Aftermarket engine for 361

[Lumberwolf]

What's your thoughts on this? Worth the gamble for a backup?

[Johny Walker]

What's your thoughts on this? Worth the gamble for a backup?

 

nope,got to be crap @ that money

[Lumberwolf]

That's what I was thinking. Especially as they've got a rear handle/fuel tank assembly for 45 quid hahaha

[Gnarlyoak]

If its not genuine Stihl, then best avoided. Crappy Chinese copies will only cost you more money, time & grief in the long run.

 

Whilst I wasn't buying c/saw engines, just about every other Chinese copy Stihl part I bought during Stihls ridiculous & infuriating no online sales policy, I ended up having to replace again within wks/mths! Remember, BUY CHEAP, BUY TWICE!

 

Stihl may have changed their policy now, but so have I. When your 361 dies, buy a Husqvarna. Thats what I've done, I replaced my dead 361 with a 560 XPG. The 361 was probably one of the best saws in its class at the time, but the Husky 560 is the mutts nuts!!

[Eddy_t]

Assuming you already have a 361, your best options for aftermarket cylinders are meteor, hyway and then huztl. The quality control isn't there, so it can be very hit and miss with that seller (huztl), I personally would only buy the non-cylinder parts, but you won't know until you buy one

 

 

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[TimberCutterDartmoor]

I rebuilt a 341 with hutzl (PRC repro) parts - pretty flippin crap. Mister and GHS on ebay do meteor et al - much better.

[Lumberwolf]

Assuming you already have a 361, your best options for aftermarket cylinders are meteor, hyway and then huztl. The quality control isn't there, so it can be very hit and miss with that seller (huztl), I personally would only buy the non-cylinder parts, but you won't know until you buy one

 

 

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I've got an m-tronic 362 now. Had it for a couple of months but it's back at the dealers already.... Got pretty annoying idling issues. I had my 361 for 5 years hard work in the woods before it died and I loved it, gutted they stopped making them. A couple guys at work had 560s and they were nothing but hassle. Bearings falling to bits, crank case split and twice the clutch sheared right off the shaft. 😨

[Eddy_t]

I've got an m-tronic 362 now. Had it for a couple of months but it's back at the dealers already.... Got pretty annoying idling issues. I had my 361 for 5 years hard work in the woods before it died and I loved it, gutted they stopped making them. A couple guys at work had 560s and they were nothing but hassle. Bearings falling to bits, crank case split and twice the clutch sheared right off the shaft. 😨

 

 

My 560 hasn't, it's a demon! Haven't you still got the 361? I live by the rule that unless the machine is destroyed beyond repair then it's worth keeping until you can finance the repair (or just buy parts and do it yourself).

 

 

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[Lumberwolf]

My 560 hasn't, it's a demon! Haven't you still got the 361? I live by the rule that unless the machine is destroyed beyond repair then it's worth keeping until you can finance the repair (or just buy parts and do it yourself).

 

 

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I've still got my 361 it's lying in bits in the shed along with an old 440 as well. I believe it got had an air leak somewhere, it was racing on like a greyhound. Another baby due in a month so I can't really afford to buy all the stuff just now