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Looking at chainsaws update
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12/16/24 09:32 PM
12/16/24 09:32 PM
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North central Iowa
Bob_Iowa
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North central Iowa
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I found out today that parts for the old 702 echo are unavailable now and I’m looking for a new one, I was going to go up in size and been thinking about the 3120 Xp or the 592 xp as I might do milling in the future and I do have some big oak trees to fell, any advice is appreciated.
Last edited by Bob_Iowa; 12/28/24 07:58 PM.
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Re: Looking at chainsaws
[Re: Bob_Iowa]
#8286318
12/16/24 10:16 PM
12/16/24 10:16 PM
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Lake Mille Lacs , MN
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I think Husky saws were designed by an oil baron. Burn about 2X the fuel of my Stihl !
It’s a lazy man who can’t find his wife a second job !
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Re: Looking at chainsaws
[Re: Bob_Iowa]
#8286525
12/17/24 12:20 PM
12/17/24 12:20 PM
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Kentucky
ky_coyote_hunter
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Kentucky
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Stihl MS 261 & MS 462 are what I run...Stihl Rollomatic sprocket tip bars - .063 guage, 3/8 pitch full chisel & semi chisel chain....No computer crap.
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Re: Looking at chainsaws
[Re: ky_coyote_hunter]
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12/17/24 02:05 PM
12/17/24 02:05 PM
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midland, michigan
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midland, michigan
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Stihl MS 261 & MS 462 are what I run...Stihl Rollomatic sprocket tip bars - .063 guage, 3/8 pitch full chisel & semi chisel chain....No computer crap. Hmmm...my Stihl 261 has M-tronic microprocessor to adjust fuel/air mixture and Im guessing yours does too.....that was why the number changed from 260 to 261.
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Re: Looking at chainsaws
[Re: midlander]
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12/17/24 02:21 PM
12/17/24 02:21 PM
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Kentucky
ky_coyote_hunter
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Stihl MS 261 & MS 462 are what I run...Stihl Rollomatic sprocket tip bars - .063 guage, 3/8 pitch full chisel & semi chisel chain....No computer crap. Hmmm...my Stihl 261 has M-tronic microprocessor to adjust fuel/air mixture and Im guessing yours does too.....that was why the number changed from 260 to 261. The earlier MS 261's were manual adjustable carb. There's still a few new old stock manual carb versions out there, but you have to search the dealers....Check out the adjustment ports in the pic. ![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/12/full-47568-240303-1000001653.jpg)
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Re: Looking at chainsaws
[Re: Bob_Iowa]
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12/17/24 05:35 PM
12/17/24 05:35 PM
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Green County Wisconsin
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if you liked the 702 and have a good echo dealer then the cs-680 might be good
if you don't go visit the Husky shop and the Stihl shop , that might make your decision for you right there.
the 4 closest Stihl shops to me
first and second are hardware stores , with very little support
3rd is a tractor dealer that will support but sends your saw 40 miles to the dealership where he has a saw tech so the soonest you will get anything back is 3 days
the 4th you go in to buy a chain or two and you would think you were there to annoy him like he had something a lot better and more important to be doing.
my son works for the closest , it is a hardware store and even he wouldn't buy a saw there. There just isn't any support.
they all 3 have workable saws but if you have to fight to get any service at all and live with down time , try the next place
America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.
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Re: Looking at chainsaws
[Re: GREENCOUNTYPETE]
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12/17/24 06:00 PM
12/17/24 06:00 PM
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Indiana
Providence Farm
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if you liked the 702 and have a good echo dealer then the cs-680 might be good
if you don't go visit the Husky shop and the Stihl shop , that might make your decision for you right there.
the 4 closest Stihl shops to me
first and second are hardware stores , with very little support
3rd is a tractor dealer that will support but sends your saw 40 miles to the dealership where he has a saw tech so the soonest you will get anything back is 3 days
the 4th you go in to buy a chain or two and you would think you were there to annoy him like he had something a lot better and more important to be doing.
my son works for the closest , it is a hardware store and even he wouldn't buy a saw there. There just isn't any support.
they all 3 have workable saws but if you have to fight to get any service at all and live with down time , try the next place I do drive an hour very out of my way to get to my saw shop and it's an all day event. first come first serve and you can drop it off and come back because they won't have down time without people waiting. But they are very good.
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