[...] I sometimes see trees cut down and I want to cut some pieces from them that would fit in the back of my car to turn later. These would last me for months or more.[...]
My latest is the the 372XP, a 73cc beast. Sometimes is not big enough when you are standing by a Koa twice as tall as you are... Good luck.
Thanks all for the advice especially about buying from a dealer. I found Stihl dealer 20 minutes from my house, I picked up 18" MS 251 C-BE. They are building a house near me and they cut down a tree, hopefully they won't mind me chopping it up.
My Huskie is even easier to start if its hot...I have a Huskey and a Sthil. Both are great. Do run premium grade gas in them, and if possible buy 'clear' gas for them. I tried some of the Huskey pre mix in the cans, good for about 2 tank fulls. Expensive, but the saws and weed whacker both really like it, much better than regular from the gas station. The stuff in a can is better if you don't use it a lot, where mixing a full gallon and keeping it for a year or so the gas can go bad.
My Huskey always takes 3 to 5 pulls to start. No compression valve on it. The Sthil gives me problems because of a different starting method. Never had problems with the Huskey getting hot and not starting, and I have run it for hours some times...
robo hippy
I like my Husqvarna, but have to be careful to never shut the thing off. It will not restart when hot. Will. Not.
Thanks all for the advice especially about buying from a dealer. I found Stihl dealer 20 minutes from my house, I picked up 18" MS 251 C-BE. They are building a house near me and they cut down a tree, hopefully they won't mind me chopping it up.