560xp. V. Ms361

[TIMON]

One of our daily use 560xp,s suffered scored pot and piston the other day and due to its age we decided we won't repair it.  We've inherited a hardly used ms361 in good condition.  Is this saw a viable replacement?  Would love to hear people's opinions and experiences with this saw.

thanks

[TIMON]

Oops I meant ms391 !!!!!

 

[spudulike]

Yup, good machines, bit like a scaled down MS461/MS460. Got a good reputation.

[spudulike]

Ah, the upgraded MS390, not so good, actually....well off the boil on the 560XP! Clam engine and not that high revving!

[spuddog0507]

2 hours ago, spudulike said:

Ah, the upgraded MS390, not so good, actually....well off the boil on the 560XP! Clam engine and not that high revving!

391 Nothing like a 460/461, to put it bluntly 391 would be like a donkey racing a pure breed race horse with the 460/461 being the pure breed race horse.

 

 

 

 

[spudulike]

On ‎03‎/‎08‎/‎2017 at 22:26, spuddog0507 said:

391 Nothing like a 460/461, to put it bluntly 391 would be like a donkey racing a pure breed race horse with the 460/461 being the pure breed race horse.

 

 

 

 

Yes, I was posting this as the OP was saying it was a MS391 and not a MS361!!!!!

With the greatest of respect, I am not that stupid!!!!!

[TIMON]

1 hour ago, spudulike said:

Yes, I was posting this as the OP was saying it was a MS391 and not a MS361!!!!!

With the greatest of respect, I am not that stupid!!!!!

No I was the stupid one for mistaking the 391 with a 361.  

I really need to get fixed up with some specs...

I used a 362 the other day and thought it was a good saw.  We got the 391,  the guy who's going to be using it says it's a bit slow but doesn't bog down when the bar is buried so he actually likes it.