In Search Of.... MS 241 C-M

[Overkill338]

i just bought a clean use 241c i am impressed, have not run it much but its sweet, light , runs great, cuts great, is ONE nutted , .... and i am a Husqvarna guy ...thinking about a new 462...btw 16 inch bar not sure i would want to go larger...

I went back to a 16 on my 241, but thats because the bearings and all wasn't designed to stand up to that load. It also pulled the 18's with 8 pin sprockets, but noticeable lag then.

With the Oregon .043" .325, with an 8 pin rim.....it freaking RIPSSSSS

 

[pioneerguy600]

 

[Fatherwheels]

My 241 ran a 18" .325, 7 pin. As well as the 18" Picco, with a PS chain and a 7 pin rim. Just a muffler mod and nothing else. I cut an 18" Maple with it, and bucked it up too. I like the battery stuff as much as anyone, but I can't see a battery standing up to that. But I also won't bet against.

Agree, no way a battery saw small enough to replace a 241 would cut 18” wood for prolonged use,
but I wouldn’t do it with a 241 either, too much time and just too sore on a small saw, not even a one
off for me, I would get a much bigger saw or let it pass, can’t undo abuse caused to undersized
equipment.

Am looking forward to getting a battery saw for the small stuff, which I get a fair bit of, plan on
modding it to plug it into a generator for emergency work, will have lights and saw when needed.
Getting a transformer diodes and caps matched up will be fun, but maybe the 36 volt charger that
comes with the batteries could be used directly from the generator with a suitable cable,
maybe parallel two of them.

 

[Overkill338]

Agree, no way a battery saw small enough to replace a 241 would cut 18” wood for prolonged use,
but I wouldn’t do it with a 241 either, too much time and just too sore on a small saw, not even a one
off for me, I would get a much bigger saw or let it pass, can’t undo abuse caused to undersized
equipment.

Am looking forward to getting a battery saw for the small stuff, which I get a fair bit of, plan on
modding it to plug it into a generator for emergency work, will have lights and saw when needed.
Getting a transformer diodes and caps matched up will be fun, but maybe the 36 volt charger that
comes with the batteries could be used directly from the generator with a suitable cable,
maybe parallel two of them.

I cut it just out of curiosity. After I got the testing out of my system, I sold all my 18" bars and chains. Now I've got a 261C, a 462C, and a 362C coming to replace my 360 Pro.

 

[Overkill338]

 

[wyk]

The Makita 4300 weighs as much as the 261 not the 241. The 241 is 1lbs lighter than the 4300.

The 4300 and the 241 are no where near a pound apart. But the new version of the 261 is very lite. The 241 was supposed to get the light treatment, but no one has weighed one yet and given me a photo PHO.

 

[wyk]

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18inch bar, LoPro, ported(but with the stratos intact) in pretty tough ash:

 

[kodiak]

Sorry for the delayed update, I wanted to wait until I had the saw in hand before claiming SUCCESS! Of the three places that @Overkill338 suggested, only Southern States had one (actually two) in stock. Cost with 16" b/c was $519.95(MSRP) plus I got the 6-pack of HP Ultra oil to extend the warranty.

Thanks again to Overkill for taking the time to provide the leads!!

Now I need to wait for the temps to get below 85° to get some time with it.

 

[r black]

I went back to a 16 on my 241, but thats because the bearings and all wasn't designed to stand up to that load. It also pulled the 18's with 8 pin sprockets, but noticeable lag then.

With the Oregon .043" .325, with an 8 pin rim.....it freaking RIPSSSSS

nice mine has the Stihl chain 63ps 3/8 picco chain seems great with a 16 Incher...

 

[Overkill338]

Sorry for the delayed update, I wanted to wait until I had the saw in hand before claiming SUCCESS! Of the three places that @Overkill338 suggested, only Southern States had one (actually two) in stock. Cost with 16" b/c was $519.95(MSRP) plus I got the 6-pack of HP Ultra oil to extend the warranty.

Thanks again to Overkill for taking the time to provide the leads!!

Now I need to wait for the temps to get below 85° to get some time with it.

I'm glad you found one, but I'm sorry about the price! Holy crap, I paid $440 for mine! But that was 2018.

 

[farmer steve]

Sorry for the delayed update, I wanted to wait until I had the saw in hand before claiming SUCCESS! Of the three places that @Overkill338 suggested, only Southern States had one (actually two) in stock. Cost with 16" b/c was $519.95(MSRP) plus I got the 6-pack of HP Ultra oil to extend the warranty.

Thanks again to Overkill for taking the time to provide the leads!!

Now I need to wait for the temps to get below 85° to get some time with it.

Glad you found one. I think you will really like it.

 

[full chizel]

The 4300 and the 241 are no where near a pound apart. But the new version of the 261 is very lite. The 241 was supposed to get the light treatment, but no one has weighed one yet and given me a photo PHO.

PHO weight is pretty much useless. Put a bar and chain on and fill em up with gas and oil. Then weigh them again. The ready to cut weight is most important

 

[wyk]

PHO weight is pretty much useless. Put a bar and chain on and fill em up with gas and oil. Then weigh them again. The ready to cut weight is most important

I would have to disagree. PHO weight is the only weight that matters because bar and chains vary - PHO doesn't. This way we know exactly what we are starting with, and we can compare powerheads easily.

 

[Overkill338]

PHO weight is pretty much useless. Put a bar and chain on and fill em up with gas and oil. Then weigh them again. The ready to cut weight is most important

My MS241C with a 7 pin rim sprocket, .325 RS chain and 18" bar, topped off fluids showed 12.3 lbs for me.

 

[full chizel]

I agree bars and chains vary but nobody carries an empty powerhead around all day.

 

[wyk]

I agree bars and chains vary but nobody carries an empty powerhead around all day.

If you would like to know what the bars weigh, there's an app for that:

https://pbase.com/wyk/unofficial_chainsaw_bar_weight_gallery
PHO gallery: https://pbase.com/wyk/unofficial_chainsaw_weight_gallery

We can't possibly know all the various combinations of bars and chains etc etc. But we all know what a PHO is, what size we want, and the weight is an important part.

 

[can]

I am in the market for a 241 or a 261. I have used many different 50 cc saws over the years so I would prefer a 241.(still sold in Norway)The reason is less weight and the picco super chain, but I know the picco chain can also be fitted on the 261. What I have found out is that 261 with gas and oil and the 14 inch light 04 bar and chain weights about 6,4 kg.
The 241 with gas and oil with 14 inch light picco bar and chain weights about 5,5-5,6 kg so the difference is about 0,8-0,9 kg or 1,76-1,98 lbs.
with the 16 inch bar I guess the difference will be more like 0,9 kg/1.98 lbs.

I have used the stihl 201 pretty much the last 2 years and I do like the picco super chain. I think its the easiest chain to file and I have used quite a few different chains over the years, .3/8 lp. .325 and regular 3/8. different brands.
But there is one more hp in the 261.

 

[Tomos770]

Still sold in Slovenia too...

https://zak-ljubljana.si/motorna-zaga-stihl-ms-241-c-m

 

[can]

One neat detail with the picco chain is that I can use a 4,0 mm roundfil the whole time.
on .325 chains I use 4,8 mm and later at the end of the chains life I use 4,5 mm same with regulary 3/8 first 5,5 later 5,2 mm (Oregon and Husqvarna 3/8) this is not a big deal but its an advantage for the picco super (3/8 lp)

 

[can]

Borrowed myself a 2014 stihl 241 this afternoon. Mounted the 12" picco light bar and the picco super chain that normaly is on my stihl 201 saw. This is about one tank of cutting.