Chainsaw brands, full time vs. part time.....

[jack707]

I rather have my husky 550 even though it not made in this country

 

[om21braz]

So far from what I read, the Jonsered crowd is awfully quiet and I have two that's 10 years old, guess I'm a crowd of one.

Edit, or we'r all watching the ball game, go Cubs

Can't say I've owned a Jonsered, but have not heard anything bad about them either. If it's not a quality product, the arboristsite.com folks won't cut it any slack.

 

[motownbrowne]

Can't say I've owned a Jonsered, but have not heard anything bad about them either. If it's not a quality product, the arboristsite.com folks won't cut it any slack.

Jonsered is owned by Husqvarna. Or they're both owned by the same company. Poulan too, by the way. Jonsered used to make their own saws, and they made some very good stuff. Now it's just red colored Huskys with a different handlebar angle. For example, the 346xp is aka the cs2153, 372xp is the 2172, the 562xp is the 2260 (although the 2260 takes a small mount bar). I'm sure there's more crossover, those are just the ones I know offhand.

 

[Oldpath05]

"Jonsered is owned by Husqvarna. Or they're both owned by the same company" <<<<<<<<<<<I think it's always been that way, like Chevy vs. GMC, it's just a matter of where you like your handle bar or if you have trouble loosing your chain cover nuts, and far as I know both are made in Sweden, atleast the good one's are.

 

[Oldpath05]

Neat car, eh? :laughing:

Here's one you can get that's slightly used....

Here you have a clear case of distracted driving, although at their price, the car is probably water proof........

 

[Oldpath05]

I rather have my husky 550 even though it not made in this country

Think the only chainsaw US made is Stihl and my 550xp will walk all over my son's 1 year old Stihl MS291, with a dull chain, and why is Stihl still making their chains with 2 same links on one side.............

 

[motownbrowne]

Think the only chainsaw US made is Stihl and my 550xp will walk all over my son's 1 year old Stihl MS291, with a dull chain, and why is Stihl still making their chains with 2 same links on one side.............

Stihl makes saws in the US and Germany. Who knows maybe other places too. As far as two of the same cutters in a row, that's a function of bar length. There are some loops that will have two of the same cutters in a row because of the total number of links. It has absolutely nothing to do with who made the chain.

 

[motownbrowne]

"Jonsered is owned by Husqvarna. Or they're both owned by the same company" <<<<<<<<<<<I think it's always been that way, like Chevy vs. GMC, it's just a matter of where you like your handle bar or if you have trouble loosing your chain cover nuts, and far as I know both are made in Sweden, atleast the good one's are.

Not always. They were separate companies with different models until Electrolux bought them both at the end of the 70s.

 

[TomSeller]

Think the only chainsaw US made is Stihl and my 550xp will walk all over my son's 1 year old Stihl MS291, with a dull chain, and why is Stihl still making their chains with 2 same links on one side.............

The 550xp is a pro saw. The MS291 is a mid range saw.

 

[4570Man]

The 550xp is a pro saw. The MS291 is a mid range saw.

My Husqvarna 353 will out cut a MS291 and its also a mid grade saw. The rated HP is slightly lower, but it weighs 2 pounds less. Regardless of the rated power it out cuts the 3 MS291s that family members have.