pavel408
ArboristSite Operative
CS-490 2,14 kW
CS-501SX 2,57 kW
Echo prices in Canada are ridiculous. In Europe CS-501SX costs about 2/3 - 3/4 of MS261.
Why I love a 50cc saw.
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CS-501SX 2,57 kW
Echo prices in Canada are ridiculous. In Europe CS-501SX costs about 2/3 - 3/4 of MS261.
chainsawchap
ArboristSite Operative
50cc saws are great for lots of uses cordwood felling medium trees and there light. There sure are alot of great saws out there. I hope to get more soon 
Picked up a 543 xp this yr. Nice and light , daughter loves it for a kindling cutting saw , mostly cedar and white birch .
Yeah pretty much , my 346 xp , 5105H & even the old P-20 handle their share of the felling , bucking & limbing . Only out of necessity do I fire up the 576 xp , often due to knarly blowdowns and such !Hell yeah! I use 50cc saws that will out cut most 60cc & some 70s'.
BlacknTan
ArboristSite Operative
Me too! The 576 has just gotten too heavy. I'm thinking of a 562 for the big saw in the three saw plan... Hey wait.. that would be a four saw plan.
346/350/550 all the way. 24" is a tad large, but you can always shave an inch or two off each side, square it up, and go to town on it. I agree with you, though, that it is best to grab the larger motor/bar.
Our crew runs 346's almost exclusively (except for me cause I don't have one
). It's rare the boss man goes to get his 371 outta the truck. Mixed wood all day long (fir/pine/tanoak/liveoak/madrone/pepperwood/etc.) up to 24".....346 w/ a 20" gets the job done.I also agree here. The MKII is too much weight. A pound heavier than its predecessor, and ~two pounds heavier than a 346/350. I'll stick to the 562 unless an MKII falls into my lap.
Have you ran a 550mk2 yet?346/350/550 all the way. 24" is a tad large, but you can always shave an inch or two off each side, square it up, and go to town on it. I agree with you, though, that it is best to grab the larger motor/bar.
Our crew runs 346's almost exclusively (except for me cause I don't have one
I also agree here. The MKII is too much weight. A pound heavier than its predecessor, and ~two pounds heavier than a 346/350. I'll stick to the 562 unless an MKII falls into my lap.
That's one old school crew running 346's and a 371
.You'd be surprised at how much more efficient the 550mk2 is in all around cutting performance compared to the 346. If the weight is an issue just get a lightweight bar and only fill the tank 2/3, you'll still cut faster and probably fill it less often, and when you do you get to use those sweet husky flippy caps.
you keep your saws nice .. Congrats they look awsome
With no snow I'm able to take advantage of getting down into the woods with the Ranger and quad. Have a lot of tops left from logging our woods years ago. As long as the bark is off, the wood dries and is super hard stuff. Don't need big saws for this. The 50's get it done nicely.
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That's some great looking wood. I call it snob wood, I always hate to sell that stuff, goes right into my personal pilesWith no snow I'm able to take advantage of getting down into the woods with the Ranger and quad. Have a lot of tops left from logging our woods years ago. As long as the bark is off, the wood dries and is super hard stuff. Don't need big saws for this. The 50's get it done nicely.
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.1289
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Big differences in prices between European countries, new stihl MS261 including 25% tax from stihl dealer 600€. That Echo around 500€.
pavel408
ArboristSite Operative
Prices are indeed different, but the ratio seems to be always about 65-75%.
What Europian country do you mean? In Finland I see 800€ and 525€
https://www.stihl.fi/STIHL-tuotteet/Moottori-ja-oksasahat/Moottorisahat-ammattikäyttöön/22798-131/ms-261-c-m.aspx
https://siemenjakone.com/fi/tuote/m...torisahat/CS-501SX/echo-cs-501sx-moottorisaha
sunfish
Fish Head
I've cut a shitload of wood lately, some days the 550xp is king, other days the 346xp is king. 550 has more raw power. All ported of course.
sunfish
Fish Head
But a ported 357xp smokes their ass! Lol
Say it isn't so lol.
No replacement for displacement! I’m betting a 350 with a 346 ported topend will give it a run for the money!
sunfish
Fish Head
No contest, the 357 is a 346 on steroids. Same exact design, but longer stroke & larger slug.
sunfish
Fish Head
Ported 550xp & ported 357xp are very close though.
Guys would say that back I'm the day and I'd laugh, better power to weight would smoke their displacement, little did they know I was on a gsxr 750.
Traction/gearing is something else that's very important, similarly saws running the wrong rim for their saw or a chain sharpened improperly or worse yet not sharpened, can make or break how well they do. A nice well sharpened/tuned chain can make a slow saw look okay, and a good running saw look great.
Stock 346 with an 18x325.
