avalancher. My wife told me yesterday she wants her own saw. Notice your wife uses the Husky 137. Can you tell me anything about the saw? Why she likes it? I plan on checking out their website. My 029 is too heavy for her. Anyone else want to add their 2 cents is welcome.
My wife started with my little echo, but it doesnt have a lot of power so i did a little shopping. the 137 fit the bill exactly for her for a number of reasons. It had plenty of power for the 16 inch bar, light enough that she wouldnt tucker out from the weight of the saw, and most of all she can start the dang thing by herself. I had been letting her use the 455, but she couldnt start the freakin thing. I constantly had to climb down and restart her saw after she refueled, let it idle til it died, etc.
She has been running the thing for two seasons now, and we havent had a squeak out of it. The only thing that I have noticed is that it is a little more picky about fuel than the other saws. Ethanol makes it run a little weaker, enough to be noticed and makes it a little harder to start. I gas up now at a station that does not have ethanol in their gas and the problem went away.
I actually like the saw myself, you can limb with that thing like a giant pair of scissors, makes a guy almost tempted to swing it around with one hand after the little branches.
Its a homeowner saw, pure and simple, but for a 135 bucks it does its job with no complaints and pays no mind to the fingernail polish gripping its handle.
Also, it has no primer bulb, and cold weather starts can be a little harder. Not a big deal here, if its that cold, the wife isnt cutting anyway..