What do you think Husqvarna's best saw is?

[B_Turner]

A 3120...? Really??

I literally look at a 3120 like its one of the most primitive saws available today. To each his own I guess....

A big saw for a big guy!!

I would rather run a 3120 (black coil and flywheel of course) over an 880 with out a doubt. Just as strong and so much smoother (and more repsonsive).

I have both. I do wish the 3120 had air injection, adjustable carb and around a 12k coil limit though.

Best husky, maybe 346ne.

 

[Gypo Logger]

I would rather run a 3120 (black coil and flywheel of course) over an 880 with out a doubt. Just as strong and so much smoother (and more repsonsive).

I have both. I do wish the 3120 had air injection, adjustable carb and around a 12k coil limit though.

Best husky, maybe 346ne.

Turner, the 3120 stock is so limp wristed and nothing compared to the 088 Stihl.

The 3120 is majorly ratarded and nothing compared to the 088. The 3120 is born to rip itself apart, while the 088 will sell used twice as much as any 3120 ever will.Big Stihls rock, big huskys like 3120's rock themselves to death, so get an 088 and you won't be disapointed .
Gypo

 

[teacherman]

Turner, the 3120 stock is so limp wristed and nothing compared to the 088 Stihl.

The 3120 is majorly ratarded and nothing compared to the 088. The 3120 is born to rip itself apart, while the 088 will sell used twice as much as any 3120 ever will.Big Stihls rock, big huskys like 3120's rock themselves to death, so get an 088 and you won't be disapointed .
Gypo

majorly ratarded rep! :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[Gypo Logger]

majorly ratarded rep! :hmm3grin2orange:

Thanks Teacherman, you're gentleman. Gotta hate those 3120's. I met with a wrecker yard guy with 3120 404 goon saw and said my 346 would kick his butt.
I can't blame him that he didn't want to compete.
Gypo

 

[chuckwood]

best Husky?

Well, I purchased my first chainsaw in 1974, it was a brand new Husky L65. I knew nothing about saws then other than Husky was a good brand. I purchased it to feed my brand new wood heater. I soon discovered that the saw was impractical for cutting smaller stuff, but I still used it regularly for bucking and felling. It's run well and hard for 30 years with only minor problems until a few years ago. Very likely, it needs new crank seals, I doubt if they're available anymore. Now that I'm thinking about it, I'm gonna do a pressure/vac test sometime and find out for sure. I'm sentimental about this saw and I'll never get rid of it, even if it doesn't run well, lots of memories and a few close calls when I was a newbie long ago. For me, the old L65 is the best Husky.

 

[Gypo Logger]

Well, I purchased my first chainsaw in 1974, it was a brand new Husky L65. I knew nothing about saws then other than Husky was a good brand. I purchased it to feed my brand new wood heater. I soon discovered that the saw was impractical for cutting smaller stuff, but I still used it regularly for bucking and felling. It's run well and hard for 30 years with only minor problems until a few years ago. Very likely, it needs new crank seals, I doubt if they're available anymore. Now that I'm thinking about it, I'm gonna do a pressure/vac test sometime and find out for sure. I'm sentimental about this saw and I'll never get rid of it, even if it doesn't run well, lots of memories and a few close calls when I was a newbie long ago. For me, the old L65 is the best Husky.

Hey Chuck, you better trade that L65 in for a real saw. A 365 comes to mind. Don't wear that puppy out.
John

 

[belgian]

Well, I purchased my first chainsaw in 1974, it was a brand new Husky L65. I knew nothing about saws then other than Husky was a good brand. I purchased it to feed my brand new wood heater. I soon discovered that the saw was impractical for cutting smaller stuff, but I still used it regularly for bucking and felling. It's run well and hard for 30 years with only minor problems until a few years ago. Very likely, it needs new crank seals, I doubt if they're available anymore. Now that I'm thinking about it, I'm gonna do a pressure/vac test sometime and find out for sure. I'm sentimental about this saw and I'll never get rid of it, even if it doesn't run well, lots of memories and a few close calls when I was a newbie long ago. For me, the old L65 is the best Husky.

I have yet to meet a 65 owner who was not praising his trusty old 65. It was a great firewood saw in the seventies, and unlike many other huskies, plenty of them still cut wood today.

 

[peter399]

For the most part,I think all modern day pro saws are equal, it's their operators that are not. Someone who knows what they are doing with a stock 026 can cut alot more wood than a guy with a 385 who doesn't.
For most saw owners here, I think it's just a glorified hobby and probably just an extension of the ego. " I have an 066, therefore I am." kinda thing, but it's all good.

I was wondering when someone was going to mention some good saws.:hmm3grin2orange:

They have to wait for their hands to stop tingling from the vibes before they can write about their 026 and 066 saws.

 

[ropensaddle]

I like the 372 so much I have two. I like my 395 but wished I would have got the 390 for the inboard clutch amongst other things. I like husky because I don't like gadgets on my saws like flippy caps and choke switch bs combo <a href="http://www.sweetim.com/s.asp?im=gen&lpver=3&ref=11" target="_blank"><img src="http://content.sweetim.com/sim/cpie/emoticons/000201D8.gif" border="0" title="Click to get more." ></a>

 

[RVALUE]

I like the 372 so much I have two. I like my 395 but wished I would have got the 390 for the inboard clutch amongst other things. I like husky because I don't like gadgets on my saws like flippy caps and choke switch bs combo <a href="http://www.sweetim.com/s.asp?im=gen&lpver=3&ref=11" target="_blank"><img src="http://content.sweetim.com/sim/cpie/emoticons/000201D8.gif" border="0" title="Click to get more." ></a>

What do you know? You probably haven't run much more than 10,000 hours. Don't you think you should wait until its proven?

 

[RVALUE]

Ok, Ok, Ok, 20,000?

 

[ropensaddle]

What do you know? You probably haven't run much more than 10,000 hours. Don't you think you should wait until its proven?

Lmao the sheer amount of cuts and the fact my hands are not numb proved it for me. I figure I am at least two years ahead in production than if I opted for a 440<a href="http://www.sweetim.com/s.asp?im=gen&lpver=3&ref=11" target="_blank"><img src="http://content.sweetim.com/sim/cpie/emoticons/000200A5.gif" border="0" title="Click to get more." ></a>

 

[2000ssm6]

I opted for a 440

Another great saw, you huskapullon guys are getting smart!

 

[JT78]

I'm partial to my ported 359 but if I had to pick some favorites I would say the 346ne, the 2100, 288 and 390. It is just so hard to pick just one.

 

[WoodChuck'r]

Hey Rope, what about the 441?? Does that peak your interest a bit??

The 372 is definitely a legend. I'm just curious about what you would select if both of yours were down.

 

[Billy Jack]

I'm only a firewood and clearing kind of guy, definitely not a professional, but I have to go by what I reach for first (and most often) - 372XP. It's my go to saw. I haven't had the 394XP long enough to really critique it, but I can tell that unless it's big wood, it ain't gonna be my first pick (it wears a 28", 36", or 42" 3/8). The 372XP wears 20" or 30" 3/8. Good sharp chain, and I'm a happy camper. Weight is very agreeable to me. I'm a pretty big guy and while I like a 51 for trimming up a few limbs, I feel quite happy with a 372XP and a 20" bar to handle most anything up to big wood. When I have 30-36" oaks, to cut up, I'll have my 372XP (maybe my 272XP at times) and my 394XP. For lesser trees (<24") I'd probably not even break out the 394XP and just use the 372XP and 272XP with 20" bars. For less than 12", I'd probably just use the 51 and my Sachs-Dolmar 116si.

All-around saw if I could only keep one? It would be my 372XP.

 

[chuckwood]

worn out

Hey Chuck, you better trade that L65 in for a real saw. A 365 comes to mind. Don't wear that puppy out.
John

I'm afraid it might be already worn out. It'll run fine one minute, and lean the next, and lean when you run it in felling position, so it's officially retired for now. However, last year I found another one on ebay. The seller, (an arborist with good feedback) claimed it had been rebuilt but had an oiler problem. I got it for a low price, fixed the oiler with another basket case junk L65, and it runs great. It's a heavy saw for 64cc but I still use it from time to time, it's sort of a CAD thing, you know.

 

[thomas72]

I say the 2100. That saw is a brute in a compact package. Well engineered.

 

[ropensaddle]

Hey Rope, what about the 441?? Does that peak your interest a bit??

The 372 is definitely a legend. I'm just curious about what you would select if both of yours were down.

If both were down I would open up a can on who ever filled my saws with fuel last lol. I would buy a new p&c for them of course! I mean I will likely rebuild them if they make it four more years and I do a complete build should get me through to retirement way I figure:monkey:

 

[Burvol]

I don't reach for the 372 until you're hurt or have small wood under 22" on average. The 390 XP is such a good saw that can do so much more than a 372 with not much extra weight and is so well balanced. In proffesional cutting applications it's hard to pick up a 372 after running a 390, you come to rely on that power.