Centurian22
New Member
Hello all, brand new to AS, I’ve been searching and reading and researching for a couple months now. I plan to buy an MS-261 C-M with a 20” b/c in about three weeks. I live on 10 acres in middle TN and as of now use my saw fairly infrequently. A friend in Maine owns the 261 CM and has been happy with it thus far.
My first question that I haven’t been able to answer by searching is: can the M-Tronic carb be replaced with a standard carb with adjustment screws? I’d prefer to leave out the “why” but if you must know the topic came up when discussing EMP’s. The idea being to purchase and keep a standard carb on hand in case the M-Tronic takes a dump, or for whatever reason is no longer serviceable.
Next can someone put my mind at ease before I bother my dealer with another question: does the 261 C-M come standard with a rim sprocket setup? It seems to but I haven’t found convincing evidence that this is the case yet. I know the chain is .325” pitch, 0.063” gauge, 20” 81 DL, so assuming it DOES run a rim sprocket would it be the 7 pin?
Lastly in regards to chains: stihl green vs yellow I understand is their low kick back and non-low kick back respectively, all other things being equal is that their RM (micro) vs RS (super chisel) designation? Also can both be sharpened by the same 3/16 file size?
I plan to add a “yellow” chain as my second to the green that comes with the saw, but if there’s a major difference in sharpening or requires equipment I may rethink that plan.
Thanks for any help and for the vast surplus of knowledge already here that’s answered countless questions from my overthinking brain.
My first question that I haven’t been able to answer by searching is: can the M-Tronic carb be replaced with a standard carb with adjustment screws? I’d prefer to leave out the “why” but if you must know the topic came up when discussing EMP’s. The idea being to purchase and keep a standard carb on hand in case the M-Tronic takes a dump, or for whatever reason is no longer serviceable.
Next can someone put my mind at ease before I bother my dealer with another question: does the 261 C-M come standard with a rim sprocket setup? It seems to but I haven’t found convincing evidence that this is the case yet. I know the chain is .325” pitch, 0.063” gauge, 20” 81 DL, so assuming it DOES run a rim sprocket would it be the 7 pin?
Lastly in regards to chains: stihl green vs yellow I understand is their low kick back and non-low kick back respectively, all other things being equal is that their RM (micro) vs RS (super chisel) designation? Also can both be sharpened by the same 3/16 file size?
I plan to add a “yellow” chain as my second to the green that comes with the saw, but if there’s a major difference in sharpening or requires equipment I may rethink that plan.
Thanks for any help and for the vast surplus of knowledge already here that’s answered countless questions from my overthinking brain.