Countryboy
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First off hello. This being my first post here just like to say love the site. This wont be another stihl vs husky thread. My situation is a friend of mine is talking about starting a firewood business and asked me to be a partner as I have been cutting longer than he has (about ten years on and off not pro). I have only ever ran an early 90s 281 that my dad says is a 288 I guess he put a 288 jug and piston on it? Saw has been great as far as I can tell with my limited experience but I am thinking that as much as it will be cutting with firewood business I might be better off with a new saw. With only a stihl dealer anywhere close to me and now that I hear bad things about the big box store huskys the stihl seems to be my best option. I was thinking the 460/461 because I figure it should be more than enough with a 28" B/C. I am in AZ and most of the cutting will be on beetle kill pines and junipers maybe a dead oak here and there but not much of it at all. But I also spend quite a bit of time in Idaho where I cut bigger stuff but its on vacation so also not very much. My questions are how much better are the newer saws compared to the only one I have run? How will the 460/461 compare to the 281/288? I do understand that there is a decent difference in displacement but still Iam curious. Also I have another 288 and a bucket full of parts. I can get extra saw to run if I pour a little but of fuel in the carb and pull on it so I know it will run but I am looking at at least a carb to get motor running then about 200-250 to replace the parts that are missing b4 it ever works. Is the saw worth fixing or should i just keep it around for parts.
Thanks All
Thanks All