The Stihl MS241 Thread

[USMC615]

Dang at the charcoal man!!!

There's a ton of grillin' going on around here my friend.

 

[USMC615]

You folks are killing me...now I want in on this 241 gig. Shame on every damn one of ya.

 

[Isaac]

I'll take the blame for you owning one of the most awesome chainsaws ever. [emoji12]


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Fairways_and_Greens]

Does the 241 feel that much lighter than the 550XP.

 

[Keith Gandy]

Does the 241 feel that much lighter than the 550XP.

There is a difference . 241 feels more agile and balanced

 

[Locust Cutter]

A friend in KS has one, and though I haven't used it a lot, I was struck by it's performance and agility. It was ported by Brad and other's recipes may provide different outcomes, but it's an impressive little saw by any definition. I intnd to get my hands on it this fall when I do some cutting to give it a more thorough evaluation.

 

[Keith Gandy]

It would definetely be my 42cc pick and deserves to be compared in the 50cc category

 

[pro94lt]

Full of fluids, 55dl on the 241 56dl on the 421

 

[bryanr2]

Cannon Supermini 16" C1 mount with PS chain 62dl and a custom Dansco sprocket from Definitive Dave and dont let anyone tell u that the Picco sprocket doesnt run smoother than a regular 3/8. 32$ for that sprocket and worth it

pics or it don't exist.

 

[KenJax Tree]

Full of fluids, 55dl on the 241 56dl on the 421 View attachment 31040 View attachment 31041

But its too heavy for its size[emoji1]

Less weight (but no real world difference) and 1/2 the price seems like a winner to me.

 

[Keith Gandy]

But its too heavy for its size[emoji1]

Less weight (but no real world difference) and 1/2 the price seems like a winner to me.

Couldnt give my opinion on the 421 as I havent ran one but the 241 is awesome to say the least except for the price. Everyone says the 421 feels like a chunk though? Unbalanced?

 

[Backtroller]

I guess it's just personal preference. I like mine, but I didn't like my buddies MS362 at all. I'd still enjoy cutting with it and wouldn't turn it down if he offered it to me. It's just not for me. He loves it though and hates the feeling of all my Dolmars.

Throw a Sugi on a 421 and it feels really light and balanced (just my opinion though)..

 

[Backtroller]

Not comparing the feel of a 362 to a 241. Just giving an example

 

[Keith Gandy]

I cant see comparing a 362 to a 562 at all. Ive had both and the 562 handles better and hands down cuts better imo

 

[Keith Gandy]

The 241 with a 16" bar and PS chain handled and cut like a dream. Guess I need to run a 421 to see what the rave is about

 

[Fairways_and_Greens]

But its too heavy for its size[emoji1]

Less weight (but no real world difference) and 1/2 the price seems like a winner to me.

Wow. The Dolmar carries 30% more fluids too. Is Dolmar conservative with their weight specs or is Stihl fibbing?

 

[KenJax Tree]

Wow. The Dolmar carries 30% more fluids too. Is Dolmar conservative with their weight specs or is Stihl fibbing?

Idk but the weight showing on the scale should rule all of that out.

 

[Keith Gandy]

Idk but the weight showing on the scale should rule all of that out.

What type bars were on there?

 

[Fairways_and_Greens]

@pro94lt how's the balance and antivibe of the 421 vs 241? I'm thinking of picking one up for carving (or Cs-361P).

 

[Locust Cutter]

I haven't run the 421, only the 241. Holding the 421, it felt pretty nice, but it looked like a bigger saw than than the 241 does width-wise. I think that optical illusion might throw some people off, looks being deceiving and all. A family that deals in Dolmar and Grasshopper, near me, does firewood on the side (and between their 30' GN trailer and small 20K lb crane are well equipped for Hedge). The father, who's in his 70's runs a 421 almost exclusively, going up to a 5100 or 5105 when needed. The son, in his 40's runs the 5100/5 and a 6100 or 7900 when needed and they do quite well for themselves. They'll go out on various farmer's land and buck the trees into sections manageable with their crane, then load them onto their trailer. They finish bucking, splitting and piling the wood at the saw shop. The old man will spend entire days running tht 421 bucking up all sizes of Hedge, Oak, Ash and otherwise simply because it's lighter, he likes the a/v and it's pretty good on fuel. I'm pretty happy with the lineup of saws I have, but for him and his circumstances, I can definitely see the logic there. They probably do 80-150 cord/yr.