Stihl 261 and 261 cm

[Tpagel]

Guys looking for some info on the differences between the m-tronic saw and the one with carb screws.

I am wanting to try one of the auto tuning saws in a bad way.

I see builders of the normal saw from time to time and would like know what it take to convert one.

So is it just coil, wire harness, and carb?

And a cover with no holes?

I know the new 261 lite is coming to the states but I am too cheap to shell out the cash for a new saw anyway.

I bought a 261 tune up kit? On eBay. I missed out on the saw but got the kit

It has all new OEM carb, sprocket, bearing, air filter, and a little black sensor? Thing.

What else do I need besides a 261?
Will a normal coil work?
Thanks for the info
I searched and couldn't find much





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[Woodpecker]

There's a good lookin 261 mtronic in the classifieds right now. I think it's a bit over priced though. To me converting a non auto tune saw seems like more trouble than its worth.

I expect if you can hold on until the new version of the 261 becomes readily available, guys will be dumping the older version for pretty reasonable. Seems to happen everytime a new version of a saw comes out.

 

[Tpagel]

I still want one I thought the one in the ads were too much for me as well but they sold.
I posted in the manuals forum the other day trying to get IPLs to see the difference, no response yet there.
Maybe I should get a 550xp
At least the IPL is easily found.


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[Tor R]

Dont know if this work the same way in US, or if Stihl does the same as JRed did in Norway....
After 2252/2253 came they had nice prices on 2152/2153, like 30% off the normal price, I bought one 2153

 

[Locust Cutter]

No Stihl U.S. will usually Sit on the new ones until the old stock id gone to avoid taking a loss on it. At least in the mid-west. On the Coast and more timber-dense areas, their mileage may vary.

 

[Tpagel]

Found thanks


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[Windthrown]

Stihl Canada had a big sale to unload their older 261C-M saws for $500 CDN last month (which was a screaming deal). No such deal in the US though. The only Stihl saw that ever goes on sale here is the 170/171.

Update: the 261 was on sale in Canada for $599 CDN...

 

[HighSierras]

Stihl Canada had a big sale to unload their older 261C-M saws for $500 CDN last month (which was a screaming deal). No such deal in the US though. The only Stihl saw that ever goes on sale here is the 170/171.

Wow. That is a screaming deal. That's about $375 USD currently. I might have picked up a second one for that price.

 

[Windthrown]

Opps, my bad, according to my notes they were $599 CDN on sale, or $500 USD with tax and shipped here when the CDN dollah was 70 cents US. They (Stihl Canada) also had the 461 on sale for $1050 CDN. Do not forget the added really high national and provincial sales taxes in Canada (12% in BC, 15% in Kebbekistan). It was still a screaming deal for those saws though.