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Mine has been run on 50:1 Aspen as long as anyone remembers. The change in recommended mix ratios since around 1970 mainly has been caused by better oils - and the 621 cylinders are Mahle ones with Nikasil plating.
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Yes, at least the .325 semi chisels that I have tried!
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A borrowed picture, you see that the picco rims say P-7 and P-8 on them, and have a larger diameter than regular 3/8" rims:
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Have you tried Ebay?
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Definately a pure scam/fake, not even a copy of a MS650! No more pictures needed.
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I agree - however I don't know if the laminated Sugis are lighter and/or better. Does anyone know for sure?
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OEM is of course best, but it doesn't really matter unless you first find and fix the reason that the first two ones failed. It doesn't "just happen", there always is a specific reason! Streight gas, bad gas (usually old mix or wrong/too little oil), lean carb setting and air leak are the most common ones.....
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Dealers are humans - don't expect them to always be as helpful to someone that bought the saw over the internet, as to someone that bought it locally.
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There actually are many more differenses, too many to list. You are right that most 621s have 4 rows of holes on the starter cover, but the earliest ones have only 3, like the model 62 (or most of those).
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Thanks! Than indicates some years later than the 1973 that was suggested, as far as I know (but there was no "code" in the numbers back then).
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Just out of curiosity, what is the serial number?
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At least it is a 621, and likely not older than 1973 (chain break became an option that year). No, it couldn't.
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If that tongue is the same as the tab I am thinking of - I believe its only purpose was to keep the (plastic) covers from vibrating apart? Clutch covers for the 254 and the 262 should interchange.
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Aftermarket parts usually have sub-standard quality - but each to their own.....
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That is not a concern regarding the 262xp, as it had a plastic one from the beginning (1989). What did change, is that the clutch cover was magnesium from about 1997, while it was plastic on earlier saws. A quite common mistake is to assume that the 262 belongs to the same "family" as the 162, 61, 266, 272 etc. That assumption is not correct - it actually belongs to the smaller and lighter 154-family.
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It hardly is a surprice that you can't always trust Ebay ads. One of the issues is that the sellers doesn't always know the ID of the parts they sell well enough....
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Where on the driver is the "3"? If it is on the drive tang it means that the gauge is 1.3mm (.050").
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Yes - just not the most exiting choise, and not light weight (which is just as well with a bar that short on a 372xp).
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Yes.
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Provided the limiters are removed, yes. Be aware that is just the starting point, fine tuning still remains!
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Yes, but not the newest version.
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Obviously - I fail to see the reason for the question?
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In those cases the Stihl saws are much lower quality than the Husky saws you compare them to - "homeowner" class with plastic case etc. vs. semi pro. The 271 also is large, heavy and clumcy compared to the 545. MS 271 vs. Husky 450, and MS 291 vs. Husky 455 would be a more relevant comparison. There simply are no Stihl counterparts to the 545 and the 555. In that case the Stihl is large, heavy and clumcy in comparison - both are pro saws though.
