If You Could Only Have One Chainsaw Forever...

[rogue60]

Thanks for the correction mate, what slit are you referring to? I see one and 2 circledView attachment 1146551

I personally believe the slit is to disturb the forward flow of the side outlet to help not set bark on fire.
By the way a Aussie ms660 has a from memory 13 or 14mm side outlet compared to the epa choked up American 8mm side outlet I believe but yeah is something like that.

 

[Vintage Engine Repairs]

I personally believe the slit is to disturb the forward flow of the side outlet to help not set bark on fire.
By the way a Aussie ms660 has a from memory 13 or 14mm side outlet compared to the epa choked up American 8mm side outlet I believe but yeah is something like that.


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Ha I never noticed that slit! Cool, thanks!

 

[trains]

Believe they had a 'triple exhaust' port muffler... Usual setup had a .404,

Head gasket was 0.5mm instead of 1mm as well.

 

[Squareground3691]

My 300th anniversary factory full wrap 266XP. Not necessarily the most capable/powerful saw but a very good saw for general use. That and I’ve got enough parts stocked up to keep it going for the rest of my life.
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One of the best ,Husky

 

[fields_mj]

If I had to keep just one saw, it would depend on what I was going to do with it. For firewood, I'd currently take the MS400, but as my body ages, I might be more inclined to take the MS261 instead. If I had to do ANY property maintenance, it would be either an MS400 or MS462 depending on the size of trees I needed to anticipate.

 

[quattro.pilot]

560xp ... with a couple different lengths of bar to suit task

 

[Bronco]

Yeah nah technicality a triple port Tom.. you own a Aussie ms660 go have a look they count the slit as an exhaust outlet yeah go figure lol

Glad memory was accurate, but big thanks for upclose pic

 

[Dennbb]

If you were only able to have ONE chainsaw forever, which would it be?

For now, I would say an 011 or my MS 261 C-M.

What about you?

162 SE. The only saw I ever got over 4,000 hrs out of .

 

[the Rooker]

If only I could find a woman as dear and true as my Husq. 353

 

[Hermio]

162 SE. The only saw I ever got over 4,000 hrs out of .

How did you track the hours?

 

[Hermio]

If only I could find a woman as dear and true as my Husq. 353

And as cheap to own!

 

[2-StrokeDude]

Another vote here for the Stihl 361. If I wanted something a little lighter I'd get a Stihl 261 non m-tronic

 

[SuperDuty04]

For me that would be a 60cc saw because it's big enough for most wood and yet light enough to run all day, so my 562XP would be is. But the most favorite saw I have to run is my Echo 2511T. It's my favorite saw of them all.

 

[Piotr Pakuła]

It depends on how thick your tree is and whether you go to the forest

 

[user 188535]

What about an 015L and a box of parts for it? The thing is a major pain in the a$$ for my inexperienced self. I need my 261 though. It is kinda my biggest saw, and we have a lot of big wood in Virginia. I got it on my 14th birthday with my own money ( NOT sponsored by mommy and daddy ) and it was nice that there were some major storms before my birthday, and I even had some cleanup jobs lined up for after.View attachment 1145978View attachment 1145979View attachment 1145980

 

[user 188535]

@sean donato the 015 starts and is going to @Chainsaw Collectors. It still needs some adjustments and stuff though.

 

[cuttinstihl]

What exactly is wrong with it?

 

[sean donato]

@sean donato the 015 starts and is going to @Chainsaw Collectors. It still needs some adjustments and stuff though.

Glad you finally got it back together and running.

 

[HansFranz]

Stihl 361 for me too. I have a couple new in the box just chilling in a climate controlled environment. They do need a muffler mod.

The last quad port true 2 stroke from stihl.

Are you saying the 361 is "the last quad port true 2 stroke from Stihl"? Can you (or anyone) elaborate?

I have a 361 and love it, but I know zero about 2T engine design, so I'm not sure what you're referring to, and am interested to know.

 

[snobdds]

Are you saying the 361 is "the last quad port true 2 stroke from Stihl"? Can you (or anyone) elaborate?

I have a 361 and love it, but I know zero about 2T engine design, so I'm not sure what you're referring to, and am interested to know.

Well it's not a strato saw, so no secondary air being injected with the complex carb. It's a closed port that feeds 4 transfer ports. It's the last saw produced for Stihl before the EPA stuff kicked in. It flows with the least amount of restriction possible from the factory. Most people have to port saws to get the same flow.

The only choke point is the muffler, once that is opened up...it sings.