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I've had a 362 mtronic with the full wrap handle For a few years. Its an awesome saw for the size and weight. I have used a 24" bar with standard stihl yellow chain and it will pull it in fresh oak with no problem. A skip chain would probably pull even better. with that said, if I had to...

I cant speak about retaining walls, but I have some experience with palm trees. First and foremost, palm trees are HEAVY!!!! They are heavier than concrete of the same size. Its deceptively heavy. They are filled with water when alive. And did I mention they are heavy? If anything cuts or breaks...

Must be a new rule if its from corporate level not to let the boxes go. Or its just a$$hole dealers, Stihl has lots of those… Probably 90% of the dealers I have visited over the last 10 years fall into that catagory. When Stihl was the only game in town for serious saws and landscaping...

I ran 40:1 in my new 362CM for the first couple tank fulls. Then from there on out, same as all my two strokes. I mix the Stihl oil at a ratio of about 45:1. My 261 cylinder looked brand new when I sold it after some hard use for a few years running that mix. I only use non ethanol fuel for my...

You could unbox it over there, and rebox in a plain cardboard box. Ship to yourself by common carrier like DHL or similar. You can claim on the US customs forms its “used and owned by you, shipping to yourself in the states” but you still may have to pay some customs duty on it, thats a gamble...

The max size I would want to use on any of my saws is a 25". If I need bigger than a 25" bar, my brother has a 661 I can use anytime I need it, but that's rare. To be honest, I have been using chainsaws for 30+ years and never had a problem, but that 661 saw is way overkill for 99% of what I...

Threads like these make me appreciate my carbureted 261 that pops on two pulls and starts on two more... cold, dry, warm, same procedure every time. I am looking at new saws and was thinking the M-tronic is the way to go for never having to worry about adjusting carbs... But after reading...

Thanks for the replies! There is plenty of life left in the bar I have, so I'll just keep it simple and get another couple stock chains.

Long time reader, and student of the arborist site, and normally find my answers already posted, but I searched for this one and couldn't find a clue, so here goes. I have a 261 with the standard sprocket and a 20" green bar. standard 325 chain. I need to replace a couple chains that are a few...