Educate me on chainsaws!

Husky 372 and 390 are great. For pure winter only the 576 heated bars cannot be beat. They outlast and outwarm the heated grips on any other saw.
 
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Nuff said..
The Big Guy is a Stihl Forestry rated MS441 Magnum with a fully polished and ported,
decked head and dual port tuned muffler, electronic ignition and electronic
carb, heated full wrap handle, double dawgs, 25" replaceable nose bar,
fully German made - state of the art machine, 75cc's, all modified by
a Stihl guy with over 30 years in the business.
She puuuullllss.s....
 
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24 inch all day!! Are u climbin with it or on the ground.. I’m a big Stihl fan . I was givin a 541 husky to try did not last long, I went back to a ms201. But I will say husky power on the bigger saws have stihl beat, but there heavier and bricks compared to stihl if your climbing I rather have a lighter saw on my hip all day. If your walking around the bush dropping and cuttin You will still be happier with a lighter saw. I used a ms260 or 261 for my main ground saw for years with out a problem(8 years on the same ms261).“ yes I would bring out the 441 or the 661when needed” But if your stickin with 24 the I’d get a ms 441, ms461 or even the new ms500 I’ve Hurd good things about that might be a little big for ya. I don’t find any difference for cutting in a ms 261 to a 361 except they weight more. And at least around here husky dealers are far and few between, so getting parts suck!!!! Good luck be safe!!
 
3 Stihls, 1 Jonsered and a Husky here. If I want to cut wood, I use the Stihls. If I want to tune a saw, I'll grab the Husky.

That said, when the Husky is adjusted right - she rips through timber.
 
Older models are best, avoid the M-tronic Stihls and Auto tune Varnas. Seize tronic and Auto seize are more apt names. Adjustable carbs are the way to go, Walbro over Zama too, (but can't always get past the Zama thing). MS 460 /046 is an awesome saw with more than enough power for 2' trees. MS660/066 too, tons more power but getting up there weight wise. MS340/360/034/036 are good too. I own all these models and they get lots of use. In Varna if you can find one, 266 268 are tough workhorses. I would avoid the 3 series, weak fickle and prone to lots of parts breaking. (Mounts, throttle cables, stop switches, cover screws hog out with vibration, mufflers crack weak crankcases).

Opinions are like A-holes, we all have one, but mine is based on 40 plus years of saw service and repair. Still working in the same industry so current with the new models and their problems.
 
How many, and how often are you planning to do this? Is it going to be a yearly thing or are you clearing a building lot or something for a this winter project and unlikely to touch the saw often after that? Milling or just cutting firewood? New or used and do you enjoy working on your own stuff, if not do you have a shop your like taking your small engines to, what do they service?
I don't really have any brand loyalty as it really is all about what I can get the best deal on. Husqvarna and Stihl both produce saws I have faith in for my uses.
 
Dolmar 6100 is a great saw, maybe on small side if 2' all day though? Also own a stihl, which has never let me down, especially after a muffler mod
 
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