Stihl MS251
Husky 445
Dolmar 421
Mods here are shit
Some other saw
We've personally tested what happens when the blade nut comes off a trimmer and it's not nearly as dramatic as you think. By the time the nut has come lose, there is no longer friction to drive the blade, the blade basically just comes to a stop LONG before the nut can come off. Also, because of the thread direction it's virtually impossible for the nut to walk off.
Anyway... back to chainsaws. I carry my MS241 on in a scabbard on the back of my snowmobile. It's gotten a lot of use this winter due to spruce bark beetles killing all the spruce in my area. Lots of blow down. I broke the strap holding it in the scabbard and ejected it somewhere on the trail. I back tracked over 20 miles looking for it, but was running out of gas. Luckily there was a dog sled race going on at the same time and one of the mushers picked it up. The race marshal got a hold of me and said they had it after I let them know it was missing a couple hours before. There are good people in this world and I hooked up the musher with a $100 gift card.
Yes getting back to chainsaws, is the Echo 501p worthy? Looked at one yesterday engine is in the 50cc range and it is much less $$$ than a Stihl MS261. Is the old saying ya get what ya pay for appropriate here
I finally broke down and bought a reconditioned Milwaukee M18 Fuel chainsaw. At $199 and me owning 15 or 20 batteries that'll fit it, I figured I really should go ahead. My experiences with saws with .043 chains is that you constantly fight chain stretch, but we'll see...once I wear out the Oregon one it came with, maybe I'll get one made up with some Stihl yellow-label if they make it in .043 and if the saw seems worth using.
I'll report back whenever I actually use it, which could be a month or could be a year.
Needed a saw to prune some limbs around the yard and do some clean up at the hunting property. Ive always been and axe, lopper, and bow saw guy. Picked up a Stihl 250 today based upon the recommendations of the dealer for my occasional use. Looking forward to trying it out this weekend. Had to hunt around to find one as they seem in high demand and low supply!
I’ve been lusting after one of these since they came out. Same as you, tons of batteries already on hand. I missed a Black Friday deal on them last year. Where’d you get your reconditioned?
I’m anxious to hear your experience with it. In my case I’d be coming from a corded electric POS that i basically use once a year to cut up Xmas trees,haha. But I have an old cedar playground that’s rotting and needs to (a) come down and (f) be choooed up into burning wood for next season...
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Definitely more power then my old Husky. Hopefully it will cover my needs. 501p/18"
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