I had a pair of MS250 saws here myself for a bit, I sold them pretty quick after getting tired of sore knuckles from starting them. I've owned just about every saw Stihl has made over the years and the MS250 is by far the hardest to pull start.
There was just a long thread about another guy who had the same issues with one, who also sold it.
I suppose there's a few out there who don't mind how hard they pull but why deal with it when there are other saws out there.
For the price, I don't think you can go wrong with an Echo, I don't think they're as good as a pro model Stihl, but they aren't far off.
I looked at all the Stihl models and they do not make another saw comparable to the MS250 in displacement or weight. The MS201 is the next best thing but at more than double the cost.
I was pretty much looking for the same thing and ended up with a pair of Echo saws, one with a 16" bar, and one with a 20" bar for less than the cost of one pro model Stihl.
For someone who only cuts firewood and does some chainsaw milling here and there, I only needed the smaller saws for occasional use. I keep one original 090 and a Chinese knockoff 066 for my bigger cutting and just started on a Chinese 088 kit saw to have as a back up. (I bought the 'kit' saw from someone who bought it online and when they got it, they realized they were in over their heads and sold it cheap on CL, so I got a complete 088 'kit' saw for cheap. They were asking $200, I ended up getting it for $50 after it went unsold on CL for two months).
There was just a long thread about another guy who had the same issues with one, who also sold it.
I suppose there's a few out there who don't mind how hard they pull but why deal with it when there are other saws out there.
For the price, I don't think you can go wrong with an Echo, I don't think they're as good as a pro model Stihl, but they aren't far off.
I looked at all the Stihl models and they do not make another saw comparable to the MS250 in displacement or weight. The MS201 is the next best thing but at more than double the cost.
I was pretty much looking for the same thing and ended up with a pair of Echo saws, one with a 16" bar, and one with a 20" bar for less than the cost of one pro model Stihl.
For someone who only cuts firewood and does some chainsaw milling here and there, I only needed the smaller saws for occasional use. I keep one original 090 and a Chinese knockoff 066 for my bigger cutting and just started on a Chinese 088 kit saw to have as a back up. (I bought the 'kit' saw from someone who bought it online and when they got it, they realized they were in over their heads and sold it cheap on CL, so I got a complete 088 'kit' saw for cheap. They were asking $200, I ended up getting it for $50 after it went unsold on CL for two months).
