Scott, whether your rebuilding a transmission for Brutus or explaining chainsaws, I always feel like I have learned something at the end of your videos. Keep up the great work and keep enjoying your retirement!
Nice presentation Scott. For around 40 years I've heated my house with hardwood, cutting 12 or more cords a year I always used Stihl chainsaws, I have a MS 361, MS 441c, and a MS 460 and last year I bought a DeWalt battery powered saw for light trimming.
I just picked up a new ms261 a couple months ago, I agree, it’s a nice little saw. Versatile. Lightweight. I’ve run about a dozen tanks through it now, lots of bush work opening up an old logging road, and trails. It replaced my older 55 rancher, which was a good saw for carrying around, just got old and tired.
People around here run 36inch bars on 462s all the time. Run them even on smaller saws. Not because we drop massive trees all the time but to save your back during clean up. No bending over. Skip tooth chain and being gentile on the rakers make them eat fine. The oiler is adjustable for this porpose.
I use my MS271 for most of my cutting. I don’t ride a saw hard and don’t cut stuff bigger than my 16” bar. Bigger stuff I have dad’s old McCullough 610. I really wished you would have went over the Milwaukee saw more.
feel like I messed up.. I bought a MS251 last winter and was getting bogged down on deadfall hickory, but I only moved up to the 311. Seems like I ended up with two in the same range. I don't see value in anything bigger, but now I'm questioning myself after watching. The 251 is now intended to be the primary saw and I'll grab the 311 when the wife wants to saw. We intend on cutting no more than 7-10 cord per year.. we are 4.5 cord into this year so far.
I don't think you messed up at all. The MS251 is 45cc, right? Great firewood saw. And the 311 is 59cc? I'd run a 16" bar and .325 chain on the MS251 and a 20" bar with 3/8 chain on the 311. If you're at the limit of their capability, make sure your chain is nice and sharp. If you still don't have enough saw for the job, step up to a 70cc class. Good luck with it! Scott
@@THEBULLETPROOFGARAGE thanks Scott. The power feels substantially different. The 311 is 59cc and the 25 is 45.6. I have a 16 on the 251 and 20 on the 311. I opted for the ‘green’ chains on the 251 but the more aggressive chains in the 311…. Your presentation opened my mind to the bigger saws. The property I’m working is all slow/dense hardwoods growing in a damp New England lot. So hard to cut but not monsters like they have out west
@@saltyyankee5149 well, if you're cutting 7-10 cords of hardwood a year, an 044 or 046 will be a great addition to your lineup. Good luck and let me know what you end up doing. Scott
Electric is perfect for power outages. If you keep your battery's charged you have at least one good charge witch is reely all you need for the bare minimum clearing to get out the drive way, you can make it pretty later. In a homeowner situation where there isint fresh mixed gas on hand year round that electric get up and go could make the difference.
I suppose it matters how much you need cleared. I grew up in Louisiana on 5 acres and we took a direct hit from a few storms, including Katrina. Electric would not have worked well for us. Thanks for the input, Scott
Hi Scott, I know I'm 1 year late but I just watched and enjoyed this video. For the past 35 years I've heated my home solely with firewood and cut all our logs with a MS460 saw (25" bar) and love it. However it is becoming heavy/hard on my back after 1 hour of cutting. So I'm considering a MS362 (16" bar) for the bulk of my cutting while saving my MS460 for the bigger trees. I too prefer a 3/8" chain and the MS362 will allow me to share the chains & bars between the saws (?) as needed. I hope this plan makes sense? Thanks again for sharing your knowledge. Andy
I have a 311 for the rare occasion that I get my 661 stuck otherwise I just run the 661 with a 25 and a 36" light bar. I gave my small saw away as I never use them . I use that saw to feed my sawmill and stove and I have yet to find a tree that is too small to cut with it. In the past I have encountered trees that were too big for the small saws though. I am in my 6th year of running the 661 almost exclusively . Starting up while bucking with a long bar is just one of the perks. I am getting to old to work bent over like that French bell ringing guy.
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Scott, whether your rebuilding a transmission for Brutus or explaining chainsaws, I always feel like I have learned something at the end of your videos. Keep up the great work and keep enjoying your retirement!
Hey Mr. Breeze - good to hear from you and thanks for the kind words! Scott
Nice presentation Scott. For around 40 years I've heated my house with hardwood, cutting 12 or more cords a year I always used Stihl chainsaws, I have a MS 361, MS 441c, and a MS 460 and last year I bought a DeWalt battery powered saw for light trimming.
361, 441c, and 460 is a super lineup, Roy! Some of my favorite saws!!! Scott
I just picked up a new ms261 a couple months ago, I agree, it’s a nice little saw. Versatile. Lightweight. I’ve run about a dozen tanks through it now, lots of bush work opening up an old logging road, and trails. It replaced my older 55 rancher, which was a good saw for carrying around, just got old and tired.
Yeah, I love my 026 - easy to work on, reliable, and durable. Thanks for the comment, Scott
People around here run 36inch bars on 462s all the time. Run them even on smaller saws. Not because we drop massive trees all the time but to save your back during clean up. No bending over. Skip tooth chain and being gentile on the rakers make them eat fine. The oiler is adjustable for this porpose.
If you're going to run skip tooth chain, I agree. Thanks for the input, Scott
I use my MS271 for most of my cutting. I don’t ride a saw hard and don’t cut stuff bigger than my 16” bar. Bigger stuff I have dad’s old McCullough 610. I really wished you would have went over the Milwaukee saw more.
The Milwaukee saw is worth the $. It won't replace my gas powered stuff, but it's handy. Scott
Stihl. What great saws. I bought a new Stihl recently. Love it.
I agree, 86! They are generally very well-made saws. Scott
Hell yeah, Stihl is never disapointing!
Well, I have been disappointed by Stihl sometimes, but it doesn't happen that often. Thanks, Scott
I have my father's old 044 Arctic and love that saw.
Very nice!
feel like I messed up.. I bought a MS251 last winter and was getting bogged down on deadfall hickory, but I only moved up to the 311. Seems like I ended up with two in the same range. I don't see value in anything bigger, but now I'm questioning myself after watching. The 251 is now intended to be the primary saw and I'll grab the 311 when the wife wants to saw. We intend on cutting no more than 7-10 cord per year.. we are 4.5 cord into this year so far.
I don't think you messed up at all. The MS251 is 45cc, right? Great firewood saw. And the 311 is 59cc? I'd run a 16" bar and .325 chain on the MS251 and a 20" bar with 3/8 chain on the 311. If you're at the limit of their capability, make sure your chain is nice and sharp. If you still don't have enough saw for the job, step up to a 70cc class. Good luck with it! Scott
@@THEBULLETPROOFGARAGE thanks Scott. The power feels substantially different. The 311 is 59cc and the 25 is 45.6. I have a 16 on the 251 and 20 on the 311. I opted for the ‘green’ chains on the 251 but the more aggressive chains in the 311…. Your presentation opened my mind to the bigger saws. The property I’m working is all slow/dense hardwoods growing in a damp New England lot. So hard to cut but not monsters like they have out west
@@saltyyankee5149 well, if you're cutting 7-10 cords of hardwood a year, an 044 or 046 will be a great addition to your lineup. Good luck and let me know what you end up doing. Scott
I have 3 171c 462c and 661c
I've never run a 171, but 462's and 661's are great saws!
Electric is perfect for power outages. If you keep your battery's charged you have at least one good charge witch is reely all you need for the bare minimum clearing to get out the drive way, you can make it pretty later. In a homeowner situation where there isint fresh mixed gas on hand year round that electric get up and go could make the difference.
I suppose it matters how much you need cleared. I grew up in Louisiana on 5 acres and we took a direct hit from a few storms, including Katrina. Electric would not have worked well for us. Thanks for the input, Scott
Hi Scott, I know I'm 1 year late but I just watched and enjoyed this video. For the past 35 years I've heated my home solely with firewood and cut all our logs with a MS460 saw (25" bar) and love it. However it is becoming heavy/hard on my back after 1 hour of cutting. So I'm considering a MS362 (16" bar) for the bulk of my cutting while saving my MS460 for the bigger trees. I too prefer a 3/8" chain and the MS362 will allow me to share the chains & bars between the saws (?) as needed. I hope this plan makes sense? Thanks again for sharing your knowledge. Andy
Andy - Sounds like a good plan. You can use the same bar on the 460 and 362. Scott
I have a 311 for the rare occasion that I get my 661 stuck otherwise I just run the 661 with a 25 and a 36" light bar. I gave my small saw away as I never use them . I use that saw to feed my sawmill and stove and I have yet to find a tree that is too small to cut with it. In the past I have encountered trees that were too big for the small saws though. I am in my 6th year of running the 661 almost exclusively . Starting up while bucking with a long bar is just one of the perks. I am getting to old to work bent over like that French bell ringing guy.
That's not a bad plan, but I still prefer a smaller saw for smaller trees. Thanks for the input, Scott