Ms460 vs ms461

[mcleish17]

Hi all,

I am looking to buy my first big chainsaw.

I was set on getting the MS460 from the Arb Show in June but now the Stihl 2013 catalogue is out I have discovered that the MS460 is being discontinued and being replaced by the MS461.

 

So my question is do i buy the MS460 now or wait until the summer as planned and settle for the MS461?

 

Does anyone have experience with the new MS461 is it better or worse because as stihl have shown before with the 201t, a newer model does not always mean a better model!

 

Please help me!

[WorcsWuss]

460 is an awesome saw and a classic.

If you buy one you won't be disappointed.

If you don't you could well be....

I would buy the 460 while you still can...

[alex_m]

I don't think stihl would dare bring out a bad ms461 - surely they have learnt from the 201t balls up?!

It's supposed to be just as good/better at cutting, and with much better anti vibes (the only downside of the ms460), according to the american forums...

 

Can you do without a big saw for 6months+ is the question?

 

(the other alternative is getting a 576xp or 372xp)

[Gareth Dalzell]

I don't think stihl would dare bring out a bad ms461 - surely they have learnt from the 201t balls up?!

It's supposed to be just as good/better at cutting, and with much better anti vibes (the only downside of the ms460), according to the american forums...

 

Can you do without a big saw for 6months+ is the question?

 

(the other alternative is getting a 576xp or 372xp)

 

Those aren,t vibrations you,re getting from the 460 it,s raw aggression and it,s strong heart beat.

[WorcsWuss]

with much better anti vibes (the only downside of the ms460), according to the american forums...

 

 

This is not a problem for REAL men...

I love my 460. The 461 could well be even better though ....unless all stihl's are now being designed by accountants and europhile environmentalists with a boner for stuffing microchips into everything of course...which seems possible....

[michaelknapp]

the 460 has been around a long time and had all the faults if any sorted out and it is a cracking saw i would personaly buy a 460 its tried and tested

461 will come out and it will take time to iron out teething problems

[Tilio-acerion]

Unlike the ms201 the ms461 isn't a completley new saw, it shares many parts, including cylinder & piston,with the ms460 - it's just had an update; lower vibes,lower fuel consumption etc. Get the 461

[Ben Saxton]

Buy a 460 mate it's an awesome saw!, you wont be dissapointed. Quite a few of the guy's who i work for have bought one after using mine.

[G'day Spruce]

[Eddy_t]

 

Good vid, what were the times, 460 seemed faster, and sounded better, video was made much better by the presence of the husqy guide bar