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    Woodrat1276

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    Well after much going back and forth. I finally made up my mind on my next saw.

    It was between the ms 441 cm and the ms 461

    Without boring you with the details as to why. I chose the ms 441 cm Ill be going to dealer tomorrow. I hope this m-tronic stuff is what everyone says it is lol
     
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    I'm sure it will treat you well! Will be a fun day! Only bad things I'm hearing about this saw is the relative difficulty to work on them - but I haven't had a chance to see for myself. Cheers!
     
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    No current saws in your sig line so I'm just going to prepare you for the big smile it will put on your face:saw::D

    and we're gonna need pics of this firewood slaying beast
     
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    Congrats! :thumbs: Heard a lot of good things about that saw. Will be expecting those pictures...:ithappened:
     
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    Pics I thought that was a rule for belonging here lol. You guys will see before my wife will lol
     
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    I think you'll likey! :popcorn:
     
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    Great choice, MS441C...70cc's of pure pleasure :D
     
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    441 is a great saw.

    You can't go wrong with either saw.

    Congrats.

    Looking forward to pics!!! :dex:
     
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    M-tronic is the bomb:dex:.. oh and.... we need pics! :banana:Chain saw porn is the best, especially with German models!:D

    ~Nathan
     
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    If you get the 20"..pick up a 28" fer da big stuff...that saw runs a 28" jusssss fine:D
     
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    They are all true...
     
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    They are a super pain. You heard correctly. One of my least favorite saws to port. Lol. But on the same hand. The reason there hard to tear down is because of the excellent anti vibe.
     
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    Well here she is. The wife isnt home so she wont know I had it in the kitchen. It has no fuel or oil in it anyways

    I opted for the 25 inch bar and 20 inch bar. If I have to cut any tree bigger than what the 25 will do Im not messing with it

    General impression so far is pretty good a lot different than the two 291's I have are

    This one will get your goats I dont plan on firing it up for about two more weeks maybe longer lol Im cutting all the smaller wood first then I will break this one out. I will break it in on some of the snaller stuff first until I get it broke in and used to it before I move on to the bigger trees

    Im going to use the stihl silver bottle mix. They say you get two more years warranty if you do. Supposed to make saws run better too. Ill guess I will find out when I run some through the old saws and see if it really does
     
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    Very nice!
     
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    Nice & shiney!
     
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    Sweet machine.rat
     
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    I have a 290...almost brand new...havent fired ot in almost a year...ever since i got the 441
     
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    Not going to use it for 2 weeks?!?! Screw that! Fire it up and let 'er eat!

    Nice saw, I have one too. Doesn't get used either but it does look good on the shelf.
     
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    Let the beast out to play.
     
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