My newb opinion to it is the 800 (and other Qs) was a band-aid saw. The fire hazard thing had horizontal saws on the ropes. There must have been noise level issues also. The ship had sailed and they got the last they could out of it.
They actually did reasonably well I mean the 800 definitely was quieter and that chimney stack outlet wasnt going to light the bush on fire like the older ones can.
The casting material annoys me. The early to mid 70s 10s were all alot lighter. 77ish they switched to (a guess) cheaper material not sure what brew it is but it's definitely heavier. Every single chassis casting has extra weight.
Put that with the 800 design also and yeah a saw with a lower power to weight ratio than they did with the 80/81
Meanwhile husqvarna had the 181 and compared to a SP81 there's not much in it at all but.... you couldn't buy a new SP81 by then. The also heavy 850 gone too.
So what's a professional meant to do??
Mean saw that 181
In the mid 70s if the company was being steered right it should of been designing a new professional saw platform. Thing's would of been different.
Instead they chased what presumably seemed like money in the bank the... homeowner crowd
So we got the 600 series
Still love my 800 it's an absolute beast
