Stihl or Husqvarna

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josephbudd, Jan 6, 1:31am
I am looking at a new chainsaw mid size firewood and am after ideas on brands and models
Thanks
jasongroves, Jan 6, 1:35am
Very hard to go wrong with either to be honest.
My step-father is an aborist and swears by Stihl, one of his best mates is also an arborist and swears by Husqvarna.
Both are constantly rubbishing the others equipment choice insisting that theirs is better.in reality, neither have had any real problems with either brand so it has just become a pissing match.
granada, Jan 6, 1:37am
What ever is on special , both are good, beware of chinese imitations,
josephbudd, Jan 6, 1:44am
Is a bit of a Ford Holden kind of question and I know they are both the best but if there are any flaws in either or features that make for for easier to operate.
peacebird15, Jan 6, 1:55am
Jonsered are also husky saws that are cosmetically altered. Echo offer outstanding value for money to.
bellky, Jan 6, 3:45am
stihl
bwg11, Jan 6, 4:21am
Both Stihl and Husvarna have a range from "home handyman" to "professional" saws. Basically, you get what you pay for. A professional Husvarna is far better than a home user Stihl and vice versa.
slugly1, Jan 6, 4:47am
stihl all the way , don't likethe screaming crayfish
bellky, Jan 6, 4:49am
this is true too
bigjerry, Jan 6, 4:56am
Im a Husvarna fan, i did my time on them, but Stihl are just as good and as jasongrove said its a bit of a pissing contest between the 2.
bubbles244, Jan 6, 5:51am
husqi's are lighter. if you are a slight built person you will be able to cut for longer without getting any aches. but the stihl with a full chisel tooth will cut more in the same amount of time.
mugenb20b, Jan 6, 6:42am
Shindaiwa.
johnf_456, Jan 6, 8:01am
Both are fantastic just dont get some random no name brand / chinese. Least with the common brands you can get parts easy.
bellky, Jan 6, 8:08am
i believe you need to get the professional quality of either stihl or husky - anything else and you are asking to be frustrated
bellky, Jan 6, 8:09am
nearly bought one of these 17yrs ago. went with an 044 instead
peacebird15, Jan 6, 8:15am
Great saws, they are now owned by echo, many shindawas are rebadged echos now. It will be good for both companies.
urbanrefugee54, Jan 6, 8:58am
just put a shorter bar on it. my stihl would have had a 20" but I find it a bit long & got a 18" with it instead. had it a few years now & no problems.
richynuts, Jan 6, 9:21am
I have a Oleo-mac and its a great saw, had it about ten years now and starts in about 3 pulls everytime I use it.
pico42, Jan 6, 10:52am
Go with stihl or husqvarna, decide by seeing which one has the better local service agent.
mrcat1, Jan 6, 9:26pm
Jonny Reds are also owned by Electrulux, and come out the other side of the Husky factory but not all parts are interchangeable or the same. They put new ideas on Jonny Reds first and if it works they then introduce the same idea on the Husky, if it doesn't work then it doesn't affect the Husky name.
mrcat1, Jan 6, 9:32pm
Don't know if they will cut any faster, I used to work at one of the largest Stihl dealers in the country years ago, the biggest problem with Stihls is them being magnesium and screws coming loose and fretting in the holes and stuffing threads, we used to use a lot of loctite on them. I believe they are better now, but when i was logging and even now i have Huskys, I bought a new 575XP not long ago, it goes real well but it has a trap for young players in the fact they have added a rev limiter, very dangerous if the guy tuning it doesn't know what they are doing. I always tune my own saws, best way to get a long life out of them, I still have a 300year Husky commenritive saw that gos like a trooper, always run on super fuel and either Jonny Red or Husky oil at 25:1.
peacebird15, Jan 7, 3:31am
I thought the jreds were older husky models slightly refurnished. I have a 2152 that came out after my 353's. And some of the jreds come out a couple years after the equiv husky. Good to learn something new. Great saws all the same. I think 25 to one is a bit heavy with the modern oils though. I run 50/1 in everything and had no troubles whatsoever. Carbon build up is more likely with more oil, especially run by newbies
ambo11, Jan 7, 4:06am
Have 3 Oleo-Mac saws, frombig down to a 932c pruner, excellent saws in every respect, easy starters, high revving and fast cutters. Seem to have decent air filter systems and running on 40:1 synthetic they run clean grey exhausts. Just my 2c worth, but these Oleo Macs are well worth a look.
rjgmjs, Jan 7, 6:09am
I would have to say go for Stihl as i have always had good reliable usage of there Chainsaws/Weed eater and Hedge trimmer range. But in saying that i have never bought a Husky product, so i can't really comment. Just my 3 cents worth.
mrcat1, Jan 7, 6:14am
Thats why years ago they bought out the Jonny reds turbo range, the flywheel fan blows air thru the airbox, then later Husky bought it out and called it forced induction. Considering the 254 saw is something like 25 years old, has done logging, used all the time, can still do a very honest days work and the engine has never been to bits. all its had are aircleaners, 2 plugs,a clutch assembly, some bars and chains, all that on 25;1 mix.