STIHL 361 vs a rotten tree at moms today.

[josh1981]

Nice day in north georgia today. went up to help my mom in the yard. She lives in forsyth county GA. I am only 1 county down from her.

Had a rotten tree that had to be cut down before it became an issue. Started by cutting off 2 good size limbs with KM110R STIHL Kombi with pole saw attatchment (12 inch bar STIHL Picco chain). Cut through them in no time. Chips were flying! Then I took the STIHL MS 361 with a 16 inch oregon bar/oregon full chisel chain and cut down the rest of it. Got it right where I wanted it. The felling line on this saw works great.

Here are the pictures.

361 on stump.

rotten in middle of stump. went all the way down!

log cut in half. rotten.

limbs from tree.

6-8 inch log.

logs from tree. wish I had a wood fireplace I would of brought them home.

wheel barrel brush and 361.

we also cut down 6-8 of these little pines. cut through half way push over by hand.

all in all a good day. good we got it down because if we hadnt it would of been a problem falling into the trees behind it.

The 361 sure is a fun saw to use!

 

[stihl_collector]

They are a nice saw i have used one for 3hrs for a buddy he wanted it run and tuned so i worked the sh.t out of it.

 

[josh1981]

they are a good pro saw for the homeowner/farmer/rancher/city slicker/country folk. Best 60CC money can buy IMO.

Now I could of easily used the 066 I have (dual port muffler) but would of been overkill for this job. I save that for the BIG wood

 

[turnkey4099]

Yep, great saw. I used one today bucking a 24" B Locust log and then noodling them small enough to load. Wish I had someone near who could tune it properly. Tends to run a bit rough.

Harry K

 

[josh1981]

Rough how? Mine doesn't. Now startup is more of a pain then the other saws I had. But once going it goes.

 

[bruiser 1]

Stepup Man Give that saw ay least a 18" or 20" bar balance is real nice that way.

 

[josh1981]

Oh yea I got a 20 inch stihl bar with stihl rsc chain for her too. 16 and 20 best combo for 361 IMO

 

[CGC4200]

walk in the park for 361

I downed & whacked up a similar size dead hickory last year with
a little Husky 435, my loader looks similar to yours, more trouble moving
wood than sawing it up.

Maybe save it for campfires or weenie roasts later in fall.

 

[CR500]

A 20 inch bar is a good bar length for a lot of saws

 

[Anthony_Va.]

I like the 20" on my 361. Just balances right for me with the twenty.

It's one of the best investments I have ever made. It shall cut many loads of firewood this year! I sold 133 loads one winter, bout three or four years ago. I hav'ent came close to selling that much sense. Regular work was very slow that year.