Best Homeowners Chainsaw

kmcminn · Sep 16, 2013

Guys, I'm looking to buy a good homeowner grade chainsaw. Anyone have any recommendations? I prefer Stihl namebrand. Looking for around 16-18" bar.
I know there was a thread about this but I could not find it.

jb · Sep 16, 2013

Stihl ms 211

Lightweight
Good on fairly big trees or just trimming small stuff

I love mine

railman · Sep 16, 2013

as ya said, anything Stihl....

I personally have 2, one of the smaller ones like ya mentioned with the easy start and "tool less" chain tensioner....great for around the house and ease of use...

my other one is a Farm Boss with a 22" bar for larger projects and trail clearing

l8r, John

offroadr1 · Sep 16, 2013

stihl ms290

SHAWNEECRAWLER · Sep 16, 2013

Stihl for sure! Ive got a few different sizes from a 09 all the way to a 066. Just dont let ya down when you need them

muleskinner · Sep 16, 2013

Stihl r husky I have and use both never fail always there when needed the sthil seems to rev a little faster than the husky I have from 009 to ms 390 and the 141 to the 370s n huskys

RHINO660 · Sep 17, 2013

I GOT A STHIL MS250 AND A MS290 BOTH RUN GREAT NEVER HAD A PROBLEM :****:

redline diesel · Sep 17, 2013

sthil ms290 good saw for money husky 346 more money light weight pro saw we have around 60 saws in my tree service 346 with a 16" bar is bad ass and hold up great

rdw0007 · Sep 17, 2013

sthil ms 290 all the way

honky kong · Sep 17, 2013

I also have a tree service, and I have just about got all my saws swapped out to Husk. I used Stihl for ever but seems like there smaller saws aren't what they once where.. I started having a lot of problems out of them and that was the reason for the swap. I just don't have problems out of the Husk. Saws . Just my 2 cents!!

InDaShop · Sep 17, 2013

honky kong said:
I also have a tree service, and I have just about got all my saws swapped out to Husk. I used Stihl for ever but seems like there smaller saws aren't what they once where.. I started having a lot of problems out of them and that was the reason for the swap. I just don't have problems out of the Husk. Saws . Just my 2 cents!!

ha, I was just going to post the same. Also look in your area for whats easiest to get serviced and supported. I live in a Stihl vacuum I guess, and thus have a couple Husq's now.
For a home saw, anything that you can run mix w/ fuel Stabil in it, and no matter if the saw sits for 6 months or 12 months fires up in the 1st 5 pulls is legit.