That’s how I was doing with this 261. When I first got it and swapped to 32:1 mix, I kept tuning at it until it was perfect, But I did get it there, and I haven’t touched the needles since. Always two pulls. It will Pop with full choke on pull #1, and then it fires and runs on half choke pull #2.
Since I’m like brand new to chainsaws. One important thing I have learned since owning this saw, which this may potentially help other new comers. And that is: How the saw felt brand new, and how this saw feels right now. When I cut up my first tree with this saw, I felt like the saw was a little underpowered. It stalled pretty easy, and it bogged down with barely any pressure at all. So in my mind with no chainsaw experience at all, I’m thinking this 261 talked the talk, but doesn’t exactly walk the walk. Shortly after this experience, I swapped to a full chisel chain, swapped to 32:1 ratio, re-tuned the saw, allowed the saw to break in plenty. Now when using the saw, it actually feels like overkill on a tree in my mind lol. It has more than enough power. Just a Day and night difference that I was not expecting. I can apply pressure on the saw, and even let off the gas in the cut with the bar in the wood, and re-apply the gas again and it revvs right up and continues cutting again. This tells me that break-in alone really changes these chainsaws. So my point is: I’ll never judge a brand new saw’s power again lol.
The thing sounds like the gates of hell opening up when buried in some wood. I love it.