HandLogger
ArboristSite Operative
I've owned our MS361 since 2007 and it's proven itself to be pretty good all-rounder (with a 20" bar). Over the winter, the saw had to be dropped when a tree twisted the wrong way and I had to use an escape route. The result was that the saw got "clipped" by the falling tree and the brake handle was destroyed during the fall. The muffler was also damaged, so I had to slowly find the parts to get it back to work. As I mentioned before, the muffler was hit during the fall, so I decided to invest in a modded muffler for the repair work.
This is more of a "before and after" type thread than a "how do I fix it" type thread...because, let me tell you...our MS361 is now the saw that it should've been 16 years ago! I thought that our newish Dolkitas were good, but this muffler mod has made the old MS361 my go-to saw overnight! The results of this mod honestly have me wondering what are decent porting job might also add? Regardless, my MS361 is now the best power-to-weight saw that I've had the great pleasure of operating. Anyway, that's my $0.02 for all of the MS361 owners out there.
This is more of a "before and after" type thread than a "how do I fix it" type thread...because, let me tell you...our MS361 is now the saw that it should've been 16 years ago! I thought that our newish Dolkitas were good, but this muffler mod has made the old MS361 my go-to saw overnight! The results of this mod honestly have me wondering what are decent porting job might also add? Regardless, my MS361 is now the best power-to-weight saw that I've had the great pleasure of operating. Anyway, that's my $0.02 for all of the MS361 owners out there.