tom604 wrote::thumbsup: oh and it starts easy not like my stihl
Just to repeat myself. The cheap stihls are mostly plastic and made in Thailand or some such. Not that place of manufacture means a great deal if QC is up to scratch but the Stihl flagships are still made in Germany, which suggests they just make the other models cheap for home/occasional use. My old man bought a budget stihl and i borrowed it for a few jobs before i bought my first saw (a husky). In short, i hated the thing. Difficult to start to the point of being unusable. Probably needed a tune, but..... It was pretty new so i don't know if the chain was stretching or the bar wouldn't lock down tight but the chain kept coming loose... etc. If you're spending less and want something to last, go the Husky range, i say; all made in Sweden, i believe(?). As a landscaper, most tree loppers/arbourists, etc i have known use huskies for the smaller saws and stihls for the big saws; so, that's what i have done as well. Not that i am any sort of expert on chain saws, just what i've seen in the trade.