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[jackelope]

My 30 year old Husky 51. Cut lots of hardwood trees back east and now gets about 20 minutes of work a year out here. Love this saw and the memories of cutting firewood on our wood lot back east with my dad and grandfather. Hope it never dies.

(I know the chain is loose. It’s my crappy chain I had on because I was cutting near the dirt)

[highside74]

Stihl vs Husqvarna is it a Ford Vs Chevy type situation? Never owned or ran a Husqvarna.

[TommyH]

They both can be great... I’ve always owned stihls but ran husky Logging and in the landing.

[Humptulips]

I've had Stihls and they are good but I prefer Huskies or Jonsered because I find them easier to work on.

[MountainWalk]

Husky is faster. Has outboard clutch. They blow up faster in my opinion.  Not as sturdy as a Stihl,  I think.
 Stihl has more low end, more stump power.  Better dealer network and parts availability.

[WRENCHMAN]

I just put a big bore kit on my 044. It also has an ms 460 rescue carb on it. Best advise I can give out is jet your carb bigger. Doesnt matter if its stihl or Husqvarna. The newer saws are regulated by the epa. Which means they run lean from the factory. Make them rip. Port out the muffler. Try to keep the exhaust screen please. We don't need fires. My ms 210 cuts like a ms 290. And yes I am certified and work for a dealer.

[Humptulips]

I mostly cut a little firewood anymore. Notched a lot of stumps in my day. First saw I ever had on the backend was a Mac, God knows what the number was. Before that it was an axe.

[jasnt]

I've had Stihls and they are good but I prefer Huskies or Jonsered because I find them easier to work on.

i would agree the husqvarna and jonesred are easy to work on.  All great saws and imo it really just comes down to which brand has the best support in your area.

Those wanting to do muffler mods I’d recommend 70% of the exhaust port size for muffler exit port.  Then you’ll also need to riches up both high and low jets.  May have to remove the limiter caps but it definitely wakes the saw up

[trophyhunt]

My husky is back in the shop, they had it for 4 weeks, replaced the ignition coil or what ever its called.  Took it home and tried to cut up a tree, wouldn't run at high end.  Took it back and its been 2 weeks now, haven't heard a word.  I've had it for about 6-8 years and this is the first time it's let me down.

[birdshooter1189]

I enjoy working with and on chainsaws too.  Worked for a residential tree removal company for a few years.  Did repairs on company saws and my own.  Ran Stihl MS-192's up to MS-880 for the company.  Usually 361's and 440's.

I used to have a couple Jonsered 670's.  One stock and one was "improved" by a previous owner and ran really well.  I sold those and transitioned to stihl saws.  I liked the 670's but they were a bit heavy imo.

I built a ms-660 clone using a farmertec parts kit.  Saw runs great. Sold it to a friend who uses it for his firewood business. 

Built a couple ms-440 clones from farmertec parts kits.  One is a standard 440.  The other has a 460 big bore piston and cylinder on it.  I tried my hand at some porting on that one.

Also have a couple smaller stock Stihl saws. 024 and ms362.

Even after years of doing it, it's still fun to squeeze the trigger and make chips fly!

[MountainWalk]

Those blue farmertec saws can be a great deal once you tbro in some hiway or OEM internals

[Buckhunter24]

Left my truck box unlocked and got my Stihl lifted 

I was gifted a 670 after that happened, I really like it. It is a bit heavy but it's been a great saw so far.

[birdshooter1189]

Those blue farmertec saws can be a great deal once you tbro in some hiway or OEM internals

I agree.  I have all farmertec internals in them so far.  The 440's aren't balanced very well and vibrate pretty bad.  The 660 was pretty smooth with all farmertec parts.

[Wetwoodshunter]

Those blue farmertec saws can be a great deal once you tbro in some hiway or OEM internals

I agree.  I have all farmertec internals in them so far.  The 440's aren't balanced very well and vibrate pretty bad.  The 660 was pretty smooth with all farmertec parts.

I looked into these quite a bit. You can get the "full part kits" for about $170 (for a MS460) shipped per saw and they take about 3-4 hours total to put together. If you like projects and have a few so if one goes down on you they are not a bad idea.

That being said I went the other way due to the reliability,. The two saws that I am currently using are a OEM MS271, and MS461. I just replaced my MS390 with the MS461 this year and it is a world of a different saw. I really like both my saws for what they are, the 271 is strictly for prepping trees to get pulled out and hiking up the hillsides. The MS461 lives in the truck and does all the work as soon as I get the logs onto the road (or freeing my pinched 271).

Hot tip for all those that cut. One of the best tools you can have is a dental pick. They rock for cleaning your bar and oiler hole. I clean mine every time I add gas and bar oil.

[GWP]

Had a 'Northern' buddy in the 80's rockin' a big Jonsered. Sounded like a dirtbike firing up! That thing was a beast! It was around 110cc. 6.9 ci if I remember correctly?