Always ran Stihl here, until dealer treated me badly, a couple of times, brought my Stihl to a Husky dealer and he worked on them with a smile, when it came time for a new saw, guess what. We run saws a little more than homeowner use, like 20 hrs. a week sometimes but not professionals. I have saws from 30cc to 95cc, mostly pro series saws, Stihl 180, 200t, 026, 036, 361, 045, 460 and Husky 61 Farmer, 266xp, 372xp, 395xp. My recommendation is 50cc to 60cc saw with good dealer, regardless of brand. My 2 favorites are my Stihl 026 pro and my Husky 266xp. The bigger saws are too heavy for more than bucking wood, and I love the 180 for a brush saw while fencing and bush hogging but it just isn't up to cutting heavy wood consistently, I think its the only saw I have that isn't Pro.