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This CAD thing is getting rediculous. Brand new MS441C-M

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    MasterMech The Mechanical Moderator

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    With the traumatizing loss of BOTH of my MS460's this week, (I hope the new owners are going to be thrilled with them!) I had to do something to ease the pain! That, and I need to cut this weekend!

    Up to 2 M-Tronics now.....

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    That's soon-to-be Certified106's 460 behind the 441. Maybe one day this spring these saws will see each other once again!

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    Powerhead weights (dry) are too close to call really.

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    Pretty healthy considering it has 0 tanks of fuel through it.

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    Holy cow there is a lot going on here!

    Short vid of the linkage. (Video will be live at aprox 10:30 EDT, be patient!)



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    This is how Stihl is countering Husky's Air Injection. The black duct on the right leads into the airbox. Should keep the filter clean a LOT longer than a 044/046/MS440/460 did.

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    You guys all tear down a brand new saw before you run it too right guys? Right? o_O :whistle:
     
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    Things are pretty tight with the shroud on.

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    Ready to rock this weekend!
     
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    New saws cost too much, I will stick with my $130 pawn shop 460. Nice looking saw though.
     
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    MasterMech The Mechanical Moderator

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    I agree Guido, they are pricey but I do OK at the dealer. :smoke: I can always build a few more good used saws to fund my habit too. :thumbs:
     
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    That's a beautiful new baby there MM, I'm sure you are going to love it. We want to see it tackle that big oak round soon!

    Now I would hardly consider 6 saws a case of CAD .................... that's just a normal healthy inventory!
     
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    MasterMech The Mechanical Moderator

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    I almost bought a 576XP just so Mike would be wrong. :rofl: :lol:
     
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    Looking sweet and thanks for the 460, really anxious to fire it up
     
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    It's 10:31 wheres the video?..............................:popcorn:
     
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    MM you must have to cut lots of fire wood & some real big stuff.

    Square chisel chain ?
     
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    The MS441C is my favorite Stihl at this time......
     
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    Running regular old 33RS on there. Full-comp, Round filed, full chisel.

    And yeah, I seem to get the big ones fairly often these days.
     
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    Just try'n to help you
    justify the new $900 acquisition :)

    Would be a little heavy for me to swing it around all day,
    but sure would be fun to try. But a big tree here is 20".

    25" ?
     
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    I have and intend to run both a 20" ES wide-nose bar on it and the 28" ES Light it's wearing in the pics.

    I'm feeling well armed now with the MS261 and the MS441 (50/70cc) in the stable. Still looking to acquire a "big gun", possibly in the spring.
     
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    Why is that Randy? Most seem to drool over the 461 rather than the 441. I never ran the original version of the 441 but I've read elsewhere ;) that there is quite a noticeable difference between the original and mtronic versions.
     
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    Nice new toy, we need to organize a gtg so I can try that puppy out, let's see that thing in some wood.
     
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    :thumbs: Now you need a few more. Or at least a 90 cc monster!:D

    Congrats bro


    (Boy that's a lot goin on with that linkage!)
     
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    Very nice! Congrats on the 441, can't wait hear the report on how you like it. See it wasn't that bad parting with a 460 when you ended up with that ;)
     
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    Having a G2G in the spring in OH in you can make it
     
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    Ironworker, you can ride out with me..... :D.
     
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    Several reasons. That they have spring AV is number one for me. They are stratified, so they will use less fuel, and have less hydrocarbons in the exhaust. The M-Tronic system is flawless 99% of the time. They are insanely strong when ported properly.

    You will hear people say they are hard to work on, but after taking several apart, they aren't bad at all.
     
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