Denis Gionet
Well-Known Member
I love my 435 to death, but it has a downfall.... it's a little saw. I've been ripping some planks lately and need a bigger saw. I've got a loaner 181, but a 16" bar, too short for the Alaskan II mill I've been using. The planks come out at close to a foot wide off the mill, and could be wider if I had more bar, I wouldn't have to square up the logs just to fit the rig in it.
I also cut firewood for the lake, for personal fire pit use, but I've been selling a few cords here and there. Not trying to turn it into a business, but for a few bucks here and there I don't mind.
If I gotta shell out some coin for a bar and chain on a saw I don't own, I'd almost rather shell out a hundred bucks extra and trade in the 435 for the 266XP, which already has a 18-incher on it. Granted it is used (local Husky dealership), a bit banged up and has little crack on the clutch cover, but if it runs like a 266 should, it will do everything I want, and only be a couple of pounds more than the 435.
What else should I check , and what's a used 266XP worth ? The 435 was $ 325 plus taxes. If I upgrade it'll cost me $ 100 more, plus I give back the 435. He's asking $300 for the 266.
Opinions please.... (and no Stihl options were offered in this deal, so don't go there ..... lol !)
I also cut firewood for the lake, for personal fire pit use, but I've been selling a few cords here and there. Not trying to turn it into a business, but for a few bucks here and there I don't mind.
If I gotta shell out some coin for a bar and chain on a saw I don't own, I'd almost rather shell out a hundred bucks extra and trade in the 435 for the 266XP, which already has a 18-incher on it. Granted it is used (local Husky dealership), a bit banged up and has little crack on the clutch cover, but if it runs like a 266 should, it will do everything I want, and only be a couple of pounds more than the 435.
What else should I check , and what's a used 266XP worth ? The 435 was $ 325 plus taxes. If I upgrade it'll cost me $ 100 more, plus I give back the 435. He's asking $300 for the 266.
Opinions please.... (and no Stihl options were offered in this deal, so don't go there ..... lol !)