Any chainsaw / firewood cutting experts on here?

fratzog lover said
I bet there are...anyways... just bought a new MS250. Had a slightly bigger Stihl about 12 years I bought to cut through a pile of 18-24 inch oak. So Home Depot had an Echo CS590 for 400 bucks that was tempting. But heavy! And lately Husky seems to have a lot of starting complaints (lean settings for EPA?) as well as complaints of customer service being bad and not covering obvious issues. After using my old Stihl for a month I still sold it to a friend for 50 bucks less than I paid, so they seem to hold their value. The old Craftsman 20 inch and Poulan 16 inch Wild Thang are about to leave the tool shed forever.
The Stihl was on sale, plus the local dealer has excellent service. They fill the bar oil tank and fuel tank, start and run the saw checking operation, as well a 5 minute orientation. Yeah, I know, Home Depot doesn't. Just get your butt in the self checkout and pays us and scram. Any Stihl owners have long term relationships with your saws, good or bad?

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Stihl is a great saw, but let me tell you a little story about the last Husky I used.
I had about 12 Eucalyptus stubs around 8-10 feet high and near 48 inches across to take to the ground.
First 2 the brackets for the front handle snapped off the case.
Withing the next 3 or so the starter housing tore off the case and I spent the rest of the day filling the gas and oil with the saw running because of the starter housing.
NEVER again.
Husky kicks *** when they run.:D
Same with their bikes.

Went back the next day with the Stihl 880 and finished the job without issue.
I'll tell you another really nice saw I used a lot and loved it.
That was a Shindaiwa with a 36 inch bar.
It was pretty quiet, smooth running with very low vibration and lots of power, started easy and never a problem with it in a commercial cutting environment.
That saw just flat tore it up, and shocked the hell outta me after using Stihls mostly.