I like em both too. I think stihl pro saws are crappie technology, but made better than a Husky. For performance Husky is it though. I don't mean to say Husky makes junk, just that Stihl saws are a bit more durable.
MS661 vs 390XP
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Btw I base my oppinion on stock saws and those ported by EHP for the woods. GTG saws and the like are not what I want.
Trx250r180
Saw polisher
Cutting cookies = hooskies
Tough cookies = Steel
Tough cookies = Steel
Not sure about that. Huskies owns the logger market up here.
KG441c
Keith
Dont come to Louisiana! Lol!! No Husqvarna service/dealerships within 125 miles of me. 3 Stihl dealerships in town. STIHL COUNTRY!!! LOL!!
Trx250r180
Saw polisher
I'm pretty sure they would send you home if you showed to work with a husky here
Moparmyway
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IIRC, the 661 is limited in RPM by its coil
I'm talking in the cut RPMs.
KG441c
Keith
3 things husky got right on the 390? Inboard clutch, springs, & Fast!!!
KG441c
Keith
2 things I dont like about a 390? Feels much heavier and handles like a log compared to what everyone stated! My hybrid with a 28 es light handles like a dream compared to a 390
Ironworker
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Blindfolded, half you fockers wouldn't even know what you were running.
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And that's the truth of it. Both companies have very good dealer networks in certain areas. The Pacific NW seems to be Stihl country, while just across the border in BC Husky is in common usage. When I lived in Northern Ontario I don't know if I ever saw a Husky dealer, but in the UP they are everywhere.
I have ran both in the woods. The stihl may be slower but will take day in day out abuse way better than a husky of comparable size. Leaking bar oil and the tank vent problem plague huskys around here. Stihl ftw.
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Trx250r180
Saw polisher
Right on ,Brad started a brand bashing thread 
KG441c
Keith
Every logger in my area runs Stihl. They all have used Husky at one time and agreed they r fast but the bottomend gives up the ghost before Stihl
KG441c
Keith
Bull!! I would know blinfolded by how it cut and sounded. May need alil more time behind the trigger to know the saws?
KG441c
Keith
If I sold my 390 and got a 661 id miss my 390 though!!
Ironworker
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I said half, pay attention to detail.
KG441c
Keith
Lol!! Truthfully id be in the lower half probably!!!I said half, pay attention to detail.
