mtrees
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Knock on wood before I say this, but my ported 562 I have never touched the bulb. The 550 is another story.
It doesn't take me 5-6days to figure out which saw I like.
Lets see pull the throttle back before so you can put the choke on? WTH?
wanna bet?If half of you guys were blindfolded and giving a saw to run, chances are you would not know what you had in your hand.
agree to respecfully disagree here. the 550 has auto-tune,(that has known hard start issues?),it is light, and compact. it also gives you grey paint that looks 10 yrs. old in 2 weeks, a plastic oil pump that is exposed, orange plastic that is 5 different colors, and like all huskys that i have owned,fasteners,case screws that come loose or disappear all together. i still will try one just to see how they perform. also i do not own one, but know several guys that run 362's and love them.:msp_tongue:Well, 3 of the 4 saws are first class units.
Granted, I'm Husky biased, and not afraid to admit it. And I've never had strong feelings one way or the other with inboard or outboard clutches. But trying to be objective............LOL
In this case the Huskys are simply more advanced than their Stihl counterparts. Whenever these discussions take place, the one sure way to tell that the Stihl guys are grasping is when they trot out the "better build quality" fantasy. I can't see any difference in build quality between the two brands.
The 550 has a slight edge over the 261 in any measureable category. But it is slight. The 261 is a really nice saw to run, and despite people complaining that it's heavy, I really don't notice it. To me it's a comfortable saw to operate, but it lacks that "fits like a glove" feel of the 550. Doing firewood it would be hard to pick a clear winner between them. But in doing all of the other jobs that professional 50cc saws are designed to do, the 550 is IMO clearly superior in that element.
The 362 is a flop, if ever there was one. And the proof is not in what us Husky guys may say about it, but in how little the Stihl guys have to say about it. Remember the 361 was one of the most loved saws on the site a short time ago. There were many threads where 361 owners raved about how great it was. There was a special 361 owners group forum. And what do we get from the Stihl camp with the 362? Mostly silence and indifference. The primary reason is that the 261, 550, and 562 are all better than the saws they replaced. The 362 is clearly not as good as the 361, and that's why, even in the eyes of Stihl fans, it is viewed as a disappointment. It's not even close in the 60cc class: 562 all the way.
i have no issues with primers on either brandThe whole primer bulb retort goes back to grasping for something to complain about. WHEN Stihl puts them on their all their saws, not just some, all of the primer jibs will all but disappear. And I've seen plenty of quite old primers still pumping away.
This isn't directed specifically at you, just after you.
i have no issues with primers on either brand
I ran a tree companies year old MS261 the other day, and the amount
of power over brand new is night and day.
It doesn't rev super quick but for a 50cc saw it's got lotsa ass.
So it must be true, they take a while to run in...
Same thing with the 362, serviced today one that has cut 100+ cord of
firewood, today and it's an animal compared to new.
They just need a bunch of time to loosen up, then richen them up 1/8-1/4 turn
and makes a big difference.
agree to respecfully disagree here. the 550 has auto-tune,(that has known hard start issues?),it is light, and compact. it also gives you grey paint that looks 10 yrs. old in 2 weeks, a plastic oil pump that is exposed, orange plastic that is 5 different colors, and like all huskys that i have owned,fasteners,case screws that come loose or disappear all together. i still will try one just to see how they perform. also i do not own one, but know several guys that run 362's and love them.:msp_tongue:
I know of no hard start issues with 550's.
I've ran the 562 and I owned a 362. IMHO there's no power difference, and if there is it's small. I liked the 562's overall design and weight better, but the power difference is negligible. The biggest issues with the 362 is the limiter caps on the carb, tune it correctly and it will make great power and suck down as much fuel as a non strato saw.opcorn:
I believe it once was established that the 562xp you tried at a GTG was sub-standard? :confused2:
No my friend, I think people just get so caught up in the hype it becomes a reality in their minds.
i am guessing you run a saw 5-6days a year..........tops.
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