MS661 vs 390XP

[bwalker]

I like both but favor Stihl more

I like em both too. I think stihl pro saws are crappie technology, but made better than a Husky. For performance Husky is it though. I don't mean to say Husky makes junk, just that Stihl saws are a bit more durable.

 

[bwalker]

Btw I base my oppinion on stock saws and those ported by EHP for the woods. GTG saws and the like are not what I want.

 

[Trx250r180]

Cutting cookies = hooskies
Tough cookies = Steel

 

[bwalker]

Cutting cookies = hooskies
Tough cookies = Steel

Not sure about that. Huskies owns the logger market up here.

 

[KG441c]

Not sure about that. Huskies owns the logger market up here.

Dont come to Louisiana! Lol!! No Husqvarna service/dealerships within 125 miles of me. 3 Stihl dealerships in town. STIHL COUNTRY!!! LOL!!

 

[Trx250r180]

Not sure about that. Huskies owns the logger market up here.

I'm pretty sure they would send you home if you showed to work with a husky here

 

[Moparmyway]

Absolutely. This particular saw is a proven winner in cant racing at GTGs. It makes crazy RPMs that the 661 can only dream of.

IIRC, the 661 is limited in RPM by its coil

 

[blsnelling]

IIRC, the 661 is limited in RPM by its coil

I'm talking in the cut RPMs.

 

[KG441c]

3 things husky got right on the 390? Inboard clutch, springs, & Fast!!!

 

[KG441c]

2 things I dont like about a 390? Feels much heavier and handles like a log compared to what everyone stated! My hybrid with a 28 es light handles like a dream compared to a 390

 

[Ironworker]

Blindfolded, half you fockers wouldn't even know what you were running.

 

[KenJax Tree]

Blindfolded, half you fockers wouldn't even know what you were running.

3/4

 

[bwalker]

Dont come to Louisiana! Lol!! No Husqvarna service/dealerships within 125 miles of me. 3 Stihl dealerships in town. STIHL COUNTRY!!! LOL!!

And that's the truth of it. Both companies have very good dealer networks in certain areas. The Pacific NW seems to be Stihl country, while just across the border in BC Husky is in common usage. When I lived in Northern Ontario I don't know if I ever saw a Husky dealer, but in the UP they are everywhere.

 

[coltont]

I have ran both in the woods. The stihl may be slower but will take day in day out abuse way better than a husky of comparable size. Leaking bar oil and the tank vent problem plague huskys around here. Stihl ftw.

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[Trx250r180]

Right on ,Brad started a brand bashing thread

 

[KG441c]

Every logger in my area runs Stihl. They all have used Husky at one time and agreed they r fast but the bottomend gives up the ghost before Stihl

 

[KG441c]

Blindfolded, half you fockers wouldn't even know what you were running.

Bull!! I would know blinfolded by how it cut and sounded. May need alil more time behind the trigger to know the saws?

 

[KG441c]

If I sold my 390 and got a 661 id miss my 390 though!!

 

[Ironworker]

Bull!! I would know blinfolded by how it cut and sounded. May need alil more time behind the trigger to know the saws?

I said half, pay attention to detail.

 

[KG441c]

I said half, pay attention to detail.

Lol!! Truthfully id be in the lower half probably!!!