66Fleetside
Super OPE Member
Would like to get some opinions on this saw.
Kinda thinking about getting into a 70cc saw. My daily driver is a 362cm (version 2). And while it does everything I “need” to do, sometimes it would be “nice” to do it a little faster and/or with a longer bar. I live on some wooded property that needs thinned, and there’s always a tree (or 50) that needs cut. Sometimes pretty large...all hardwood.
I don’t know a lot about the ms441, other than the specs, and they just never seemed to be that popular....at least in my area. They show up for sale, pretty reasonable at times, on the local CL and FB marketplace. Were the Mtronic versions an older version of that technology? And if so, any major issues with it?
I’d love to own a 462...lighter and more powerful than a 441. But I probably don’t “need” to spend ~900ish dollars on a saw that is oversized for most of the work I need to do.
I’ll try to wrap my rambling into a couple halfway cogent questions:
1) Anyone care to comment with some real world experiences with the 441? Good, bad, or ugly? Prefer carb or MTronic?
2) What is a price at which you’d snatch one up without even thinking about it? Since this isn’t truly a need, I can be very patient and wait on a smoking deal. Interestingly, the used 044/440 seem to be listed for higher prices than the 441. Not sure if that’s just familiarity/reputation thing, or reflective of true value.
I reckon someone will point me toward a Swedish alternative. I’m definitely not a Stihl loyalist, they just have the dominant market share in my area. The one full service Husqvarna shop in my area is about 30 mins up the road...the guy is kind of a blowhard and prices everything plenty high. All that said, I’d gladly purchase a 372 or similar if the right deal came along. I’d buy a Dolmar for that matter.
Kinda thinking about getting into a 70cc saw. My daily driver is a 362cm (version 2). And while it does everything I “need” to do, sometimes it would be “nice” to do it a little faster and/or with a longer bar. I live on some wooded property that needs thinned, and there’s always a tree (or 50) that needs cut. Sometimes pretty large...all hardwood.
I don’t know a lot about the ms441, other than the specs, and they just never seemed to be that popular....at least in my area. They show up for sale, pretty reasonable at times, on the local CL and FB marketplace. Were the Mtronic versions an older version of that technology? And if so, any major issues with it?
I’d love to own a 462...lighter and more powerful than a 441. But I probably don’t “need” to spend ~900ish dollars on a saw that is oversized for most of the work I need to do.
I’ll try to wrap my rambling into a couple halfway cogent questions:
1) Anyone care to comment with some real world experiences with the 441? Good, bad, or ugly? Prefer carb or MTronic?
2) What is a price at which you’d snatch one up without even thinking about it? Since this isn’t truly a need, I can be very patient and wait on a smoking deal. Interestingly, the used 044/440 seem to be listed for higher prices than the 441. Not sure if that’s just familiarity/reputation thing, or reflective of true value.
I reckon someone will point me toward a Swedish alternative. I’m definitely not a Stihl loyalist, they just have the dominant market share in my area. The one full service Husqvarna shop in my area is about 30 mins up the road...the guy is kind of a blowhard and prices everything plenty high. All that said, I’d gladly purchase a 372 or similar if the right deal came along. I’d buy a Dolmar for that matter.
