At one time,I worked for a dealer, with Husky/ Jonsereds as our main lines.
Another time in a rental business, who had a lotta Stihl products.
The Stihls amazed me as to how lightweight they were. In comparison, the Huskys were fat pigs. But I wonder if there was more than a pound between them.
But the Jonsereds were decades ahead in looks,lol.
The thing is when you take them apart, it's like taking a SBM apart; they all look pretty much the same.
I bought a Husky, because that is what I could afford, and it has never let me down. But she's a heavy beast. I used to go out every fall and harvest 10 or 12 cords every September before the snow came. I spent my vacation time doing this. I gotta tell ya, the first two days were murder, until my muscles adapted.
Another thing I can tell you, is that you will never be sorry you bought a lightweight Stihl, they hold their value longer and are easier to sell.And your muscles will thank you for it.
Of these three, I wouldn't be scared to buy any one of them.
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I got a funny story for ya;
At one time,Stihls had a lot of Magnesium them,at least I think it was that; which I guess is why they are lighter. But Magnesium hates methanol, so be careful to never put any in the gastank.
Back in the early 80s, I was working in a bike shop, and the owner had multiple lines of products, including Jonsereds.... with metal gas tanks, aluminum I thought.
Well, Barney, the owner was involved in 2-wheel racing, even having a local radio celebrity riding his turbocharged Kawasaki racebike. And so it was , that on a Monday, it was my job to get the bike ready for the following weekend. And so his race gas was standing around in unmarked containers, which I had warned against, but I was only 30ish what the heck did I know.
Another one of my jobs was to fix his Japanese motorcycles, along with the lead mechanic who was the resident exotic guru.
And a third duty I had was to make sure the temporary summer helps, whom he hired and had PDI'ing the new stuff were doing a good job.
So this one day, a Jonsered comes to me for shipment up North, could I run it up? Sure boss.
I grab it, check it for gas, pull the rope and it fires right up. I warm it up, give it a workout, twiddle the needles and send it back to the shipping department.
A few days later, older, wiser, business owner, Barney is on my case about this saw.
Yes-sir boss, as soon as it gets back here I'll get on it; in the meantime ship him a new one.
So when it gets back,lol the tank is full of holes. Thru a comedy of errors, the tank had been filled with methanol, which I'm guessing immediately began dissolving the magnesium. When I ran it up, that methanol got inside everything else. And the shipper failed to completely empty the tank. By the time the saw got to it's destination, the methanol was gone, and when I got it, about 4 days from the time of shipping, the thing was not salvageable.
It didn't take long and the boss had new jerry cans for his racebike, of a completely different color, and clearly marked. I never heard a peep about it again, nor a sorry, and I got promoted to working on the exotics; Ducati, Laverda, Moto-Guzy, and other assorted what I called, dinosaurs. Yippee.
I kindof miss that part of my life. Anyway, plastic has pretty much taken over, so I don't think you have this to worry about,lol.
Well Ok I thought it was funny; both then, and, Stihl today,lol.
