This may be old news to some of you, but it was new news to me today. Stopped for some mower blades today and there was only one Jonsered left...one that might fit the range I need. The dealer had one Jonsered left, the one priced on the page above. Always bought Stihl and don’t know much about these. Was considering something in the 60CC range. Closest thing that Redmax has is 50CC and 70CC respectively.
I’m not sure when this name change took place, whether or not there was a merger, a buyout, or what transpired to prompt the name change because I don’t keep up with these things saws that much. I will probably consider a Husky as well, but not sure where dealers are around me other than the local Tractor Supply and they only had two saws today, so I didn’t even bother looking closely. A local shop carries Echo as well. Whatever I buy will likely be a pro saw...even though I won’t use it as often as I used to. I just like to buy good stuff. Plus my son will get it later on and he’s just a few years from running them on his own.
Does anyone know if the features of the Jonsered will carry over to the Redmax line, i.e., heated grips, carburetor heating, felling guides (if they have them), smooth sides for limbing, 90 degree handles to aid in felling, etc.? It was closing time today when I got there, so I didn’t get to talk to the salesman about the saws. I always heard that Jonsered made good saws though not sure where they are/were made. Sweden or Finland I think. What about McCulloch saws? I know the old saws had a great reputation and lots of old school power like the old German made Stihl’s I was used to running. Not sure about the new McCulloch saws.
Does anyone know if the features of the Jonsered will carry over to the Redmax line, i.e., heated grips, carburetor heating, felling guides (if they have them), smooth sides for limbing, 90 degree handles to aid in felling, etc.? I always heard that Jonsered made good saws though not sure where they are/were made. Sweden or Finland I think. What about McCullouch saws? I know the old saws had a great reputation and lots of old school power like the old German made Stihl’s I was used to running. Not sure about the new McCullouch saws. One thing is for sure that I have noticed, the Redmax catalog I got is very vague on daw features. That torqued me off! Why print a catalog or build a website without showcasing the product features. Doesn’t make sense to me and the Husky brochure from TSC is the same way.
Jonsered was basically the same as Husqvarna models. Alot of parts interchange. The 2172 is equivalent to a husqy 372. Made in Sweden. The gz7100 looks like they haven't changed anything except the stickers.
Which is better in your opinion, if you’ve used both? I take it them that the Redmax gz7100 is equivalent to the Jonsered 2172 and the Husky 372? I did notice that the Husky has a handle off-set of 7* degrees. Some of the newer Stihl’s I’ve run, don’t recall which ones, had an off-set on their handles as well. I’m so used to the old straight handled Stihl’s, 041 and 09’s, that I never could get used to the off-set of the newer models. In fact, at first I found it odd handling AV models new and old. I think I’d like the straighter handle of the Jonsered 2172 over the Husky, at least at first, but I realize the ergonomic advantages of using an off-set handle all day long.
I have a jonsered 2071 and have used many different husqvarna. I don't think either is better with each being so similar. Either would be great. Right now if I bought a new one, husqvarna 372 might be the choice just because of the potential of parts getting scarce for the jonsered specific stuff in the future. Probably a very minor issue though. One thing about the 372/2172 is the weight being a tad heavy. Probably a non issue if you're used to handling those old tank stihls around. The husqvarna 562xp is a nice saw that will get close to 372 performance with some weight savings.
