I'm no MVP here obviously, but I'm all for Olympyk saws. Don't have time now, but I'll try for some pics later.
James
I've had a 251 Super Electronic since the mid 80's. I only use it to cut some firewood, hedge posts, and clean up. The thing I like about it is the dependability. Maybe you would say I've neglected it, but the saw starts the same whether I used it an hour ago, or a year ago, hot weather or cold: Couple of pulls with the choke on and it'll fire, either get the choke off quick to keep it running, or one more pull with choke off and it's going. I never have worried about draining the gas out of it when not in use.
I was beaten to death here recently because of my smart as# question about chain brakes. The 251 does not have one and I didn't understand how they worked. Now I do, and have recently purchased a 264f Deluxe with a brake(hopefully a picture appears). In all the years running the 251, I have never had anything resembling a kickback. I think the reason is I often cut (at least the small limbs) with the saw running at mid rpm instead of wot. I only ever run full throttle in the middle of a deep cut. The saw has just as much power at 3/4 throttle as it does at full throttle(needs muffler mod?).
I got to run a Stihl 290 recently and immediately noticed how the saw had no low speed power. The chain has to be screaming for the saw to have the power to cut anything. Seems like this would be more likely to cause a kickback than being able to cut at slower chain speed?
I haven't had a chance to tune the 264 yet. It was running too rich and lacked power. I'll get it going soon. I should buy a Husky 261 on Monday that has been scored. I intend to rebuild it like a 262xp and look forward to a side by side comparison of these two saws! I'll be back researching or asking for help on the rebuild. (**I DO KNOW HOW TO USE THE SEARCH OPTION**)
Thanks guys for your help and I love to hear about the Olympyk/Efcos.
James