I am in the property maintaince business, used Husky power saws,bush saws, lawn mowers,hedge trimmers,and blowers for years;with no serious issues. But of late I spend more time at the dealer getting things fixed than I really want. IE bought a Z turn,right from factory the belt was at a least an in to long,dealer ordered new belt,.....it was the same 1 in to long,dealer bought another belt of the correct size,which was NOT from Husky, problem solved. Bought a string trimmer,first day on the job starter rope pulled out,and stayed out,dealer repaired,2 days later same thing. I called Husky, now that was a joke .....response take to dealer and have repaired.
Now I have over 12,000$ worth of bush saws,power saws,etc,all husky,or were. Now I am on the hunt for a more reliable product,and have moved over to stihl,for power hand tools,and another company for lawn mowers.
In my opinion once Husky started selling in the big box stores,quality went down hill.
JMO.