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So, while loading the truck after work today, I was talking to my father's best friend about saws. He's been a wood cutter for 28 years dealing almost exclusively with hardwoods. He runs a ported Stihl MS361..
Anyway, I'm looking for a new limbing saw (been askin about MS260Pro) and mentioned the Husqvarna 346, and he said "Won't buy a Husky no matter what" He then went on to tell me about his "Piece of S#%t 371"... Apparently he used to run only Husqvarnas but after some brutal repair costs and difficult dealer-customer relations he switched to Stihl. He did rave about Husqvarna's power and speed, but said it wasn't enough to make up for the other misgivings....
He told me about the random hard starts: he rigged up to do some high limbing, fired up his saw, warmed it up and shut it off, climbed the tree and couldn't start the saw.. he spent 20 minutes pulling, pulling and pulling untill he finally threw the saw 60 feet to the ground! The repair shop found nothing wrong with it, other than a severely bent bar from the fall.
He then had a Husky 272 that gave him nothing but problems... He did say that when it was running it was a bear, but that wasn't often. First the starter recoil broke, followed by the AV, then the oiler. After a few years it needed rings, then a piston followed immediatly by a cylinder. Carb was junk, fuel lines sucked to replace and they "Always" had issues. He finally junked it at the repair shops recomendation.... He added up the repair receipts and in the first year the saw cost him just over $1600. That saw was almost enough to turn him away from Husqvarna untill....
His most recent husky (can't remember the model). It was less than 2 months old, and ran like a banshee. Anyway, he was bucking when the chain got pinched. My father made a relief cut, he freed the saw, and it seemed fine. He tried to make another cut but the saw had no power... he gave it a few revs and a horrible sound came from the crank-case (like gravel)... he reved it up again and a huge fireball blew the muffler off and caught his hand an arm on fire! He managed to extiguish himself and the saw without injury. He brought what was left of the saw to the dealer-(remember it was less than 60 days old)- and the dealer couldn't do anything for him... so he contacted Husqvarna directly and still no refund, no replacement, nothing!
He has run Stihls ever since, and is using an old 361 that he loves. Starts within 3 pulls, plenty of power, and easy to keep up with..
I run a '98 Jonsered 2065 that has been nothing but great to me, but his story (backed up by my father) is enough for me to be a Stihl man from hear on out.

The way your fathers friend tells these stories sounds like to me he should be writing fiction stories not running chainsaws or maybe he should put his crack pipe away. :smoking: Saws do require some maintenance. Maybe when he bought his they didn't come with an owners manual. :laugh: As far as the $1600 it cost him the 1st year, the saw should have been under warranty if it was bought new. If it was purchased used, you know the saying, one mans junk is another mans treasure.
 
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Bada Bingo! Here's another version of the same troll wash.

So, while loading the truck after work today, I was talking to my father's best friend about saws. He's been a wood cutter for 28 years dealing almost exclusively with hardwoods. He runs a ported Husky 359..
Anyway, I'm looking for a new limbing saw (been askin about 346xpNE) and mentioned the MS260, and he said "Won't buy a Stihl no matter what" He then went on to tell me about his "Piece of S#%t 371"... Apparently he used to run only Stihl but after some brutal repair costs and difficult dealer-customer relations he switched to Husky. He did rave about Stihl's power and speed, but said it wasn't enough to make up for the other misgivings....
He told me about the random hard starts: he rigged up to do some high limbing, fired up his saw, warmed it up and shut it off, climbed the tree and couldn't start the saw.. he spent 20 minutes pulling, pulling and pulling untill he finally threw the saw 60 feet to the ground! The repair shop found nothing wrong with it, other than a severely bent bar from the fall.
He then had a Stihl MS440 that gave him nothing but problems... He did say that when it was running it was a bear, but that wasn't often. First the starter recoil broke, followed by the AV, then the oiler. After a few years it needed rings, then a piston followed immediatly by a cylinder. Carb was junk, fuel lines sucked to replace and they "Always" had issues. He finally junked it at the repair shops recomendation.... He added up the repair receipts and in the first year the saw cost him just over $1600. That saw was almost enough to turn him away from Stihl untill....
His most recent Stihl (can't remember the model) (I can! MS290 ;-)). It was less than 2 months old, and ran like a banshee. Anyway, he was bucking when the chain got pinched. My father made a relief cut, he freed the saw, and it seemed fine. He tried to make another cut but the saw had no power... he gave it a few revs and a horrible sound came from the crank-case (like gravel)... he reved it up again and a huge fireball blew the muffler off and caught his hand an arm on fire! He managed to extiguish himself and the saw without injury. He brought what was left of the saw to the dealer-(remember it was less than 60 days old)- and the dealer couldn't do anything for him... so he contacted Stihl directly and still no refund, no replacement, nothing!
He has run Huskies ever since, and is using an old 359 that he loves. Starts within 3 pulls, plenty of power, and easy to keep up with..
I run a '98 Jonsered 2065 that has been nothing but great to me, but his story (backed up by my father) is enough for me to be a Huskie man from hear on out.
 
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I wood have payed good $$$ to see that!:dizzy:

I think the video is still on YouTube from the last time you set yourself on fire. :)


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I took a crap that looked like a family of seals swimming in the toilet once too...Mamma seal, baby brother & sister seal too. That's about how relevant this story is. Could be true, and if it is, very entertaining, but nothing more.
 
I think this feller was really running a Jred and thought it was a husky. I wonder if he knows the Jred saws get the top 10% of chosen cylinders that have the best casting?




:D:D

LOL!

The order of cylinders from Mahle:
Top 10% = Jred
Top 20% = Husky
Top 30% = Poulan
Top 40% = RedMax
The Scraps = Stihl









It is a bashing thread right? :cheers:
 
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That's gonna leave a mark!.....
 
Shaking my head.......

I have 4 diffrent brands in my stall,,and love em all!!! Yesterday while I was milling,,,I had my 2186 didnt start on the first or second pull after she was warmed up,,I thought this aint right,,,something is messed up,,then I realized,,and thought to myself,,,dummy,,you gotta have the off switch in the on position....To used to the 346xp and the 440 I got into the habbit of starting them.... :dizzy:
 
If you look on the first page of today's threads that are about Stihl and Husky saw problems you will see.

For Stihl:
An 045 - with no spark
A Contra - looking for pistons
an 031 - oiler problems
an 066 - need various parts
066 - that just got a new piston and ring
an 026 - that needs a piston and rings
064 - needing rebuilt

For Husky you have a 272 that needs a cylinder.

I'm not bashing Sthil. I have a junk 044 that's crap, but I'm not going to rate entire brand on one saw. In fact I have another 044 and 066 that's are great saws.

I own both, but prefer Huskie's. It's just a preference. Plus I have a better Husky dealer than Stihl dealer.
Both saws have their strengths and weaknesses. Truth be known my Dolmars have given my less problems than the Stihls or Huskies.
 
wow, i really learned allot today

after reading accounts here on AS about how terrible every chainsaw related item ever made is....

i will never buy another chainsaw


far more trouble than they are worth.


my stone axe might not be too fast in the cut, but its cheap, reliable and very easy to service in the field
 
after reading accounts here on AS about how terrible every chainsaw related item ever made is....

i will never buy another chainsaw


far more trouble than they are worth.


my stone axe might not be too fast in the cut, but its cheap, reliable and very easy to service in the field

So you're gonna stick with the Stihl, eh? :D :D
 
I took a crap that looked like a family of seals swimming in the toilet once too...Mamma seal, baby brother & sister seal too. That's about how relevant this story is. Could be true, and if it is, very entertaining, but nothing more.

Bet your pants fit better after that...


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Well my brother's wife has a cousin who has a dad who's grandfather's son is a professional logger. He has used Stihls, Husqvarnas, Echos and Dolmars. He says that they are all garbage.

One of his Stihls blew up and the rod came out and hit his truck's gas tank. It resulted in an explosion that burned down three houses. It also killed 5 dogs and 7 cats.

The only saw that he uses now is a Wild Thing. He can run a 48" bar on it and cut down huge trees. I've got to honest with you and tell you that the Wild Thing is not stock. It has been muffler modded.

I'm selling my Husqvarnas and Makita to buy me a Wild Thing. I think I can run it stock because I'm not likely to cut down a tree over 36".
 

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