Thread: Stihl Chainsaw

Originally Posted by Cliff

I currently have a MS260 pro, MS270 and a MS250.
Had a quick fang on a 261cm, quite a lot to like about.
The 250 has 16” bar and 270 has 18” bar
That’s about right for both of them.
For the 260
I have an older 16” bar for root ball, scrub cutting and a 20” bar for felling pine/ limbing
Went with 20” for reach/ less bending at back. Pulls well enough in 25yo plantation pine with a basic exhaust mod/tune and a good sharp chain (skip).
Adjustable oiler is valuable.
I run 40-42:1 mix ratio.

Cheers Cliff

Yes, I've gone 40:1 for everything too - simply because it's a bit of insurance with a measuring cockup as 50:1 is fairly easy to go out to 60:1 which can kill some cheaper chinese things. 40:1 is only a percent or so higher in oil in the mix, and very slightly higher density and cost for fuel but not really enough to make much of a difference compared to the little bit of extra comfort.