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I ended up getting the 462c yesterday. I got to run 3 tanks of fuel through it this morning. I ran a 20” light bar on its maiden voyage in some oak logs. It’s a very impressive saw in stock form and seemed to run better each tank full. I’ll need to catch up on firewood chores but hope to send it...

I hear great things about them. I’ve only been around one once. I helped my buddy clear fence lines from storm damage. He had a ported 346. We never did a scientific, timed test but there wasn’t a noticeable difference cutting similar sized wood. My buddy had never even heard of a 241. I let him...

Folk lore?

No worries.

My 241 is MM ported

I’ll try to remember to video a head to head if we get together sometime. It’s really close. Close enough I wouldn’t trade him saws.

I’ll ask him

Good idea but man that MM ported 241 keeps right up with my buddie’s ported 346xp. It’s a blast to run in smaller wood.

Which saw do you think pulls the chain faster with a 20” bar in hardwood? I’ll probably run the 20” most of the time. Eventually I’ll get it ported but will need to saw a month or two before sending it off.

I’ll try to see if I can look at that ad

A ported 241c and non ported 261

Any issues with the magnesium piston on the 400c?

I’m in the market for a new saw. I’m mainly looking at the Stihl 400c and 462c. I’ll mostly run a 20” bar with the occasional 25” bar use. It looks like there is only about a 1/2 pound difference between the two saws. I’ll definitely send the saw to Randy for porting after about 10-15 tanks...

Quick update: I had to travel a little further but found a .63 gauge bar and chain. I ran almost a full tank yesterday and it cuts great. I didn’t notice any obvious speed loss in limbing. I bucked about a 16” white oak and it did seem a tad slower than the 3/8lp there but not bad at all. After...

I had trouble finding much on line other than eBay. I think stihl primarily uses authorized dealers. Those dealers can be hit or miss with knowledgeable staff, especially big box store retailers like Ace