stihl ms261c

[Cbr1000]

When you buy a second hand saw you really take a chance on the saw. I brought this one from fleabay so at least i could return it.

It come with a 15" bar which is not the best option. i have a 18" bar on back order as there out of stock.

I had to sharpen the chain as is was completely blunt and i stripped it down for a total clean.

It is such a fantastic saw but my god it really uses the gas.

Edited 3 hours ago by Cbr1000

[Peter 1955]

7 minutes ago, Cbr1000 said:

 

It come with a 15" bar which is not the best option. i have a 18" bar on back order as there out of stock.

I had to sharpen the chain as is was completely blunt and i stripped it down for a total clean.

It is such a fantastic saw but my god it really uses the gas.

 

Not the best option? All depends what you want to do with it. If you want it to be the saw that can do everything then 18" could be a good cal. Mine has the 14" light bar on, and I think it's perfect for me. If I want 20" I pick up the 400. 

[Muddy42]

Mine has a 14 inch bar which feels just about perfectly balanced for a 50ish cc saw. 20 inch is 70ish territory for me, especially with oak. I’ll cut pretty much up to 2 foot with it, which is ideal for 90% of the work I do.

 

well done. The 261 is a powerful thing that  seems to start well and is easy to work on.