441 Arctic availibility

[tawilson]

I stopped at my dealer today to see what's up with the saw I ordered two weeks ago. He hasn't heard anything so apparently it's not sitting in a warehouse somewhere. I don't think any dealers up this way stock the Arctics. Do I have to wait till Stihl does a production run on them to get it?

 

[Stihl Crazy]

We have the arctic here, I used one last week.

 

[Urbicide]

I didn't think there were any trees in the arctic!

 

[Lakeside53]

Stihl brings in a limted number of those for the warmer counties... Ask your dealer for a eta. His distribuator will know the stocking status or can find the availablity. We had one though here (WA) last week - took an extra two days.

 

[artie__bc]

Here we couldn't get a regular wrap. All they has was arctic wraps in 441s.

 

[tawilson]

I don't think anybody in NNY wants the Arctic, except me, so naturally there's not too many in the pipeline. I don't mind a little wait, I just hope I don't have to wait for a Stihl production run of these in maybe April or so.

 

[tawilson]

My dealer talked to his distributor, and he didn't have any, didn't know when any would be coming over, so today I picked up the 441 he had in stock. Nice. As everyone said, smooth. I tested it beside my trusty 61 in a gnarly old pine log just bigger than the 20'' bars I had on them. It did bog down a little about 2/3 of the way through. No biggy. I'll check it again after a few tanks of gas. And holding a saw in each hand, I couldn't tell which was heavier. I know the 441 must be, but can't be by much. I like it.

 

[SawTroll]

They offer only the 441W here, heated handles, but not heated carb.

...same with the 460 and 660 btw, except the 660 Logosol.

 

[B_Turner]

They offer only the 441W here, heated handles, but not heated carb.

That's what I want! (I think.) But I guess we can't get them here yet. (I mean the heated handles.)

 

[65x55BPD]

i dont really understand why wraps are so hard to get ahold of if you arent in the northwest. it seems like it would be safer to be able to drop a tree from either side without crossing a hazardous zone on any type of tree. i still cant get a wrap handle out here.

 

[SawTroll]

That's what I want! (I think.) But I guess we can't get them here yet. (I mean the heated handles.)

I case you don't know, it adds .2 kg to the weight, but I want it anyway on my saws.....