Rarefish383, I agree completely, I have always said that Stihl and Husqvarna Both build Excellent saws.
Growing up, my Dad had a Mac SP60, a Helluva saw, for it’s time, so naturally when I bought my first home and it had a Fireplace, I went shopping for a Yellow saw, well by 1991, Mac was owned by IIRC, Black and Decker, and they just weren’t the saw that I grew up with.
I knew people that had Stihls, and people that had Huskies, talked to both, ran some of both, and spent a lot of time at dealers looking at and comparing saws, in the end, I decided that both built Excellent saws, but that I simply got more saw for my money with Husqvarna, and that the 266XP with a 24” B&C best fit my needs then. A decision that I have Never regretted. A year or two later I added a Husky “23 Compact” Top Handle, because sometimes 67cc with 24” of bar is a bit much for limbing, for about a Quarter of a Century, that duo was my “2 Saw Plan”, before I knew what a 2 saw plan was, or that I even had one. Then I needed a larger saw, a 395XP was looking very interesting, until I found Dave “thechainsawguy “ and his price on the 3120XP was just too good to pass up. Some questions about it, lead me to AS, and y’all Corrupted me, and infected me with CAD, which mutated into CSMAD as well, my Sig Line describes that progression pretty well
Sticking with One brand makes sense to me as well, the 543XP, 346XP, 353, 550XP, and the Wife’s 445 all use K095 mount bars, in .325/.050 which I have 13”,16,”18” and 20” bars and chains that I can use on any of them
The 266XP(Ol’ Reliable) 562XP and the 372 XP and 372XPW use D009 mount 3/8 .050 which I have 20”, 24” and 28” bars and chains that I can use on any of those
My Big Saws, Team 404, my 390XP, 395XP’s and my 3120XP all use D009 mount.404/.063 which I have 36”, 44”, 60” and 72” bars and chains, that I can use on any of those
My two oddballs, are my 23 Compact, which uses a K/A041 mount and 3/8 LP, and my 460 Rancher, which uses a K095 3/8 .050
The 23 compact was my second saw, so at the time, it wasn’t too hard keeping the B&C’s separate. If Husky offered the T540XP or similar with a K095 mount.325/.050, I would buy it in a Heartbeat and retire, but keep the 23 Compact, but the 543XP is light and nimble enough for my light work, but I would like to have a Nice Top Handle that would interchange B&C’S with my K095 .325/.050 saws
The 460 was my mistake, I just Assumed that it was a D009 mount 3/8 .050, turns out it is a K095 3/8 .050, I should have researched it better, before I bought a used one for my “Truck Saw”
To me, it just made sense to stick with one brand, Husqvarna was my original saw, they make a saw for any need that I have, and the interchangeability is nice.
Husqvarna’s Big Weakness, is their Dealer Support, there were more around when I bought my first saw, but now they are few and far between. My original dealer, is now a convenience store, Sandy Chainsaw WAS a Husqvarna Dealer, and now is a Stihl Dealer, I give them as much non powerhead/bar business as I can, but the lack of dealer support is Husqvarna’s main problem. Fortunately, in 30 years, I can only think of 2 trips to the shop, that my saws have needed, one of those, Sandy Chainsaw was able to do, and frankly Both were something that many/most here could/would do themselves, but I am better at running them than working on them
Doug
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