Im thinking of buying a Stihl MS 250 C ( with ergostart ) to replace my Ms250 . The Ms 250 has just become too hard to pull start and floods so easy . Any reviews on the Stihl Ergostart would be appreciated .
How do you like Stihl ergostart chainsaws
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My buddy has one. I don't like it. Less control (e.g. can't slowly cycle the piston a bit).
I prefer the normal way.
I don't find that it starts easier or with less pulls.
I prefer the normal way.
I don't find that it starts easier or with less pulls.
Are you getting up in age?
Your old saw should start fine if tuned properly, it's just a small saw
Some people have issues starting the 250, and i have read they can be finicky but personally haven't had any issues.All my Stihls start easy
Your old saw should start fine if tuned properly, it's just a small saw
Some people have issues starting the 250, and i have read they can be finicky but personally haven't had any issues.All my Stihls start easy
My 400 starts very easy and is not necessarily a small saw @67cc and 6hp. But the elastostart is more gentle.
Just a 74 yr. old farm kid.
Just a 74 yr. old farm kid.
Im 66 but still not a small guy at 240 lbs .I do have back problems . I brought this saw to the stihl dealer for repairs several times but they replace a few parts and says its fixed but within 1 week im back to yanking on this thing like crazy . Super frustrating cause its a great little saw once its started , I bought it 20 years ago . I will probably buy a MS 250 C or 251 C once I figure out the difference . I cut 3 cords for the house and 3 to produce maple syrup every year .
Personally i would step up to the 261
The Elastostart would be a good upgrade
I have one saw with the ergostart, it didn't impress me. It wasn't user friendly for me or the way the way i use my saws.
61, here a 261 with heat will be my next saw new saw, which will get ported
The Elastostart would be a good upgrade
I have one saw with the ergostart, it didn't impress me. It wasn't user friendly for me or the way the way i use my saws.
61, here a 261 with heat will be my next saw new saw, which will get ported
I was using my 025 for brush cutting. My brush is tall and thick so I have to make a few cuts and then pull the cut material out of the way and pile it before making more cuts. I don't like to leave saws idling while doing that so I shut them off each time. Starting the 025 over and over jacked up my shoulder. My two fixes for that was an Echo CS352 which I use for brush, and a Stihl MS241CM which I use for limbing and bucking smaller trees. The Echo starts ridiculously easy but it's only 32cc so it's not that great for firewood, it's just too slow. The 241 has a compression release so it starts pretty easily too. It's only 43cc but it cuts well for its size.
I had to beg my dealer to sell me a 241. The 261 was priced just $30 more so they didn't even stock the 241. But I already had larger saws and wanted the 241s smaller size and lighter weight. I don't regret it at all. Stihl no longer sells the 241 in the US.
I think if I was doing it now, for that size saw I'd look into the higher quality battery saws. I ran a neighbor's Ego or one of the non saw company battery saws and wasn't impressed. Super cheap construction and weak performance. But supposedly the saws from saw companies are better made.
I had to beg my dealer to sell me a 241. The 261 was priced just $30 more so they didn't even stock the 241. But I already had larger saws and wanted the 241s smaller size and lighter weight. I don't regret it at all. Stihl no longer sells the 241 in the US.
I think if I was doing it now, for that size saw I'd look into the higher quality battery saws. I ran a neighbor's Ego or one of the non saw company battery saws and wasn't impressed. Super cheap construction and weak performance. But supposedly the saws from saw companies are better made.
We are close in age after having two shoulders surgery's I let my firewood helpers run the 660 and the 461. My go to saw is a 261 myself and my two helpers liked it so well I bought another. One it Mtronics and the other isn't. Both are good starting and running saws. They would be perfect saws for six cords of wood. I was doing 10-15 a year until my Garn blew up. I am using my M18 battery saws for all my small trimming jobs.
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Same. Had to fix a buddies saw with the ergo start. Really strange, don't like it. My 261 has elasto start and I have no complaints about it.
