rumatt
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Short version:
If you already owned a 50cc saw with an 18" bar, would you rather limb with a 35cc saw (Echo CS-361P) or a 42cc saw (Stihl MS-241CM)? Or just put a 16" bar on the 50cc saw and stop complaining?
Long version:
I currently own the Stihl MS-261CM (50cc) with an 18" bar. It's great, but when limbing it feels a little bulky and unecessarily heavy. And for big trees a bigger saw would be nice. I find myself wishing I had gone with a 2-saw plan from the start: MS-241 (42cc) and MS-362 (60cc). Oh well.
So what to do now?
Option 1: Keep the 50cc and add a 70cc. Put a 16" bar on the 50cc to make it a little more nimble. But will 16 vs 18 really make much any difference?
Option 2: Move to 3 saws: 35-40/50/70. Which small saw?
Ideally, I'd prefer to keep it to 2 saws.
Thoughts?
If you already owned a 50cc saw with an 18" bar, would you rather limb with a 35cc saw (Echo CS-361P) or a 42cc saw (Stihl MS-241CM)? Or just put a 16" bar on the 50cc saw and stop complaining?
Long version:
I currently own the Stihl MS-261CM (50cc) with an 18" bar. It's great, but when limbing it feels a little bulky and unecessarily heavy. And for big trees a bigger saw would be nice. I find myself wishing I had gone with a 2-saw plan from the start: MS-241 (42cc) and MS-362 (60cc). Oh well.
So what to do now?
Option 1: Keep the 50cc and add a 70cc. Put a 16" bar on the 50cc to make it a little more nimble. But will 16 vs 18 really make much any difference?
Option 2: Move to 3 saws: 35-40/50/70. Which small saw?
- MS-241CM with a 14" bar. I'm reading great things about it. It's only 1 pound ligher than my 261 though. Is this pointless and I should go lighter?
- Echo CS-352 is only $250 and is a full lighter ligher than the Stihl 241. The Echo CS-361P is an additional 0.5 lbs lighter. But is the 1-1.5 pound weight loss vs the 241 worth the 7cc's lost?
Ideally, I'd prefer to keep it to 2 saws.
Thoughts?