Ms260 finally dead

[cordwood]

As above my 260 has finally died, what would be the recommendations to replace it with? Haven't heard anything good about the 261, would like to stick with stihl as my 560 has been nothing but bother.

[carlos]

hats off to you managing to kill a 260 !!

the new work 261 has been a pig with its needle bearing problem so id avoid.

the echos are mean to be good but iam yet to try one properly.

i think on certain french websites the husky 346xp is still available, ace saw imo although ordering from abroad may not suit.

let us know what you get .

carl

[spudulike]

Fix the MS260, not a bad saw although I prefer the 346XP!

[TGB]

Less power but less weight too, the MS241 is a snedding and small fell weapon and excellent firewood saw. If you'll come to the full-on orange, the 550XP would be a comparable changeover. Or the Echo CS-450 or CS-550 or maybe even the CS-501.

 

When you say "dead", you sure it's not fixable at a reasonable dealer cost. And if the price is too high at the dealer, perhaps it's time for a DIY rebuild.

Edited October 12, 2016 by TGB

[markieg31]

We have got a 241 running a 14 inch bar and it is a great saw, no trouble what so ever, if the 261 was the same but bigger i would give up my 550xp!

 

It is my wife's saw but i have been using it recently as it is so light and really packs a punch for a small saw!

[Dinosaw]

What do you mean by died? I need a crankshaft that's OK as an 026 I have at the moment has has the thread snapped off by an over enthusiastic tightener!

[stihlmadasever]

Older 261's are great,no needle bearing issues.

[dan494]

Older 261's are great,no needle bearing issues.

 

 

I had a 2011 one with no probs, have the new ones not got different innards now?

 

 

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[cordwood]

What do you mean by died? I need a crankshaft that's OK as an 026 I have at the moment has has the thread snapped off by an over enthusiastic tightener!

 

It's been repaired but not very successfully, continually cutting out bits I think have been replaced off of a different saw air filter no longer stays on av mounts coming loose choke switch not making contact etc. Maybe died was a bit strong but not sure if it's worth getting it into a dealer to get it back up and running properly.