New stihl 261 coming soon?
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Be pretty cool if there were a new MS261 coming. The 'facelift' they gave the current version is a couple of years old, but essentially the MS261 hasn't changed much since it came out in 2010??..so it must be close to a decade old. Been a good pro saw from Stihl, its an important model to get right. You can almost judge a brand by its 50cc pro saw! There is definitely room for improvement on what's been a great saw for a long time now.
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In Germany that updated version will be availible from 2020 on. It should have:
a nickel platet throttle shaft
a tinned piston
a new solenoid valve in the carburetor
a .325" Pro saw chain with narrow kerf
STIHL Light 04 bar
weight: 5.8kg
I hope I translated everything right.
here you can find a picture: http://www.chainsawcollectors.se/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=336&t=24585&start=630#p246846
a nickel platet throttle shaft
a tinned piston
a new solenoid valve in the carburetor
a .325" Pro saw chain with narrow kerf
STIHL Light 04 bar
weight: 5.8kg
I hope I translated everything right.
here you can find a picture: http://www.chainsawcollectors.se/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=336&t=24585&start=630#p246846
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It got lighter at some point at least.
What do these get me? More power? Less weight?
Can't wait for these to arrive!
12.8 lbs? They won't sell very many of them if that's true.
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Sounds like an STD.
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Ahh. Lol. OK.
One would think that they would develop technology and use it threwout the entire lineup. Like the magnesium piston or whatever it is. Makes more sense to me.
But hopefully they hit the 261 out of the park. Wonder if they will still offer a regular carbed version as well?
One would think that they would develop technology and use it threwout the entire lineup. Like the magnesium piston or whatever it is. Makes more sense to me.
But hopefully they hit the 261 out of the park. Wonder if they will still offer a regular carbed version as well?
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My Translation came up with "dotted piston" so I'm going to assume "popup piston" which would make sense.
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Lost in translation... Titanium Nitride
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261 gen 3 will enter the marked in 2020, supposed to get an updated mtronic and lighter.
They will also introduce a new chain, 50ga for it.
Alot of their lineup is supposed to get the mtronic gen 3, MS-150, MS-193 and MS-201. Rumors say their new MS-201 power head weight only 3.7 kg.
They will also introduce a new chain, 50ga for it.
Alot of their lineup is supposed to get the mtronic gen 3, MS-150, MS-193 and MS-201. Rumors say their new MS-201 power head weight only 3.7 kg.
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I was thinking maybe a magnesium piston.. ie same as the 400.. but me,,, i is guessing ...I did like the translations thou...
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I could be way off base. I have seen titanium nitride expressed as TiN
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Okay, seriously, why not a new model number? People are gonna have to specify which of THREE 261s they have when ordering parts!?
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Well that sounds pretty nice. Do you mean the rear handle version?
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I bet there will be no carb version.
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yes sir
