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sthil ms261
hi to all I have bought this saw from my local dealer I got the 18" bar on it what are your thought of them I have had 5 fill ups so it should be getting to full power soon iam mainly using it for logging for firewood
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Senior Member, Raffle Sponsor 2011, 2012
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Hi and welcome to the forum.
I suggest you use the search, as there have been loads of threads covering the 261 recently... |
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Senior Member, Raffle Sponsor 2012
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: West Sussex
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Re: sthil ms261
AAAGGGGHH ! Why did you by it
 Look for threads on 261 . Sorry . Just the messenger !
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Senior Member, Raffle Sponsor 2012
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Location: Hertfordshire
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Re: sthil ms261
In short - there are issues with the sprocket bearing, I haven't worked on one but it looks like the bearing colapses with use so look out for play on the sprocket or changing unexpected chain tensioning.
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