MS 241?

[Red97]

I took my dad into the stihl dealer yester day to pick up some chains, I was trying to get him to buy a MS 362, to replace his 290 farm boss. He said the 362 was too heavy.

As we were leaving he said "if he were to buy a new saw it would be a light weight, high horsepower 40cc with 14" bar and a stihl.

I think the ms 241 fits the bill pretty good. For the people who have run them are they better suited with a 14" or 16" bar? He cuts about 5-8 cord a year.

I suggested to my mom that we should get him a new saw for Christmas I just don't want him to be disappointed with the ms241

Thank you
joe

 

[AKDoug]

The MS241 is a pretty dang nice saw. I love mine, but I am biased being a dealer. The $550 price tag is steep, but at 5-8 cords it would last forever. I use mine with a 16" .325 bar. It came with an 18" .050 Picco bar. It will handle either bar just fine in 14" birch. The m-tronic makes it nice to not have to worry about carb adjustments.

 

[lone wolf]

The MS241 is a pretty dang nice saw. I love mine, but I am biased being a dealer. The $550 price tag is steep, but at 5-8 cords it would last forever. I use mine with a 16" .325 bar. It came with an 18" .050 Picco bar. It will handle either bar just fine in 14" birch. The m-tronic makes it nice to not have to worry about carb adjustments.

Or a MS 261 one or the other. Type and size wood will be cut?

 

[1Alpha1]

Play it safe and see that he has both bars. I have an MS-261 C-M and I have a 20" and a 16" b/c set-up for it.

I know a guy that bought a 241 just a little while ago. He loves it. He cuts about as much as your dad does.

Look at a 261 C-M if you can. Not that much difference in price.

 

[AKDoug]

The 261 is a pound and a half more weight.

 

[SawTroll]

The MS241 is of course the only option if he wants a Stihl - but what does he mean by "high horsepower"?

Og with the 16" bar, it isn't even 15" really.

 

[lone wolf]

Play it safe and see that he has both bars. I have an MS-261 C-M and I have a 20" and a 16" b/c set-up for it.

I know a guy that bought a 241 just a little while ago. He loves it. He cuts about as much as your dad does.

Hey I would like to know how that 241 compares to the 261 cause I have a 261 and was wondering if the 241 is enough?

 

[AKDoug]

I've muffle modded and worked the saw above and it is now MUCH more powerful.

 

[KenJax Tree]

If i was gonna spend close to $600 it wouldn't be on a 40cc saw MTronic or not. Check out a 261 like others have said.

 

[lone wolf]

I've muffle modded and worked the saw above and it is now MUCH more powerful.

What is it like next to a 261?

 

[lone wolf]

If i was gonna spend close to $600 it wouldn't be on a 40cc saw MTronic or not.

I was thinking i would be disappointed in the power . IDK?

 

[SawTroll]

The 261 is a pound and a half more weight.

Yes, but the 550xp surely isn't - more like halv a pound, and it offers a lot more hp than the 241.

It isn't a Stihl though.....

 

[AKDoug]

Hey I would like to know how that 241 compares to the 261 cause I have a 261 and was wondering if the 241 is enough?

It all depends what you are doing MCW (member here) swears he can fell more trees in a day with a 241 (small trees) than he can a 261 due to the better fuel economy. It is slower in the cut, though. In my opinion, if you are bucking 14"+ firewood, a 261 will hand the 241's it's ass all day long.

 

[AKDoug]

Yes, but the 550xp surely isn't - more like halv a pound, and it offers a lot more hp than the 241.

Doesn't matter. No Husqvarna dealers (ones that actually stock saws) within hundreds of miles of me. He wants a Stihl, give the man what he wants.

 

[1Alpha1]

Hey I would like to know how that 241 compares to the 261 cause I have a 261 and was wondering if the 241 is enough?

I haven't run my 261 against the 241. I might go over this weekend though if he's home. He's an OTR trucker and has some weird down-time periods.

 

[1Alpha1]

Yes, but the 550xp surely isn't - more like halv a pound, and it offers a lot more hp than the 241.

It isn't a Stihl though.....

No saws are that I'm aware of.

 

[SAWMIKAZE]

A 241 with a muffler mod and 16" picco set up is a sweet little saw if you keep in mind its 40cc..id take it over a 261.

 

[KenJax Tree]

A 241 with a muffler mod and 16" picco set up is a sweet little saw if you keep in mind its 40cc..id take it over a 261.

But you drill your fingers so your opinion isn't valid

 

[wyk]

The 261 is a much more powerful saw. And it gets stupid powerful when you remove the muffler baffle.

The 241 is a good little saw. I basically got mine in trade. For it's price, though, I would likely go with a 261 or a 550 instead.

 

[lone wolf]

The 261 is a much more powerful saw. And it gets stupid powerful when you remove the muffler baffle.

The 241 is a good little saw. I basically got mine in trade. For it's price, though, I would likely go with a 261 or a 550 instead.

Is it removable or do you cut it out?