Stihl vs Husky? If you dare!

[hdbill]

346 XP ne
MS 361

 

[deepsouth]

I have had a consider of both as my mate has stihl. I have all Husqvarna just prefer the feel. They're both probably the premier brands and certainly not chinese like the Baumr-AG stuff sold heavily on eBay for example.

Started with a 340 for gardening and to chop out a 5m high apricot tree with severe trunk cracking. Bought that as I went to rent a saw and it scared me the condition it was in.

Kept that, used it on some up to 5m conifers and bushy things after moving house.
Now put in a wood heater after 300% power price rise in 7 years for heating electricity. House is setup with split system heat pumps that are now switched off at the circuit board due to the crankcase heaters.

But saw slow in dense hardwoods. Bought 576xp at locally to get cubes etc. then bought an emu legged 261.99, just arrived. Got it together tonight and started at 9pm and revved to disturb the neighbours it's a bit louder with the mod

And all going ok it's gunna get christened tomorrow, got a wood trip happening so long as a road isn't closed due to bushfire.

 

[jeepyfz450]

I have a few huskies too

 

[WACutter]

77cc 461 vs 75cc xpw View attachment 264703

Nice combination. Two of my favorite saws!

 

[wouter]

Ms 640 !!

Oke, here it is, enjoy ;-)View attachment 264825View attachment 264826View attachment 264827View attachment 264828View attachment 264829

 

[wouter]

of course some pics of the whole fleet, the 540 isn't on the pic...have to give it back to the Husqvarna company for some assessment after use for about a year on this testsaw ;-)

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[Trx250r180]

Oke, here it is, enjoy ;-)View attachment 264825View attachment 264826View attachment 264827View attachment 264828View attachment 264829

must be a european model ,they were badged 064 in the states with screw in fuel caps

 

[SawTroll]

must be a european model ,they were badged 064 in the states with screw in fuel caps

I don't think the MS640 was sold in the US (or here in Norway), but it was sold on many other markets.:msp_smile:

However, I am not sure if they were made in Germany, or in Brazil.

 

[Trx250r180]

I don't think the MS640 was sold in the US (or here in Norway), but it was sold on many other markets.:msp_smile:

However, I am not sure if they were made in Germany, or in Brazil.

hmm now im wondering if there was ever a ms240,ms340 or ms840

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

I'm not picky on brand or bias. They all make good ones and they all make bad ones.

The top 12 dirty dozen that used to make my cut to take to gtg's.