Ms261 or 346xp

[MattyF]

I have never heard of a 261 being reliable but then also I would not bother with any small 50cc saw any way ..560 15" could be happy all day with that combo.

[Gus McWilliam]

My 261 is reliable.

[timtree81]

Can you still get a 346 new then guys ? My uncle is a husky dealer and sold me the last one a month ago and said that's it no more 346 left anywhere

[WoodED]

My 261 is reliable.

 

our 2 aint

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

mine (261) was (reliable). But it didn't haul ass like a dolly 5105 does...

[WoodED]

mine (261) was (reliable). But it didn't haul ass like a dolly 5105 does...

 

i like the blue shade.

[Chris Sheppard]

mine (261) was (reliable). But it didn't haul ass like a 550 does...

 

Corrected that for you, Jon

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

i like the blue shade.

 

Yeah well I got a new blue dcs 5031 aswell now - will be posting pics and vids.

 

And surprise surprise, the dolly is the pokier saw. Told you so

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Corrected that for you, Jon

 

I tried a 550 for the first time the other day and reckoned that it is deffo the more flickable saw but didn't come up any lighter than the dolly and most certainly didn't outgun it in the cutting stakes. Sorry

note to the world: ignore the specs on paper!

[Chris Sheppard]

I tried a 550 for the first time the other day and reckoned that it is deffo the more flickable saw but didn't come up any lighter than the dolly and most certainly didn't outgun it in the cutting stakes. Sorry

note to the world: ignore the specs on paper!

 

Doesn't the 550 feel very 242ish when snedding?

 

I'd really like to see a vid of the little dolmar - if they are getting that sort of torque out of a small conventional (non AT) engine then I'm intrigued

 

What I like about the 550 is that it flies along snedding but rips through the back cut for such a small saw - almost like the lovechild of a 242 and 357- something the 346 IMO didn't do