Edmontontrimmer
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Back Story to help guide the discussion. I've been using for the past few years my father in law's MS250, however, it isn't the most reliable of saws and he is adamant on using the cheapest Chinese replacement parts he can get. He isn't saving the wood for any use and only deals with downfall, if it falls on a fence or road way and the saw won't start he just used the farm loader and drags/breaks the tree and goes back to whatever he was doing before. I however, am cutting for firewood for both indoor fireplace and outside fire pits so not having a working saw is more of a hinderance. Recently I was given a MS200T by a retired neighbor who was moving into a motorhome and no longer wanted the saw. At the time I was unaware of the desirability of the saw and was mostly intrigued by the strange design. So I essentially have a really wicked small saw that made the 250 look like a toy when it ran. However, I wanted a more traditional saw for dropping smaller trees for firewood. No one I know has larger than a 18 inch bar and most are only 16. As a result I could take either of the two saws I am interested in. Now for the Problem.
I had ordered a Husqvarna 550 XP MkII however, I've now been told that it is backordered until at least December sometime which isn't exactly promising, the dealer has a few 261's in stock I had wanted to compare the two before the final payment but Stihl's promo price will be gone before the Husky is likely to arrive. The all in price difference is the Stihl is $93 Cad more but would come with two extra chains as I already have a case. If you had to choose between the two without having the chance to feel one which would you choose and would the husky crowd wait at least two more months without a traditional saw? The effectiveness of the 200T is amazing but I don't want to even consider felling anything with it. I also don't need to go bigger than 50cc and wanted a pro saw for durability and the mentality of cry once and save money in the long run.
I had ordered a Husqvarna 550 XP MkII however, I've now been told that it is backordered until at least December sometime which isn't exactly promising, the dealer has a few 261's in stock I had wanted to compare the two before the final payment but Stihl's promo price will be gone before the Husky is likely to arrive. The all in price difference is the Stihl is $93 Cad more but would come with two extra chains as I already have a case. If you had to choose between the two without having the chance to feel one which would you choose and would the husky crowd wait at least two more months without a traditional saw? The effectiveness of the 200T is amazing but I don't want to even consider felling anything with it. I also don't need to go bigger than 50cc and wanted a pro saw for durability and the mentality of cry once and save money in the long run.
