thinking of upgrading from my stihl saw, it's a small ms170 and I need something bigger. Probably also stihl as dealer support is local for stihl only

What do you all recommend?

Stihl is a good chainsaw 270, and ya have dealer support. Make note 2 of my saws are Huskies.

I have the 362 pro model. I accidently ran over it with my skid steer. All it did was bust the top handle. I put on a new one. It cuts fast. Never had an issue with it. I had a 310 and it had trouble running when it got hot. Vibrated the cover off and now it won't stay on. The 362 will seem big to you but you'll get used to it.

MS 362 cm are nice firewood home owner size saw.

Ms 261c is big enough for any home saw

The pro series is great because of the weight reduction and the extra power

I have a newer ms 391 and an older 039 Farm Boss. I’ll grab the 039 9 times out of 10. Great Saw !

thanks all, this one is the one which seems to be best fit

https://www.stihlusa.com/products/chain-saws/professional-saws/ms261cm/

My work saw is a Milwaukee and a Stihl for the bigger stuff. Personal saws are Huskys. Both great saws. I don’t know if it’s the same in the States, but husky allows department stores to sell lower end saws that are identical to theirs, name shape everything. Not XPs or fancier ones. But these saw don’t seem to be the same, and a husky dealer won’t honour the warranty. On the other hand, a guy that buys a chainsaw at Canadian Tire is probably not cutting much and his saw knowledge is from cartoons and movies….lol

The rancher series of husky's are made by poulan. the XP:'s are built by husky, great saws. After using stihls for 30 years am now sold on the husky xp's best saw I ever used for cutting firewood is the 562 xp.

I’ve heard the new stihl saws are not as good but i wouldn’t be afraid to buy another if I ever needed one. I still have an 029 farm boss I bought I believe in 94 and runs like a champ.

I like 455 husky.