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What are your thoughts on this purchase? I have a ms211 and ms290 now. Thought about selling the ms290 to get this,
What are your thoughts on this purchase? I have a ms211 and ms290 now. Thought about selling the ms290 to get this,
What are your thoughts on this purchase? I have a ms211 and ms290 now. Thought about selling the ms290 to get this,
Really depends what you are cutting. If you are cutting 12" softwood there will be a slight speed difference, if you have that 20" buried in oak all day, the extra cubes will be a welcome addition. Won't make as much difference as a properly sharpened chain however. Happy cutting
I ran a 361 with a 25 inch bar for a while and with the oiler turned up it cooked the bar a little, It turns it but its way nose heavy and would bog down easily, I just bought a 441 mtronic to turn the 25 which it does very nicely, I would say to save some heartache go for a 441 IMO , 362 and the 391 are nice, but the 441 turns it way better and it's better ballenced with a 25 IMO .
I myself don't get it. I wouldn't be scaired to use a 25" on a 391. I might not always bury all the 25" in a hard log.
Listed from Stihl
MS 391 4.4 BHP. 16" to 20" bar
MS 362 4.6 BHP. 16" to 25" bar
Why it takes .2 BHP to operate 5 more inches of bar...? I don't know. If oil on the B&C is the issue; pay attention to it.
Haha yea good point Rowdy! I ended up keepin an 18 on my 361 and the 25 on my 441, I messed with the oiler on my 361 grinding the bolt on the oiler and it helped a lot.
I really believe anybody who bad mouths a MM'd 390 has never actually run one. It definatley has nothing to be ashamed of running next to an 036 pro. I think one of the best kept secrets would be to buy a smoked 029 cheap and put the 390 kit in it, and MM it.
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