Hey guys! Great forum here - lots of very useful info!
I wanted to pick your collective brain on an apples vs pineapples/oranges comparison: ms291 vs cs501p.
Long story short, due to the supply chain cockups, ended up with both - trying to figure out which to keep...
Stihl MS291 w. 18" light 04 bar - $80 off
Echo CS501P w. 20" fold bar - same price before discount
Replacing/supplementing Poulan P3314 w. 16" bar - ran into the ground over the years
Objective: fell and cut up arount 30 trees on my property (mostly dead ash) - all under 20", a few bigger ones - though most are tall and lancky. I cound have finished it with a 33cc but it broke (waiting for parts) which is a good excuse to upgrade beyond that I dont have any major tasks for it - treating as a long term nice to have...
Background: while serving valiantly, my old little cheapo poulan died mid job but after a big storm in Ontario, there is a shortage of chainsaws, coz everybody needs one lol
291 was on $80 off sale and I was gonna get one but all dealers were out of either heads or bars coz sale and the storm... Homedepot had a 501p so I ordered it but they later told me it would be 3 weeks late, so I checked sthil for updates and one of the dealers got bars last night and could do the 291. Went and bought the 291 and by the time I got back from work, the 501 has arrived... got figure - liars lol...
At the same price give or take I would prob go for Echo - it is lighter but the bar is heavier, whereas sthil is heavier but got a lighter bar. I like the echo but is it $80 better
What do you fellas think? NO mods in the foreseeable future (got motorcycle and home improvement priorities lol)
I wanted to pick your collective brain on an apples vs pineapples/oranges comparison: ms291 vs cs501p.
Long story short, due to the supply chain cockups, ended up with both - trying to figure out which to keep...
Stihl MS291 w. 18" light 04 bar - $80 off
Echo CS501P w. 20" fold bar - same price before discount
Replacing/supplementing Poulan P3314 w. 16" bar - ran into the ground over the years
Objective: fell and cut up arount 30 trees on my property (mostly dead ash) - all under 20", a few bigger ones - though most are tall and lancky. I cound have finished it with a 33cc but it broke (waiting for parts) which is a good excuse to upgrade
beyond that I dont have any major tasks for it - treating as a long term nice to have...Background: while serving valiantly, my old little cheapo poulan died mid job
but after a big storm in Ontario, there is a shortage of chainsaws, coz everybody needs one lol291 was on $80 off sale and I was gonna get one but all dealers were out of either heads or bars coz sale and the storm... Homedepot had a 501p so I ordered it but they later told me it would be 3 weeks late, so I checked sthil for updates and one of the dealers got bars last night and could do the 291. Went and bought the 291 and by the time I got back from work, the 501 has arrived... got figure - liars lol...
At the same price give or take I would prob go for Echo - it is lighter but the bar is heavier, whereas sthil is heavier but got a lighter bar. I like the echo but is it $80 better
What do you fellas think? NO mods in the foreseeable future (got motorcycle and home improvement priorities lol)
