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Your first 4 picks left me unimpressed but I heartily applaud the utica fence menders which I used for 20 years for a million things from HH maintenance to repairing my 1971 Fiat 850 accelerator cable. Lost them after leaving them in the engine compartment one day but now I'm gonna buy me another! What a great tool.(Still use my SK 3/8" ratchet too!) Thanks.
I don’t do firewood or anything like that, but I need a pro saw to tackle downed trees around my farm and the farm and ranch saws just don’t perform for me. I bought a 550xp MK2 a couple years ago and it’s been awesome. Seen some hard use but it’s help up very well with zero issues.
I just bought the Kioti CS2220 with a backhoe. I love my tractor. It is by far one of your best value for dollar purchases. Updated and plenty of power. I'm very pleased and would recommend it to anybody in the market for a tractor.
This and your previous 2 tests are definitely consistent with the hp & tq these saws actually make. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Both are rated at 4.0HP, but the Husky is underrated. A well known porter in MI has a dyno he tests his builds, and he did a 50cc saw comparo, all stock. 2 of the saws were a 261c and 550XP Mark 2. The dyno graphs for these two start at 8:36. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IPB25bx3zas.html
Just bought a Kioti CK2620. Loader, backhoe. I couldn't be happier. Unbelievable power for a 25 horsepower. Build stout as hell compared to the competition. I did so much research and visited so many dealerships. Massey, Deere, Kubota, New Holland. Lifting capacity was much more. The build of the tractor is what really sold me. The axles, the thickness of steel, the grease fittings in proper location. The valve stem protectors. I could go on and on.
How old is your MS261 and do you have the original spec sheet to check? There was a change (~2yr ago in UK) and the engine power was increased from 2.8kW to 3.0kW without a change in model designation. I'm wondering if this may be relevant.
Echo saws are without a doubt the best bang for the buck. There is many saw guys that have put them all to the test and echo comes out on top. Echo is made in Japan, every one knows that the best stuff is Japanese. Stihl is German like a Mercedes, husqvarna is Swedish like a Volvo, and echo is Japanese the Lexus of the group.
I run 2 saws. Stihl MS 251C for my small saw and a Stihl MS 362 C-M. The small saw is around 40cc and 59cc for the big one. 18" bar on the small saw. Big saw came with a 25" bar but I rarely use this bar but it's nice to have. I mostly run a 20" on the 362. Also running yellow link chains and packing the 2 in 1 chain files.
Guys save yourself a headache and buy a stihl ms 261 or husqvarna 555 for limbing and some bucking , and buy a stihl 500i or hisqvarna 572 for everything else !!!
Thanks for the review ! I Upgraded yesterday to the MS180c from my 30 year old Stihl 028. This a perfect saw for limbing, small trees, etc. I wouldn't go into the firewood business with it but for light duty work it's perfect ! Love the easy start and the easy chain tensioning system. Perfect saw and features for what I do.
I had one of these and 2 stihl 362's at the DNR. I preferred this one because it was lighter, smaller, and could still get the jobs done. I also ran it over once, snapped the black handle, but it still worked... lol
One VERY important point - release the CHAINBREAK before removing clutch cover - you will need to reset the chainbreak if you dont. I just bought my first chainsaw 550 xp and followed your video to install bar and chain, didnt release chainbreak and was sweating chickens as nothing would go back together, but good video otherwise.
I bought this saw about a month ago. Only issue I have with the m tronic so far is if you don't let it go to idle before shutting it off, or you're cutting and run out of fuel in the cut with rpms high, the m tronic will be shut off basically and saw doesn't start as easy again
I went to stihl because huskvon deals are fat and few from the house other than the bigger box stors I don't want to drive an hour or more to get to 1 or I might of went that way
I think something to consider is where these two saws make their max torque within the rpm range, Husky saws do cut fast when cutting cookies. I love Stihl saws but I do see the newer Husky saws produce max torque at a somewhat lower rpm than some of the newer Stihl saws. For this reason I think that is why you tend to see the smaller Husky saws cutting faster when loaded down on a decent size log. But all this said, performance isnt always everything, that 261 weighs a pound less than that Husky so over a days time you might find the Stihl wears you out less??
