pyromaniac guy
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sorry to start a thread with my first post, and i'm really sorry said thread is a request for help, but i desperately need some.
first, the backstory:
- i go out and cut wood (mostly already dead or fallen trees) with my father-in-law. i feel like this is bonding time for us. i am currently using a Poulan Wild Thing saw with a 16" bar. i bought it refurbed from Overstock.com for around $100. i have often had difficulty starting it. (i have a bad shoulder) more often than not, i get frustrated and pass the saw off to pop-in-law so he can start it for me. we are going to start cutting again soon, and my wife gave me the green light to buy a new saw...
- i want something that will last ???? near forever (with proper maintenance, of course). if i had my way, i would get one with a key start, but seeing as to how they don't make 'em like that, i have to stay traditional.
- i am 95% positive i am buying a stihl, but now i have to decide which one.
the first is the 250c. here it is: http://www.stihl.us/chainsaws/MS250C.html
the way i see it, the pro on this one is the easy start.
the other one is the 260: http://www.stihl.us/chainsaws/MS260.html
it has the IntelliCarb™ compensating carburetor and one of my local dealers has told me it is 3 times the saw of the 250 for an extra $100.
price really isn't the issue. i like the 260 better because the dealer told me it is the start of the pro series, but i am basically taking his word for it.
does anyone have any advice for me? any help would be greatly appreciated...
first, the backstory:
- i go out and cut wood (mostly already dead or fallen trees) with my father-in-law. i feel like this is bonding time for us. i am currently using a Poulan Wild Thing saw with a 16" bar. i bought it refurbed from Overstock.com for around $100. i have often had difficulty starting it. (i have a bad shoulder) more often than not, i get frustrated and pass the saw off to pop-in-law so he can start it for me. we are going to start cutting again soon, and my wife gave me the green light to buy a new saw...
- i want something that will last ???? near forever (with proper maintenance, of course). if i had my way, i would get one with a key start, but seeing as to how they don't make 'em like that, i have to stay traditional.
- i am 95% positive i am buying a stihl, but now i have to decide which one.
the first is the 250c. here it is: http://www.stihl.us/chainsaws/MS250C.html
the way i see it, the pro on this one is the easy start.
the other one is the 260: http://www.stihl.us/chainsaws/MS260.html
it has the IntelliCarb™ compensating carburetor and one of my local dealers has told me it is 3 times the saw of the 250 for an extra $100.
price really isn't the issue. i like the 260 better because the dealer told me it is the start of the pro series, but i am basically taking his word for it.
does anyone have any advice for me? any help would be greatly appreciated...