Need a new chainsaw

justsand · Oct 17, 2015

Narrowed it down to the stihl ms 250 or echo cs 400 or possibly a husky 440e
Only reason husky is in the running is I can use my employee discount on one. All 3 are in the 300 dollar range.

Let me here your take

traveller · Oct 17, 2015

Ask teratos. He has a chainsaw fetish.

I have a MS290 and it works well.

balttigger · Oct 17, 2015

Stihl. No question. Had a Farm Boss for 35 years and the only problem was the muffler rusted out. Bought a new Farm Boss. No worries.

Copper · Oct 17, 2015

Stihl

Uncle Duke · Oct 17, 2015

Stihl for me also, though they claim that Husky makes a good saw as well.

I've owned a Stihl 019T limbing saw for probably 20 years now, and their 036 for heavier work for maybe 25. Neither saw owes me a thing.

Bafflingbs · Oct 17, 2015

All 3 are outstanding. Which ever is the least expensive. I have the Echo, and love it. It's very easy to start, and has an excellent warranty.

on_the_rox · Oct 17, 2015

I love my Stihl. I worked it hard clearing around the lot for my house. I lost track of how many trees I cut down and cut up. Great saw.

tailboardtech · Oct 17, 2015

Stihl or a husky I have seen a lot of quality control issues in the newer echoes, quite frankly I don't think there even test running them at the factory

Augie · Oct 17, 2015

Stihl, have 2, both have been great saws.

j_h_smith · Oct 17, 2015

Any will do the job. I'd buy the one that fits your needs and is the best dollar value.

Good Luck!

fogman · Oct 17, 2015

Stihl. I've been running my ms310 for 13 years and it's still going strong. It's always started and runs balls to the wall until it's out of fuel.

Chris · Oct 17, 2015

Stihl Have been running the same one for 12 years three pulls and off she goes. Chris

slowpoke · Oct 17, 2015

I really like my Stihl MS 250. I also have an echo string trimmer that's been running for 15 years.

Stick with ethanol-free gas and stabilizer to keep it running right.

Whitey · Oct 17, 2015

I've used Stihl 660, 361, and a one handed 210 or 220 (can't remember) commercially. The 361 will do absolutely anything a normal homeowner would need. They are well built and start on the coldest days. My father has a 20+ year old Echo, but now uses a 361. He likes both, but once I sold him on how a chain brake can save your life he started using the Stihl more often.

btw: this is making me twitching to cut up a tree!

ohen cepel · Oct 17, 2015

Stihl for me.

Buy the gas in the can unless you are going to burn through a lot fast.
Saves me a ton of pain since I seldom use mine but with the canned gas it starts right up. Std ethanol junk screwed up every weekend I needed to use it before.

MeatGrinder · Oct 17, 2015

I sure like my Echo. Sounds like you can't go wrong here among your options. That's a good place to be.

BossmanPJ · Oct 17, 2015

I have a Stihl 290 and an Echo CS440. Both saws run perfectly and do not have issues. Either way you will be ok. I prefer the Stihl as my primary saw.

Mad_Max · Oct 17, 2015

Stihl - I have 2. One of them I have had for 14 years.

h2u · Oct 17, 2015

I vote for Stihl. I've no experience with the other two, so I'm biased

My ms391 does everything I need it to do...and then some.

Elynchjr23 · Oct 17, 2015

ohen cepel said:
Stihl for me.

Buy the gas in the can unless you are going to burn through a lot fast.
Saves me a ton of pain since I seldom use mine but with the canned gas it starts right up. Std ethanol junk screwed up every weekend I needed to use it before.

So true. Stick with the non ethanol premixed fuel in a can.
I have a stihl farmboss 290. Great saw.

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