GoneChopping
New Member
This basically a "money is no object" purchase (c'mon, within reason fellas, not looking for the chainsaw equivalent of Saddam's AK-47 or a Kardashian's diamond studded iphone here).
I'm not a pro (but like pro things, naturally) and I don't see a tree on the property that can't be handled by a 16" bar & chain (and I have a ms261 w/ 20" NK chain should I ever need it).
I really want something lighter than the 261 (already a great weight to power ratio), and I'm really leaning toward an Ms 201 c-em (it's a rear handle 201, just to clarify, I already have a top handle, echo CS-2511t, handy little sucker). I think a 16" bar would make it basically my main saw. However, I'd really like to go the extra mile and get a lightweight bar, possibly even 0.043 kerf instead of 0.050". That said, Stihl's Rollomatic E Mini Light bar only goes from 10-14". Are there any 16" lightweight bars that would mount to the ms 201 (I believe it's a 3005 mount)? Also, do you think it would be ideal to go for something narrow like 0.043" considering 16" is at the maximum of the recommended length range?
I'm not a pro (but like pro things, naturally) and I don't see a tree on the property that can't be handled by a 16" bar & chain (and I have a ms261 w/ 20" NK chain should I ever need it).
I really want something lighter than the 261 (already a great weight to power ratio), and I'm really leaning toward an Ms 201 c-em (it's a rear handle 201, just to clarify, I already have a top handle, echo CS-2511t, handy little sucker). I think a 16" bar would make it basically my main saw. However, I'd really like to go the extra mile and get a lightweight bar, possibly even 0.043 kerf instead of 0.050". That said, Stihl's Rollomatic E Mini Light bar only goes from 10-14". Are there any 16" lightweight bars that would mount to the ms 201 (I believe it's a 3005 mount)? Also, do you think it would be ideal to go for something narrow like 0.043" considering 16" is at the maximum of the recommended length range?