Hello ALl
I finally got to try out my new MS 362 on the weekend. I was cutting 18- 20" hem fir, some oak and some maple. My very first impression was wow, is this ever a smooth saw. When comparing it to my old Jonesred 2150 the stihl cuts like butter and I felt virtually no vibrations. I first thought it may be a little heavy @ 16.4 lbs with 18" bar, full oil and gas however once i got cutting the power seemed quite good and the saw was easy to manage. The only time i noticed the saw stain a bit was making the angle cut for the notch on a 22" maple. This was after a few hours cutting so I decided to sharpen the chain and try again and it seemed better. I got about three tanks of gas through it and after doing some reading it seems it will 'wake up' after 5 - 8 tanks. After she is broken in I will have to learn how to tune it.
I will get some pics up next round of cutting
I finally got to try out my new MS 362 on the weekend. I was cutting 18- 20" hem fir, some oak and some maple. My very first impression was wow, is this ever a smooth saw. When comparing it to my old Jonesred 2150 the stihl cuts like butter and I felt virtually no vibrations. I first thought it may be a little heavy @ 16.4 lbs with 18" bar, full oil and gas however once i got cutting the power seemed quite good and the saw was easy to manage. The only time i noticed the saw stain a bit was making the angle cut for the notch on a 22" maple. This was after a few hours cutting so I decided to sharpen the chain and try again and it seemed better. I got about three tanks of gas through it and after doing some reading it seems it will 'wake up' after 5 - 8 tanks. After she is broken in I will have to learn how to tune it.
I will get some pics up next round of cutting