model/brand choice - bigger saws

[rahtreelimbs]

For all the glowing reviews on the Stihl 036. I've owned several and just didn't like them. The saw never had the lo-end that I like in a chainsaw. I did give this saw enough time to break in and enough time to form an opinion of it. I was running .325 Stihl chain on it with a 20" bar. The 026 I had ran just as well as the 036.

 

[Tony Snyder]

If you want to stay in that 009 size range; the Echo 3450 is a very good saw.