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★★★★★
MASSIVE POWER
I did my homework on this chainsaw. I spent close to 2 months trying to decide between Stihl and the Husqvarna! And then between the 455, 460, and the 465. The price difference between the 460 and the 465 does not justify the auto program electronics in the 465. Maybe I'm just old-fashioned and I like making the adjustments on the high in the low, but to me it was well worth the difference in the price. I thought about going with the 455 but I wanted to be able to use a much larger bar, because eventually I want to use the saw for milling and Lumber. Right out of the box I was very impressed with how the saw ran in the raw power that it has.
One of the big arguments between stihls and Husqvarna, is the stihls you have to run all out in the huskys are very torquey. As a person who drives diesels I prefer the torque. It was also nice that as I laid the saw down I can start it up as the bar is on the wood and not have to wind it up before I could go into it, and it would run right through it. The picture I have below is a 30 inch diameter log of black oak that is about as green as they get and I ran the Chainsaw right through it.
I'm not a professional arborist or somebody who cuts wood all the time. But I do cut down trees from family and friends and cut some for a wood burner I have in my woodshop. Ultimately as I said I would love to be able to mail my own lumber. So for a normal every day person I just wanted a good strong chainsaw that will hopefully be one of the last ones I buy for a very long time this chainsaws absolutely excellent !! I would even recommend this to experts as well because I believe they would love it too.
September 2017 · Unknown · verified purchase