I just got a 24 in x tough and a 24 in Echo pro bar. Both made in Canada and the echo had Blount industries on the back which is Oregon. The husky I agree looks much different, the sprocket tips are a completely different design and the husky has six rivets vs 5 on Echo/Powercut. It’s also got a very rough layer of paint on the bar rail whereas the Echo is smooth. The husky looks to be the stiffer more durable of the two but time will tell.
Interesting I guess there starting to change now. I know In years past a lot of them were Oregon.
Every husky bar I’ve bought in the past few years has been an Oregon bar
Yup and no electronic carb stuff. Can't beat em for the price. Doesn't take long to get your money out of the saw. My cs 400 would be the 1st saw I grab with 14/18" bars if the shtf.
In stock form the 7310 isn't all that impressive but they're a whole different animal when ported.
Do you know who manufactures the one on the left? That’s what came with my saw. Like you said, not the normal Power Match or PowerCut.
Either way, it performs like a 73cc saw should. I have a couple of friends that own them that also run 461’s and they are quite happy with how they perform, and they pull long bars. These guys have theirs broke in and are cutting wood, not timing cuts. If I needed a 70cc saw I’d get the Echo over the others just on simplicity and reliability alone. Caveat…. The ms461(76cc) is out of this equation.
Forgive me but isn't that true for all saws. all brands make really good saws but no brand makes only good saws
Results may vary. Some saws respond better to porting than others but yes, it's true for all saws.
Not sure, I don’t think I saw anything other than husqvarna on the package. Since Oregon doesn’t make their chain anymore they probably don’t do bars either. My guess is that Husqvarna bought their own factory in Canada, that way all their import taxes stay the same. I’m just pulling that out of my behind though.
Yes generally chainsaws are meant for cutting wood last I checked. Nobody ports a saw with the sole intention of busting out a stopwatch unless it's a race saw.
I couldn’t find anything either. I couldn’t find another brand with the same rivet design. I also have a hard time finding another Husqy “X-Tough” bar. I’m actually liking that bar a lot.
I’m not sure but I cant imagine they wouldn’t. The part number is on the bar. I’ll go look right now and see what I can find. I hadn’t thought about replacing the tip yet but when I tried looking for bars I came up empty handed. I found lots of “X-Tough Lites”.
