I was working alongside a tree service yesterday and today. He was using Stihl and Husky. I let the guy try my (new to me as of today) Stihl MS201 rear handle and later on on he insisted i try his Husky 550XP (I think thats what it was) Pics to prove it. My 460 with 20" bar in the foreground. Tree guys MS250 next to the stump in back. Very slow cutting. I had time for coffee. When i was done there was a couple screws on the ground too! Just kidding Husky guys! Nice saw. Maybe 14" sugar maple. The tree guy did complain about Huskies losing screws. The only other Husky ive used is my top handle 334.
I had a Still once. It led to this: (click w/ caution, NOT kid friendly language!) After that, I was done...
Looks like a top handle 011 (first video) and goes back to the Reagan administration. Never used one and one of the Stihl models i havent heard good things about. Cant tell which model in the second.
In all honesty, I don’t hate, I just have a preference. I run em at gtg’s and if I’m cutting w/ my BIL, we’ve switched saws. Long time ago I had an 038mag I bought in a box (to flip). That saw was an overweight turd but the newer stuff I’ve ran is totally different. While I wouldn’t buy one myself but I also wouldn’t hesitate to pass on the positive feedback I’ve heard about ‘em. It is after all just a garden tool.
Never thought I’d see the day sounds like you guys were having fun with it! Is that the locust score you’ve been working on?
The main problem I saw about that Husky, was that god awful short bar! I would need to dig a hole, to stand in, while I made that cut. Stand up and buck as Billy Ray would say!
