Buying a new one this week but what’s some of the better ones. I’m leaning towards Stihl, echo or husqavarna but not opposed to something else. Mostly around the house stuff but want something that’s going to last for several years. If ryobi or craftsman is worth saving $200 I’d be ok but let’s be honest craftsman is not what it was. Reviews are pretty positive on both of those but I’ve always thought orange was the better options.

It is hard to beat an Echo cs-400 for a firewood saw. Ihave two that have been great.

Stihl

I'm partial to Stihl.

My next one is Milwaukee. I already have the batteries.

I have gas Stihl and Echo. No more gas for me.

electric, or gas?

Ours are mostly Stihl, except for the Echo pole saw (which is now running great). The 029 Farm Boss with the 20” bar isn’t getting used too much lately, since I’m so pleased with the Stihl MS250 with the 18” bar. The wife likes her Stihl battery powered chainsaw with the 12” bar.

Bottom line, having used all 4 extensively, I like the MS250 the best. I’m sure a similar Echo would do just as well. And, if your chainsawing isn’t a constant and heavy job, the lighter and less expensive Stihl MS180C with the 16” bar was great. I’d still have it if I hadn’t squished it with the tractor.

And, if the chainsawing is light work, the battery powered saw works pretty well. It just can’t cut like the gas saws.

To me gas is the only way to go for lawn equipment. Tried the electric stuff and it didn’t even last 2 years. Never again.

Stihl (gas). Buy once, cry once. There won't be any buyer's remorse.

Gas? Stihl

I have an electric Milwaukee, most of my cordless stuff was already Milwaukee.

What is the smallest battery a person could get by with? The big one are high $

I have a pole saw but only one battery

Where do you get a real saw? When I was a kid my dad had some big a$$ saws, 24" bar kind of saws, where do you even find that anymore?

Chevy or Ford?

Dewalt battery for us, already had the Dewalt battery stuff. Our other at the house is a 45 year old Craftsman electric.

With an electric cord?

I don’t know the answer to that question sir. Since I already had headed down the Milwaukee road, that was not a problem for me.

Bought my place about 12 years ago and needed a chainsaw to clear trails. Purchased a Stihl MS362, and it has cut down thousands of trees (place burnt after I purchased). Running it Ethanol free, nothing has ever been rebuilt and it still starts on the 3rd pull every time.

Wow

Ms362 is a good saw!

Stihl
I have a proulan only because a friend gifted it to me and it keeps working

Echo. I have worn out 3 Stihls. Then I bought a new one about 4 years ago. It had the snap caps on the gas and oil fill areas.

The oil cap wouldn’t t stay on. I called Stihl and sent it to the repair center. The guy there called and told me that I must have over filled it and ruined it. No warranty. I mentioned it to the guy at a small engine repair center. He told me that Stihl had been having that problem for years after they got away from the screw on filler caps.

I’ve gone to Echo and like them. I will not do business with a company that knows they have a problem that they don’t change and won’t back on the warranty.

I have 2 chainsaws here and other gas powered from them, always runs.

Stihl with 16 " bar

Like Dave, my new Stihl has the new gas and bar oil caps. It took me a while to figure those darn things out, but I finally did, and they work fine. I might even prefer them to the old style screw on caps, now that I can actually make them work.

I could probably be just as happy with Echo chainsaws. But there is one thing about Echo that I don’t like. Their gas lines don’t hold up as well as the better engineered Stihl gas lines. I guess that isn’t a big thing, particularly now that I can fix them. Now that I have my Echo pole saw running great, it’s an excellent chainsaw. Full disclosure is that the reason it wasn’t running great is ME, not Echo.

Yes

a neighbor gave me a Poulan chainsaw , said if i got it running, i could have it. Well 1 carburetor rebuild kit, fuel line and some 40:1 mix later i had a chainsaw, 14" bar. Only has the Poulan problem of the gas cap swelling but i keep some irwin plyers handy for that.
Poulan is owned by Husqvarna now.
Stihl seems to be the best on the market now, with Husq and Echo very close runner ups.