I was given a brand new Stihl cs261 with the m tronic. It was hands down the worst saw I ever had... after six months spending $450.00 dollars on parts that the dealer on the road system swore up and down would get it running, he finally had me ship it over to the road system so he could work on the electronics... 6 months later, I get a call, it was supposedly running, I owed him $600.00. I told him to keep the saw. With The new regulations on flying gas engines on Lynden and RAVN, I can no longer ship a used motor back and forth easily. I had a friend last summer pick up a brand new weed eater in Anchorage, when he went by Lynden, they told him it wouldn't fly on a cargo plane till he took it by a business that purges gas tanks. I'm glad y'all had good experiences with the electronic saws, but that is my experience. I did everything the dealer said to do, and it still didn't work. I just got a new Echo 620p in the mail (Funny they can mail you a new gas engine, but the same cargo hauling C130 that brings the mail won't let you put an engine on the plane if you buy it in Anchorage without getting it inspected and tagged at a different business.). Hopefully it will run better, and if it don't, at least I can work on it.
I get that, I have zero experience with the small ones, my trapline saw is a carbureted ms211, and that’s my only tiny saw. 462 is small by my standards. I’d be willing to bet there’s a difference in the models designed for all day everyday use (462 and larger) as they’re intended for guys falling timber, or working on a landing all day. The designation between a “pro” saw and a homeowner saw is bearings vs. bushings in the bottom end, so a “pro” saw like a 261 still isn’t designed for heavy use, it’s just meant to serve more years of light use.
