shimaze
Wallet Logger
I agree that spending this kind of cash is a bit much for a newbie. But I had a dead tree fall on my garage and a week later I had a tree fall in the driveway and hit my daughter's car both costing well in excess of $2k. I looked over at the work bench and saw the dead Craftsman saw laying there with no hopes of ever running again. I got kind of pissed and decided that I had went long enough without a saw!
I looked around, did a little research, and decided to go with Husqvarna. I already knew that Stihl and Husqvarna were the top brands. I looked at used saws, but the going price for a used 395 was $850. For a little more, I got a brand new saw. Same thing with the small saw, I could not find a used 550 for less than $400. I could have went with a Rancher 450, but they aren't that much cheaper than professional series. I got a good deal on both saws because I contacted the eBay seller thru his website. By purchasing them directly, I got an extra $100 off and he made $50 more by circumventing the eBay and PayPal fees.
I consider these saws to be an investment. Spending a little more upfront in my other experiences has paid off in the long run. Kind of like buying a smaller set of sockets, only to find later that you don't have the size you need. Then you are back at the store buying another socket and spending more money than you would have if you bought the largest socket set available. Everything has it limits, for example the 3120 was about $500 more than the 395XP. At that price point it was best to stop at the 395. Not to mention that the 3120 weighs a lot more than the 395 and the 395 was already overkill for my needs. I seriously considered the 372 as recommended by many here on the forum. But I found out about the upcoming 572 and figured I would leave some room in the middle to grow. I understand the problem with CAD!
Additionally, I heat my house in the winter with a wood burning furnace. I have a Harmon SF2600 that heats the whole house. They are doing road construction in front of my house and large logs are in no short supply. I also live on 4 acres that has a lot of dead ash trees on it. This spring, if it doesn’t have leaves I am cutting it down! The cost to have all the dead trees cut down would be a lot more than $2000!
So, that is how and why I bought these two saws
I looked around, did a little research, and decided to go with Husqvarna. I already knew that Stihl and Husqvarna were the top brands. I looked at used saws, but the going price for a used 395 was $850. For a little more, I got a brand new saw. Same thing with the small saw, I could not find a used 550 for less than $400. I could have went with a Rancher 450, but they aren't that much cheaper than professional series. I got a good deal on both saws because I contacted the eBay seller thru his website. By purchasing them directly, I got an extra $100 off and he made $50 more by circumventing the eBay and PayPal fees.
I consider these saws to be an investment. Spending a little more upfront in my other experiences has paid off in the long run. Kind of like buying a smaller set of sockets, only to find later that you don't have the size you need. Then you are back at the store buying another socket and spending more money than you would have if you bought the largest socket set available. Everything has it limits, for example the 3120 was about $500 more than the 395XP. At that price point it was best to stop at the 395. Not to mention that the 3120 weighs a lot more than the 395 and the 395 was already overkill for my needs. I seriously considered the 372 as recommended by many here on the forum. But I found out about the upcoming 572 and figured I would leave some room in the middle to grow. I understand the problem with CAD!
Additionally, I heat my house in the winter with a wood burning furnace. I have a Harmon SF2600 that heats the whole house. They are doing road construction in front of my house and large logs are in no short supply. I also live on 4 acres that has a lot of dead ash trees on it. This spring, if it doesn’t have leaves I am cutting it down! The cost to have all the dead trees cut down would be a lot more than $2000!
So, that is how and why I bought these two saws
