Husqvarna 450 or Dolmar 421?

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Husqvarna 450 or Dolmar 421

  • Husqvarna 450

    Votes: 17 26.2%
  • Dolmar 421

    Votes: 48 73.8%

  • Total voters
    65
31 tanks through the 421 now. Three today and I'm freaking tired, gents. It seems to have lost a little grunt when buried, I assume it needs a slight adjustment on the carb? Still rock solid reliable, always starts on the second pull cold no matter what. I tried some Stihl safety chain and I'm buying more Stihl chain but not safety. You can feel the quality difference between the Stihl and other brands.
 
31 tanks through the 421 now. Three today and I'm freaking tired, gents. It seems to have lost a little grunt when buried, I assume it needs a slight adjustment on the carb? Still rock solid reliable, always starts on the second pull cold no matter what. I tried some Stihl safety chain and I'm buying more Stihl chain but not safety. You can feel the quality difference between the Stihl and other brands.
I like stihl chain best. I use Oregon a fair bit as well but prefer the stihl.
 
I like stihl chain best. I use Oregon a fair bit as well but prefer the stihl.

The difference is tangible. FYI, I've been meaning to tell you that my Dolmar also has that "hidden" oiler setting. I never even tried to check and see if mine does but you can push down and go up one more notch so I reckon there's four settings from the factory?
 
I love this Dolmar! I paid a local arborist to safely take down this sick white oak with a bad lean over my house and then I've been doing the rest after voting this morning.

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That's like asking if a good quarter horse is better than a Shetland pony :D This thing never quits, never lets me down, just sharpen the chain, add fuel, and oil. I want a bigger Dolmar bad, need to start watching the classifieds here.

To be fair, it's more like asking if someone else's rigged up Silverado is better than a brand new Colorado.
 
To be fair, it's more like asking if someone else's rigged up Silverado is better than a brand new Colorado.

In my experience, it's a pretty huge gulf between the two saws. Plus, the Colorado has widely reported shifting problems (I've been considering one for a while).
 
I was just refering to the 5020AV not being new, being a larger saw, and the Dolmar being professionally setup for you. Just not a fair comparison in my book. But I am glad you like your new saw.

Understood, prolly would have made more sense in person but tuning aside, the 5020 had other problems that I documented.
 

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