my dad has an old husky rancher ,its okay sure and fairly close in performance to my 290 but the new husky models are cheesy and they are basicly polouns with a higher price tag (40-50$) for a less quality saw IMHO ,the stihl 290 is made in amercia (virgina) by english speaking humans . becuase of the way its marketed you dont get the knockoff junk they put in the box stores and they arent cheapened up or epa restricted like the E tech junk husky makes .youll have expert advise and all the oem parts accessories tooling and repair work available at your local dealer .some companies have slave labor making these saws for 20 cents an hour by people who dont care about quality . if you have a problem or need a part or accessory for the husky the local homedepot or tractor supply cant help you or even know what your talking about ,i dont want a kid with zits and a orange apron messing with my power equipment .i will say husky has nice pro series saws $ and the older european ones were good as well ,but get your wallet out
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