I would seriously look into the rear handle versions of the Top-Handle saws that Stihl and Husky sell!!!
Ugly....Yes Performers....YES
Stihl MS200
Husky 339XP
Ugly....Yes Performers....YES
Stihl MS200
Husky 339XP
Clearly the best 30 CC chain saw would be to get a 361 and cut it in half. Then the decision would be whether to keep both or sell the second one.
Have to agree there. Both are 10 lb saws... 142 is a 40cc beastie.
What I really want is a lightweight bullet-proof pro model 30cc saw that we can use for thinning and limbing trees with here. The Stihl MS361 or Dolly 5100s in 30cc please? ..
I would seriously look into the rear handle versions of the Top-Handle saws that Stihl and Husky sell!!!
Ugly....Yes Performers....YES
Stihl MS200
Husky 339XP
There you go, the best suggestion so far, but a bit more money than you started out with, and a bit more ccs......
.... If there will actually be an MS 200... or an MS 192 for that matter. ....
The MS200 has been with us for some years, and so has the 339xp (here - new this year in the US)) - the 192 rear handle are in this years Stihl catalog, both in the US and here.
What the local dealers actually stock, is another issue..........
I like the MS180, although the easy2flood feature got me the other month.
Once you flood one, the easy2start feature makes the 180 darn hard to start.
Normally no problems, but if you flood it you're screwed (pull the plug or wait a while)
I'd buy a 180 again, but maybe the 170 is better value???
..... I generally flip the choke to fast idle after a couple of pulls. .....
Yah, I have been leaning toward the 180. 180s on Ebay and they sell there beat up and used for about $150... new they were listed for $200 here in December. The 361 is easy to flood as well if you use the decomp button when it is cold. I generally flip the choke to fast idle after a couple of pulls.
I think that the Dolmar 341 and the Stihl 180 are probably the best contenders for the true 30cc size, weight and price range. In the 40cc I think the Dolmar 401 is the ticket.
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