Stihl 442?

[Isaac]

I was at the dealer Saturday to pick up some parts, and ask about the 441 shortage/ discontinuance. He told me that when he placed a new order with his sales rep, he was told not to bother ordering any 441's, that they were gone. Apparently there were too many problems with them, and that's why they stopped production. So he said we should see a 442 soon. I thought some of you guys might could confirm this, or maybe have heard something different. So what's the rumors?

 

[mdavlee]

Hopefully it's better than the 441.

 

[Chris Zautner]

I hope it's just a 462, I want another 441rcm

 

[Isaac]

Hopefully it's better than the 441.

He literally had no details

 

[treesmith]

It would be nice if it had all the 441 good points, the av, air filtration, power and smoothness but with the old school weight of an 044

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[jake wells]

im not going to hold my breath stihl does take their time getting a new product to market.

 

[CR888]

I think the 441 was the first Mtronic to come to market and maybe first strato pro saw? 70cc class is a popular pro choice. I agree with treesmith & hope it retains its good aspects and looses a little weight/size. It would be nice if they just gave us what we want.

 

[sawmikaze]

261 didnt change its title..nor did a 362.

My guess is its gonna be a 441 with the same updates the 261 and 362 got..or something along those lines.

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

I'll have to check in on that. We haven't had issues with the 441's that I'm aware of. Course....our loggers around here just run stuff into the ground before bringing it in.

 

[idiotwithasaw]

I have heard they are back in canada, but I have no details as to what if anything is differwnt.

 

[Isaac]

I don't know how they sold in the first place. The 461 weighs the same and has more power. A no brainer if you ask me. Plus the 461 will still fit in the cool little orange saw case . I have an 044 and like it, but it was a freebie. My company has a 441 with a 28" bar and it seems quite a bit heavier than the 044, especially in the nose.

 

[Isaac]

I have heard they are back in canada, but I have no details as to what if anything is differwnt.

If you google search them it will show the picture of the saw and says "may not be available in some areas"

 

[Cut4fun]

Back in June 2015 we were talking about this being the 442 or 462 with pics. http://chainsawrepair.createaforum.com/stihl/new-ms462/

 

[panteliss]

Yes they put in the market 442 , 462 , 662 the next week

personal Nicolas Stihl today call me and tell me hey friend dont harry to buy new saw the next week you can have the new models

 

[Nitehawk55]

462 coming , that's all I have heard from my insider .

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

I can't believe my 460 will be 2 gens old already when th 462 comes out.

 

[dall]

I can't believe my 460 will be 2 gens old already when th 462 comes out.

its old and wore out send it to me i dont like new

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

its old and wore out send it to me i dont like new

lol. Actually it doesn't even have like 25 tanks yet! Sucker is perrty for being old!

 

[Splittingwood]

I had contacted Stihl by their website asking about the MS441. I asked if it was discontinued or not, the reply I received on 6/13/16 was as follows: The production of the MS441 series was halted in early 2015 due to assembly line issues. This model is expected to be back early 2017.

 

[Chris Zautner]

I had contacted Stihl by their website asking about the MS441. I asked if it was discontinued or not, the reply I received on 6/13/16 was as follows: The production of the MS441 series was halted in early 2015 due to assembly line issues. This model is expected to be back early 2017.

Same nonsense they been telling me since 2015 oh they will be back in 2016 oh they will back 2017