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 16 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.

[Bob_z_l]

Love my 261C -2015-  Mine has a 16" bar and I've never felt the need for more.

 

Heavy on fuel? I wouldn't say so. 2 tanks to every one of oil.

Certainly not as juicy as the 881 on a mill. Drinks like Olly Reed

 

P.s. mines ported (2021) and that has made no real change to thee fuel or bar choice. 

[Tree monkey 1682]

Never been keen fan of them, I'm greatful my 241cm got stolen..although a pro saw was very heavy for a 40cc saw and the 260/261cm wasn't much better 

[Muddy42]

35 minutes ago, Tree monkey 1682 said:

Never been keen fan of them, I'm greatful my 241cm got stolen..although a pro saw was very heavy for a 40cc saw and the 260/261cm wasn't much better 

 

Its interesting how people's opinions vary.  What's your 'go to' saw now and why?

 

[Tree monkey 1682]

Oh dear you'll 😃, if it really have to ...for me id rather have a quick cutter over grunt , also depends if u want a forestry saw or more geared for tree work and dismantling. One size doesn't fit all,also recently tried other saws including an echo 4310 (i think) wasn't impressed with that .

I feel husqvarna have lost their way now were on the 5 series and seems to be teething faults with certain models.

I'm not tied to any one brand with saws and one might be good another might be crap .

But the saws I'm currently running arent available anymore , 

All my stihl are gone ,all of the husqvarna are gone .

I'm now running older none electrics echo , but compared to today's saws there ok.

And efco /oleo mac ...old school series before everything got farmed out.

Efco 156 is my equivilent to the 261, and efco 4100sp  /4400 for the 241 ...gave fecking horrid back ache from that .

But the efco and oleo mac last series were like the husqi 2/3 series ...I'm hoping ive enough till i retire