ms280

[ripper]

anyone have one ms280

does anyone have a modified ms280

 

[tony marks]

no. i have been tol to not get confused an think im getting the equivalent of the old 028. ive not owned one ,just what i heard.

 

[Marky Mark]

Don't waste your time with one get a 260. I had one and it's a home owners saw if that.

 

[stihltech]

280

If you want one, get one. Break it in and open the muffler.
Required statement-this is illegal- end of required statement.

Modded, it wakes right up.

 

[Lumberjack]

Stihltech, why not open the can before break-in?

 

[SawTroll]

I don't have such a saw, and wrote it off as soon as I read the published data on it.
:alien: That model is some sort of ailien in the Stihl lineup, imo.
Weight is close to the 361.
Power is closer to the 260.
It pretends to be a pro saw (white rear handle), but even Stihl admits that it really isn't - some sort of intermediate.
Some people say that the anti-wibe is far too soft; I have never tried it.

In spite of all this, it probably is a quite serviceable saw, but only if the price is right (it isn't over here).