I had had such good luck with my 261 oly that I decided Id buy another one. I went to a local equipment dealer and even though he wasnt an Oly dealer , tried to convince him to order me a new 26ff. He bought all his saw parts from the same warehouse distributor that sold Oly but he refused. He twisted my arm and finally talked me into a Husky 262xp....it LOOKED impressive, and was $600 so how could I NOT be getting a good saw, right? A few weeks later I decide im going down into the woods with the dozer and saw and all the necessary stuff and Im going to fell some oaks and drag them out.....mmm yeah. I get all the way down in the woods and the new husky wont even think about starting....go back to the shop and get the Oly, do the work....Later that day I take the Husky back where I bought it, leave it. Guy calls me few days later, its fixed, I go there, he says couldnt find the problem but replaced all electronics in it and that it runs, no charge and Im going home.....Was in the process of moving out of state so didnt get a chance to use the saw again until a month or so later, now Im in Indiana. Same deal, load up the dozer drive3/4 mile into the woods and the husky wont start. Walk back and get the Oly and do the work. I look up a local Husky dealer and take the damn thing there, leave it. Two days later its "fixed" so I pick it up. Guy says the rings were bad.....and asks me what kind of oil Im using with my fuel, I say valvoline he says Oh thats the problem, you need to use HUSKY brand oil.....Dont you just hate being talked to like you dont know crap and in a condescending tone? First off, I never put any fuel in it, it still had the fuel in it the seller put in it, secondly it hadnt been run more than a few minutes since new so there was no way it needed rings.....I doidnt argue with the guy cause I knew it was pointless. Next day I drive back into the woods with the Husky, yep, it wont start....That was it, a man can only stand just so much harassment, I threw the thing down in the dirt and ran over it with the dozer. Next time I went back to the area where I bought the thing I took it in and put it on the counter. Guys looks at it says "what the heck happened?" I told him send it back to Husky and tell them to shove it" Next day I found a dealer that would order me a new 264f and been happy ever since
