Stihl 034 AV SUPER Vs. Stihl MS 362

[Deets066]

you should buy the 362 and send the 034s my way, :msp_biggrin: I just like them older stihls

 

[nmurph]

361s are the anvil against which Husqvarna's comparable saws reliability was smashed against, over and over and over. To bad such is not the case for the 362.

Yep, Stihl definitely got that stolen design right.

 

[brokenbudget]

Yep, Stihl definitely got that stolen design right.

1 out of 30 ain't bad

 

[Justsaws]

Yep, Stihl definitely got that stolen design right.

Stolen, nah merely improved upon an exsisting ideas format and then apperantly they forgot about it. More of a,

Hey Husqvarna here is how well your saw could perform if you could build one without air leaks, broken castings and crappy Walbros.

Now Husqvarna gets to say,

Hey Stihl do remember when you made a quality market competetive sub 70cc saw? Yeah, that was a awhile ago, huh. Oh, well maybe you should buy Echo and get some good engineers that understand making the new products bigger, heavier with the same or less power is the death nail of marketing 2 cycle products. Seriously you guys could have called it the MS 381, opps we forgot you still make that. Oh well, at least the Harley owners will buy them.

 

[PennState]

Another question

I have seen the Stihl MS 311, does anyone have an opinion about that model?

 

[Justsaws]

I have seen the Stihl MS 311, does anyone have an opinion about that model?

Do you have a Husqvarna dealer near you? If not Husqvarna then an Echo or even a Dolmar dealer? Not trying to be rude but Stihl's most current models in that size are the definition of market medicocrity. They are step backwards compared to the other brands.

The 311 is overpriced and an under-performer compared to other saws.

 

[KenJax Tree]

If you want a good light 60cc saw look at a Husqvarna 555 or 562xp for the same price range as the 362.

 

[PennState]

Thanks for the advice.

 

[StihlyinEly]

I own and run the snot out of an 034S. Have also done a lot of running of the 036 and 361, not the 362. There's just something special about the 034S saws. They seem to have more grunt and snort than the others. I started a thread about that several weeks ago inquiring about others' experiences with the 034S, and got a lot of positive feedback to verify that my 034S wasn't unique. And you know what? I like how it handles compared with the other saws I mentioned.

But if the difference between the saws you mentioned is only $200, that's just sick and wrong. I got my 034S in gorgeous used condition for $250.

 

[SawTroll]

Why no mention of the 361. Better porting than 036 360 less weight than 362.

Likely better porting than the 362 as well, since it is a quad transfer design, that is not a "strato" (the only Stihl model that was). :msp_smile: