KenJax Tree
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I don't have a scale or i would weigh my 421
MS 241?
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It also has a plastic clutch cover.
KenJax Tree
Terraphobic
I agree the 421 is a little heavier than the other but its built like a tank.
I see how close the 550 and 241 are PHO..but you have to consider that if you run picco on a 241 thats not as heavy as .325 and gives it additional weight savings over the 550 when they are both ready to work
I have 519.00 OTD for my 241..and still complained..its too much for a 40cc saw.
I have 519.00 OTD for my 241..and still complained..its too much for a 40cc saw.
My only 2 complaints with a 241..the plastic handle and clutch cover...but the weight savings come from somewhere.
I doubt they are lighter than magnesium or aluminum. It's a cost savings for profit margins more than anything else.
zogger
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That's pretty heavy for a top handle saw. Great little saws though. All metal, no plastic. I have two
Kinda of a Tweener. although technically a top handle, seems to be more spacing between front and top grab points, so it is almost a rear handle feel, to me anyway.
For the loot I have in mine, maybe 30 bucks including new fuel lines, etc..hard to beat for a small saw. Plenty of snot running the 16.
I would choose a 550 with a big 325 bar any day over a picco 241. It is just a far more competent saw without any real weight penalties.
Plastic handle eh
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I don't know. Same exact item, made from plastic, aluminum, and magnesium, I think plastic is still the lighter weight of them all.
Of course, durability is a whole nother issue.
For the same width maybe. For the same strength, not necessarily. Afterall, all the other saws I mentioned that weighed as much, or less, than the 241(the SHindaiwas are actually a touch lighter) have aluminum handles and aluminum or magnesium clutch covers.
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I agree with what you are saying but it all boils down to he wants a stihl. And the stihl dealer is close. I don't have another dealers that are worth a dam.
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Plastic can be a fine material for many items. But, speaking specifically of chainsaws, we all know they don't get coddled and they get tossed around, bumped into other things like the ground, trees, pick-up beds, rocks and heavy-equipment, etc.
That being said, I prefer all the contact points on my chainsaws to be metal of some kind.
That being said, I prefer all the contact points on my chainsaws to be metal of some kind.
Unless working hot lines
Unless working hot lines
There plenty of other things on a saw that could get you juiced ..i doubt the plastic clutch cover and handle are gonna save you.
It would have to be tested.
Try it and get back to us.
