Have been running a 353 husky for awhile now ,just one in a long line of huskys .my local dealer closed this month so my brand loyalty has been placed on the back burner .i have been looking at a stihl 261 .thoughts ?
Traitor. :D
Quote from: LeeB on July 09, 2014, 02:06:06 PM
Traitor. :D
But then I like Jred's :o 8) 8) 8) ::)s
Hey, he asked for thoughts and that's the first thing that popped into my head. :D
I know Trust me i have had to think long and hard about this i have run jreds and huskys for my entire forestry career .30 years.Just thought i might try the other side for once . Trust me it makes me feel a little icky inside after all the slammin i have done over the years against them :D.But to be honest i havent found the huskys standing up very well lately my dealer has closed up shop and it was a choice between a still or an echo .and i have not even seen any one up here run one of those so i have nothing to go on .
Been said here 100s of times, the best saw comes from the best dealer.
I haven't run a 261 but I like all my Stihls! 8) I've heard the CM model with electronic engine management is the way to go on this model, along with the 362 and 441s as well.
Any echo dealers near you? Or Dolkita? Both great options, if available.
I had a good dealer. They sold out to another place. Not so good. I did find another good dealer to work on my husky. BUT he only sells Sthils and Jreds. BUT he's up there in age. I would buy a Sthil. I had an 032 way back.
Quote from: Jhenderson on July 09, 2014, 07:32:40 PM
Been said here 100s of times, the best saw comes from the best dealer.
What he said. Brand loyalty is fine for internet chatter, but in the real world, dealer service rules. I'm happy with my MS261 w/standard carb.
She is all over but the crying switched to the stihl .Dealer even dropped 50 when he found out i was switching from husky .Not a lot but something .
Well she ran for the first day.
What do you think? Run well? Feel as good/better/worse than your Husky? ???
i liked it .few little things but they are just part of the learning curve and it is my first saw with auto tune still on the fence about that .It did not get a big work out today as it was hot and i dont function well in the heat 8)
Nice. Hope it does you well! :)
I will say that my first two forays with Stihl did not leave me all warm and fuzzy but I have to admit that i recently bought a used MS361 and am well enough pleased with it so far. Starts well and runs well. The first MS361 I bought flooded every time I tried to start it and after taking it back to the dealer 3 times in three days fo rthe same issue I asked for my money back. Never even ran a ful tank through it. A new saw should at least start. The other one was an MS180 that never satisfied me and seems a little cheaply made. I know it's a small saw and I bought because of that, but too many things have broke on it with out being abused. The two of them kinda soured me, but I may yet change my mind. I still like my Huskies though.
furltech,
I'd discount a 261 m-tronic for you if you were closer, just to hook you. I brought one home to play with last winter, told the wife, (business manager), to right it off as a demo as I plan on keeping it!
It is an m-tronic, he said it has auto tune. ;)
well i could be wrong on my terminology there, i looked at so much stuff .i will have to go back and see what they were calling it .all i know is i am unable to do anything to the carb it is all set with some comp tool they have at the shop .Not sure what all it will change but if i like the saw and over time if the software comes down in price i would consider getting it myself.It is a ms 261 c-m
Yep, the cm model has "auto-tune," or m-tronic. That's why they have to plug it into a computer to program.
My MS261, not the CM, really came to life after 4-5 tanks of fuel.
Just fyi we sell and service husky,stihl and dolmar the stihls are total junk and a pia to work on!!ireal loggers run husky saws and drive GM trucks anyone who runs stihl saws and drives a ford truck is a wantabee might as well have a kia and a craftsman saw lol !!!! 8)
Quote from: mnmdad on July 13, 2014, 07:07:38 PM
Just fyi we sell and service husky,stihl and dolmar the stihls are total junk and a pia to work on!!ireal loggers run husky saws and drive GM trucks anyone who runs stihl saws and drives a ford truck is a wantabee might as well have a kia and a craftsman saw lol !!!! 8)
I like my Stihls a lot, and drive a Toyota. ::)
mnmdad
Don't think many will put much credence in your assumption. ;D
Can't sell much by trying to run the other brands in the ground. ;)
Quote from: beenthere on July 13, 2014, 09:53:43 PM
mnmdad
Don't think many will put much credence in your assumption. ;D
Can't sell much by trying to run the other brands in the ground. ;) EDITED BY ADMIN we sell over 400 saws a year and the stihls are xxxxing junk as well as a ford!!! husky and dolmar are way better saws
I've run Husky and Stihl, and prefer Stihl. Also Chevy's, Ford, and Toyota, gotta say the GM product required the most maintenance. So everybody has an opinion, just like other things.
I had to ask someone younger than me what (EDITED) meant, and that kind of vulgarity (even in code) has no place on this Forum. Jeff, are you listening?
I moved this here for now. Seems mnmdad doesn't like to play well with others and has brand lock.
Looking back at his posts, in 3 of them he gives members phone numbers on who to call.
I'll move this back now. Its been sanitized and should no longer be an issue since mnmdad is no longer welcome here. Some things don't require a second chance and this guy aint getting one.
As far as mnmdads assertion that sthils are subpar, mine seems to be coming into its own the more i run it .And the true measure of any tool or vehicle to me is that it works pretty steady, and i am able to feed my two little daughters and my family .i don't try and break any speed records just chug along .so far so good :)
Glad you like your new saw. Hope it gives you much good service!
It wasn't brand lock moose herder. More like brain lock.
I bought an MS261 right before they started making them with the autotune. its been a great saw for the past couple of years. I take care of it and it takes care of the wood. No complaints.
And I have a '93 Ford F-250 that runs beautifully. But everyone has their preferences.
Quote from: chester_tree _farmah on July 15, 2014, 08:05:52 PM
It wasn't brand lock moose herder. More like brain lock.
Or vaper lock of the brain housing group