Stihl MS460

[Steve Bullman]

you wont go wrong with that, had mine going on 6 years now, never any trouble at all...is not once been in the shop, and its seen a lot of timber! i may get another one if they are going to discontinue them. i hear what everyones saying about the 441, and i agree...i have used one too and they are nice saws. just something about the feel of the 460 though that cant be replaced.

[armchairarborist]

trust me to get a bad un, any way of turning the oil up more than the adjuster screw underneath?

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

I ended up using for longer than I should today (should have picked up the 036) due to how light it seemed - does have a lovely feel I must agree. Totally comfortable in my hands anyway. I think my first ever thread on Arbtalk was about 70-80cc saws in the context of sitka butressing etc and I opted for the Makita 7901. That saw has long gone and I most definately should have got the 460 in the first place. Power and weight figures on paper - I'm increasingly having my doubts...

[THE88MAN]

I think the 460 is a great saw,future classic like the husky 254 is.ultra reliable and full of grunt.not without its criticisms though.awkward switch and not the most manouverable IMO,i've had a husky 372 (in protest initially) since last june and apart from the odd quirk its been great,i think it lacks the raw power of the 460 but seems reasonably economical,reliable so far and easier to chuck around.having said all that i'd take the 460 new if the price was right

[combined tree services]

I ended up using for longer than I should today (should have picked up the 036) due to how light it seemed - does have a lovely feel I must agree. Totally comfortable in my hands anyway. I think my first ever thread on Arbtalk was about 70-80cc saws in the context of sitka butressing etc and I opted for the Makita 7901. That saw has long gone and I most definately should have got the 460 in the first place. Power and weight figures on paper - I'm increasingly having my doubts...

 

i think your right , you really should go with your instinct and get one , oh and if you have any husky 390's for sale im always interested lol

[Rupe]

My 10+ year old 044 seems to have more power than my new 460?? Can that be right? Its been retired for a while but I've started usign it again in preference to the 460. Same size bars on each.

[liamjordan]

Here she is! Mighty impressed with the power and speed out of the box. Wish I'd had one ages ago - very very nice saw. Cheers Jonesie!

those pics have made me want one soooooo badly

 

noiceeee one tcd!!!

[Will Hinchliffe]

Should have got a 372:001_tt2:

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Should have got a 372:001_tt2:

 

RUBBISH; 372 is equivilent to the 441 anyway.

[Canal Navvy]

is there a problem with the chain oiler on these? the first bar on it kept going tight on nosewheel, finally got mad n bought a new bar, that has nipped up twice in last week too, only a few weeks old (bar i mean).? oh its 25inch..Ed

 

Is it a problem with the Stihl 25" bar?

 

We were talking about this on 441's recently:001_smile: