CarolinaGuy
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I want to thank everyone for there time and advice, I ended up getting a 026 AVEQ in good condition with clean piston on eBay for $147 shipped. As with all things eBay time will tell, but I did speak to the seller which said he had been a saw shop for 40 years & this saw was as good as any & ready to go fully serviced. I got it cheap as the bidding ended on Friday at 4:50pm so I didn't have anyone bidding against me in the last minute. Should be here tomorrow usps priority mail so we shall see if it holds true or not...
Wood Doctor, the MS-361 was replaced with the 362 & is $729 at the local dealer. A new 261 is $609 but Has M Tronic & I prefer not to have a chip in my carb if I can help it. I have a 391 ($589 two years ago) that I use on bigger stuff and it works great as I don't use it often, it is the farm version of the 361 so to speak. Just too heavy for a firewood saw to me but makes short work of bigger stuff.
If it's a dud there is a guy on here who is actually local to me with a beautiful 261 for $450 that I will see if it's still available.
Thanks again for the help guys, I really appreciate your time!
Wood Doctor, the MS-361 was replaced with the 362 & is $729 at the local dealer. A new 261 is $609 but Has M Tronic & I prefer not to have a chip in my carb if I can help it. I have a 391 ($589 two years ago) that I use on bigger stuff and it works great as I don't use it often, it is the farm version of the 361 so to speak. Just too heavy for a firewood saw to me but makes short work of bigger stuff.
If it's a dud there is a guy on here who is actually local to me with a beautiful 261 for $450 that I will see if it's still available.
Thanks again for the help guys, I really appreciate your time!