buy a stihl, i have used both saws and prefer the stihl any day over the husky, i am in school taking Aboriculture (tree climbing, tree removal) as stated before the MS260 is a great saw for cutting firewood or felling smaller trees the next step up wood be a MS361 that can take i believe a 24inch bar and has alot more power around 65cc compared to 50cc. Stihl makes 3 grades of saws consumer, farm, and commercial.......stay away from the consumer unless your using it like 1once a year and cutting small brush, the farm saws are good but have cheaper parts of them, the commercial saws are top of the line and have mostly steel, magnesium and aluminum parts compared to plastic and a cast head on it aswell. goodluck