Husqvarna man........

No longer.
I swear I don’t know what happened. lol
I never had any problems with my Husqvarna 266 XP or my 257.
Over the years I ended up buying a Stihl MS 38 weed eater, Stihl MS 170 chainsaw for the atv, Stihl professional brush cutter. (460).
Now after 22 years, my 257 was still going strong but I figured I would keep it part time and buy a new saw.
I ended up picking up a Stihl MS 261.
Husky dealer didn’t have the 550 XP Mark II I wanted and didn’t know when he would get one.
Stihl had a great fall sale, the rest is history......

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I own a lot of stihl tools, fs130r, br200, hs48c, kombi km91r w all attachments, ms211....all great tools. But my old Rancher 55 is still the my go to chainsaw.


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I own a lot of stihl tools, fs130r, br200, hs48c, kombi km91r w all attachments, ms211....all great tools. But my old Rancher 55 is still the my go to chainsaw.


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That one looks unused, too pretty for a husky :)

Grandpa had a 55 Husky, my uncle had one as well but was given his Dad's Stihl and he cannot deal with a big saw anymore so he passed the Husky on to me. I have to get it tuned up and running right but Covid messed that all up.

It doesn't matter husky or still neither will let you down . The other brands just let them pass by as they are not worth the bother.

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I own a lot of stihl tools, fs130r, br200, hs48c, kombi km91r w all attachments, ms211....all great tools. But my old Rancher 55 is still the my go to chainsaw.


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Nice. Yes that looks brand new.
My 257 looks like it went to war compare to that. I did use it a lot in the last 22 years. Just burned close to 30 litres since spring.

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It doesn't matter husky or still neither will let you down . The other brands just let them pass by as they are not worth the bother.

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That’s my experience also. Two great products.

Too bad I can’t post pics anymore???

Never had much use for Husky saws. Single piston ring on them instead of two. Cylinder scoring on the ones I used unless you ran them richer at 40:1. I'd take a Stihl or Jonsered saw over them any day.

I was about to mention the Jonsered too. Its one of the top line saws as well. Sometimes its hard to tell whos copying who, Jonsered or Husky as they look so much alike.

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I was about to mention the Jonsered too. Its one of the top line saws as well. Sometimes its hard to tell whos copying who, Jonsered or Husky as they look so much alike.

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That might be because Husqvarna bought Jonsered a while back.

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Never had much use for Husky saws. Single piston ring on them instead of two. Cylinder scoring on the ones I used unless you ran them richer at 40:1. I'd take a Stihl or Jonsered saw over them any day.

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In Northern Ontario Husqvarna ruled back in the chainsaw days. I can’t say I had any problems with them in the 35 plus years that I used them. I think I slowly switched over to Stihl because their sales deals are always very attractive.

We always used a bit of both, in the last 10 years both companies slacked off on quality to the point that I’ve replaced my “pro quality” Stihl and Husky saws with Echo saws that do just as well for half the price

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We always used a bit of both, in the last 10 years both companies slacked off on quality to the point that I’ve replaced my “pro quality” Stihl and Husky saws with Echo saws that do just as well for half the price

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I actually went and looked at them, salesmen didn’t convince me, sometimes the unknown decides for you. It looked like a good product. I just don’t know anyone using them that I can check with.

I used to do Arborist work and we only ran Husqvarna's from the small "up in the tree" saws to the big boys, we had one Echo that we would use as a back up and to be honest i like it just as much when bucking up wood on the ground etc.

Had a XP272 (supposed to be a professional saw) that spent more time getty warranty repair than being used. Non-stop cylinder scoring due to the POS piston ring design. $1000 saw and I finally ditched it at a loss. My backside still hurts from that transaction. Then my friend got a XP395 to run a big chainsaw mill. I think it cost him close to 2K by the time he bought the extra oiler, long bar, and ripping chain. It didn't even last a week. Same deal with the rings. If I say the word Husky around him his face gets real red, then some very bad language falls out of him.

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Had a XP272 (supposed to be a professional saw) that spent more time getty warranty repair than being used. Non-stop cylinder scoring due to the POS piston ring design. $1000 saw and I finally ditched it at a loss. My backside still hurts from that transaction. Then my friend got a XP395 to run a big chainsaw mill. I think it cost him close to 2K by the time he bought the extra oiler, long bar, and ripping chain. It didn't even last a week. Same deal with the rings. If I say the word Husky around him his face gets real red, then some very bad language falls out of him.

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Yes, those kind of experiences would turn me off also. Luckily my 257 is 22 years old and never gave me any problems.

My one grandpa always had a Husky, older models as he has been gone for a while now. I remember the grease nipples and having to grease the chain yourself, no oiler on it, those things never died. My other grandpa never had any money, he ran homelites forever, they are still running and he has also been gone for a while. He lived in NE Ontario and burned wood as his sole source of heat, tamarack and spruce and a couple dozen face cord a year, always ran, maybe it was the way he held his mouth, ha ha.

Seems like Huskys and Echos are good saws. For me, I just stick to what I can get the best service for. My next door neighbour happens to own the local stihl dealer. So it's easy decision for meAttachment 40742

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Nice. Man must take an hour to sharpen that sucker. I debated a month between a 15” and a 16” bar. Haha

The saw is only as good as sharping. Chains and bars need attention or you just beat the chit outta the saw.


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Nice. Man must take an hour to sharpen that sucker

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Only after resting my arms & back for 24 hours after running it

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The saw is only as good as sharping. Chains and bars need attention or you just beat the chit outta the saw.


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Good point, proper maintenance is very important.

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Only after resting my arms & back for 24 hours after running it

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LOL. No kidding. Too much saw for this old guy. Haha. I’m going smaller now.

I have an old Husky 61 that I bought 25 years ago. I burn 4-5 bush cords a year and have been recently cutting triple that per year and selling it and this is my go to saw. Period. When I started selling wood a few years back I bought a 272XP from the same era (mid 90's) for cutting the big stuff and it has not proven to be reliable. I have used a newer model 55cc Jonsered recently and absolutely love it! As has been mentioned the better you get at chain and bar maintenance the more your saw will impress you.
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So oddly enough, after replying to this topic. Yesterday my buddy brings his saw over (Rancher 55) identical to mine..piled up, won’t start, idle blah blah. So I took apart cleaned it, changed plug, air filter, fuel filter , fresh gas, sharpened chain and took rakers down. Runs better then mine now lol. These saws work and need alittle Love once and while ...25+year old saws
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So oddly enough, after replying to this topic. Yesterday my buddy brings his saw over (Rancher 55) identical to mine..piled up, won’t start, idle blah blah. So I took apart cleaned it, changed plug, air filter, fuel filter , fresh gas, sharpened chain and took rakers down. Runs better then mine now lol. These saws work and need alittle Love once and while ...25+year old saws
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Nice, well done.
Another problem I see often is guys not mixing gas properly. Don’t be cheap, use premium gas and oil and if the mix oil can says mix with 10 lt. of fresh gas, that’s what you do. Pretty simple.

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Nice, well done.
Another problem I see often is guys not mixing gas properly. Don’t be cheap, use premium gas and oil and if the mix oil can says mix with 10 lt. of fresh gas, that’s what you do. Pretty simple.

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What I do near the end of season is alittle seafoam and this VP 50:1 premix. Another thing I find is these new air filters make a big difference. Felt junk vs these Screen type.

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Mucked my husky up last month trying to hollow out a log with it lol. Did a little dance inside and bent something [emoji23]. Have to take it in for repairs now before cutting down 2 more trees just waiting to be cut down .

Only use the pre mix cans in it [emoji12]

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What I do near the end of season is alittle seafoam and this VP 50:1 premix. Another thing I find is these new air filters make a big difference. Felt junk vs these Screen type.

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I use mine year round so my gas gets used up. Yes the last two Husky I had used the screen type filter. I need to check the one on the new Stihl. ?

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Mucked my husky up last month trying to hollow out a log with it lol. Did a little dance inside and bent something [emoji23]. Have to take it in for repairs now before cutting down 2 more trees just waiting to be cut down .

Only use the pre mix cans in it [emoji12]

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Good Luck with the repairs.
The pre mix gas is actually a great thing if you don’t use your saw much.
I ended up buying 3 small cans of pre mix just to get extended warranty.
It used to be a 6 pack of mixing oil to get extended warranty.