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[jborden3]

I have been running a huskee 372xp for years and i dropped a big oak on it about a week ago they dont make that saw anymore so i have been looking at a little bigger saw i have looked at a still 660 and if i go back to a huskee i will have to order it as no one in my area deals in the pro huskee saws so parts and service for the still would be a lot better around here any advice would be great thanks

[Scott7m]

I prefer Stihl saws.  If your interested in a big firewood saw about as big as I would go is the 460Magnum, it's a beast and offers better power to weight ration than the 660Magnum.   I have owned both, 660 is just a bit much most of the time..

[Scott7m]

Tsc or some other place I saw a year or so ago had chain saws on them that said huskee.  They sure weren't husqvarna though, I have seen folks who thought husqvarna and huskee were the same brands even in wood splitters. 

[jborden3]

I am talking about husqvarna saws and yes i know that lowes and home depot and tsc sale a cheap version of the husqvarna saw that is nothing like there professional saws. I help a friend of mine that logs sometime so i was looking at the 660 for that reason he has one with a 20 inch bar for trimming and it never slows down makes it nice when you have some one behind you cutting they dont have to wait

[Scott7m]

I am talking about husqvarna saws and yes i know that lowes and home depot and tsc sale a cheap version of the husqvarna saw that is nothing like there professional saws. I help a friend of mine that logs sometime so i was looking at the 660 for that reason he has one with a 20 inch bar for trimming and it never slows down makes it nice when you have some one behind you cutting they dont have to wait

Yep, I was wondering if you were gonna use it for a firewood saw only. 

I like big saws too

[Drivebymashing]

I have a husqvarna 262xp
and a 359 both have 20 inch bars ive cut 24 -26 inch logs with it
The 262xp has more power
My brother in law has a stihl 440 mag its a 22 inch  deff cuts faster and has more power but cost 1,000 bucks.

[jerkash]

I've used Stihl before but now I have three Husqvarna.
Two 455 with 18" bar
One 460 with 24" bar
I always mix a little "Sea Foam" with my gas and never had any problems.
Cut about 25 cords last year

[Michael]

I use stihl because they are easy to get here. 460 is a great all around big saw. anything bigger do not run them out of gas they will score the cylinder walls. It has happen to me twice.

[Scott7m]

I run nothing but 93 octane and amsoil in all my 2 stroke

People often assume more oil means better protection, nothing could be further from the truth, more oil breaks down the octane of the fuel and causes the engine to detonate far easier,
When that happens temps go wild and pistons stick to cylinder walls

I used to buy stihls and rebuild them, 90% all had the same issue

[Drivebymashing]

I run amsoil in my vehicles didnt know they made mixing oil for two strokes.
It hurts to change the oil in my 5.0 2011 f150  8.2 quarts at 8 bucks a quarts with a 15 dollar filter.Ouch

[Scott7m]

Yea it comes in little ketchup like packs

Great stuff

I saw testing where they ran it down to 500:1 before they had a failure

1 pack is 1 gallon

[jborden3]

I hear with a new still if you use there synthetic oil you get 4x the warranty that is a good deal if it is true. husqvarna runs a little more RPM than the still and so i would think they cut some faster but parts around here are a lot cheaper for the still local dealer for both tells me he can rebuild a still for half what it takes to rebuild the husqvarna what to do what to do.

[Scott7m]

Did someone say amsoil was made somewhere?  I missed something

My point wasn't you should be rebuilding saws,
I was repairing saws people had normally ran to much oil in the gas, it lowers the octane of the fuel and causes detonation, when that happens chamber temps go wild and pistons gald to cylinder walls.

Luckily most of the time, the aluminum from the piston would be smeared over the chrome lining of the cylinder wall and could be flaked off, after that it was about getting the rings unstuck out of the ring grooves, once you had them loose you could often put new rings on it and get back to work, but occasionally they would require new pistons as well

[skorpyd]

I wanted a little smaller saw so I recently bought a Hsqvarna 550xp with 18" bar.  Great saw so far but not a lot of use yet.  My old faithful is a Sthil 034 running a 24" bar and skip tooth chain.  It has served me well over the years.   When I bought the new saw the dealer recommended using what he called racing fuel with a good quality synthetic oil ,which is a 90 octane but does not have the ethanol.   

I don't claim to know if this is a good or bad idea so I would be interested in what some of you more experienced think of it.

As far as which saw I would say it's Ford vs Chevy type of thing with availability of local support probably tipping the scale.

[Scott7m]

Alcohol is less likely to detonate, alcohol engines can run much higher compression before losing control of cylinder temps

High test "93" is hard to beat