vtfireman85 Posted July 24 Posted July 24 1 hour ago, Gearclash said: I've never had much opinion on Stihl vs Husqvarna - - but a while back I was helping a neighbor clean up dead ash trees. They have a smaller Stihl and it refused to start. Hired guy gave up on it so I let him run my saw and tried to start theirs. I could get it to fire but not catch and run. Probably not the saw's fault but I was't impressed. I had a handful of things I didn’t like about the last Stihl I bought, it also went on down the road. Quote
FarmerFixEmUp Posted July 25 Posted July 25 On 1/2/2026 at 9:14 AM, Gearclash said: New or used? My quick look for the 562 showed new prices around $900. That kind of money makes me think I should just forget about the bigger saw and buy another 450. The 450 I have has reduced countless trees to firewood with no trouble. Not that the bigger saws aren't worth it if the need is there. A guy gave me one of those because it quit running. I haven't tried to start t, but if you want it you can have it. Quote
Gearclash Posted July 25 Author Posted July 25 13 hours ago, FarmerFixEmUp said: A guy gave me one of those because it quit running. I haven't tried to start t, but if you want it you can have it. A 450? If so I would be interested, if only for parts. Quote
FarmerFixEmUp Posted July 25 Posted July 25 19 minutes ago, Gearclash said: A 450? If so I would be interested, if only for parts. Yup, it;s a 450, has a couple extra chains too. Quote
Gearclash Posted July 25 Author Posted July 25 2 hours ago, FarmerFixEmUp said: Yup, it;s a 450, has a couple extra chains too. 👍🏻 I might need to go to AWS sometime in the near future, could stop by then. Quote
vtfireman85 Posted July 26 Posted July 26 1 hour ago, B.B. said: So a stihl 462 with a 24” bar is where it’s at huh?? If you’re into Stihl, I guess. 372xp for me please. Quote
B.B. Posted July 26 Posted July 26 Not opposed to a husky just always had stihl. Have a 361 and a 390 both with 20” bars and at times a 24 and a little more power would be nice. Quote
vtfireman85 Posted July 26 Posted July 26 7 minutes ago, B.B. said: Not opposed to a husky just always had stihl. Have a 361 and a 390 both with 20” bars and at times a 24 and a little more power would be nice. Shouldn’t need more than a 390 with a 24” bar unless you are cutting in the petrified forest. Quote
Mudfly Posted July 27 Posted July 27 13 hours ago, vtfireman85 said: Shouldn’t need more than a 390 with a 24” bar unless you are cutting in the petrified forest. I think he means a stihl 390, which is their biggest homeowner or farm grade saw at 64 cc's. Its same chassis as a 290 with a bigger jug. 1 Quote
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