mudking
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- Joined
- Aug 27, 2005
- Messages
- 40
- Location
- NW Piedmont, NC
- Tractor
- 1991 Case 5140 Cab MFD w/FEL, 2001 New Holland TN 75D Cab, 2006 Case JX95 Cab MFD, 2022 Yanmar YM347 open-station, FEL.
Stihl MS250 is marketed as "Homeowner Grade" but is a very good and reliable saw, and what I use for limbing and most of my brush clearing, especially in tight quarters. Stay away from the MS 271 "Farm Boss": It has a cool name, poor power to weight ratio, and a less than stellar reputation for reliability.
Stihl MS261 is considered "Pro Grade". Best power-to weight Stihl offers, and I find it great for most of my felling and bucking with a 20" bar. Stay away from the ones with any suffix as they add cost, complication, and potential reliability issues for no useful reason. If I had to take "One Saw" to the proverbial desert island, It would be a Stihl MS261 with no question.
I also have a big old (heavy) twin-cylinder Echo and a small top-handle Echo climbing saw, both made in the 1980s, just won't die, but that I seldom use.
Always, always, always wear chaps.
Stihl MS261 is considered "Pro Grade". Best power-to weight Stihl offers, and I find it great for most of my felling and bucking with a 20" bar. Stay away from the ones with any suffix as they add cost, complication, and potential reliability issues for no useful reason. If I had to take "One Saw" to the proverbial desert island, It would be a Stihl MS261 with no question.
I also have a big old (heavy) twin-cylinder Echo and a small top-handle Echo climbing saw, both made in the 1980s, just won't die, but that I seldom use.
Always, always, always wear chaps.