No disrespect intended Sam but Niko is no less passionate about his 346XP's than you are about your 441CM's. I've seen you fly off the handle many times the second anybody has anything bad to say about the 441CM's. In fact I'm not sure if I can recall you using any other model of saw? By now you'd also probably be aware that a 441CM owned by a member here and ported by the exact same guy who built your favourite 441CM's had a terminal failure the other week.
Niko is a good guy and it's OK to disagree with somebody and not end up hating them. I've had some pretty good head to heads on AS over the years with Niko and yet we still exchange messages about the weather etc.
I'm not some sort of hormonal pillow hugger but I just can't believe how a simple disagreement on chainsaw brands can end up with people carrying on like they want to kill each other.
For what it's worth I sold my MS261 because it was an uninspiring piece of crap but I love my little 241CM. Sawtroll is actually right on many things he says whether he reads about it or not. Unlike some on AS I have actually heard him say good things about opposition brands...
I don't see where I have anymore problem with Niko than anyone else that has a problem with him. For the record, I don't make it a habit to talk about saws I've never seen or run personally, as I have little to nothing to contribute to those threads. I like the 441, I've also run one more than most people around here, so I know the whats and whys of that model and I talk about it extensively. I've never bashed the 346, I actually rarely bash Huskies in general. I don't use them and I think their build quality less than a Stihl, but they are in many cases a little faster, so its a wash. I don't care what a person runs.
So the distinct difference is, I only discuss saw models that I've seen and run and handled (check my posts) ................... Niko discusses his opinion, as if its fact, about saw models that he has zero experience with and that is quite misleading. Does it affect my saw purchasing .... No, but if he is full of crap about a saw model and I know it, then I have just as much right to speak my opinion about that, otherwise, the place would be overrun with opinions based on little to zero experience with various models. Around here he gets a full pass of not having to show photos or proof of literally anything he claims. In contrast, I do nothing but show photo and video proof of what I'm doing, the good, bad and ugly of it.
Now I understand that from time to time people feel sorry for Niko and that is just human, but I would surmise that if he has been bashed quite a bit lately, then it might be directly proportionate his giving his unfounded opinions and a percentage of actual saw users are sick of it.
As to the fact that a ported 441CM died the other day is of little concern to the discussion of Sawtroll, but if you would like to discuss it thats fine. What is your point, name one saw modder and saw model that hasn't blown up or broke? Because I can name the owner and saw model and most ever saw modder on this board that has blown one or more up from time to time. It sucks, but its a fact of life, that all aren't going to live.
Find and post where I've stated that any other Stihl model is better than any other Husky model ........... I'll carry on, you let me know when you find all of those posts, because I either haven't or its been very rare and in a case where I personally ran both saws or was standing right there or one of my workers stated the issue, no heresay, or sales brochure reading.
I'm not interested in killing anyone over simple chainsaw opinions, just be prepared for a rebuttal if I see something that I disagree iwth, I guess thats okay for Sawtroll, but not for me, that's fair.
As to your issue with the 261, so what do I care. Find where I have ever stated that the 261 is better than any other 50cc model or brand, again, I'll carry on, because you won't find that either. Its a 50cc saw, its below, my radar of things to get excited about. I think its build well, I have two of them, for the record, I've never ever even touched a 346 or 5100 and surprise, surprise, I keep my mouth shut about those models, because I don't know anything about them, other than I don't want either one of them.
Anything else you want to discuss?
Later,
Sam
