Husqvarna 440E 16-Inch 40.9cc 2-Stoke X-Torq Gas Powered Chain Saw (CARB Compliant)

I bought a smaller Husky, and had to exchange it for this one. It is the largest in Husquvarna's "Homeowner" series. Sometimes I wish I'd gotten a bigger saw; it bogs down easily if you lean on it when the bar is buried, but for limbing and logs up to 14" it works great, and I like the lighter weight. It fits in a medium sized backpack too. You can cut logs up to 32" if you don't rush. I keep it performing like a more powerful saw by buying a couple spare chains, and having them professionally sharpened.

I have run this saw way harder than most homeowners. A tank of gas is good for a couple hours of cutting. I've probably been through 75 tanks of gas in 3 years. The toolless tensioner was not a factor when I bought it, but I love it now. I can easily adjust the chain tension while up in a tree, with one hand; try that with a wrench and screwdriver. This saw always starts. I have dropped it in a river twice. The first time I took it to the shop; they charged me $65 to...Read more

This saw works like a champ. It starts everytime, if you follow the directions printed on the saw. i have cut up a bunch of trees around my house with it. My only problem is I am finding bigger and bigger trees to cut with the recent hurricane and I am debating about getting a bigger one.

this product works great. The only issue I had was that the item came with the cutting chain put in backwards, so the cutting power was non existent to start so much for their quality control!, and ready to use out of the box! On the verge of wanting to packing it up and send it back, due to its poor cutting performance, I managed to work out what the problem was! thanks to a little diagram on case of the unit. once I had determined this, I was able to correct the issue fairly easily no thanks to the manual which is a little long winded and involves a lot of moving back and forwards though the book, as they have chosen to put all the relevant pictures at the start of the book and so when reading a section, you are referred to the correct picture via a number in the passage. Once all this was finished however I feel a lot more confident with the machine and its maintenance and as reported it worked great.