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New top handle (and rear version) in the mix The new STIHL MS 193 T chain saw | STIHL

MS200's are the tool, 201 would be the thing now.

460 magnum with heated handles

Whole lot of love for the 361

Not sure about Stilh's but I run plenty of Stihl's and they're all fine. What models are you having problems with? All saw manufactures make pants saws eg any top handle by husky, MS261 early MS201's. Do your research first and choose saws with a good reputation.

PPE Chainsaw class (eg 1, 2 etc) only correlates to the level of protection they offer and nothing says you should wear class whatever to match the chainspeed your saw runs at. I run saws at up to 35m/s and there are no Classes of PPE that match that. Correct and safe technique acquired from appropriate and adequate training and experience is what will keep you safe, PPE is the last line and even then will only reduce the consequences of an accident not eliminate the risk entirely.

There isn't any resistant trees, that is what they've found on the continent. All trees are infected and just have different levels of disease tolerance. Yes I agree it's underestimmated by many.

We're still in the lag phase but once inoculum levels build up it'll be everywhere fast. Nothing is resistant, regen won't survive and long term health of even tolerant trees is on the decline.

MS241 044Magnum and MS661

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MS361, MS461 & MS661

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MS241, MS461 & MS661

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MS361, 044Magnum & MS661

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MS241, MS361 & MS461

No it's no good I can't decide . .. ..

What trailer is that? How do you get on with steep bits and mud with no drive on the trailer, is the wee tractor man enough?

1996 Stihl 036 - What a saw.

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Do you take cash?

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Don't want any more falling out

 

Most people are idiots I reckon. Average UK IQ had plummeted since 1950's.

Given all the reforms we keep getting told about I don't understand why we don't go back to way we did education 40 years ago, seemed to work well and be ahead of rest of world.

 

I've had graduates join company and their standard of basic English is shocking, the foreigners we deal with can speak and write English better as their second or third language.

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My Spud ported 372XP ( pre Xtorque ) is king of the 70cc saws !

Ah ok, I was talking currently retailing and none tweaked . . . but I have a fettled 044 Magnum that'd see your husky!

MS461 is the King in the 70-80cc class, 20 or 25" bars . . . or 15" for sh!ts and giggles:thumbup:

Sounds sensible to me.

 

There's a lot more choice on the smaller trailers now than there ever used to be.

 

Our Kubota lacked a bit of hydraulic speed but it was really surprising where it would wiggle it's way into or pull it's way through, even loaded.

Also what tractor trailer combo were you running? Cheers:thumbup1:

Having run, operated, maintained and owned fair bit of the smaller scale kit, and this is my most sensible bit of advice on the subject, buy a 4x4 tractor ~(or big alpine) and smallish forwarding trailer

What size trailer were you running and tractor HP? Been thinking for a while about a similar set up, either 3 or 5 ton Riko COT or quite like the look of the 5 ton Kranman with steering drawbar.

Picked up a lot of saws over the years, put a lot of them straight back down too:lol:

 

The mid-sized stihls will be better than they were thirty years back, but my thoughts are if you're using a saw all day, it needs to be light, or have the best weight/power ratio possible.

 

I'm not particularly partisan to one manufacturer, they're all better than they were and a lot of it, is what you are used to.

It's academic now anyway as they've replaced it with the MS362, which is no comparison to the 361 or a 560xpg for that matter!

Hi just wanting peoples opinion on which saw would be best for felling, i am thinking Stihl 441 or 044 and 20 inch bar? Sound about right? Thanks.

461 not 441 . . . but if you can find a good second hand 44 Magnum then that'd do too!

I got told, when I started thirty yrs back, Stihls for climbing and big saws, husky's for everything else.

You've obviously never picked up a MS361 then!?

The inside of the cab is something else!

If there are no such things as 1m3 dumpy bag, how come you got one?

That idiot Lyncombe Climber.

what happens to chain speed on saws like this ? my c/saw strides and boots are rated 20m/s are they still within regulation with a ported saw ?

Crazy saw btw

Most saws run much faster chain speeds than PPE is tested and rated to - it's a fallacy that PPE will protect against a saw whatever. I have a factory spec Stihl 361 running a chain & sprocket combination stated in the manual as an option and that's turning over 35m/s.