Thread: Stihl Chainsaw

Originally Posted by bigbear

@No.3 had a look at few saws today but waiting to see what comes up with field day deals next month. Still like the ms261 with the 18" bar
look at the
ms261 16" 50.2cc 2.9kw $1585 5.2kg they will change bar to 18" no cost
ms291 18" 55.5cc 2,8kw $1375 5.6kg
ms391 20" 64.1cc 3.3kw $1585 6.2kg

Every so often, Stihl offer free accessories, 50% off on safety gear, 10% off or even 15% off
but the biggest discount online I've seen is on boxing day (20%).

Most discounts do not apply to professional chainsaws e.g. MS500i

Well off track a little but illpost anyhow .I m a chainsaw freak luv older ones aad tinkering with em-2x homelite XL12s one of which i rebuilt and used for some time -bloody awesome with 20"bar. theyre sitting in the restoration bay now-last week looked up a classic c.saw supplier in Nz homlitew =$250.oo per unit. anyhow ive a chinese clone (the shangahi sawdust shagger and a homellite -no2with 18"bar plus a couple owee old echoes for vasectomies brains surgery and shaving mickey duck.!all mine wear .325 chains currently although the old homelite has seen a 404chain sometimes,,bars range fron 12"-20"
anyhow a very good mate a wee while ago approached me with a couple of saws hed been given from a deceased estate cleanup -an old McCulloch and a johnsered 2040.The latter struck an accord with me and It got my 100%TLC plus the tuning finesse of a kind neighbours mate.
Well today it redebuted in dogs and my hands and im happier than a dog with two dicks.It nailed some 18"logs like a great white who hadnt been fed for a month .only problem was when i reinstalled the bar&chain chain was slightly over tightened but that toook 5-10min or so to sort,.
all my collection runeither 50;1 (as does me outboard or 25;1 and they run OK.

GSPFhas a wee stihl and its a grunty wee outfit- "old buggers" on his 3rd chain IIRC. chainsaw work like shooting great exercise and ya only need one uniform irridescent orange PPE. and users dont grunt flex their pecs or show odff werdding tackle.imagine in the gymn "ah fuck Ive struck another bloody stone" ah piece of shit is jammed in the cut!!!!!

PS when are the police opening their chainsaw register -just asking like?????

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

that makes the 291 look pretty darn attractive.....

Yeah, 291 and 261 take the same size chain/bar as specc'd from the factory (.325 chain) where the 391 is the larger 3/8 'low pro' pitch chain. 261 is a 'pro' model - the cylinder is bolted down to the crank case making the saw easily serviceable where the other two are 'clamshell' designs which makes them more expensive to service. The 261 is likely to be the tougher of the three saws, in operation they will all be similar but likely the other two will be a little more finicky with chain tensioning and those bits.

I trialed a couple of pre production 261's back in 2010 I think. They were an impressive little saw at the time, I liked the new air filter system that was a rip off of the after market hi-flow system from the states. The work I do can be hard on chains so .325" isnt optimal but about right for a wee saw like the 261.

I think it would struggle with an 18" bar but it depends wether you are in a hurry or not.

We ran 391's for years, they were the saw we had on the woodchipper to deal with branches to big to feed. If you are looking at a saw in that size I would go for a MS400 instead. If the 391 is a carbed model you can hot it up pretty easily.

Originally Posted by Snap 4T

Every so often, Stihl offer free accessories, 50% off on safety gear, 10% off or even 15% off
but the biggest discount online I've seen is on boxing day (20%).

Most discounts do not apply to professional chainsaws e.g. MS500i

Petty Stihl don't do a anti spill fuel/oil combo can

Husqy's one is quite good. The pain in the bum with them is having to clean them out once they get full of sawdust and crap - I have no idea how the crap gets in them as I was fastidious when I was using my one but it irked the hell out of me knowing I was putting chip and crap into my saw's oil tank. I use a 5L bar oil bottle now with the pull out soft plastic spout and check it out each time I fill it up until it's got crap in it then get another bottle.

Never seen or used a 400 saw - well outside of a showroom shelf anyway. My preference is the carb models just because I don't have the gear to talk to them. Waiting for someone to bring out a bluetooth dongle and a $10 android app haha.

Originally Posted by norsk

MS400

Its a great saw that punches well above its weight.

I am going to buy one . Putting a 16in bar on it. Bought a 2nd hand 250MS. Great little saw. No end of trouble now with my 562. Yet the 540 is an amazing saw. Gotta move with the times.

I've got a MS291, very happy with it for my occasional uses, (mostly firewood) and the odd tree that get too big.

I've gone the other way running a ms180 nice and light for trimming etc and a 500i for ringing.

Ok you saw guys I have a Husqvarna 340 that I'm thinking of sell any idea what it's worth had very little use when I brought it I thought I was getting a lot smaller saw, so I've brought a smaller one.

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Originally Posted by 25/08 IMP

Ok you saw guys I have a Husqvarna 340 that I'm thinking of sell any idea what it's worth had very little use when I brought it I thought I was getting a lot smaller saw, so I've brought a smaller one.

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You could put a smaller bar on it

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

You could put a smaller bar on it

I could but I've brought a Stihl pruning style saw so no need for it now.

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How much do you want for it

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

How much do you want for it

Unsure really would would know better than me not after top dollar just a fair price.
Make me an offer

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