My son gives his opninion on the MS361

[Kong]

I bought a used MS361 on E-Bay and put a new chain on it before setting it aside waiting for my son to make first use of it. He came out this morning and after doing a little limbing, cutting up a Maple I dropped yesterday (~18" diameter, flat on the ground, with clean bark - the best of cutting), and dropping a Cherry of similar size himself he commented on the 'new' saw.

He said, leaving out the more colorful of his choice of words, "it cuts like a Light-saber". I grabbed it up a little later. Gotta say, I have to agree with him.

 

[smokinj]

That size bar you running on it?

 

[Kong]

18", 33RSC66

 

[smokinj]

Nice, I normally run a 20 in. but also have a 16in. set up. They are very sweet saws just a little hard to hear the chirp on choke if you miss it they will flood bad.(when fireing cold)

 

[Jags]

My primary bar for the 361 is an 18" as well. Makes for one nice firewood saw. I love it when you can just "drop" the saw through a log.

 

[smokinj]

My primary bar for the 361 is an 18" as well. Makes for one nice firewood saw. I love it when you can just "drop" the saw through a log.

jags how well does it run with a 25 in. bar?

 

[Jags]

My primary bar for the 361 is an 18" as well. Makes for one nice firewood saw. I love it when you can just "drop" the saw through a log.

jags how well does it run with a 25 in. bar?

Actually, not too bad. Does it pull like an 880 - NO! But for the 10% of the time that I use the 25" - it is respectable. A SHAAARP chain is the key to performance with the 361 and 25" bar.

 

[peterc38]

MS 361 is an outstanding firewood saw. I have an 18" and 20" bar for mine. I think I slightly prefer the 20" bar.

 

[smokinj]

My primary bar for the 361 is an 18" as well. Makes for one nice firewood saw. I love it when you can just "drop" the saw through a log.

jags how well does it run with a 25 in. bar?

Actually, not too bad. Does it pull like an 880 - NO! But for the 10% of the time that I use the 25" - it is respectable. A SHAAARP chain is the key to performance with the 361 and 25" bar.

just wondering how they do with a biggier bar 20in. is as big as I have tryed so far

 

[Jags]

My primary bar for the 361 is an 18" as well. Makes for one nice firewood saw. I love it when you can just "drop" the saw through a log.

jags how well does it run with a 25 in. bar?

Actually, not too bad. Does it pull like an 880 - NO! But for the 10% of the time that I use the 25" - it is respectable. A SHAAARP chain is the key to performance with the 361 and 25" bar.

just wondering how they do with a biggier bar 20in. is as big as I have tryed so far

Well, if I had a ported 460 - that would be my goto, but the 361 does work with a 25".

 

[smokinj]

My primary bar for the 361 is an 18" as well. Makes for one nice firewood saw. I love it when you can just "drop" the saw through a log.

jags how well does it run with a 25 in. bar?

Actually, not too bad. Does it pull like an 880 - NO! But for the 10% of the time that I use the 25" - it is respectable. A SHAAARP chain is the key to performance with the 361 and 25" bar.

just wondering how they do with a biggier bar 20in. is as big as I have tryed so far

Well, if I had a ported 460 - that would be my goto, but the 361 does work with a 25".

I use the 361 as much as possible the 361 is much smother less vibe than the 460. Running this combo 50/50 and its sweet to put down the 460. The 260/460 combo that most love just sucks imo its like 20/80 yes the 260 dream to run just doesn't come into play enough for me. So if I had a go to saw it would be both lol.

 

[Danno77]

was wonderin' what a light saber cuts like. Guess I need to buy a new Stihl to find out.

BTW, I knew he was using the saw, I felt a disturbance in the force.

 

[Tree farmer]

Good saw, I sliced through 10 cords of oak last Feb with mine, my 10 yr old son said I looked like luke skywalker out there.