Is this stihl model any good?

No.
Even if you get rid of all the gas and oil smell it can only be in checked luggage.
I guess they figure you could run it on vodka in a pinch.
Or bash the pilot's door down with it.

 

Thanks everyone for your replies. I will locate a Makita dealer and see what’s available at what price and take some photos and specs. If I can find an echo dealer I’ll do the same. There is absolutely no used market here either I’ve had the wife go through the classifieds online and nothing is for sale. I’m in no big rush to buy as the logs are going nowhere because I ain’t moving them again!

 

This week I’ll take some photos of the pathetic stacks people have around here LOL! Nothing like the stuff on here or what I envision mine will look like. The area I live in Nagano is surrounded by mountains but everything is steep so probably not economical or practical to log. Actually I think Japan is 70% uninhabited mountains so the concreted dense cities are actually not a real impression of the place you get on tv. I don’t have a work area yet just logs stacked up at the back of the house. My wood was an opportunist thing not planned (free wood) so I’m very disorganized at the moment.

 

What is the blue equipment in back ground of your 2nd picture?

 

Japanman , take a closer look at the counter protector mat from your first post.

Here's a zoom in I screen shot for you.

It looks like they sell Makita saws where you snapped the pic of the ms250.

 

Nice catch GrJfer and Horkn

 

Is that for your wife or boyfriend ?

 

Haha didn’t realize this. There were no Makitas on the shelves though. I’ll get the wife to call.

 

Is this what you are trying say?

 

This is the chainsaw shop I went to. It’s a Stihl specialist dealer. There were a couple of Honda snowploughs and tillers on the showroom floor as well.

 

I smell a troll...

 

I'd never consider a saw with a tool less tensioner. But that's me.

 

Not to clutter up this thread, but I would be looking at Echo really hard. As has been said, milling takes power/cc's. Echo is a Japanese company & makes some high quality saws & equipment. Great bang for the buck, at least here. I'm a Stihl guy btw, but have run some very impressive Echo saws & like them. With milling it's pretty much as big as you can get/afford.

 

You’re gonna have some fun, this was some good banter about saws, actually more fun than I’ve seen. I’m not very savvy when listening to engine mods and all that. But getting into a discussion where even Stihl is getting beat out by a staunch competitor, that’s a good one. And I’m a Stihl owner!

 

Good eye

 

He’ll be gone in a couple days.

 

Thanks again for the replies. I doubt I’ll have time this week to venture out as I’ve got a lot to do this week. Everything takes a little longer when you aren’t in your own country and know where to find and solve everything that needs to be done living day to day.

 

I cant imagine. Best of luck and let us know how you make out!

 

If you really want to have fun, find an Echo CS-1201.

 

That's the big echo that doesn't have the chain brake, right? Can you even get that in the US ? I think not because of the lack of a chain brake. Things may be different in Japan though..