Chainsaw pros, advice please

[rem284]

I have a 346, 560, 357, 266 and a MS880 the 346 is the saw that I want to use.

 

[starr shot]

AZA

Can't say owt about husky's. But used to be a sthil fan, but have gone over to echo. I'd definitely recommend them. LR90

+1 on the echo use them all the time now always used sthil and husky before all good saws just found the echo better value

 

[Border]

I run a Husqvarna 550xpg on aspen fuel for my own firewood processing and it’s brilliant, heaps of power, comfortable to use and 100% reliable.
Aspen fuel is well worth the extra cost especially if you are using your saw infrequently.

And you can use the empty containers for bullet testing

 

[Mossypaw]

After many years of using various Stihls, swapped to a 346 recently, wish I did it years ago. As Border says, they’re just ergonomic.

Out of interest.
What’s the cost of 5 litres of Aspen roughly ?

 

[simo]

£20 round here

 

[Tom D]

Another vote for the 346. We have a couple , plus some 357's (also good) and some Stihls and dolmars. The 5 series huskies performance is great but they are made of chocolate, as are the lates Stihls. the 3 series huskies are about as good as you'll get. That said the Makitas / Dolmars (same saws) are actually pretty good.

To give you an example of my preferences last year I bought 4 3 series huskies second hand and fixed them up rather than buy new.

 

[@theroedeerguy]

If you do buy an older saw and need it fixed up or ported get onto the Arbtalk forum and contact Spudulike. Highly recommended for any saw repairs or modifications.

 

[Cyres]

I am a domestic user of a chainsaw but I have owned a Husky 136 since new probably 15 + years. It has been utterly reliable never fails to start and is easy to home service. Infinitely better and more reliable than my friends new Stihl and Husky. It might not get used for months then takes 2 days full on coppicing without missing a beat. It seems to work a bit better on normal oiletrol mix rather than the newer pre mix fuel.

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[Freeforester]

Used a H. 42 special for the Xmas trees in Denmark for 15 years, but have a 346XP now, great, and ergonomic, though fancying the new Stihl battery saw for brashing paths in the woods, they've come on to the point they are seriously useful now; as for the firewood Malc mentioned, I'm a bit over the saw, and have one of these for that job:



(Best bit after the processor is the table, roller race and oversize/overflow table, right).

In use:

 

[Malxwal]

I think it's a Palax like that or very similar my pal has, just buys in an artic load and processes at his farm. Another friends father runs a smaller towable Honda engine one, but it doesn't cope with a lot of the diameter of stuff I have. Saw and towable splitter is best for me on my wee bit.