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Big foot im with you about the reliability factor.
My mate has had three 3120's of which two blew up and the third went into a gorge stuck in a stump.
I then went halves with in a stihl 880 that we run upto a 56 inch bar on and never looked back!
We both run 460's and I have an original 066 that still honks that mainly runs a 36" bar but will push the 42 not to bad.
As I said in another thread the last decent reliable grunty husky was the 266xp.that was a great saw.
I have run shindaiwas for my small saws for 12 years using them everyday and wouldnt consider anything else for small pro saws.
Its a shame husky dropped the reliability ball as stihl need some competition to keep them honest
My 460 got flogged two weeks ago of the back of my truck and now I am not doing commercial fire wood it is to hard to justify buying a brand new one.
Just looking at the big shindaiwa that has the same power for half the price or a good second hand 460 that hasn't been in the forestry.
Any body that has picked up my 460 for a burn gets a smile on their face as they wander of to the stihl shop!
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I don't really understand all the partisanship - had Stihls for ages and picked up a cheap old wee Husky for $100 and it goes great
I keep hearing good things about Shindaiwas too
As long as you look after your saw that's the main thing to me. After usage they always get a blowout and clean with compressed air and a sharpen before they go away so that they are all ready to go
Is that a 42 on there 308
Yeah 42inch bar on the 084. The 066 has a 39in but I've gone down to something around a 32in on that one now and it's a better balance
Got a Stihl 056 that I brought 30yrs ago second hand of a fire wood merchant who had cut half his foot off with it, Dumb arse had filed the drags off so it kicked like hell. Also have a Husky that I won in a fishing contest 4yrs ago. The Stihl still starts a treat and is an absolute joy to use. The Husky however, is a pig to start, but once going seems to do the job OK. The Husky has been serviced twice in 4yrs and the Stihl twice in 30+yrs, go figure
I have a Stihl MS280, 55cc I think with an 18 inch bar and it's great, Its the second model up in the commercial style and goes like stink. I think it's just the right size for the above average operator without going stupid. never had a problem with it and it's had a thrashing.
When I bought it the shop sold both Husq and Stihl, each guy I asked in there said Stihl so I stuck with them.
What chain do people recommend? I am mainly cutting blue gum trees, bith green and dry.
@big_foot is making profiles to vote sthil :D