,T EAT YOUR CANDY ASS!!!

MAtbe if u culd spel or tipe eny gud ied take dat as a joke.

Rofl!

Originally Posted by mattmc2003

MAtbe if u culd spel or tipe eny gud ied take dat as a joke.

Ha ha ha LOL

Well I wish I did not leave that response . I had a very bad day. sorry for the spelling . also sorry for the rude comment.

When the 044 first came out in 1988/1989 the Husqvarna 268 was the competition for Stihl. I worked fulltime for Stihl in 1989 doing rep work with the dealers and end users and the 044 impressed alot of people but when the cold freezing winter came the 044 didn't do so well, carbs icing up, lean seizures. The 268 just kept on cutting as usual as it was designed to do in any climate. It took almost 5 years later for Stihl to market the Artic [heated carb] to eliminate that icing problem. I still have some neat old brochures I used to pass out .It was the 044 versus the 268, and there was a chrome sticker tag that you could peel off and put it on a Husqvarna 268 as the brochure instructed to do. It said Stihl 044AV.

Originally Posted by HolmenTree

When the 044 first came out in 1988/1989 the Husqvarna 268 was the competition for Stihl. I worked fulltime for Stihl in 1989 doing rep work with the dealers and end users and the 044 impressed alot of people but when the cold freezing winter came the 044 didn't do so well, carbs icing up, lean seizures. The 268 just kept on cutting as usual as it was designed to do in any climate. It took almost 5 years later for Stihl to market the Artic [heated carb] to eliminate that icing problem. I still have some neat old brochures I used to pass out .It was the 044 versus the 268, and there was a chrome sticker tag that you could peel off and put it on a Husqvarna 268 as the brochure instructed to do. It said Stihl 044AV.

I'd like to see those brochures. You got a scanner???

Originally Posted by parrisw

I'd like to see those brochures. You got a scanner???

I thought the same thing about AS members wanting to see it ,but you will have to show me how to do it parrisw. I learnt how to post pics from your old thread. Yes my HP210 says printer-scanner-copier on it . What do I do ,I tried posting scanned pics before but they wouldn't post.

Originally Posted by HolmenTree

I thought the same thing about AS members wanting to see it ,but you will have to show me how to do it parrisw. I learnt how to post pics from your old thread. Yes my HP210 says printer-scanner-copier on it . What do I do ,I tried posting scanned pics before but they wouldn't post.

If you can get them scanned, you can email them to me, and I'll post them up. Most likely your scanned images are too big, need to resize. Let me know. Have you had success scanning images before?