What do you think Husqvarna's best saw is?
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SawTroll
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No hype, it is what it is, and doesn't need any hype. :msp_wink:
arborealbuffoon
Wood Wh@re
My votes may be decidedly old-school, but I'd argue that these models are still relevant today.
262xp, 272xp, 394xp.
262xp, 272xp, 394xp.
ropensaddle
Feel Lucky
All very good saws I do appreciate the 262xp and ran a 272 to death took long time very good saw but I'm sold on my 372 xpw and my 395 is no slouch but now wished I had opted for the 390 for the inboard clutch. No biggie though as my 395 gets it done
jessejames
ArboristSite Lurker
395xp is the all around winner in my book will do most anything
falling, bucking, limbing, milling. happy to haul it around all day. run a 20" bar for firewood, 36" for milling, hear it will take a 42" but
ive got an 084 for that
falling, bucking, limbing, milling. happy to haul it around all day. run a 20" bar for firewood, 36" for milling, hear it will take a 42" but
ive got an 084 for that
Aussie Dave
ArboristSite Operative
So what???
Its a pita,thats what.
The handle wraps all the way around to the side of the saw. Just as easy to pick it up off it's side as it is from the top. On lumpy ground, most places in the woods, the times I've brought the MS261 to try it out has been found on it's side as well. I didn't freak out, I just picked it up and kept cutting.
SawTroll
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Aussie Dave
ArboristSite Operative
Thats a very broad statement,may be a none issue for you.I guess we will have to agree to dissagree.
I think constant talk of inboard vs outboard clutches with regard to balance is a none issue.
So what???
It's no fun to have to go 75' down a hill to find your saw. I've had a 372 half wrap do it also. The full wrap will set a little better it seems.
MS261 is the 50cc king any way
umpkin2: You forgot already didn't you:msp_sneaky:
It's no fun to have to go 75' down a hill to find your saw. I've had a 372 half wrap do it also. The full wrap will set a little better it seems.
MS261 is the 50cc king any way
Yep for shure when the Mastermonkey gets done with it..
Yep for shure when the Mastermonkey gets done with it..
The 261 that roll tide owns is the most impressive 50cc I've ever ran.:msp_thumbup:
Mine is a very strong runner also, but i have to say that 461 he did for me is very strong. cannt stop grinning after i use it each time. :hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange:
SawTroll
Information Collector
It's no fun to have to go 75' down a hill to find your saw. I've had a 372 half wrap do it also. The full wrap will set a little better it seems.
MS261 is the 50cc king any way
The MS261 missed the real 50cc target completely, but of course it is a good saw for some purposes...
the swede
ArboristSite Operative
I agree 100%(allmost) but you forgot the 266..unbelievable for its cc!!..the 254xp is allmost unbreakable, and the 154! with a simple touch of a screwdriver you can make a stock one a monster for the cc!!! if you know the "tricks"(same with the 162se)
2100/2101 is still my favorite in the husky lineup!
the swede
ArboristSite Operative
No it did not! if you want torque in a 50cc saw...the 261 is the way to go! the 261 will kick ass with both the old and new 346 and 550 with a 18" bar buried! but you would not know! do you? what does the spec say?....okay.....the important "sideways balance" is on the huskys side!.........do you cut more wood with the "sideways balance"?.....and with the stihl 262 MT on the horizon, you better sit back and be envious! hehe
Certainly, everyone is entitled to their opinions on the 'best' Husky. In the PNW and all through Canada back in the day, history tells us we had nothing better than the 2100/2101's, to put it politely. In fact, Canadian owners continue to trickle them in on ebay with regularity, albeit at crazy prices. Without their 2100/2101's, those models would probably be very rare today. In the early 80's when I quit fallin' in the log woods, I went to work for a gold mill in Silverton, CO as a Journeyman Mechanic. We needed a saw, I suggested like a Rancher something or other. That was my one and only experience with a smaller Husky. Beside being a 'cute', little cousin, it seemed to have enough grunt for our purposes....which was cutting dimensional beams and clearing small timber.
Kevin
Kevin
elanjoe
ArboristSite Guru
:hmm3grin2orange:
I apologize. With the Stihl thread, I had to.
It a tough tie for me.... 372, 576, 346 - I like a ll three!
:greenchainsaw:
hey chucky, edit in a poll so we can vote and see.
go with the most popular , ie
288 xp , 371/372 , 394, 346, 266
SawTroll
Information Collector
Thats a very broad statement,may be a none issue for you.I guess we will have to agree to dissagree.
I think constant talk of inboard vs outboard clutches with regard to balance is a none issue.
It isn't my fault than you don't get the point!
