Step up above Stihl MS250?

Did they respond to you?

 

Actually it was 36"
Just messin' with ya Lenny. Im 53 and am not crazy about wielding a big saw for an extended period!

 

Not yet


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They responded. I’m number 3.


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Who here is #1?

 

I'm #1

Oh wait , that's what people tell me with hand signals way too often.

As far as the saw , i am too far away , 8 + hours round trip just not going to happen.

 

Ive got good news, im number two but am not driving 8.5 hours round trip. If i get a call or text ill let seller know.

 

Ethanol gas, e10 anyways, is ok for any semi modern saw. They are designed to be able to run it.

 

Long term storage seems to be the issue with most of the problems that I have run across. I never had a problem with " running " on ethanol fuel ; I do however use non ethanol in the 2 stroke stuff.
Not so concerned about the mower , splitter and other 4 stroke stuff but more concerned about the smaller engines where the passages in the carbs. are so small and being made from aluminum it the ethanol attracts any water there is a chance of corrosion.
Non ethanol is not really available around here unless you buy it in cans or 5 gallon pails so it's not cheap.

 

I've been running ethanol gas for 25+ years. All sorts of 2 stroke and 4 stroke toys, tools, and vehicles. . Only really had an issue in my ski boat with a 351w. The old dirty fuel put on the aluminum fuel tank for the 22 years before I bought it made a yellowy hard film on the nice alloy tank. Well, when I went to using e10 in that boat sometime after I bought it, the spin on fuel filter ( fuel / water separator) would get clogged up as the ethanol changed the yellow varnish from the alloy tank and it would kill the engine due to "no fuel" above idle speed. 2 spin on filters later after a few months and it was all good. Tank was then shiny silver and not yellow and no top speed fuel starvation.

So in reality, the ethanol cleaned my fuel system on the boat.


We used to have carb icing issues in super cold weather while snowmobiling. Never again since e10 was the standard even in rural northwoods Wisconsin. Who needs " heet" when it's already in the gas?

 

First caller bought it.


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Well, we gave it a shot. They got a heck of a deal.
Thanks again to Dakota Hoarder for the lead!
What do you think you'll get Lenny?

 

You guys have got me wanting a MS261 now.
Enablers...


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261 or 362.
Both are pricey. Both are excellent pro saws.
The power to weight ratio is WAY more important to me than the upfront cost.

You're looking at lifting that saw 1500 times per 8 cords x _____years?

 

Bought mine new two Summers ago and have zero regrets. I run it with a 16" bar now but have cut with a 20" bar buried in red oak. You wont be disappointed.
Enablers is such a harsh term. Id like to think of us as encouragers!

 

Cost average that 362.
$750 ÷ 10 years till you retire.
Thats $75 dollars a year. Sell it then and recoup $350. Now youre at $40 per year.
No brainer...$3.30 per month to own that saw?

 

GO TO BED TIM! I've never done the math that way, now you've got me convincing myself I need to go buy a couple more.
Lennyzx11 , I agree with the pro saw route as well. Eight cord per year is nothing to sneeze at. I'd look at 462 type saws as well, a ported 36 series saw will also pull a 20" bar with real authority. I like my XS 036 pro so well that I sent my MS 362 to huskihl for the same treatment. Those saws will do the bulk of the cutting in the woods with a ported 044 on the log deck for straight up bucking. I'll be north of 75 cord this year & I'll usually pick up the 36 series saw first.