Stihl MS461 getting nearer - unofficially...

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Found this altho it doesn't appear on stihl website usa / germany etc...

 

Stihl MS461

 

Details zur Stihl MS 461 und MS 150 • Motorsägen-Portal

 

it's put on weight

[liamjordan]

ah man that sucks, really really do want a 460, wish i had the money for one!

[Ironbark]

Fear not. From what I've heard the new one won't let you down and apart from a few parts it's the same as the 460 which is a good thing.

[wisewood]

Found this altho it doesn't appear on stihl website usa / germany etc...

 

Stihl MS461

 

Details zur Stihl MS 461 und MS 150 • Motorsägen-Portal

 

it's put on weight

 

That ms 150 looks very interesting. The back handle looks like a great carving saw, any one heard any more about them? When are they out, How much?

[Daniël Bos]

The ms150 is on the Dutch stihl website, with an rrp of €444.- which equates roughly to an FR Jones price of £300-ish.

On paper it does look like it would appeal to carvers but only has 1.0Kw, half the power of a half-decent electric saw.

The vibes are listed as 4.9m/s both front and rear which I thought was mad high for such a little saw.

[WoodED]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA-xWwrOHnw]Stihl 461 - YouTube[/ame]

[normandylumberjack]

wonder what the 661 will be like? 461 looks ok from the pics, not a fan of the new style all in one filter cover screw down lid design like the 261/362.

[jnoon]

wonder what the 661 will be like? 461 looks ok from the pics, not a fan of the new style all in one filter cover screw down lid design like the 261/362.

 

I had my heart on a 660 but may & wait and see what the 661 is like!!

[N1ck]

Went into my local Stihl dealer today to try and buy an MS460 to be told that they had sold all their old stock. I looked and a couple of the on-line retailers are still showing them for sale but as I have a good relationship with my local dealer and as they were £50 cheaper than the best on-line price I came away with a shiny new MS461. I just hope its as good as the old 460.

 

Is anyone else out there using a 461? If so what do you think of it?

 

Cheers, Nick

[kinney logging]

i was looking at a 461 today looks like a good saw dont know what one to get the 461 or a 372