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Casey in Ky

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I"ve searched older posts and got an idea of what most think on saws. I only cut 3 or 4 truck loads of firewood, plus the use around the place...down tree"s, fence lines, that type of stuff.

Last saw was a Stihle 026(wentin on halves with the brother on it). It was decent saw, but it"s been in the shop a couple of times, and the brother has claimed it now, but it needs some work so I"m not complaining. Personally, I think the 026 was overpriced, but maybe I just had some bad luck.

I"ve found a Husqvarna 340, 16 inch used for $125, seems to run good. Any opinions on this model?? And I know a lot people don"t care much for the lower end Husqvarna"s, 142, 235, and 240"s. but has anybody actually used these saws and had trouble out of them?? I"m looking for a 16 or 18 inch saw that runs when I need it too. Any opinions??? Thanks
 
Dad had one of them, could not keep the muffler on the thing, every time it would rattle loose and two times it fell right off, last time they put it back on they used locktight and it still came off, but the treads are now wrecked in the jug so now it is an expensive fix, not woth the money I dont think, I run a 028 super wodds boss form sthil, not a problem with it, th biggest thing with sthil is to remember to run the fuel at a 50.1 ratio. good luck BOB
 
I'd go with a Stihl again. I've got the MS250 (think it was around 250 bucks) and am real happy with it. Guess the big decider, unless you are mechanically inclined, is local dealer support. Dolmar is a real good saw also.

Good Luck,


Dave
 
i have 2 stihls, an older 028 wood boss and an small ms.....cant remember the number with a 14 in bar. also have a husky 141 (i think) with a 16 in bar. all 3 are good saws, no major problems with any of them. i like the little stihl for trim work, real light, easy on the back too!! the husky is a pretty torquey saw too. the 028 has a 20 in bar, gets dang heavy after a while. i think you'd do fine with either saw.
 
I bought an MS250 this spring, MSRP is $320, and am very happy with it. Its about the same size and weight as an 026 (MS260, ~$420 new), just a little less power and not really intended for commercial use.

The Husky 340 is pretty much the same saw for less money, MSRP $260. I know several people who own them and have only good things to say about them.

Echo CS-370 and John Deere CS40LE are a couple other good ones in the same price and power range.
 
I would recommend a Stihl.

We have 2 Stihl chain saws.

The MS 170 Chain Saw is used for the "light" stuff.

The MS 441 STIHL Magnum™ Chain Saw is used for the "heavy" stuff.

Agree with [b:654c4848f0][i:654c4848f0]molinebob[/b:654c4848f0][/i:654c4848f0] to remember to run the fuel at a 50.1 ratio with the Sthil.
 
Watch what Husqvarna you get, some of them are actually a Poulan Pro saw with orange covers. If I were going to buy a saw, I would get a Dolmar. I have sold both, and hands down the Dolmar is the better saw for the money. A lot of the OLDER Stihl saws are good saws. I now sell the Dolmar saws, have sold 30-40 in 5 years, and have yet to have one back for anything but chain sharpening or minor carb adjustments.
Jim
 
Casey

Not to familiar with the 340 but I have the Husqvarna 345 with a 16" bar, I have to say it's one little wood cutting sob for sure.
 
I've had a 340 for a few years. No real trouble, had to replace spark plug and fuel line but that's all.
 
I notice that the people that are happy with a Stihl all have older saws. I am the same way. I know little about their new saws. Maybe you could go look at the pawnshop and pick up an older saw. That's where I got one of mine. Like new but dirt cheap.

The worst thing I do is let gas set up in the tank so I have to add some Stabil and SeaFoam and pull a couple extra times for that first start after a few months in the shed. Once I get past that it's two pulls on a cold saw and one pull on a hot one.
 
I've got a pretty low opinion of all the small light homeowner type saws and every one of them made some. We had a Stihl 034 and a Jonsered 510. The Stihl was OK. The Jonsered was useless. Vibration was the biggest thing with both.
We've also had a Stihl 038 Super for close to 30 years. Still going strong. Have a Stihl 044 that was good but lost the crank in it last spring. Got to pick up an MS441 this week. Also have an MS361.
I'd recomend any of those saws... The 361 is a bit lighter but a strong performer for a light pro saw. The 38 is a big, heavy tough old saw. There isn't much plastic in that one...
I don't know the Husky line so well but I beleive their main pro saws are the 354, 365 and 372. I know various people that have all of them and hardly a bad word about any. Good saws.
I'd simply suggest that you stay with a pro saw. If you don't want to lay out a lot of money, buy an older one.
I might add that all of the saws that we have are used in blocking commercial firewood... about the most demanding job you can put on any saw.

Rod
 
I"d go with a Stihl if I had a choice. I don"t have much dealer support for anything else around here. I"ve had pretty good luck with Stihl power products so far, and I have excellent dealer support through Wood"s Logging Supply. Probably my favorite all around saws are the 028, 036, and the 041 Farm Boss.
 
My two cents again. I have over 40 older McCulloch saws and show them at a fair and a couple of shows. I have from tiny to huge. All of the saws I use for cutting-bucking-and harvesting are in the FOUR horse power range. That would be a McCulloch 610 or 650 saw. They can handle a 20 inch or 24 inch bar no sweat. I see a lot of people who like the Dollmar saws. These bigger saws cost and they kick butt. You will not be able to use all they could throw at you. Little saws get beat up too easily! Cheep is NOT the way to go! I just bought on Ebay a Mac-35. Got everything running and it is fun to play with a saw from 1958. WOW is that thing ever loud! Look at what you can afford and with as much of 4 horse you can get. Jeffcat
 
My two cents again. I have over 40 older McCulloch saws and show them at a fair and a couple of shows. I have from tiny to huge. All of the saws I use for cutting-bucking-and harvesting are in the FOUR horse power range. That would be a McCulloch 610 or 650 saw. They can handle a 20 inch or 24 inch bar no sweat. I see a lot of people who like the Dollmar saws. These bigger saws cost and they kick butt. You will not be able to use all they could throw at you. Little saws get beat up too easily! Cheep is NOT the way to go! I just bought on Ebay a Mac-35. Got everything running and it is fun to play with a saw from 1958. WOW is that thing ever loud! Look at what you can afford and with as much of 4 horse you can get. Jeffcat
 
go with husky or buy an axe we sold stihls for 10 years and learned they were 10-12 years behind husky in technology so we have sold them now for 25 years and never have a complaint of course we sell the with unconditional warranty try and get that on a stihl also husky lets dealers sell saws at a discount where stihl mandates prices
 
ECHO........5 Yr. consumer warranty..Bought my CS-346 on Ebay for $178.00 delivered to my door..My local Echo distributor has no problem servicing my saw under warranty[should it need any].. My next saw will be a 400 or 500 series Echo..Light , EASY starting , relatively quiet running.. I bought a string trimmer , and 2 hand held blowers....All Echo
 
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