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[Sawyer Rob]

Are you saying that all Husky bars are made by Oregon? I didn't know that.

You keep bragging about the your Husky but I found it interesting that your photo showed "an upgrade".

Up until recently all Husky bar/chains were made in Canada (I think) and were Oregon... That's now all changing...

Bragging?? I just tell what MY experiences is and has been with what "I" own... If that's "bragging", then I'm guilty as charged!

SR

 

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He's NOT much of a friend if he charged you $1100.00 for a 562!!

They can be bought all over the place for around $700.00 and less than that on line...

I paid $545.00 for mine WITH bar/chain and then got the Husqvarna $50.00 rebate after that, so out the door for $495.00...

You need to find a new Husky dealer "friend", he Vaselined your backside!!!

SR

No, he's saying that the Stihl 462 is $1100. I've used the Stihl 460 and unless they improved power wise to the 462, there wasn't much difference from the Husky 372. A more even comparison is the Stihl 361 to the Husky 562.
I happen to agree with Brokn trk about production speed. We didn't do too much "bucking" as loggers except for "firewood days" and we never skidded in anything over 15" for that. It was fun however to buck with the 288's when e did. I used Husky saws even before they used prefixed numbers like 1, 2, 3 or 5. As a matter of fact, their first "suspension saw" was called simply an Husky "80 or 81" as I recall.
I was considered a sissy when I brought that to the landing. I had bought 2. At the end of the day, the guys went down and bought the other 3 the dealer had remaining.

 

[4570Man]

I paid a lot less than $1100 from my 372xp. I never pulled the trigger but I could have bought a 395xp with a bar and chain for less than $1100.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

No, he's saying that the Stihl 462 is $1100.

Thanks... That's not how I was reading that... lol

I never ran a 462, my back isn't great, so a heavy saw is out of the question... I have a Husky 268xp and even it is too heavy for me,

mostly my helper runs it as he really likes that saw...

SR

 

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It's time for you to post another pic of your collection if you still have them all.:thumbsup:

This is a topic for divorce Rusty. After I quit logging, I had what you'd call a chainsaw fettish. At one point I owned about 20 of them. The wife gave me an ultimatum saying I could keep two. We negotiated to 5. As I had this addiction, I worked around to only keeping 5 but selling out the last one I bought. I would buy and sell a chainsaw within a year as a home owner. I can't explain it but I just had to feel what it was like to cut with different chainsaws.

It got to a point where I realized the sickness so I kept the last 5 for a long time and to this day I have only 3 as two bit the dust. I had my 372, that replaced a 288, stolen from my son-in laws garage when I gave it to him to borrow. I have an old Husky 50 that a dying friend gave to me way back in 1985 and will never get rid of that saw even when it stops running and I have my Husky 257.

 

[Jstpssng]

I'm not brand loyal but my Husky is back in the shop so I'm running the $100 "Poulan" which I bought for a truck saw. The last time the 545 got a new top end with only 8 hours on it, and still runs like crap.

We can argue semantics all that we want but when I need to start a saw a half dozen times to limb one softwood tree it's a problem. Combine that with each time I need to set the brake, hold the throttle open and drop start; this winter while standing in knee deep snow; it then becomes a safety issue.
If older Huskies had problems then the company should have fixed them instead of keeping them on the shelf and selling them. In a survey which was posted a few months ago Husky didn't score very big in dealer support.

I buy a tool to use it, not keep running it to the shop. If it isn't right this time then my next saw will be a Stihl, or maybe even another Echo.

 

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I paid a lot less than $1100 from my 372xp. I never pulled the trigger but I could have bought a 395xp with a bar and chain for less than $1100.

I had this saw. If anyone was going to buy the 385, it was wise to step up to the 90's series.

 

[/pine]

There is an entire forum devoted to chainsaw discussions...you can get a room over there...

 

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I'm not brand loyal but my Husky is back in the shop so I'm running the $100 "Poulan" which I bought for a truck saw. The last time the 545 got a new top end with only 8 hours on it, and still runs like crap.

We can argue semantics all that we want but when I need to start a saw a half dozen times to limb one softwood tree it's a problem. Combine that with each time I need to set the brake, hold the throttle open and drop start; this winter while standing in knee deep snow; it then becomes a safety issue.
If older Huskies had problems then the company should have fixed them instead of keeping them on the shelf and selling them. In a survey which was posted a few months ago Husky didn't score very big in dealer support.

I buy a tool to use it, not keep running it to the shop. If it isn't right this time then my next saw will be a Stihl, or maybe even another Echo.

hmmmm......Echo chainsaws....I mean "donuts". I owned the old ones when they were white. I hope they improved speed wise.

 

[MossRoad]

Yeah I know, I run them too, but I buy used ones. Buy them at 100,000 miles using cash, then run them for 250,000 miles and rinse and repeat. They get the job done, but they are a bare bones car too.

Chainsaws are a little bit different because unlike a car they pay for themselves the first day they cut wood. I admit I made a mistake with the Husky 562, buying it because of its cheap price, but all things considered, opting for the Stihl 461 would have been a lot better decision. A lot more saw for not a whole lot of money (or cords of wood) more.

Husky 562: 10 cord of wood to get return on investment
Stihl MS 461: 15 cord of wood to get return on investment

I like that logic....

Factory reconditioned Poulan Pro PP4218A: 0.75 cord of wood to get return on investment! :laughing: