I use chainsaw not very often but when I do, it's all day long. I have a small Mc Culloch which is too weak and runs out of gas too quick. Ready for some serious equipment but weight is major isssue because my back is messed up.
I have been looking at buying either of those 3 saws. Went to see the Stihl dealer..said the model did not exist until he checked it on line. Said the 260 is available, 261 is too new. However...Ms 260 does not incorporate the X torq and air injection pre filtering equivalent of Husqvarna and price is too high so it's out.
Went to A1-repair in Elgin IL. Salesguy spend 1.5 hours showing me the Dolmar and Husqvarna in detail. We took the chain bars out,showed me both filtering systems, weighetd the units etc..Most patient and dedicated salesguy I ever met. The Husky with a 20" bar was lighter than the Dolmar with the 18" bar. I am about to buy the 346Xp over the PS 5105 because of engineering look of the innards which seems more thought out, more refined than the Dolmar but I like the starter feature of the dolmar better and it looks prettier overall with the black cover. I know...who cares? Well, before I buy the 346, I'd like to have more opinions on the actual feel of them in action. Has anybody run both of them, what's the actual field experience of the 346 XP versus the 5105?
Thanks for any feedback
Pascal
ps Prices ;10$ difference so not an isssue
:thinking::msp_unsure:
I have been looking at buying either of those 3 saws. Went to see the Stihl dealer..said the model did not exist until he checked it on line. Said the 260 is available, 261 is too new. However...Ms 260 does not incorporate the X torq and air injection pre filtering equivalent of Husqvarna and price is too high so it's out.
Went to A1-repair in Elgin IL. Salesguy spend 1.5 hours showing me the Dolmar and Husqvarna in detail. We took the chain bars out,showed me both filtering systems, weighetd the units etc..Most patient and dedicated salesguy I ever met. The Husky with a 20" bar was lighter than the Dolmar with the 18" bar. I am about to buy the 346Xp over the PS 5105 because of engineering look of the innards which seems more thought out, more refined than the Dolmar but I like the starter feature of the dolmar better and it looks prettier overall with the black cover. I know...who cares? Well, before I buy the 346, I'd like to have more opinions on the actual feel of them in action. Has anybody run both of them, what's the actual field experience of the 346 XP versus the 5105?
Thanks for any feedback
Pascal
ps Prices ;10$ difference so not an isssue
:thinking::msp_unsure: