Battle of the Big Saws STIHL MS 881 vs HUSQVARNA 3120 vs SOLO REX!

Want to see the biggest chainsaws go head to head? We try out the STIHL MS 881, the Husqvarna 3120XP and the Solo Rex to see how they perform!
Let us know in the comments below which is your favourite saw.
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[@MachineryNation]

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[@krashdown5814]

As an Aussie solo lopper in the Blue Mountains I needed reliable saws, particularly when up in the trees, my Stihl's never let me down till the day I retired. Love the new saws, but I'm too old to go back into the business, keep safe guys, and try not drop start the things, they are unforgiving.

[@ashtreecare]

Love the 3120 always wanted one finally got the chance to buy one this year. 👌 Another thing off the bucket list

[@MachineryNation]

Amazing saw 😎

[@thetube4607]

I'm taking my 3120 to a death metal concert this weekend. We are the first band on. Our opening song is called "Saw You Down the Boreal Luv", which has a 10 minute lead played on the 3120. Have you ever tried playing pentatonic scale on a chainsaw?

[@MachineryNation]

No we haven’t but this sounds awesome!

[@Nerdysaxophoneplaya]

That's retarded. I absolutely love it, where can I hear a recording?

[@nsatoday]

Awesome guys! Can’t wait for the 881 to make it to the US. Waited two years for the 500i. Going to cut with it this weekend. I think I’d like to run the 881 in an Alaskan mill to make some live edge tables.

[@MachineryNation]

Have fun!

[@KrustyFish]

We use it when the logs get to big for our mill it’s pretty dope

[@tree_monkey3120xp]

Great video I love the energy you guys bring! I really like running my 3120xp!

[@MachineryNation]

Hey, thanks for watching! Glad you like them!

[@viperstrike3827]

You need more oil in the fuel on the old rex it needs about 25:1, it should be smoking

[@tireballastserviceofflorid7771]

The manual says 24:1

[@wieprz00009]

Great! I love big chainsaws! This power and sound!

[@MachineryNation]

Yes indeed!

[@HANKTHEDANKEST]

Here I sit, trying to justify a lightly-used 3120XP to the wife. "Honestly honey, think of how much better our lives would be if we could mill our own live-edge tabletops? It's rated to accept a 6 foot bar, you know how we've always wanted a saw with a 6-foot bar." It's not working, lads. Oh well, looks like you had fun with them. Good test, and thanks for the message about the safety gear, especially for the younger folks in the audience. Good safety habits last you a lifetime, and a lifetime lasts a lot longer if you practice good safety habits. Cheers fellas.

[@Iswoko]

3120 💪💪💪

[@iraagans3144]

Fun video, those switches can be ridiculous on the old ones ,I have had Previous owner install one upside down! Being in the USA I've had the chance to run some big homelites and McCulloch saws and they really shine with a big bar. The 088 is my favorite one of the big saws.

[@MachineryNation]

ah what a nightmare! ahah those sound like good fun though!

[@JMB676]

I would love to get my hands on an old saw like the blue one and have a chance to turn it up and really make it sing

[@MachineryNation]

Totally needs this!

[@Ancient_Iron]

That was fun to watch, but I bet it was 100x more fun to run those monsters!!!😁👍 Greetings from Finland 🇫🇮

[@MachineryNation]

We are glad you enjoyed it! It was a great afternoon!

[@VinnyMartello]

I have a 395xp and it is a blast.

[@jdatwood7086]

That old Solo is gorgeous! What a work of art!

[@MachineryNation]

It sure is!

[@davt8615]

The rex is awesome sounds like an old trials bike 👍. So tempted to purchase a 881 what a saw

[@MachineryNation]

Beautiful isn’t she! 🤩

[@davt8615]

@@MachineryNation absolutely. Defo think a 881 is needed, im running a 261cm-vw for most work at the minute thats a fab little saw probably best balanced unit ive ever used

[@MachineryNation]

@@davt8615 awesome choice, we have sold a lot on our website and in store 👍🏼

[@h.m.a.8066]

3120 XP power house 🤣👍👍💪💪💪💪💪 Husqvarna no 1. Great video lads well done 🤝🤝🤝

[@MachineryNation]

Thanks 👍

[@em4703]

That stihl looks sexy. So does Solo Rex. Oh, but I still love that orange box that is husky 3120 lol.

[@thomasgronek6469]

Thanks for the video. I have had it with Stihl. The ignition systems SUCK, and they have done nothing to help me through this. THREE ignition modules failed within 100 hours of use on my MS362, and they don't care.

[@MachineryNation]

Sorry to hear this Thomas. Can your dealer not help you and get things sorted?

[@thomasgronek6469]

@@MachineryNation He did, to the best of his ability, but really he is handcuffed with issues that are out of warranty.

[@MachineryNation]

@@thomasgronek6469 that’s a shame. It’s an interesting issue that I have not personally come across. I hope you get it sorted. If you were local to us, we could of taken a look.

[@thomasgronek6469]

@@MachineryNation Thank you. I think it's an issue with manufacturing (In the States), I have a couple of saws from Germany, that are 40 years old, with the original coils, and they still work fine. (also the fit and finish on the German machines is far superior to those manufactured over here).

[@rufuscollins5140]

I got after market

[@samrackham4774]

I’m new to the chainsaw world I bought a second hand one little husqvarna absolutely scares me to death. Whenever I’m cutting up some firewood I always think is this the day it gets me ha. No where near confident yet with it so much to learn

[@MachineryNation]

Get yourself booked in on a course Sam, it may save your life 👍🏼

[@AbolitionFashionClub]

So wild how the 3120 can sound more different depending on the user compared to other saws

[@judasone83]

for as a pioneer in the industry the development I think the SOLO REX is not bad at all. Comparing the new shit they got. it comes down to operator in any case here

[@MachineryNation]

We’re pro’s 😂😂 love the Rex 🤩

[@cpufrost]

Stihl 090 was THE beast! These tools are at home with milling, it's painful to use for felling and bucking for long unless you have the build of a professional wrestler! :-P

[@MachineryNation]

You're right! They are big saws to handle haha

[@billallen4793]

Before getting disabled in September of 2003 in a workplace injury, I was almost 6'7" and 245lbs, and loved my Husqvarna 3120 I'd bought it brand new, ran it very little 2 or 3yrs, sold it to a buddy who used it even less, I'd moved to another state for 6ish year's, came home bumped into old buddy at the bar, bought it back and used the crap out of it until my accident, as wood WAS our only source of heat. Then I couldn't hold, or start that beast after my spinal surgery. A bad Dr caused me to have a nerve disease that sends false signals to my brain 🧠 telling me that my legs are on fire, or the bones are splitting apart, good time's. All while losing the feeling in them, and the abilities to control them. I can still walk about 60yrd and needed a little saw for around the house 🏠 since we'd moved to town, only wanted a little saw that I could still handle. My wife signed me up to test prerelease tool's if I sent them comment's I'd get to keep the tool. They sent me a tiny Echo chainsaw, I'd never heard of them, this was year's ago. But man I liked it so much I bought another Echo saw several years later as a spare for my son to run. Both run like a champion 🏆, I only run expensive V.P. fuel....from Wyoming USA 🇺🇸 🤠

[@balanelgabriel3516]

Very good!

[@MachineryNation]

Thank you!

[@silbertebanks3492]

I like the stihl ms 881

[@dapingzdap2449]

i hope that stihl ms 881 is also available here in PHILIPPINES sir.

[@chrisescue6555]

That rex sounds amazing!

[@MachineryNation]

Beautiful isn’t she 👍🏼

[@billallen4793]

It sounded like my grandfather's old Rokon 2x2 motorcycle 🏍 😂, kinda cool...lol...from Wyoming USA 🇺🇸 🤠

[@stumpshot9970]

Biggest I've owned is the 395. Love em to death but that 3120 had me drooling. You guys got a great gig getting to run saws like that. Thanks for another great video. Keep it up

[@MachineryNation]

Tha k you for your kind words 🤩 we really appreciate it 👍🏼

[@1965l88]

I have a 3120 I've owned for almost 30 years. I wouldn't even consider trading it for a Stihl.

[@MrHuntermikey]

Just subscribed you guys are right up my alley

[@ericneering6357]

Not the modern fuel it’s the motor oil they didn’t have two-stroke motor oil back then so everything was built for standard SCA motor oil. The only two-stroke motor oil‘s they had back then in the 50s were for boat engines

[@craigmike6779]

Full wrap on those both saws are beauties I never ran the old dinosaur one before

[@timothynolan7250]

Came for the Solo

[@VinnyMartello]

I have a new 395xp with a dual port muffler. I love to run a short bar on it and let it buck a thousand cords of wood in five minutes. I LOVE big saws.

[@karhlhenselien2260]

The old solo rex might be slow but I wonder if the Husky and Stihl will still be around in the same amount of time,And a 090 would kick all there arses 👍👍

[@matthewvannoy500]

Great video ,cool saws

[@MachineryNation]

Thanks! They are great saws, have you got any chainsaws yourself?

[@matthewvannoy500]

@@MachineryNation yes i have my dads old saw that I have just got running it's a 46 cc homelight it had got stolen by my ex brother in-law a couple days after my father passed away a few years ago ,I was really upset about it for four years and my sister got a divorce from him and she brung it back to me a week ago ,I had to do some work on it the sprocket was worn off center because he ran it with a loose chain he had broke the tensioner knob on the cover ,I put new carb ,feul lines and filter and this saw had a purge bulb so that got replaced to so now it cranks by the third pull every time I plan on getting a big puzzle saw in October it should fun ,thanks for your videos and God bless you and your family

[@anekahobi1539]

Nice video chainsaw

[@MachineryNation]

Thanks!

[@pabloramos2658]

Great video :)

[@MachineryNation]

Thank you!

[@keatonlingafelter4023]

Should’ve had a McCulloch 125SP in there

[@Nick-dw3sv]

I love my Mac sp125, got the guides set to 35 under and that baby spits big chips or ripping she throws out 4inch toothpicks. Always ran her 32:1 mix and never had a problem besides replacing plugs.

[@owtlawglock]

If stihl could figure out how to transform vibration into actual power they might actually have a decent saw.

[@jukeseyable]

Bang on chap

[@robstone5333]

Jason Keyes You’re funny.

[@TheWoodsmanMilling]

I've got an 881, and vibration isn't bad on that saw.

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

Nice one guys - CRANK IT... But helps if she be turned on 🤣

[@MachineryNation]

Yep! ahaha

[@bobbob-fg5wy]

Repeatedly ripping on a pull start like that is a bad idea. It’s not a hand saw. Wait for it to stop rotating before you pull again.

[@MachineryNation]

We’re glad you liked the video Bob Bob. I suppose we thought if it doesn’t start then we could just hand crank it through the timber. Thank you for the advice 👍🏼

[@laurieredfern8045]

I owned and used a rex for over twenty years and never had a problem starting it Though it was heavy

[@tukerandhobbershow]

Nice editing human!

[@MachineryNation]

Thanks!

[@FishFind3000]

Should have had a old Stihl contra with the 137cc engine for the old saw

[@MachineryNation]

Wish we had one 🙏🏼

[@zedacruja681]

There is any other Saw beside HUSQVARNA OUT THERE?

[@secularheathen]

They completely ignored the McCulloch Pro Mac 125s

[@MachineryNation]

Wish we had one! I can only dream!

[@philipcourt1]

Hi Fellers, I have cut thousands of tons of native hardwood mostly Beech, then Oak, Ash, Elm etc, with the Solo & a 22 inch bar. I was really interested to hear the difference between the Solo & the other two fab saws. Then you put this awful noise (Music???) over part of the sound track. I could tell how the solo was cutting by the sweet note of the engine & all the vibrations coming from the totally NON DAMPED saw through my right hand & up my arm. So It was with great enthusiasm that I turned your video on, only to find....................................... Yippee, no music just the saws singing!!!! I have not tried the Big Stihl, or the Husqvarna 3120. I prefer my Husqi' 365 with a 20" bar it does for me now. Oh & bye the bye, My Solo was a pig to start, the timing was off & it would rip the starting grip right out of your hand & rap your knuckles, no de- compressor of course! Life was harder in the good old days (early 70s to mid 80s). Then I got a Partner semi pro P55 I think it was, wow what comfort, & quieter! Anyways, thanks for the noise, & brief play with the big guns. Happy felling & stay safe!! Philip

[@MachineryNation]

Hi Philip, thank you for your comment. We love hearing the history and other people experiences. We are soon to release a video on the new Husqvarna 592xp vs the 572xp literally filmed it this afternoon.

[@fredscheerle7592]

Hi, the old Solo Rex, chain still available, odd size, couldn't get it back in 80's

[@melpeddle7243]

Just chain the sproket and run any chain.

[@Titanious32]

He should have started in the wood with that REX Roaring a little more and it would have eaten right off the bat on that first cut. On the second cut you see where the higher rpm saws spin the chain faster allowing them to eat fast, whereas Ol Rex seems to be fighting with torque alone like the 075s just not nearly as impressive.. maybe it needs a massive tune up...

[@Stonkish]

Too bad Husqvarna doesn't manufacture saws like the 3120XP anymore. The 592XPG is the biggest as of now. Like the idle sound of those +100cc saws.

[@no.step.on.snek.2423]

That solo 😍😍

[@Reloadeez]

The stihl is running lean and the husky rich, not a fair comparison.

[@MachineryNation]

Stihl users and lean? And Husky users are rich? 😂

[@MarkNevels-m8k]

Dude we want side by sode speed comparison. Not a 1980s montage

[@berkahakasia4753]

👍

[@FaridKhan-ew3sf]

I am interested this work

[@MachineryNation]

Thank you 🤩

[@jarridroutt9591]

Should have put in the mcculloch SP125

[@MachineryNation]

If only we had one 🤩

[@jarridroutt9591]

@@MachineryNation i know what you mean. I have been looking for one. Each person i find wants an arm and leg.

[@ubinku4115]

Huqvarna3120 more than better

[@LuisMoreno-lf6ek]

Cual es el precio d la stihl 881

[@AbolitionFashionClub]

Bow saws!?

[@AbolitionFashionClub]

Not too many lingering aroundddd

[@JohnKrakatoa]

Nice vid guys.. please work on your sound levels, when you speak compared to your music and the saw sounds was too quiet

[@MachineryNation]

Glad you like the vid. Thank you for the advice, we’re still learning and getting use to our equipment 😬

[@JohnKrakatoa]

@@MachineryNation you are welcome, you have good chemistry I subscribed, I do chainsaw milling so my kind of content. Just lower the sound of the running machinery and the music and its golden.

[@jordancypihot496]

husky is a good shim when you need to lever a cord of the mud

[@MachineryNation]

😂

[@benjimandover8072]

That older saw probably would run better on 32.1 fuel...not 50.1

[@melpeddle7243]

I only run 25 to 1.

[@tango165]

Good stuff!!! #881

[@MachineryNation]

Thanks!

[@jberry1982]

I bet the solorex is way lower rpm than the Stihl and husqvarna

[@bsmooth5487]

I was running this saw for about 2 hours at about a 30-50% duty cycle kzbin.infoUgkxfQm1wmg0ItKDLavxj1nXtQY9HP7EF504 and it did a great job. I used the lever for the built in sharpener to clear chip buildup out more than to actually sharpen the chain. It managed to cut some hardwood stumps much larger than it's size without bothering the neighbors with hours of 2 stroke noise.

[@julianmorris9951]

Guys, don’t buy a Honda cr 500 because you’ll never get to ride it😊

[@ghettotech9617]

Use didn’t choke the solo properly

[@no.step.on.snek.2423]

Came here to watch some saws run.. what i got was two dudes filming themselves being sillier than my 5 yo girl, and cut up footage of the actual saws cutting. Like if your gonna make us watch you, please atleast dont edit the cutting footage. Damn

[@MachineryNation]

I’m so sorry John. We will just be the same as every other chainsaw video in the future. Obviously most chainsaw users don’t have a sense of humour so we thought we would create a channel with a slightly different format to help cheer them up, it seems like we are failing 😂😂

[@Robin_Polarstern]

03:00 no engine sounds what’s wrong with you ? 😅

[@guypatts494]

They should be 200 cc

[@MachineryNation]

Scary stuff!

[@ghettotech9617]

Isn’t the solo Rex 140cc solo 125 is 125 cc

[@theaxeman4429]

👍👍👍😁😎

[@MachineryNation]

Thanks!

[@douglasfick4817]

Josh needs sawing lessons, serious,

[@hornett22]

I'd rather have a 395xp

[@MachineryNation]

Good saw, have you checked out our other video where test it against the new 592?

[@jukeseyable]

Finest big felling saw ever made, the 592 xp has some very big boots to fill.

[@AATreeService]

Too much talking not enough cutting

[@MachineryNation]

Thank you for the feedback. We try to balance it between the two and make it a little more of a Vlog. Hopefully a little different than what’s on KZbin already 🤩

[@AATreeService]

@@MachineryNation hey man it’s your channel and U can do whatever U please with it! Not trying to be a dick. Would love to see more action personally

[@chefglacierpolly6549]

Hisqvarna 3120 xp the best , sthil is orribile

[@leonardobatistarocha7956]

o machado e a motosserra eli silva & zé goiano composição: moacir dos santos / zé goiano o machado e a motosserra tiveram uma discussão motosserra diz que é orgulho da evolução machado pra mim já era pois vem do tempo de adão você agora só serve pra fazer calo na mão motosserra dá um ronco relou o dente no tronco já se vê o pau no chão a serra chamou o machado pra fazer uma porfia machado aceitou na hora e quando chegou o dia entraram junto no mato pra mostrar a serventia a motosserra roncava machado velho tinia e naquele matagal foi só cavaco de pau pó de serra que subia e esse grande duelo deste jeito é que termina na briga das ferramentas o machado é que domina motosserra parou cedo ali no tronco da quina machado seguiu cortando mata grossa e mata fina motosserra impotente rebentou sua corrente acabou a gasolina que isto sirva de exemplo para toda humanidade e você que é tão jovem tem que saber a verdade respeite bem os mais velhos não brinque com sua idade uma pessoa idosa também tem utilidade é um diamante valioso se não tivesse o idoso não teria mocidade

[@cdawg9149]

The 881 would be for a 404 chain which in turn means you use a 48" bar or slightly bigger. Anything less, say a 42 inch bar would only need the 661 which is a total beast in itself. Also the 881 would be much better for milling rather than crosscutting unless your cutting 48 - 60 in dia trees.

[@MachineryNation]

Thanks C Dawg 🤟🏽

[@alexp4849]

661 is a heap of shoouuut

[@melpeddle7243]

I use 404 full chisel chain on 2 foot 600 mm bar . And a 3ft 900mm bar. Onna ported Stihl 090av

[@Psy6o]

The solo was way out of tune

[@MachineryNation]

Want to see the STIHL MS 881 vs MS 880? Click here, kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnbVhX1nZs-KaNE

[@DicksSmallEngines]

This is brilliant. Great stuff lads . 👏🏻👍🏻

[@MachineryNation]

Thanks mate, we will check out your channel 👍🏼

[@Wanous-hv7zo]

What a joke

[@pete8299]

Where did you find those big trees in the old country haha I thought they were all used to make that Navy

[@michaelcesario1158]

the hell with starting it with the brake on

[@MachineryNation]

😂😂

[@lawrencetrapani5623]

What about the SP125 and the 101Cart motor Mac? Your just picking on an oldie in this video!

[@johnmarkhatfield]

3’ bar is nada. get a fiver on there

[@jackylsmith8138]

You shouldn’t do timed cuts with 120cc saws on small wood. A 70cc saw will destroy them in small wood. You need to do it in a 30” log.

[@matthewheffernan8315]

agreed, this is a chain speed test only

[@joesantora8855]

Where did you get your chainsaw trousers?

[@jamesmclennan3618]

Fantastic guys

[@MachineryNation]

Thanks!

[@Theredeemedchild2]

Timing a cut on something that small is not informative. I bet a 462 can cut it as fast, if not faster.

[@MachineryNation]

Your probably right, we’re just working with what we’ve got or can use at the time 👍🏼