Help me decide

I figured you would be impressed with it or the 550 over the 311 you already have.

 

2 ish pound difference is huge, especially if balanced well. This one seems balanced well.

 

Definitely a big difference. My brother in law has a 311. I'll just say Id bet he would appreciate a 50cc professional saw over what he has. I've ran his. I'm not impressed.

 

Yeah , it is a nice enough saw but definitely a big difference. Maybe I am getting old and weary but the lighter saws are definitely get picked up more of late

 

Im sure that trend will continue. Lol

 

A good 50cc saw is very versatile.... I've been running my ms261 the last two days trimming logs at the mill, it's just a sweet machine!

 

There is another potential benefit to your purchase. I assume it's Mtronic? They were offering manual carb versions recently. Anyway, you can buy and replace the Mtronic solenoid yourself and do a reset and go about your business.

On a Husqvarna the autotune carb is non serviceable so you need to buy a new complete carburetor / solenoid and it has to be hooked to computer to get it to function. I had forgotten about this until a Richard Flagg vid popped up on YouTube last night about this very thing. He had two 5 series saws on his bench. One had over 200 hours and the other had 4. Both needed new carbs and to be plugged in to fix.

 

You are making me want one...

 

You ain't got a 261????
What's wrong with you man....lol

 

Ya know....XS ported 241 here. Little 12.3 pound ready to cut animal.

 

That probably cuts as good or better than a stock 261....

 

I haven't ran a stock 261, any 261 for that matter but I'm betting its close. And it's 2.5 pounds lighter than my buddy's 261. Both fully fueled and 16" bars. I do have a stihl light bar on mine which is good for the .5 pounds +/-.

 

Those are some awesome rounds!!!

 

In my opinion those are not 50cc rounds, just saying.

 

they were yesterday! Don’t think she is gonna let me turn around and buy another saw just yet !

 

My father heated our house fir 20 years using a Stihl 031AV and a 16" hard nose bar. He cut down big trees somehow. Lol

 

Great choice. When i bought my 261 my MS290 (56cc) eventually became a shelf queen and later got sold. I later converted to the Mtronic version. What bar length did you get?

 

Have you run yours yet? Says "still shiny but not for long" on your sig line.

 

Your 311 will see a lot less use now. If i were to venture a guess i see you selling it and getting another pro saw in the future. When i joined FHC my 460 was my only pro model saw and now i own eight of them. Is there such a thing as CAD...heck yeah. Enjoy it and cut safe!

 

Congrats happy