One thing I like about them is you can get filters and such at Home Depot. Good luck
Considering a Stihl MS 250 chainsaw
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Haven’t you lost enough fingers this week?
Whoever posted the mangled finger pic on my chainsaw PPE thread wasn't me. I still got all my digits!Haven’t you lost enough fingers this week?
Yes a near $700 Saw but my guess is just like my MS361 it will last you a lifetime if you're cutting 4 cords of wood a year or less.
Husqvarna 390xp 88cc
Echo cs450 45cc
Echo 1125 25 cc
Echo cs450 45cc
Echo 1125 25 cc
Right any of the pro saws by Sthil or Husqvarna are leaps and bounds over any homeowner saw in the same line and generally I only recommend a pro saw.
I no longer own or recommend Stihl products to my customers. I used to be a big Stihl fan, but now they are very overpriced and the quality is slipping considerably. All of the OEM parts are dealer only. Their saws and backpack blowers are some of the hardest starting pieces of equipment I've ever worked on. Even with a brand new carb, plenty of compression, etc.
I recommend Husqvarna or Echo. The Stihl professional saws are still good, but you will pay big money for those. The Echo CS-4510 or CS-4920 are great saws for the price. I own two Echo saws, and a bunch of other Echo hand held equipment. It all starts with 2 or 3 pulls after sitting for months. My Echo hedge trimmer is 20+ years old and still works great.
I recommend Husqvarna or Echo. The Stihl professional saws are still good, but you will pay big money for those. The Echo CS-4510 or CS-4920 are great saws for the price. I own two Echo saws, and a bunch of other Echo hand held equipment. It all starts with 2 or 3 pulls after sitting for months. My Echo hedge trimmer is 20+ years old and still works great.
If it's like my fs-38 gas trimmer I'd say go for it. Starts day in day out and the only thing ive replaced so far is a fuel filter.
I have a little Echo top handle trimmer saw and it’s been fantastic.
I'd recommend at least taking a look at a comparable Echo before doing anything.
Five year consumer warranty, plus very easy to start (bought one new last fall.)
The more I read about Echo chainsaws, the better they're sounding. Everything I've read about the Stihl MS 250 says it is a good saw but easy to flood. Not fun dealing with a flooded saw when cutting needs doing.
I have the easy start on my ms170c and I find it not easy to start. It's very easy to flood and now that it happened even though I didn't have any sign of was going to start...now I take it off full choke after max 3 pulls for fear of flooding it and it ends up taking my like 15 pulls to start. My fs40 trimmer I've had years and it starts 2nd or 3rd pull, sometimes first pull even when it needed a tune up. I finally did that this year. I bought an echo pb2520 blower also and it starts second pull every time. I would probably go Echo for the chainsaw if I could go back in time.
I have 2 echos, one is fairly new, the other ( cs450) is i think, a 2010 model. The cs450 has been used a lot, lots of cutting. The only problem i had is the muffler port screws vibrating loose once. I think echo would do you well.
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They also have them at our local home hardware stores and I've seen them at other places too.
Kubota places also seem to stock echo equipment.
It's easy to flood on a cold start if you don't follow instructions. Ive had several people including family members that have trouble starting even after told at the slightest hint of running back off choke.
Once I learned this I NEVER have issues starting mine, NEVER.
Once I learned this I NEVER have issues starting mine, NEVER.
Not just the flooding problem...but the high compression will leave you with a sore arm the next day. Maybe I'm just old, though.
That's the biggest downside to the 250, imo, and what has me wanting to trade it for one of the easy start models. My 250 is probably 15 years old at this point. Good saw, just has some downsides.
This is true. Same exact thing here.
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