Hi all,
First post here and wanted to say first that i enjoy this site a lot and have used it extensively for researching. After much reading and deliberating i am going with a Stihl MS-261 for my first "new" saw. I have previously owned/used saw but this will be my first plunge for a new one. I do have a question though. I was wondering what your thoughts were on the chain size.
For now i will be doing a good mix of everything. Cutting down medium size trees and all that comes with that. some home firewood cutting and a few other misc stuff. I was thinking the 18" since it is going to be my all purpose saw but do you think it will pull ok with an 18"?
Also both dealers are quoting $570 for the saw +18" bar. that seem high?
Thanks again for the wealth of knowledge here!
First post here and wanted to say first that i enjoy this site a lot and have used it extensively for researching. After much reading and deliberating i am going with a Stihl MS-261 for my first "new" saw. I have previously owned/used saw but this will be my first plunge for a new one. I do have a question though. I was wondering what your thoughts were on the chain size.
For now i will be doing a good mix of everything. Cutting down medium size trees and all that comes with that. some home firewood cutting and a few other misc stuff. I was thinking the 18" since it is going to be my all purpose saw but do you think it will pull ok with an 18"?
Also both dealers are quoting $570 for the saw +18" bar. that seem high?
Thanks again for the wealth of knowledge here!