First impression of the Stihl 241c

[farmer steve]

thanks Dan for the link. i'll be checking out the one at my dealer on Tuesday and that will give me some negotiating room if it's an older one.

checked out the 241 that is at my dealers. the dawgs were the old style. didn't check out the sprocket. he told me he hadn't sold 1 since he got it in. i told him it was a couple of years old and left it at that. i'll talk to him next week.

 

[CaseyForrest]

Yapping with my dealer today and I mentioned how Impressed I am with the 241. He says they cant sell them either, but the people that do buy them cant stop saying nice things.

I suggested that its probably because its in the 40cc class, same as what you can get from most big box stores. But at twice the price. But it really is no comparison...

 

[dancan]

checked out the 241 that is at my dealers. the dawgs were the old style. didn't check out the sprocket. he told me he hadn't sold 1 since he got it in. i told him it was a couple of years old and left it at that. i'll talk to him next week.

Make sure there are no adjustment holes for the carb , I might be wrong but I thought the first ones weren't Mtronic .

Sure I could have used a bigger saw ,,, But I didn't lol

 

[NSMaple1]

Cute Ryobi ya got there.

 

[dancan]

Yapping with my dealer today and I mentioned how Impressed I am with the 241. He says they cant sell them either, but the people that do buy them cant stop saying nice things.

I suggested that its probably because its in the 40cc class, same as what you can get from most big box stores. But at twice the price. But it really is no comparison...

I was a skeptic , cleared a lot of houselots with 60/72/90 cc saws , rarely used my 50cc, throw injury into the mix with a long and taxing recovery and start running 50cc that have been warmed over by Pioneerguy600 and found myself rarely reaching for the bigger , then I bought the 241 after talking to Stihlcrazy , figured I'd use it a bit , all I can say is that it's hard to wrap your head around how much work you can do with 40cc's tank after tank all day .
If I was constantly working in 20" stuff all day and blocking it up I'd sing a different tune but it's working very well for what I'm cutting and I'll use it to drop a 20" , delimb , drag out tree length and then go to the next .

 

[CaseyForrest]

Sure I could have used a bigger saw ,,, But I didn't lol

It really is that much fun.

 

[dancan]

Cute Ryobi ya got there.

No self respecting thief would steel a Ryobi , only little pawn shop monies paid on them lol

 

[Ryan'smilling]

I was a skeptic , cleared a lot of houselots with 60/72/90 cc saws , rarely used my 50cc, throw injury into the mix with a long and taxing recovery and start running 50cc that have been warmed over by Pioneerguy600 and found myself rarely reaching for the bigger , then I bought the 241 after talking to Stihlcrazy , figured I'd use it a bit , all I can say is that it's hard to wrap your head around how much work you can do with 40cc's tank after tank all day .
If I was constantly working in 20" stuff all day and blocking it up I'd sing a different tune but it's working very well for what I'm cutting and I'll use it to drop a 20" , delimb , drag out tree length and then go to the next .

I agree 100%. I've been using the heck out of my Dolmar 421 this week on a thinning project. What a treat. I needed a bigger bar (got a 12" on the Dolmar this week), so I grabbed my 036 with a 16" E bar. My first thought was "wow, this is heavy".

These little saws pack one heck of a punch.

 

[dancan]

Yup , little saws with real good av , I let the work tire me out , not the saw .
I've been keeping my eyes open for a used Makita/Dolly in that size , sooner or later I'll score one , I don't think the homeowner 40 cc's could take the thrashing I put mine through but I'll try any of the pro ones if I can score one .

 

[svk]

I agree on the lighter saws. I'm tickled with my ported 550. Really don't even feel like taking out the other saws now that I got that back.

 

[NGaMountains]

Been to 3 dealers so far, including one very large outfit, hoping to see a 241 and feel it in the hand after all the praise that's been heaped here. I'm 0 for 3 so far, but intend to keep trying.

 

[CaseyForrest]

I can rent you one.

I'm surprised none of them will just get one in.....

sent from a field

 

[farmer steve]

I can rent you one.

I'm surprised none of them will just get one in.....

sent from a field

these things might turn into big collectors saws. better keep yours on a nice cushey blankie.

 

[NGaMountains]

I can rent you one.

Ha! I wish. Your rental office is kind of a long ride from my location north of Atlanta. And not Atlanta, Michigan!

 

[bennn*e]

Rounds out this trio well.

sent from a field

similar setup, just don't use anything between the 241 and 441

 

[farmer steve]

any of you guys switch to a different chain than what is stock on the 241? mydealer has 10% off this week and you never know know what can happen around christmas.

 

[svk]

The 3/8 LP debate has been covered a few times over in chainsaw and is pretty informative if you have some time to read.

Stihl PS and PS3 are the fastest cutting chains by far. I have one of each of them for my 16" bar.

I picked up a 12 and 14 inch GB bar with Oregon VXL chain from the fantastic clearance at Left Coast. I'll try those out when I'm cutting next week.

 

[farmer steve]

The 3/8 LP debate has been covered a few times over in chainsaw and is pretty informative if you have some time to read.

Stihl PS and PS3 are the fastest cutting chains by far. I have one of each of them for my 16" bar.

I picked up a 12 and 14 inch GB bar with Oregon VXL chain from the fantastic clearance at Left Coast. I'll try those out when I'm cutting next week.

thanks Steve. i did read some of those threads but i knew you and @CaseyForrest had just got the 241 recently and knew some mentioned changing chains and stuff.

 

[svk]

FWIW the VXL chains can be found pretty cheap so I own a bunch of them for my other LP saws.

Darn Stihl had to set up their bars to be one to two drive links off from what the other mfg's do so I've needed to get all new chains for my 241.

 

[farmer steve]

FWIW the VXL chains can be found pretty cheap so I own a bunch of them for my other LP saws.

Darn Stihl had to set up their bars to be one to two drive links off from what the other mfg's do so I've needed to get all new chains for my 241.

i would like to stick with stihl chains because my dealer always does buy 2 get 1 free and his prices are the best of any dealers i have gone to.