MS271 or MS261

[Clyde S. Dale]

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I will be picking up the 261, probably sometime next week.

Can't wait to try it out.

Did you get the MS261, or the MS261C-M?

 

[mecreature]

The 261s are nice but not a thing wrong with that 271.
I have an MS280 pretty close to the 270 at the time.
It is a very nice saw.

 

[Twisted Priorities]

The 261s are nice but not a thing wrong with that 271.
I have an MS280 pretty close to the 270 at the time.
It is a very nice saw.

The MS 280 is 4.5cc larger than the MS 270 but is the same weight. The MS 290 is 1cc larger yet but 2 lbs heavier. These saws are still considered farm / landscape - property maintenance saws. The MS 260, 261, 261 C-M are professional forestry saws which are designed for extreme work conditions.
They're all great saws.

 

[wenger7446]

Did you get the MS261, or the MS261C-M?

Life got in the way and I didn't pick one up yet.

 

[missedbass]

The 261s are nice but not a thing wrong with that 271.
I have an MS280 pretty close to the 270 at the time.
It is a very nice saw.

+1 use my 271 as a firewood saw and its been great!

 

[ole]

Holy crap. I work for a city in Wisconsin. My boss let me take home a brand new Stihl MS 261. Not one ounce of gas run through it. He said, "go ahead Ole, take it home give it a shot, run two tanks of gas through it and bring it back in one piece. Break her in".
OMG
He just cost me about $609. That saw runs circles around my old Stihl 28 WB. I am going to have to trade the old girl in. What a competent saw. I took down a big standing cherry about 18 inch diameter and bucked it up. That saw didn't even break a sweat. Then ran it through some hard dead oak and no bark elm. Very impressed.

 

[BrotherBart]

Pffft. I took a woman out to dinner in 1972. To date I figure that dinner has cost me 3/4 of a million dollars.

 

[D8Chumley]

Good one BB!

 

[Jon_E]

Pffft. I took a woman out to dinner in 1972. To date I figure that dinner has cost me 3/4 of a million dollars.

Hope it was a good meal, at least.

 

[KindredSpiritzz]

I just happen to be looking at saws today and while they didnt have a 261 on display I did fall in love with the 271 they had for $420. Tag said it would take an 18 or 20 inch bar.
I need to save up a bit more coinage but im thinking thats the one my hearts set on. Sure looked sweet and im thinking an 18 inch bar will do quite nicely for my purposes. I got to stop going there and looking at saws tho, it's making me twitchy to get one and its getting too tempting to just throw it on the ol charge card instead of waiting til i have cash.
Patience grasshopper.