New Sawmill Chainsaw

[doc henderson]

It is a handy saw.  good for inside the shop or for little cuts. or awkward positions.  thanks for the video.  I use mine camping so it is quiet and not a fire threat like a gas saw.

[Magicman]

I now have some other work plus a week's sawmilling behind me using the new MS362.  Most of the logs were 22' so I did the bucking along with Bibbying one "too big" log.  Wow, it has the power to spare plus the "decompression" valve makes starting a breeze.  I have run well over a gallon of gas through it, so it should be getting "broken in".

[Crossroads]

Congratulations on the new saw! I bought an 036 about 20 years ago. It was the smallest pro saw at the time and has a compression release, but I've never used it. The saw runs great and has decent power with a 28" bar. 

[Magicman]

My arthritic hand is what drove me to a new saw with the decompression valve.  :

[Simple Jack]

Sorry about your arthritic hand! Congrats on the new saw! I have a MS 290 and it's been a great saw for cut down a few small trees a year. A friend of mine wants to buy a saw and I was thinking about selling him mine and buying a new one. I was thinking about a new Still, but I don't want the m-tronic as well. I've seen a lot of great reviews on them. But I think I would just want to get one of the regular ones as well. I've never had to adjust my ms290. It's always seem to run and start great!  Fuel consumption? I don't care if they burn less fuel, I don't use all that much a year anyway. So the MS362 is the only one now that doesn't use the M-tronic? I might have to get one before they are all gone!!!

[Magicman]

The Stihl brochure shows the MS362C (59cc) not M-Tronic and the MS362C-M that is M-Tronic, both being Professional saws. 

The new MS311, also 59cc, is listed as a "Farm and Ranch" saw and has a decompression valve.  It also weighs 1.3 pounds more because no magnesium is used.  The MS311 is ~$200 less.

[TreeStandHunter]

We run 4 362's at work they have been great. Get used for several hours each day over last 2 seasons and have only required the bearing on the crankshaft replaces a few times each. Don't forget to check that bearing every few weeks, once they fail it will stall the saw at idle with the brake off.

[Magicman]

Are they M-Tronic?  If not I wonder about the mix being used or whether they are leaned out a bit too much? 

If they are M-Tronic, then I wonder even more. 

[Dave Shepard]

TreeStsndHunter, are you talking about the bearing under the drive sprocket?

[TreeStandHunter]

Yes. 

[Magicman]

OK, that makes more sense and has nothing to do with the fuel mix.  "crankshaft" threw me off. 

[Magicman]

I thought that all Stihl chainsaws were made in the USA, but this one has this sticker:



Figured that I had better take a picture quick because it will soon wear off.  :

[TreeStandHunter]

How did it run for you? They seem to rev quite a bit higher than the older style saws.

[YellowHammer]

I've got a some standard commercial Stihls of various sizes, and an one M-Tronic.  The M-tronic seems to have more "snap", more response, and I like it.  Never had any trouble with it.

 

[Sixacresand]

Good looking saw, Magicman.  I trust it is light in weight, also.  

[realzed]

I thought that all Stihl chainsaws were made in the USA, but this one as this sticker:



Figured that I had better take a picture quick because it will soon wear off.  :

Pretty sure all of the Professional Stihl models are made in Germany!

[farmfromkansas]

If I had a battery powered saw, it would run out of power just before I got a tree cut through, and then would have to go plug the battery in and come back and find the tree fallen in the wrong direction. Hate to leave a tree standing, partially cut off.