50cc firewood saw

They all get quicker when broke in.

I had originally written the same thing, but it’s not quite accurate. The 4910 is about $400, 550 about $600, and 261 about $650. You’d have a little more into the ported Echo than the others.

 

But you can get the Husky for a lot less than MSRP. The Stihl, not so much.... I paid around 6 for the Stihl and could have bought the Husky for around 475...

 

Can’t now. A year ago I could get a 572 for $750. The last 5 I’ve bought have been $930

 

I can get the same discount on Husky as I could a year ago. They have a much bigger margin than Stihl so dealers can discount them a lot more. If dealers are no longer discounting them as much, it's not because the margin has changed. It's because of the difficulty of replacing stock.

 

You may be able to get the same discount, but the MSRP has gone up $200 in the last year

 

On a 550? It looks like the MSRP is now 679. That's not a 200 increase for sure...

 

I guess I didn’t go around looking at what MSRP is right now. I know I bought 572s for $750 when I’d seen others paying $950-1000. I was simply going off of that. I haven’t checked on the cost of a new 550 in 6 months or so, but based on your retail, I would say that most folks could get them for about $575 PHO now if they looked hard enough. A year ago could get them for $460

 

Not where I live. I could grab a 550 with bar and chain for $550 which is still cheaper than the Stihl. That said, I'd still buy the Stihl for the feel in hand...

 

I have to say 4910 because it's the only one I have significant time on.

 

Yep… This about sums it up pretty well:

 

Wow that’s a smoking deal. I would say your the anomaly at that price. It’s pretty close to the Husky fleet discount price on a 550, and my dealer takes great care of me.

 

I buy a lot from my shop and he gives all his good customers around fleet pricing.

 

I bet they guy you were arguing with buys more

 

I'm not arguing and I'm sure he does which means he should have a better grasp on pricing.

 

I think his handle on the price was pretty close given that saw prices have gone up so much the last several months.

 

His post that a 550 has gone up $200 in the last year was pretty close is accurate? Um... no...

 

550 XP® Mark II Chainsaw

There’s no way you’re buying a 550 for 475 right now. I was just at the dealership and the best he could do was 550 a piece on 3 and that was well below msrp @679… which is around 200 more than it was a year ago.

 

I didn't say I could buy one at 475 right now. I said I could a year ago and now it's more like 550. So, 75 more. Not 200. MSRP was not 479 a year ago...

 

Wasn’t trying to argue. My $200 figure came from the 572. Was just trying to convey that the pricing as of late has gone up 5-10% every month over the last 6 months. But kudos on the passive aggression

 

Noting passive or agressive about it. Just stating facts. Don't get defensive Kevin. All is well...