when I was still diving, we rented whatever we could get to cut our holes... Stihl and Husky were almost parallel, with the edge going to Stihl. An when You are running a 48-72 inch bar, these are the ONLY two that could handle it. I've posted pics in other threads showing 40" trees taken down an bucked up by my 16" stihl. If I would ever recomend a brand... this would be it! Mine is 20+ years old, starts on the second pull, EVERYTIME! and runs like a top no matter what punishment I throw at it!