MS261 stock vs 261 monkeyed with

[Redbull661]

thanks to @Ryan Browne for doing the cutting and providing the stock saw. Thanks to @GCJenks204 for letting us test his tree monkeyed 261. I know he's been waiting for a while to get it back.

note: that white oak is hard!

 

[GCJenks204]

Details on bar/ chain?

D'uh watch the video dummy...

 

[GCJenks204]

So @Ryan Browne when is Scott going to work over your saw?

Doing the math in my head roughly 35% gain.

Julian do you think .325 is faster or the .375 ?

 

[GCJenks204]

details on the bar...yeah capt. deal finder (@Ryan Browne ) bought it for like $2 dollars. No joke! ...he is so not cool!



Man I dunno. You'll have to try em both and see. It sure liked my 20" semi skip 3/8ths. .050 72dl 3/8th RSLH. I told @Ryan Browne that he should get his ported, sell some other saws, sell those $2 bars , and get a 20" total lite and run semi skip

As long as he doesn't sell that 660, he hasn't finished paying for it yet. Still owes me some syrup...

 

[Ryan Browne]

As long as he doesn't sell that 660, he hasn't finished paying for it yet. Still owes me some syrup...

Julian and I are trying to save on shipping costs, so I filled the gas and oil tanks on the 261 with syrup.

 

[EvilRoySlade]

Julian and I are trying to save on shipping costs, so I filled the gas and oil tanks on the 261 with syrup.

That is thinking like a thinker.

 

[Backtroller]

I'm liking these new Stihls. Very impressive saw there. I'm sure it can't get home soon enough for you to try it out.

 

[MustangMike]

Nice vids Julian, and I agree with you on the White Oak. Both White Oak and Chestnut Oak (in the White Oak family) will noticeably slow your saw, but I think Hickory is even worse.

Here is my Dr Al ported 460 w/24" RSL in Chesnut Oak. (It has since been enhanced a bit).

 

[RI Chevy]

Nice Mike.
Its a MOFO 460!!!!

I like these 261 vids too. Nice improvements.
It would be interesting to see the .325 vs 3/8 chain compsrisons on same saws.

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[MustangMike]

I think it depends on both the saw and the wood. I like .325 on my 026 for limbing. Perhaps it would like 3/8 better for larger wood.

 

[Cigmaker]

thanks to @Ryan Browne for doing the cutting and providing the stock saw. Thanks to @GCJenks204 for letting us test his tree monkeyed 261. I know he's been waiting for a while to get it back.

note: that white oak is hard!

So much for small saws being faster in small wood...

 

[Ryan Browne]

I'd like to try .325 on my saw. If we'd had more time yesterday I would have seen if that was possible. My guess is that it would be faster cutting with .325 and a little less grabby for limbing and thinning. I'm overstocked on 16" 3/8 bars and chains, so that's what I'm running for now. An 18 or 20 light bar in .325 would probably be an excellent setup.

 

[PissRev]

Thanks for the video.

 

[ABarrick]

I typically run 16" 3/8 or 18" .325 on 50cc saws. You can get pretty aggressive on the grind with .325. With 3/8 I keep the depth gauges pretty high comparatively so it's not as grabby and doesn't bog down as easily. Overall I prefer 3/8 Oregon LGX off the roll for a work chain. It's factory grind is not quite as aggressive as Stihl 33RS which is a good thing to me on the smaller saws. Thinner cutters also take less power. With .325 I like RS over LPX as it is more aggressive and cuts more similar to 3/8 and only has one depth gauge. Stihl .325 is slightly heavier built chain than the Oregon .325 also.

 

[TreeLife]

Lgx is my chain of choice for work. Nice job on the vids guys!

 

[MustangMike]

RSL FTW!!!

 

[mdavlee]

RSL FTW!!!

Only with a grinder. I refuse to file it with my expensive files if u have a choice

 

[MustangMike]

I use PFRED, no problems at all.