Chainsaw advice
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Treemonkey1000
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YEEHAW.. Just make sure it is wood that get's cut with that bad boy. Hopefully they tossed in a new chain or two for free. I carry spare chains every time I go out. And I am using saws from my Husky 16" limbing saw that I carry up the tree with me. A Stihl 026 Pro, a Stihl 044 Magnum with 20" bar (like putting a V-8 motor in a Chevy Vega! 
) and my big saw a Husky 2100 with a 40" bar...
Next advice besides chaps and that safety stuff is plastic wedges to either drop tree's or if the log is on the ground to keep from pinching the bar.
) and my big saw a Husky 2100 with a 40" bar...Next advice besides chaps and that safety stuff is plastic wedges to either drop tree's or if the log is on the ground to keep from pinching the bar.
WilliamBos
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18" bar and aggresive chain. As I said I used it last night and holly S___ this thing rips! .
Congrats!! Glad you are happy Is that chain stihl only?? I am going to have to see if we can get one for our Husky 55 Rancher.
Erik_in_Hoyt
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congrats! that's a good choice - even if more $$ than you had intended. Better to spend $500 today than $350 now and $450 more later...
bhostasa
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No. You can get those type (we call them ripper chains) for Husky's too. That's all I buy now. They are awesome!
I was told that the saws without the odd number were the pro variety and the odd number ones were home type use. I know that a 290 is an even number but that odd number in the middle designates the cheaper grade. I have a 290 and a 390 and they are both awesome. I bet the pro type are really super duper saws.
John
John
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Thanks all for your advice. Last night I finaly made my purchase and ended up spending way over my budget but after using it I think I made the right choice, I bought the ms-361 pro model with the 18" bar and aggresive chain. As I said I used it last night and holly S___ this thing rips! I was cutting 18" oak pretty much as fast as I could push it, it was awsome! the chips look like wood mulch. Again thanks for all of the advice.
You have bought a great saw!!! Congratulations!!!
I have 2 MS361's that I use to cut firewood and they are animals! I also use the aggressive yellow chain and normally 20" bars. I also keep an extra 25" bar for larger logs. The chain speed is faster than the home owner versions and it allows you to cut quite a bit more wood in the same amount of time. When my buddy helps me one man running a saw can cut 12" logs quicker than the other guy can load them on the Mule. It is actually fun running the saw because it feeds through the log so quickly.
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I was told a while back that with the Stihl brand the Orange handle models are the home owner version and the white handle is the the professional version.
ampsucker
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this ethanol problem really irritates me.
i run all stilh small engines. (blower, weed wacker, hedge trimmer, chainsaw).
everytime i take in the weed wacker or chainsaw for a little work, they tell me it's running lean and needs a carb rebuild or some type of fuel system kit. another 100 bucks later and good for another year or two. i've almost paid for the price of both my weed wacker and saw over again just in fuel system repairs. so far, no cylinder damage. the techs always say it's the ethanol dissolving the rubber seats and components in the carbs.
i belive this is a great profit center for dealers and the reason why it hasn't been fixed yet.
the same tech who i talked to last time said he sees new stihl saws less than six months old that need carb kits. what is up with that?
i understand the possibility of ethanol attracting water and possibly separating out the oil and scarring a cylinder wall.
i DON"T understand why a well respected company like stihl can't build a small engine carb that doesn't get eaten by federally mandated fuel mixes available on the market today. the auto industry fixed this problem 15 years ago. my lawn mower (kohler engine) has run fine on it for over 500 hours.
why can't my stihl small engines keep a carb in them for more than a year or two????
apparantly, this is a problem with other brands as well. but stihl needs to address this and fix it pretty quick if they want to stay on top of the market. there is no excuse for a brand new saw that can't keep a fuel system running on today's fuel.
amp
i run all stilh small engines. (blower, weed wacker, hedge trimmer, chainsaw).
everytime i take in the weed wacker or chainsaw for a little work, they tell me it's running lean and needs a carb rebuild or some type of fuel system kit. another 100 bucks later and good for another year or two. i've almost paid for the price of both my weed wacker and saw over again just in fuel system repairs. so far, no cylinder damage. the techs always say it's the ethanol dissolving the rubber seats and components in the carbs.
i belive this is a great profit center for dealers and the reason why it hasn't been fixed yet.
the same tech who i talked to last time said he sees new stihl saws less than six months old that need carb kits. what is up with that?
i understand the possibility of ethanol attracting water and possibly separating out the oil and scarring a cylinder wall.
i DON"T understand why a well respected company like stihl can't build a small engine carb that doesn't get eaten by federally mandated fuel mixes available on the market today. the auto industry fixed this problem 15 years ago. my lawn mower (kohler engine) has run fine on it for over 500 hours.
why can't my stihl small engines keep a carb in them for more than a year or two????
apparantly, this is a problem with other brands as well. but stihl needs to address this and fix it pretty quick if they want to stay on top of the market. there is no excuse for a brand new saw that can't keep a fuel system running on today's fuel.
amp
I wonder if he handle thing matches up with the odd/even number thing I heard about? They were showing me some of the differences, bearings I think was one of them. I'm sure it's hard to go wrong with just about any Stihl. I have a blower, weed eater, couple o' saws and one of those little buzzer tillers. All of them work great, would buy all over again. Next thing I'd like is one of the chainsaws on a stick. I think it's like $600, I'll have to come up with a persuasive argument for the Mrs. (CFO around here) on why I have to have three saws.
John