I just got a new Stihl MS361 and this thing rocks! It is lightweight, powerful, and has no vibration. Compared to my Husky I traded in on it I can lay down twice as much wood in half as much time.

 

umm..... wow......... congrats

 

That is the way Stihl chainsaws are in my experience. They are wood eatin beasts.

 

Not much difference than the ages old Chevy/Ford or motor oil arguments. I used Stihls for years (first influenced by an Idaho logger/neighbor) until recently going to a Husky. On a apples to apples cubic inch/bar size/chain pitch basis, I can't tell any difference in cutting ability. Both spin at about the same RPM, same weight, same anti-vibration engineering, same frame style. Husky costs a couple of hundred dollars less than an equivalent Stihl due to Stihl's captive dealer network. How sharp the chain is kept is what makes any cutting ability difference.