I came across a 181SE You Suck deal and a Cyber Monday deal. The 288 is going to be a 288 and the 181 will get some love.
My ms271, dropped down to a 16” bar for cheapness. When i bought it I didn’t have my big 100cc homelite, so it made sense to have a 20” bar for a ‘do everything’ saw. Still have the 20” bar and 4 chains if i want/need to go back.
Top to bottom 390/36" bar at 24.6 lbs , 562 /24" bar at 19.1 lbs , MS 170/ 16" bar at 11.3 lbs ,and MSA /12"bar at 11.3 lbs .