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Hi all,
I'm wanting to buy a chainsaw for general purpose work around my property. I thought about a 16" or 18" . What is considered the most reliable and easy to use? Any comments appreciated.

Thanks in advance.
Regards.
Peter Brown

I can give you the benefit of 36 years in the
service industry. Poulan wins hands down,
more bang for the buck, there are better saws out there, but will cost 50-75% more.
Homelite if a good basic saw, but very unserviceable. Sears saws are built by Poulan
and therefore are to be considered also.


Bill

Bill,
What do think of a Poulan Pro 330? Everybody tells me don't bother with Poulan there junk. But I don't want to spend alot for just a name brand.

Oh I'm also looking at a Husqvarna 55R Rancher its $30 more than the Poulan what would be the better one?

Stihl model #021 can be bought around $200.00
great home use. Dont know what others cost.
Parts are no problem either.

Dont know who the "everybody" is that are
telling you Poulan is junk, but as I said,
I give you 36 years in the saw service business, unless you are a pro, the 16 inch
popular selling saw will do you a great job
at about $100 to 120, the Husky saw is about
the same quality, no use to pay the extra
$30
Bill

I would choose the Husqvarna for thirty dollars more. Both poulan and Husky are owned by electolux. I guarantee you that you'd get 30 dollars worth of extra parts and better engineering on the Husky. Between craftsman and poulan. Buy the poulan you'd be much happier with a dealers help and parts support than a 5 dollar an hour grunt. It might look the same but sears specs the cheapest parts, guaranteed. You get what you pay for!!!! Check in you're local area also. One brand might be more prominate than the other. In my area (Denver) you could'nt find someone that would work on a poulan and definitely not sears. Except for sears themselves and I would trust a sears mechanic to clean a car right. I'm talking from expierience also. I sell 800 saws a year and service twice that much. Good luck.