Stihl192T or Husqvarna T435

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I wanna buy a top handle saw today, but would like some input, I know thw husky has more cc but don't know how it holds up against the stihl? I won't be using it every day I'm just a home owner that is gonna use it around the house and maybe for friends and family, Thanks for the input

 

[oneoldbanjo]

If you go to the Chainsaw forum on this issue.....you will get a lot of responses.

I know nothing about the Husky.

I have owned a 192T for about 3 years and I love it. I use a 12" bar on in and would recommend that you get that sized bar and use the narrow PMN chain - it cuts very well and the little cutters are very easy to sharpen with t file guide from Stihl. The 192T has plenty of power for limbing and I use it to cut stuff up to about 4 inches - then grab a bigger saw once I start getting to the larger limbs and trunk. The 192T is a great saw for clearing out the Honeysuckle and Locust scrub that grows like weeds around here.

Here is a link to a thread that I just posted on.....a lot of people think a top handle saw is dangerous and should only be used when climbing.....I do not agree.
http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?p=2343225#post2343225

 

[danjmoe4]

my 192t with the 14 bar does what i need it to do while in the tree. I never used the husky before, but i can say the 192 is a good saw for the price...

 

[james 13]

hi the 192 is lighter fast and stronger it is the best top saw on the market go 4 the stihl:agree2:

 

[ducaticorse]

hi the 192 is lighter fast and stronger it is the best top saw on the market go 4 the stihl:agree2:

You guys dont have the 200T down there?

 

[james 13]

200 t

we have the ms 2oo t down here in new zealand but the 192 is more popular

 

[ducaticorse]

we have the ms 2oo t down here in new zealand but the 192 is more popular

Interesting. Does cost have anything to do with that?

 

[james 13]

192

hi the 192t is about 900 and the 200t is about $1700 retail so only the big pro's need the 200 and most small companys just get the 192 so i do think the price count's :blob5:

 

[MBDiagMan]

I think that James 13 was saying that he thought the 192 was best for the money. I'm not sure about that because I have not used them both.

I recently bought a 192 and drooled all over the 200 while I was buying the 192. I would have REALLY liked to buy the 200 but it was almost twice as much money. Not being a pro using it every day, I just couldn't justify the extra dollars.

If I were a pro tree trimmer I would never have drooled all over the 200. Instead I would have bought it.

Now that I've used my 192 a good bit, if the 200 is any better, I don't think I could stand it. The 192 is so light and handy and easy to use I'm tickled to death with it.

That said, it could use a little more power, but I'm into muscle cars and I've never had one, no matter how fast, that could not have used more power. It's a "more you get the more you want" kind of thing.

As far as the Husky goes, I'm not in a tall timber area, so there are no Husky dealers very close. Closest one is close to 100 miles away. I had a Husky dirt bike many years ago and if their saws are as good as their dirt bikes, they must be outstanding.

My $0.02,