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New Toy 241cm

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  1. Kg461

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    20141018_122048.jpg 20141018_122652.jpg 20141018_122236.jpg 20141018_122443.jpg Sold my 026 and got this. It woke up alot with the muffler mods and a sharp chain with rakers lowered alil
     
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    Nice saw Kg! Love the Stihls!
     
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    Nice new saw :saw:
     
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    Nice, you did a good job on the gills.:drool:

    Now go get it dirty its hurting my eyes.:rofl: :lol:
     
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    Squarefile that was my first attempt at gills!! Lol!! Kinda rough aint it!!:rofl: :lol::bug::dremel:
     
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    I hate 1 piece mufflers
     
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    You can heat and un crimp those
     
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    Thanks Mike. Pretty sure I have it opened plenty good but its always nice to be able to take a front cover off and check everything out ever so often
     
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    Nice saw buddy!! Probably sounds great!!

    Is that weight that you posted fully loaded (oil and fuel)? Or dry with just a bar?

    What chain set up are you gonna run? Sticking with Picco? If you do? I know a guy who may be able to help you out? ;) lol
     
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    Sounds really good! Im sticking with the 3/8 picco but I ordered a Stihl 18" bar. I dont like the feel of the small 16"!! Feels like theres nothing there! I had 2 loops of ps made up that will work on the 18" stihl bar and got a 7 and 8 pin picco to try. Probably gonna square file the picco out
     
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    Dex that was almost full of oil and fuel
     
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    If you have a tig welder you can split the seam by grinding it a little on the crimp.
     
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    13 lbs at battle weight is definitely a great advantage that saw has.

    Although, the single bar stud/nut I was never a fan of. But I have not heard any complaints. As long as it's tight, it should be fine. I just like back up devices. I like back up saws, back up heating devices, etc.. :dex:

    Looking forward to how you like it with square filed picco. As for the 8 pin rim? I would probably stick with 7 for the torque. It takes a lot of saw to make an 8 pin even necessary. A lot of saw. Even on my 460 (mean ported monster), in wood that's 20" and over, a 7 pin is king. I've done back to back testing and the faster chain speed of the 8 doesn't make up for the torque gain with the 7.
     
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    The 241 is a 6 pin spur sprocket stock. It could easily handle a 7 pin for limbing duty.

    Nice saw Kg461. One of my favorites!
     
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    Nice saw! She's sure a beaut! :thumbs:
     
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    Nice saw Kg, I just picked up it's twin Thursday, hope to feed it something today before I ware it out admiring it :D
     
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    I keep my saws looking good and in top shape. I just cut firewood with them for home and see no sense in throwing them down or in the back of my truck to roll around. I like to admire them practically lookin new everytime I open my shop!! Lol! I may would feel differently if I made a living with them and rotated them pretty often?
     
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