next best stihl size up saw

[wally 12]

what is the next best stihl size up saw

I 'm in the same boat as the person asking about the next size up Husky, but I would like to stick with Stihl.
I now have ms 361 w/ 18"that seems to be great, but need to get something a little bigger to handle 25"or 28" bar.
Wondering if ms 460 will fall in that gap?

 

[24d]

066 - 660 a 10cc jump ant big enough.

 

[bcorradi]

Yeah I believe the 460 would fit the bill just fine.

 

[SawTroll]

Yeah I believe the 460 would fit the bill just fine.

I agree, and the jump is 17.5cc, not just 10......

 

[HUSKYMAN]

460 with a DP muffler mod will be plenty for a 28" bar

 

[gregz]

I have to agree. The ms460 is a good saw. I have a newer one and probable broke in as good as it will get. I added dp cover and seemed to open it up a little. With a 25" bar 7 pin sprocket and a stihl RSC chain the saw cuts
20-30" oaks with ease. If you go with the 460, turn the oiler all the up.

 

[czar800]

Yeah I believe the 460 would fit the bill just fine.

+1

 

[Erick]

Yep MS460 is your next step.

I prefer the 260/460 combo myself but it's hard to go wrong with a 361 in the line-up.

The 660 would be a bigger step up and would be about the perfect gap between saws, but it's just overkill with a 24" bar and really more saw than is needed for the 28" but hey if ya got the money and and a good strong back....... why not.

 

[COLD_IRON]

I 'm in the same boat as the person asking about the next size up Husky, but I would like to stick with Stihl.
I now have ms 361 w/ 18"that seems to be great, but need to get something a little bigger to handle 25"or 28" bar.
Wondering if ms 460 will fall in that gap?

I was wondering the same thing myself, but I would like spring AV.

 

[wally 12]

Hey Cold Iron,
What's the difference with the spring av opposed to the other?

 

[Erick]

I was wondering the same thing myself, but I would like spring AV.

Only two options then 441........ or wait.

 

[24d]

066 - 660 a 10cc jump ant big enough.

I have a 280, 440 and a few bigger saws, I think I'm trying to talk myself outa getting the 361 moreso than getting him to make a bigger jump lol but I guess there is no way around it, the 361 fits right in my lineup also lol!!

 

[SawTroll]

I was wondering the same thing myself, but I would like spring AV.

Surely not on the 460!

 

[Austin1]

Since you said step up and it has to be a Stihl. I am going to be like everyone else on this site and say 7900 But seriously if step up means step up I like to jump up two saw's. That means 460! No replacement for displacement argument.

 

[04ultra]

084 or 088/880..........Go big or stay home...........




066/660 would be a good choice.......

 

[HUSKYMAN]

066/660 would be a good choice.......

And if one 660 is good, six must be better right Ultra?

 

[Austin1]

Surely not!

That would mean he would have to get a fat ugly 441 In that case get a 372 or the much nicer 2171
I would rep you if I could Troll!

 

[SawTroll]

Austin, I'd prefere the slightly lighter and much more powerfull 460 to the 441 any day - and a 372/2171 or 7900 to both, depending on what power I need......

 

[04ultra]

Austin, I'd prefere the slightly lighter and much more powerfull 460 to the 441 any day - and a 372/2171 or 7900 to both......

So Troll ..How much trigger time do you have on the 460 and the 441???

 

[SawTroll]

So Troll ..How much trigger time do you have on the 460 and the 441???

None, and you know that perfectly well.....