New guy here. I use to burn wood religiously but moved. I sold my chainsaw shortly after moving. A room in my basement was going to be a man cave but I decided to make it into a workshop. There is a fire place in that room so I'll be putting in a small wood stove. So I have bought myself a new chainsaw. I now have a Husqvarna 545 mk-2. I used to have a stihl 271 that was ported. So far even though specs say the 271 with being ported should've had more power, I dont believe that to be the case. Has anyone else used one and thought they're stout little saws?
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They are nice saws but my little 421 dolmar will out cut it. That's even before I switches to the .325 chain. My cousin has the 271 stihl and we did a lot of cutting side by side and my uncles house a few years ago when they got hit by the tornado.
Never said it would out cut the 545. It will give my 550xp a hard way to go. My dolmar 421 now is set up with a .325 chain. My 550xp is set with a 3/8 chain.
You said in your first post that you thought that your old stihl 271 was lacking. I was just agreeing with you. My dad has a stihl 029 super . While it is and has been a great saw, my little dolmar will run with it. I got away from stihls. In my opinion they are harder to start. I had a 441 which cut awesome, always took 6 to 8 pulls to start since new. My father in law had the new stihl ms462 until he ran over it with the skidder. I did like that saw a lot and very seriously about getting one.
Ok, gotcha. I really think auto tune saws are the way of the future.
Yes and no. There is a few things I don't like about them. The compensate for an air leak. Have to take to a dealer to diagnose problems with it. More complex than a standard carburetor. It is nice that they tune them selves to run dang near perfect.
Yes. This is my first auto tune saw but I hope to be its only mechanic once the warranty runs out.
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