I'm in the market for one with a 16 or 18 inch bar. Renting one adds up over time so I might as well have my own. Which one would y'all prefer?

Stihl will last forever

My Echo starts on the fourth pull every time. Been flawless and used a bunch.

Echo

Had bad luck with 2 different Poulans from Lowes. They lasted about one good size tree and then the gears froze up or stripped.

used 5 different stihls on this, best one made, husqavarna would be next imo.

My Echo trimmer and blower have been so good that I bought an Echo chainsaw a couple of weeks ago. I used it for first time and was impressed. I will just use the canned fuel in it and it should last a long time.

This hard to beat these two.

Sthil or Echo.

I have a couple of Husqvarna and they are bad to the bone. Stihl is a great option too but I didn't have a dealer close by when I bought my first Husqvarna.

Stihl absolutely holds together. I’ve got a big and a small. After Harvey we cleared my two houses, the two neighbors who’s saws quit and the other two neighbors across the canal. Still going strong.

Another fan of my stihl-

Also invest in a good sharper

Husky, Stihl and Echo.....and run premixed can gas in them!

It's better to spend the money on a good brand rather than the cheap ones. I got a husqvarna and I like it. I actually got it from my wife's uncle and it didn't run. Cleaned it up, put the right chain on it and put a new carb and it fired up first pull. It was an 18" but I put a 20" bar on it and it works good with it. I bent the 18" and it would bog it down in any bigger trees because it couldnt cut straight