Husky chainsaws, which one.

[William127]

Just picked this up from the local garden machinery place (who no longer do stihl or husky) for £180. 2012, just been serviced, doesn't seem to have done a huge amount
Fills some of the gap between the battery makita/170/little husky and the 461

 

[doobin]

M

I see what you mean about country of origin, looked at a few boxed items and the smaller ones are made in china, the larger ones in Sweden.
I suppose this is only to be expected nowadays, but still handy to know.

Most Milwaukee gear is made in china and it’s the best on the market.

 

[DaveDCB]

iPhones made in china.. probably one of the most advanced things we all own!

 

[Furniss]

Its like the diggers ...its not that they cant make stuff ...the problem lies elsewhere.

 

[Gecko]

iPhones made in china..

Not designed in or marketed from china

 

[DaveDCB]

Not designed in or marketed from china

No just saying they can make decent complex stuff when they want!

 

[Gecko]

No just saying they can make decent complex stuff when they want!

Yes, quite.
I used to work for a company where one of my jobs was to shift manufacturing of a component to china.
There is a cultural difference in the perception of "quality".

 

[Canal Navvy]

I wonder if any fuel system for any chainsaw isn't made in China ?

 

[bobthebuilder]

iPhones made in china.. probably one of the most advanced things we all own!

american technology
xp huskys make in sweden ,

 

[6feetdown]

Not designed in or marketed from china

Then pilfa all the designs

 

[Lancs Lad]

Just picked this up from the local garden machinery place (who no longer do stihl or husky) for £180. 2012, just been serviced, doesn't seem to have done a huge amount
Fills some of the gap between the battery makita/170/little husky and the 461

I'm pretty much all stihl apart from the 550. I rate em.

 

[Gecko]

Then pilfa all the designs

They call it "technology transfer". (a polite way of saying the same thing).

I wonder if any fuel system for any chainsaw isn't made in China ?

Not a chainsaw, but I damaged the carb on Honda GX140 and replaced it with a chinese "equivalent".
Hmmm ... it works, but the plating is so thin it started rusting within months. The rubber seal in the fuel tap has swelled, so now the tap won't move ... etc.
There is 'made in china' to someone elses spec and 'made in china' to domestic/ aliexpress spec.

 

[kabin man]

some husky stuff in here.
https://www.bpiauctions.com/auctions/#/auctions/3f30efec-9b21-4dbf-a9d5-4299dc78eb73

 

[Canal Navvy]

They call it "technology transfer". (a polite way of saying the same thing).

Not a chainsaw, but I damaged the carb on Honda GX140 and replaced it with a chinese "equivalent".
Hmmm ... it works, but the plating is so thin it started rusting within months. The rubber seal in the fuel tap has swelled, so now the top won't move ... etc.
There is 'made in china' to someone elses spec and 'made in china' to domestic/ aliexpress spec.

I was being a bit tongue in cheek, I am told that Stihl and Husquvarna do work together on technology to keep the internal combustion engine available.
Stihl supply husky with carburettors from their dedicated factory in China and in return husky provide Stihl with the electronics to do autotune.
I'm inclined to believe it as their are some models of saw from the big two that I can't tell apart from the sound

 

[6feetdown]

some husky stuff in here.
https://www.bpiauctions.com/auctions/#/auctions/3f30efec-9b21-4dbf-a9d5-4299dc78eb73

Seem quite high 440 saw 20" bar 250 reserve met plus 25% buyer premium plus vat on both. New saw 440 Inc vat 15" bar without searching

 

[6feetdown]

I was being a bit tongue in cheek, I am told that Stihl and Husquvarna do work together on technology to keep the internal combustion engine available.
Stihl supply husky with carburettors from their dedicated factory in China and in return husky provide Stihl with the electronics to do autotune.
I'm inclined to believe it as their are some models of saw from the big two that I can't tell apart from the sound

Makes sense these days lot of r and d on stuff

 

[kabin man]

Seem quite high 440 saw 20" bar 250 reserve met plus 25% buyer premium plus vat on both. New saw 440 Inc vat 15" bar without searching

was going to say its not too cheap..

 

[weirdfish]

Talking to a guy yesterday who uses husky saws a lot and he was telling me that one of his had to go back for a software upgrade
And some saws have heated handles, really?

 

[doobin]

Talking to a guy yesterday who uses husky saws a lot and he was telling me that one of his had to go back for a software upgrade
And some saws have heated handles, really?

Yes. All professional models from both brands have an auto tuning carb.

I have heated handles on my stihl ms462, they are lovely.

 

[Smiffy]

Talking to a guy yesterday who uses husky saws a lot and he was telling me that one of his had to go back for a software upgrade
And some saws have heated handles, really?

Heated handles are a genuinely good thing. Not only just to keep your hands warm, but to reduce the affect of HAVS. And it's only the exhaust re routed through the handle.