The Stihl MS241 Thread

[petedaycab]

It's just a damn good firewood saw. It has its limitations, although it doesn't seem to know it.

 

[petedaycab]

How do the 421 dolmar and the 241 Stihl compare performance wise? I know you can damn near buy 2 dolmars to the Stihl, and that is huge in my book.

 

[Woodpecker]

How do the 421 dolmar and the 241 Stihl compare performance wise? I know you can damn near buy 2 dolmars to the Stihl, and that is huge in my book.

It's been awhile since I ran the 421 but I chose the 241 over it. Without money in the equation, it comes down to how much you value the weight difference and auto tune. Both quality saws.

 

[KenJax Tree]

Performance wise I would say very little difference if any at all. If the 241 has any advantage i doubt its a difference worth double the price.

 

[Woodpecker]

Performance wise I would say very little difference if any at all. If the 241 has any advantage i doubt its a difference worth double the price.

Yeah i agree the performance was similar IIRC. I didn't get to run timed cuts or anything like that. For me it came down to other considerations. I wanted to give an auto tune stihl a try. I'm pleased with the 241, but I was sorely tempted to save some cash and go with the Dolmar!

 

[Carbine]

Performance wise I would say very little difference if any at all. If the 241 has any advantage i doubt its a difference worth double the price.

Did you finally get to run a 241?

 

[Carbine]

Yeah i agree the performance was similar IIRC. I didn't get to run timed cuts or anything like that. For me it came down to other considerations. I wanted to give an auto tune stihl a try. I'm pleased with the 241, but I was sorely tempted to save some cash and go with the Dolmar!

Dolmar makes a good saw, no doubt. My peeve with the 421 was that it just didnt feel good, and was heavier than it should have been. I wanted to fall in love with one, but didnt.
I'm a pretty frugal guy, and I agree the Dolmar is a LOT easier on the wallet. But for a couple hundred bucks, for a tool I'm going to use and make money with for a long time, those 2 bills didnt mean jack.

 

[Woodpecker]

Dolmar makes a good saw, no doubt. My peeve with the 421 was that it just didnt feel good, and was heavier than it should have been. I wanted to fall in love with one, but didnt.
I'm a pretty frugal guy, and I agree the Dolmar is a LOT easier on the wallet. But for a couple hundred bucks, for a tool I'm going to use and make money with for a long time, those 2 bills didnt mean jack.

Yep when it came right down to it the 421, as my dealer dressed it, weighed pretty close to my echo 500p.

 

[stihl saws]

I haven't put them on a scale, but my 421 feels about the same as my 026's. My first impression taking it out of the box was that it was heavier than I thought it would be. It's still an extremely well built saw for the price and I'm very happy with it. The limited variety of bars available for it is the biggest downfall.

 

[Woodpecker]

I haven't put them on a scale, but my 421 feels about the same as my 026's. My first impression taking it out of the box was that it was heavier than I thought it would be. It's still an extremely well built saw for the price and I'm very happy with it. The limited variety of bars available for it is the biggest downfall.

I believe Nate (fordf150) sells a conversion kit that will allow you to run a 5105 b&c pretty easy.

 

[petedaycab]

I haven't put them on a scale, but my 421 feels about the same as my 026's. My first impression taking it out of the box was that it was heavier than I thought it would be. It's still an extremely well built saw for the price and I'm very happy with it. The limited variety of bars available for it is the biggest downfall.

Agreed, but there is not much in way of a selection of bars for the 241 either. I would like to try to convert mine to run a large mount Stihl bar. But then it would not be as light and nimble either.

 

[stihl saws]

You can change to a .325 chain, but it's a 041 mount bar. Harder to come by than the Stihl 241 bars as far as choice goes.

 

[KenJax Tree]

Did you finally get to run a 241?

Nope i've never run one.

 

[Fishnuts2]

I've run a couple of 241s. They're really a great saw for a lot of jobs. I couldn't tell much of a performance difference between them and my 421 though. The price I was quoted on the 241 was double that of the Dolmar.


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[petedaycab]

You can change to a .325 chain, but it's a 041 mount bar. Harder to come by than the Stihl 241 bars as far as choice goes.

What is an 041 mount bar?

 

[Carbine]

What is an 041 mount bar?

K041 mount

 

[stihl saws]

K041 mount

Thanks, I forgot the K.

 

[Backtroller]

I know you can get 16" 18" and even. 20" if that suits you in K041 bars. Nate does sell that conversion kit to run .325. I've been happy with the Oregon bars on mine.

 

[skip sail]

i absolutely love my new 241. Ran it for 4 hrs straight in 12-14 inch yellow box and ironbark,and the "angry termite" just kept chewing.
Its so good,I want another one to have ported (anyone selling one?)

 

[foragefarmer]

Here is mine after a little over two years.