Anyone actually using an MS391

[Bill C]

My brothers got a MS390 with a 25" bar, I like Stihl saws but that thing is just wrong to use, heavy, slow and just not nice. I would rather use a MS 170/180 to be honest.

[rapalaman]

Had my 391 for about 6 years and it’s never missed a beat. Even ran a 25” bar from my 660 when that shot a piston mid cut in 30”oak stem.

doesn’t get used that often, but for occasional use it’s done me proud.

Found on gumtree for £275 with a horrendously sharpened chain, so scrapped that, had it serviced and been all good 👍 

[djbobbins]

Anyway - just seen an 038 Super advertised, so hoping to find a suitable time to go and have a look at that.  
 

About as old as the hills I suspect but the photos look tidy enough.  

[pleasant]

Thats an early one...pre 1990 as it has the metal name tags

Edited April 5, 2023 by pleasant

[djbobbins]

4 hours ago, pleasant said:

Thats an early one...pre 1990 as it has the metal name tags

 
Other than age in calendar years, is that a good or a bad thing?  

[pleasant]

39 minutes ago, djbobbins said:

 
Other than age in calendar years, is that a good or a bad thing?  

Neither- they are all old now. It was an observation rather than an appraisal. Although, what I will say, it is the super version which means a larger cc engine so more powerful than standard model

Edited April 5, 2023 by pleasant

[djbobbins]

Fair enough!  

[djbobbins]

In case anyone is interested, this is a different seller (has got the grace to call it a Stihl copy) but looks like the same model of saw that I didn’t buy yesterday:  

 

 

[htb]

You did a good body swerve there.

[GarethM]

Think I'd rather the Aldi special than buy anything off Facebook.

 

Vintage doesn't mean it's better, collectable maybe but a definite it's going in the collectable scrapman pile when it breaks.

 

Buy once, cry once as the saying goes.