Just added 2 used saws, Stihl MS250 and MS170

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Burning Hunk
Feb 18, 2013
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Saskatchewan, Canada
Had a little trouble with my 017 last week plus I thought I should probably start looking for a larger saw. Went to a pawn shop and found this MS250. Ended up getting it for $130 and he had this MS170 which supposedly wasn't running so ended up taking that too for another $70.

2 tanks of fuel through the 250 and 1 through the 170. Went from one saw to three overnight lol. [Hearth.com] Just added 2 used saws, Stihl MS250 and MS170
 
Gotta be a single man, 'cause a Wife would shoot ya for bringing home extras;lol
 
Yes I am, had no guilty feelings at all.
 
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They make a nice pair. Here's mine:

[Hearth.com] Just added 2 used saws, Stihl MS250 and MS170

(Carelessly got them both pinched in the same windfall. All good now).

Not meant for the big stuff of course, but nice & light & easy handling.
 
Nice score. If you want a carb for MS 170 REAL cheap - search "STIHL Chainsaw Carburetor" on ebay. I've gotten 4 of them (from $2.50-$5.50 in auction format, free shipping). I've put them on trimmers and 2 cycle edgers. Cheaper than a gasket and diaphragm kit. No data on longevity, tho.
 
Same saws? Good to know about the carbs.
 
I hate to say it, but the MS170 is my most often used saw. It's good and lightweight, great for limbing and trimming along our trails. Although I have bigger and better saws, the 170 is the first choice unless I'm cutting serious wood.
 
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I have a 250 as my do-all saw......love it! Never skips a beat. Love it so much I gave my dad a 170 this past father's day to replace his Husky. He loves the 170 too. Great saws.
 
Yes, all I had here for the last 15 years was the 017, which was great for anything I had to do but I wasn't burning wood then. It is a bit small now when I'm trying to get ahead with wood.
The 250 is definitely much different than what I'm used too. Much faster but still a light saw as well. Seemed like a good deal, I was probably there for an hour taking plugs out and pulling mufflers off to try and minimize my risk, the guy didn't seem to mind.
 
Nice deal. Love the 250. It thinks its a big saw.:cool:
 
Nice score. I have also pulled off the difficult " double pinch maneuver.":) How did you get the 170 to run? Or was the pawn guy mistaken?
 
He was mistaken. I guess someone had bought it and brought it back because it wasn't running and he never had a chance to look at it yet. It started up in 3 or 4 pulls but was smoking a lot and muffler was quite oily and dirty. Seemed more like a 20:1 mixture or something. I dumped the gas, put mine in and went and cut some wood. Ran great.
 
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