Thinking "vintage", the saw instantly comes to mind is the L77. (Honorable mention to it's little brother L65.)
281/288's are only one generation back as the 385/390 that replaced it just 10 years ago is still available. But they were on the market for 20 years so they can be considered "older" if not vintage. 288's would easily win the "I wish they still built that one" contest in this area.
Thinking in terms of chassis, rather than individual models, the 162SE through 272XP family is pretty impressive. It spawned an awful lot of models during it's lifetime. 266, 268 and 272 XP models. The 61's went from white tops to gray and then orange with plenty of them stll runing today. Throw in the 625/630/670 Jonnys and it's even more impressive.
But only own one for the rest of my life? 372XP
You are making me feel old.The first Husqvarna saw I ever saw was in 1975(L65).I was cutting with a guy who had this funny looking saw with a muffler in the front.The first Husky bought was a hot off the press 162 with heated handles.That was a real awakening experience working in the rain with wet gloves.That thing would give you a helluva shock.I did like the contoured plastic rear handle on the 380,185,1100 though.Thinking "vintage", the saw instantly comes to mind is the L77. (Honorable mention to it's little brother L65.)
281/288's are only one generation back as the 385/390 that replaced it just 10 years ago is still available. But they were on the market for 20 years so they can be considered "older" if not vintage. 288's would easily win the "I wish they still built that one" contest in this area.
Thinking in terms of chassis, rather than individual models, the 162SE through 272XP family is pretty impressive. It spawned an awful lot of models during it's lifetime. 266, 268 and 272 XP models. The 61's went from white tops to gray and then orange with plenty of them stll runing today. Throw in the 625/630/670 Jonnys and it's even more impressive.
But only own one for the rest of my life? 372XP
If I could only have one saw, it'd be a MS 441.
I own and use 4 "vintage" Husqvarna saws. All of them do exactly what I ask of them. I've got the 181SE set up with a 28" bar, 24" bar on the 480CD, 20" on the 268XP, and 18" on the 262XP. The 480CD is the slowest of the bunch, but still PLENTY of power in any type of wood with a 24" bar.
They are all very fun saws to operate, loud, raspy and seldom if ever give any troubles. I really don't have a favorite in the bunch, but typically use the 262XP with an 18" bar, as most of the cutting we do here are tops left over from logging operations. That saw is absolutely a unstoppable with that set-up, and very impressive in terms of power to weight ratio.....Cliff
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