we had husky and stihl and work, the mid to bigger ones are pretty comparable. all went down to the dealer husky dealer 30-45 min drive and stihl is right in the town i live in. always thought the husky was a bit easier to start but ive found I got a stihl 361 now what it takes to start in a couple pulls like the husky that you never had to mess with. the ngk plug they come with only last a couple months, put e3 plugs in it and they last years of the same use, also have to mess with the mix screws when is hot and cold, which is fairly easy once you know you have to or it only runs a couple hours in the summer. this saw is about 5hp and mag case pretty light with 18inch bar you can cut alot of wood easy and quick. had a poulon before, complete opposite, to cut all day had to bring oil and gas and three chains, kept using clutches, i cut alot. the stihl was over kill probably but the big chain goes 5-7 days without even sharpening it, fill the gas once at lunch and oil lasts all day. figured i just had to buy it once, had it 5 or 6 years and plugs and chains are all its needed
