Best chainsaw stihl made?

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So did Japan's stuff early on..
Entirely different curve.
Japan was destroyed.
They were making the machines to make basic things.
China makes crap on state of the art CNC.
Just had to work with both.
But yeah. The early Japanese stuff was bad.......but as good as they could make.
 
My closest neighbor has an 044. We compared it to my 362. The 362 powerhead was physically wider, almost as long, and felt nearly as heavy as the 044. I have an OE 362.

We were quite surprised.

Progress.

So I vote 461, because that's what I was told was the best 70cc Stihl by a few good old sawhands I know.

I want one of those too.
 
The Stihl that has given me the most smiles to use is a ms200 followed by an 090. They are my top two stihls. This is biased tho by normally having an awesome view whilst using the 200, and felling a big bastard when using the 090....and usually making plenty of money whilst using either. In a sterile laboratory environment where it is just the saw on the table and the specs, it is an 038S. Fu***ng bomb proof tank
 
045/056, and having super/magnum on ‘em makes ‘em even better. But, the 048 still whups em. Once I put an 056 super top end on an 048, I'll have the ultimate Stihl.
Why not an 056 Mag II Top end.
You are fighting different strokes on the 048/056S hybrid....... get the bigger bore.
Of course leaving it as am 056 Mag II would be like 18cc bigger than the 048......and have the stinger muffler......but......whatever.
The 064/056 Mag II and 084/090 hybrids are sort of the way to go for badazz
 
Cause I don't have one that isn't HIGHLY modified (ie ported with removable cylinder head) that belongs on the 056 mag II chassis I have. BUT, it might solve the 36 vs 38 mm stroke. Does anyone on here know of a 52mm piston that is 2mm taller than a 045S/056 piston?
 
Nice enough....all your saws like that? Hey
No, only this one. It was a former alcohol race saw that I'm trying to turn into a felling saw. It was not done by Mr. Sneller, though I would enjoy a snellerized saw, it was actually done by Jon Rupley, a local legend. I have the cylinder head, it just isn't in the pic.
 
So I vote 461, because that's what I was told was the best 70cc Stihl by a few good old sawhands I know.

I want one of those too.

462 is a pound and a half lighter than the 461. Also much faster response with the new flywheels. Has autotune, but a guy on AS got a 462 from Greece with a carb that was tunable. The 500i will likely spank (like the monkey on big wood) them all though. I already want one.
 

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