Best stihl saw for 12" to 14" bar

[pappasteve]

I'm looking for a smaller stihl saw that I can use for trimming trees with. I'm looking for something that uses a 12" or 14" bar and is fairly light weight. Not only small but easy to work on as far as taking it apart.

I have a 066 but it is not exactly a trim saw, but it is easy to work on. My sister has a smaller stihl saw she might sell me but she can't remember what size it is but it is in a orange case. I remember seeing it once and it seems like it either said wood boss or farm boss on it.

Can you put a smaller bar on something like a 026 or 029?

 

[Guido Salvage]

Can you put a smaller bar on something like a 026 or 029?

Small bars are all they run in Europe....

 

[BloodOnTheIce]

I'm looking for a smaller stihl saw that I can use for trimming trees with. I'm looking for something that uses a 12" or 14" bar and is fairly light weight. Not only small but easy to work on as far as taking it apart.

I have a 066 but it is not exactly a trim saw, but it is easy to work on. My sister has a smaller stihl saw she might sell me but she can't remember what size it is but it is in a orange case. I remember seeing it once and it seems like it either said wood boss or farm boss on it.

Can you put a smaller bar on something like a 026 or 029?

The smallest you can put on a 026 or 029 is a 16"

 

[Showme]

Buy a MS200. You won't be disappointed.

 

[Stihl-Pioneer]

The MS211 is a nice little runner with a 14" bar.

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Pappasteve you got a 66, I already like ya! Only saw that comes to mind Stihl, as above ms 200. Do it once do it right. Very handy, powerfull, and very capable little saw.

 

[pappasteve]

By ms200 you mean the little arborist saw. Like the MS192T or MS200T.

I've looked at those but they are a little more pricey than a regular small stihl.

 

[jmethodrose]

I know a lot of people who run a 13" bar on a MS260/026, and a few who run them on a 346xp. Works well for limbing smaller stuff. And yes, I'm in Europe!

 

[HILLBILLYREDNEC]

I would look at the MS 250 40cc and it comes with a 18" which is easily switched to 16".

 

[hitechredneck]

14 inch 025

My older Stihl 025 is being converted to use a 14" 050 gauge bar running 3/8 picco semi-chisel for disaster clearing + I still have a good 16" Stihl bar. My like new recent find of a MS260 will be using a Oregon Pro-Lite 16" bar with Stihl RMC yellow chain. A seasoned pulp wood industry saw shop dealer in Alabama emphasized smaller bars..

 

[JustinM]

The smallest you can put on a 026 or 029 is a 16"

Hrm... dont think so. You can put a 14" on an 026 - they just didnt come stock like that.


As for your question, I actually really like my little 021 for this purpose. Its got a 12" pico (lo profile) bar and chain & actually zips through smaller stuff. I bought it at a yard sale a while back (i paid close to nothing - like $30 maybe) for the sole purpose of cutting 6 x 6 timber that I was using on a deck I was building at the time. I thought Id probably clean it up & sell after that job was done, but it turns out I dont mind it at all.

My dad has an ms 180 (similar in size and power) but I really dont like his non-adjustable carburetor.

 

[BlackOakTreeServ]

Go with the new stihl ms 201, its not the T handle version..... has rear handle, super light and good power for small saw.

If you could still find a ms 200, that would be nice.

 

[Slamm]

Can I suggest some scissors? LOL

Joking,

Sam

 

[67L36Driver]

Have I got a deal for you!


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Just kidding. It's my first Stihlavarnadolmerjohnnyred. (furrin made saw head)

Can someone tell me what pitch and guage that thing takes? Want to put a 10 or 12 on him.

 

[THALL10326]

I'm looking for a smaller stihl saw that I can use for trimming trees with. I'm looking for something that uses a 12" or 14" bar and is fairly light weight. Not only small but easy to work on as far as taking it apart.

I have a 066 but it is not exactly a trim saw, but it is easy to work on. My sister has a smaller stihl saw she might sell me but she can't remember what size it is but it is in a orange case. I remember seeing it once and it seems like it either said wood boss or farm boss on it.

Can you put a smaller bar on something like a 026 or 029?

The best one for those little bars is a MS200 rear handle, expensive though and maybe hard to find, they are out of production now. A 12inch bar on a MS200 rear handle is like using a butcher knife trimming, zip zip zip...

 

[tallguys]

Buy a MS200. You won't be disappointed.

:agree2: +1. Whether 020T and MS200T top handles or the MS200 rear handle, these are some of the very best little saws you will ever come across.

 

[rb142]

MS200/MS201 rear handle are great little saws if you are willing to spend that much cash for a little saw. For something that small (from Stihl), I like the MS211. It's light and nimble, inexpensive, and has an adjustable carb.