Echo makes good stuff thats affordable,better than trying to figure out which is the good model of them huskys and sthil's[professional and non professional,who ever came up with that idea anyways?],
Yeah - because reading the manufacturer's website and figuring it out is rocket surgery. I'll make it easy for you.
You put in "Husqvarna professional chainsaws" in the search page and you get this result -
Husqvarna Professional Chainsaws.
For Stihl - you can do this two ways. Go to the Stihl USA homepage and click on the "Professional Saws" link on the left side of the page. OR, you can search "Stihl Professional Chainsaws" and get to the professional chainsaw page.
Wow - was that difficult...
As to who thought it up having different lines? Usually the marketing people who are responding to consumer demand for different products. Seems like a lot of people are interested only in price so they want the lowest priced product available for occasional use.
Professionals want saws that work 8-10 hours per day with the lowest downtime - that costs money to make machines that work under hard use conditions.
BTW - see a lot of professional loggers using both Stihl and Husqvarna saws. Echo? Not so much...
I've had two Husky saws and two Stihl saws. The Husky's always seemed finicky about starting cold. I have better luck starting the Stihl saws from a cold start and the Stihl dealer is about 6 miles from my house, while the Husky dealer is 25 miles. At the ranch, there are zero Husky dealers within a 55 mile driving distance and three Stihl dealers within 10 miles - makes the choice of manufacturer a no brainer.
The Husky saws seem to turn a little faster while the Stihl's seem to have a bit more torque. If you're cutting pine or fir, the Husky's I had would cut a bit faster than the Stihl. Get the saws into harder or more gnarly wood like cottonwood, elm, etc. and load up the saw and the Stihl seems to cut a bit faster as they have more low end torque. Either way - you're only talking seconds per cut differences.
Husky saws are usually lighter than the Stihl saws. But, in some ways, the extra weight helps when you have the saw in a cut - while the Husky is easier to handle all day long.
Either manufacturer makes a quality product that will last 20+ years - you really couldn't go wrong with either manufacturer's product.
Can never understand why people can't dispassionately analyze and discuss saws - and instead want to turn it into a manly-man pissing contest over who's smarter for buying which manufacturer.
For most people's occasional use - most any chainsaw, including Echo, Poulan, etc. will work just fine.
