661 or 500i??

[swinny]

15 minutes ago, spuddog0507 said:

yep i agree with that the old 260 bomb proof along with the early 261, then it all went sadly wrong, 1 lad who works with us bought a new 261 in 2015 4 month old in for a rebuild then again 5 months after the first rebuild then another 4 months and it was in again so he said fuck it after that, but the new ones are a different saw they feel better balanced and seem alot more zippier,

My local dealer who I expect you will use also? Still says theyre shite... though they never have anything positive to say nowadays... just say to buy battery.... 

 

i had a 261 few years back and was a good saw.... need a replacement soon for a 550..... ive considered being as daft as buying a husq 365 to avoid mtronic at all costs. 

 

550 and stihl ms201t are the saws thats peeing me off

 

loved the older 026

Edited March 4, 2019 by swinny

[Khriss]

1 hour ago, swinny said:

e considered being as daft as buying a husq 365 to avoid mtronic at all costs. 

 

550 and stihl ms201t are the saws thats peeing me off

 

loved the older 026

...you could be dafter rebuild old units then. Am not keen on 'the latest in saw technology' after all if you built a good saw ten years ago, why ain't you still making it ? K

Edited March 4, 2019 by Khriss
201tee, thro it out ya tree

[Rough Hewn]

Modern 261 is a cracker of a saw.
However I believe there was a carb version early on.
Personally after avoiding mtronic for years, I've embraced it and now loving it.
The things wonky had to do to his 660 to make it out cut my 661.
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[spuddog0507]

2 hours ago, swinny said:

My local dealer who I expect you will use also? Still says theyre shite... though they never have anything positive to say nowadays... just say to buy battery.... 

 

i had a 261 few years back and was a good saw.... need a replacement soon for a 550..... ive considered being as daft as buying a husq 365 to avoid mtronic at all costs. 

 

550 and stihl ms201t are the saws thats peeing me off

 

loved the older 026

last few times i have been in old Dick is in the back counting all his money and his lad just wants to sell me a husky which will never happen with me, lads i work with who use huskys seem to be all ways fixing them and its not as if they are old saws either,

 

[Countryboy]

461and 661 are the saws for me

[peatff]

On 04/03/2019 at 15:23, Khriss said:

if you built a good saw ten years ago, why ain't you still making it ? K

 

Same reason they aren't still making Ford Cortinas I expect. Things move on even though we don't always appreciate what is happening. What do we need fuel injection for, carbs always worked for me and I know how to fix them when they go wrong?

Not really, I think saws will get better with injection only thing I don't like is cat converters gobbing exhausts up.

[Timbermcpherson]

There is a saw company called stihl

Whose first run of new saws can be dismal 

With warranty denile 

They will cost you a pile

Those build after are much harder to kill

 

 

 

Edited June 30, 2019 by Timbermcpherson

[Khriss]

11 hours ago, peatff said:

 

Same reason they aren't still making Ford Cortinas I expect... Or Series Landrover s! 

Dunno. Reads better now ? k

Edited June 30, 2019 by Khriss
Early morning hilarity

[Recoils to rebuilds]

On 03/03/2019 at 19:45, Ratman said:

Anyone used or heard any issues reported with the TS500i or TS480i?
Aside from it being a concrete saw, the engines are gona be the same and therefore would probably highlighted any potential issues?

I have 2 customers with 10+ ts500i and new had 1 problem with injection system

[cfsmith1808]

I’ve recently been using a 500i with a 25 inch bar and I can’t fault it anyway chain speed runs at approximately 100kmph. Way better than a 661 personally