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If your testosterone count gets over 200 you can borrow my Stihl 088!When I find my rifles fail as a substitute for my lack of testosterone and inadequate penis I fire up my Stihl MS440 Magnum and immediatly sprout a tactical beard and become a hirsute NFL lineman
If your testosterone count gets over 200 you can borrow my Stihl 088!
i wouldn't get your hopes with the new 201T. they suck. they get the job done, but they just don't have the balls. you can muscle a 200T and it takes it like a champ. the 201T just doesn't cut it. literally. it seems like stihl mishmashed the 192T and the 200T and the result was the 201T.
i would look for a decent 200T. i have been told by the older guys that the 020t was better than the 200T. i never used an 020, and i think the 200T is the cats meow.
I think the 192T was the one my dealer recommended as a replacement to the 011. Haven't been off work to go check one out in person.
Hey guys I'm looking to purchase a new chainsaw hopefully soon and was wondering a good brand and why you would recomend it. I only use a saw occasionally but I want a good one, I'm tired of junk. I'm considering husqvarna, stihl, or johnsteer (spelling?) in a 16"-20" for clearing shooting lanes, removing brush, cutting trees for firewood, just general purpose occasional use. If you had one saw what would it be?
Stihl finally admitted the 201 is a dog. They now offer a patch/update kit to get it closer to where it should be. The current productions 201s should be a lot better than older production.
I hear saws made after May 2014 will have the upgrade. Still not as good as a 200 but it is better. Best bet is find a saw builder/modifier and send it off to them for a work over.
Kit is $138 and PN: 1145-007-1802.
I've got to ask. What kind of experience do you have with chainsaws? Using a stihl demo saw to cut drunks from wrecked cars?
I have and like both stihl and Husqvarna. I'm not sure about the newer model numbers, but the older husq's that are professional saws started w/ a 3 (ie 365, 394) and are better saws.
stay away from the 361.
I'm going to assume you have never ran a MS361 or the one you ran wasn't tuned right. The 361 was the 2nd best Stihl ever made, next to the 044/440. For the power to weight ratio, the 361 can't be beat. With a simple muffler mod and tune, it would serve most firewood cutters very well.
the 361 i used was a buddies saw. it was complete ass. the 362 was a different buddies saw, which i was more impressed with than the 361.
i prefer the 660 with a 25" bar.
if you are a "pro" firewood cutter, that is fine. when you spend 8-10 hours a day, 60-80' from the ground hanging in a tree from a rope, then we'll talk.
The 440's have been replaced by the 441's; however, many just go with a 461 if given a choice between these as you get more saw for the same weight.
I have a little stihl that's made for climbers that's a neat little saw. I don't remember the model (it looks like the old .09); has the handle on top of the saw for easy one hand use. Great little saw for trimming fence line or trails. Light enough to comfortable carry over the shoulder with a rope tied as a sling. It still has the original 'safety chain' but needs replacing after discovering an 8" spick in some landscape timbers...
a guy that works for me (dave) bought 2 066s from a douche bag i used to work for. i didn't know this until after the transaction took place. he came in the next day, "hey, did you work for harry l**** a few years ago? i bought 2 066s from him yesterday". the old 066s are twice the saws the new 660s are.
i never had a problem ripping a 660 all day. i'm talking 8am til 6-7pm. lots of times that was in a tree, sometimes times it was on the ground. had a 660 with a 32" bar up a tree who knows how many 100s of hours. i prefer to use the power and bar length of a big saw to the same bar length and lesser power of a small saw; ie. 460 with a 25" bar compared to a 660 with a 25" bar. new guys think the 660 weighs alot. i tell them take it 60' up and see how heavy it gets! haha.
on a side note, i don't climb anymore. after back surgery last year, i gave up the spikes. i let dave do it now, i have no other choice.
Regardless of the saw, run it hard the first year on petrol oil, and then switch it over to Redline synthetic or AMSOIL.
I was actually out of oil and had a small amount of work to do, straight gas, ran like a champ, then mixed upa new batch when my AMSOIL dealer got me oil.
I've seen bathtub race boats do that as well, Redline or AMSOIL.
Oil matters....
cool.
now, just keep it outta the dirt!
oh yeah, be careful too!
EDIT:
just out of curiosity, why did you go with what you did?
Well, I ended up getting a stihl ms291 (farm and ranch/mid grade) and I couldn't be happier.
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