Ok, when it comes down to it, there's a couple questions we need to find out. If your new to sawing stuff up, then you probably don't have a heavy hand trying to twist those dogs off. If your not and your an old saw dude or been doing it for a while, then your probably used to really getting into the raw torque. Depends. Your style of cutting should be your main focus when you decide what you want to purchase. You in a rush or do you just sit back and wait for the saw to cut it up? The answer to the questions are as follows: If you just sit back and let the saw do the job, a Husky is right for you. I've run the 372XP on more than one occasion and have really liked it, seems that the antivibe in husky's is almost unbeatable. It's got good mid range power, but like other huskys, is a dog when you put any pressure on it, I also don't like how flimsy they feel, I think the springs or whatever do that, feels like it's going to break in half. Cuts fast, I never hear anything bad about'em and from what I'm told they are pretty reliable. Had a buddy run over one with a skidder, he finished out the day with it with the top part hanging off, lol. If you tend to lean into the wood at all, you'll wanna go with a 440 or a 460. I'm cutting all kinds of stuff with my 044, same thing as the 440. From limbing to cutting 40" hard maple and Beech, it does the job and never hesitates. I've got a heavy hand, it's a bad habit I'm trying to break. I rarely ever hear anyone say anything bad about the 44's either. Everyone I know into logging in this area has at least one of these buggers in use. They use'em for felling, bucking and limbing. I used one a couple years ago and was thoroughly impressed. When I just got mine, I was disappointed. My own fault really, bad gas and bad plug. What a cutting fiend of a saw I found out it is. I've run from Stihl 020's(2.2hp) up to Stihl 066's(7hp). Been cutting wood for nearly 20 yrs now since I was a boy working in the family sawmill and the 044 made me think about what a beast Stihl had put out with this little bugger, it actually made me nervous for a little while and I've been cut with a chainsaw about 4 times now so I don't get nervous to easily. It's fast, tons of torque, revs extremely quick, relatively light, just under 14lbs, which is about 2lbs lighter than the saws I was used to running, and I'd put this baby up against anything out there in its class. I made a small muffler mod, just to open'er up a bit, and have been running it this way for about 2 weeks now without a hitch. If you decide you want more Umph! you can buy a big bore kit for only $100 and put it up to over 6hp easily and do it yourself right at home. It's probably the best investment in a saw I've ever made and when it dies, IF it ever dies, I'll put the big bore kit on it and keep using it. Good luck with what you decide eh? Hope it helps...
