stihlboy
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this is one wierd looking saw IMO, its too narrow for its length. how well do they run??? are they reliable? do they respond to mods well? tell me what you think of the MS280!!
The MS280
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banjobart
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Well, I want one, the automatic fuel mixture adjustment is appealing. Good power to weight ratio. I think it is a beautiful thing to behold, humpbacked like a whale, graceful and svelt. I just handled one today at the saw shop when I stopped by for oils and a chain.
Lakeside53
Stihl Wrenching
They run very well... Mods.. Muffer maybe, but it's not practical to change the squsih...
stihlboy
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i just told the dealer it looked like a dolphin lol.... auto fuel mixture adjustment?? Carb screws?????
My dealer recently gave me a very late model one with IEM that had been straight gassed. I put a new OEM piston in it and it ran like a charm. Nice running saw. No H needle. It's been replaced with an electronic device that fits in the same location and is controlled by an intelligent module in the coil.
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Lakeside53
Stihl Wrenching
On some models (IEM), no H screw.. and you don't need it. It electronicly adjust the H mixture to optimal in or out of the wood... Works freakingly well...
It will even adjust to a modded muffler:jawdrop:
It will even adjust to a modded muffler:jawdrop:
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stihlboy
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why is it not in your sig are you ashamed of it???
Lakeside53
Stihl Wrenching
I bet it's another of the saws he "DIDN'T" sell:greenchainsaw:
litefoot
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I actually like the looks of it. Kind of sleek.
yo2001
ArboristSite Operative
What's the life expectacy on the new ms280 intelli carb? Just curious. I guess if it goes, the saw is screw? No h adjustment
Lakeside53
Stihl Wrenching
Long time...
In any case, the carb solenoid assy is a simple replacable part. The electronics is in the ignition.
BloodOnTheIce
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I've got a customer with a year old MS280 and has cut 50+ facecord of firewood without an issue. Not sure how he has cut that much and admits he only owns 2 chains.
JONSEREDFAN6069
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is the ms-280 a us saw only, i was just on the stihl.ca website and there's a 270, 290, 390, i cant find a 280 any where.
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fletcher0780
ArboristSite Operative
Just bought one today, we'll see how it goes tomorrow. I might try it with 3/8 chain to see how it works.
Lakeside53
Stihl Wrenching
Did you get the IEM version?
fletcher0780
ArboristSite Operative
not sure, how would I know? It's got no H screw so I think it is IEM. It's brand new.
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I have 1 complete and 1 parts bought local .
As far as I know they were bought local .
K9-Handler
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In my humble experience...
My first saw was a 028WB that I thought was great -- about 1983 vintage. Then it disappeared. Figured it grew feet and ran away. So I went to the shop and put down money for a pre-IEM MS280 (three years ago). Smoother, felt a little heavier, better vibration management.
Wouldn't ya know it. Two months later the 028 shows up, buried under a bunch of stuff ON MY WIFE's SIDE OF THE GARAGE -- where I never go!
So now I have a backup. Run a 16" on the 028 and an 18" on the MS280.
I bucked a lot of 20" or less red oak this past summer with some old blowdowns. Found myself reaching for the MS one mostly.
My first saw was a 028WB that I thought was great -- about 1983 vintage. Then it disappeared. Figured it grew feet and ran away. So I went to the shop and put down money for a pre-IEM MS280 (three years ago). Smoother, felt a little heavier, better vibration management.
Wouldn't ya know it. Two months later the 028 shows up, buried under a bunch of stuff ON MY WIFE's SIDE OF THE GARAGE -- where I never go!
So now I have a backup. Run a 16" on the 028 and an 18" on the MS280.
I bucked a lot of 20" or less red oak this past summer with some old blowdowns. Found myself reaching for the MS one mostly.
