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Good luck with your new saw...
I plan on purchasing the M55 yardboss in the not so distant future 
one thing i was dissapointed was that my dealer said that the "picco" chain had been discontinued, and instead they only had the RSC chain.... I really wanted the picco... ohh well
one thing i was dissapointed was that my dealer said that the "picco" chain had been discontinued, and instead they only had the RSC chain.... I really wanted the picco...
ohh well
Woodsrover
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Is all the picco chain being discontinued or just the .050?
My new little MS180 takes .043 picco and if it's going away I'd better grab me some!
My new little MS180 takes .043 picco and if it's going away I'd better grab me some!
SawTroll
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Have to admit I don't like the Stihl 250 - the Husky 350 is much better, but it will probably serve you well anyway.....
Woodsrover
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probably true, but price wise they are different we are talking about a slightly more expensive saw (350).SawTroll said:Have to admit I don't like the Stihl 250 - the Husky 350 is much better, but it will probably serve you well anyway.....
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although power wise its only .1kw more....
Lakeside53
Stihl Wrenching
deeeez said:I plan on purchasing the M55 yardboss in the not so distant future
one thing i was dissapointed was that my dealer said that the "picco" chain had been discontinued, and instead they only had the RSC chain.... I really wanted the picco...
???? The chain hasn't been discontinued... There is a PMC and and PMC3.. and the PMN is available..
The MS250 is only .325 in the USA... with RSC or RMC (if released in your area); the MS210 and MS230 are Picco..
Lakeside53
Stihl Wrenching
deeeez said:
If you really want to.. but the 325 is a great choice for the MS250.
Lakeside53
Stihl Wrenching
deeeez said:
RS or RSC
wagonwheeler
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Congrats on the 250. 
I run a 16" .063/.325 RS setup on my 025 and it's happy as a goat eatin' briars.
Chaser
I run a 16" .063/.325 RS setup on my 025 and it's happy as a goat eatin' briars.
Chaser
outdoortype
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Stick with the .325
Follow lakeside's advice & go with RS, RSC, or even plain RM. Just look for the box that has the yellow warning label & yellow drive link. My poulan uses a 3/8" low profile which is similar to Stihl's picco and I hate it. It dulls a lot faster & the smaller teeth are more difficult to file. The MS250/025 is a great saw. You'll be suprised by the amount of power it has for being so small.
Follow lakeside's advice & go with RS, RSC, or even plain RM. Just look for the box that has the yellow warning label & yellow drive link. My poulan uses a 3/8" low profile which is similar to Stihl's picco and I hate it. It dulls a lot faster & the smaller teeth are more difficult to file. The MS250/025 is a great saw. You'll be suprised by the amount of power it has for being so small.
Do use the stihl .325 RS or RSC chain. I do agree that it is the best .325 chain out there, I love the bigger cutters. My other .325 chain from other makers seem to have smaller cutters. I have only ran the RS, but heard the RSC is the updated .325. One of the stihl guys will tell you for sure.
oldsaw
"Been There, Milled That"
deeeez said:Ok after doing all the reading I went ahead and pulled the trigger on a MS250 with a 16" bar. I will post pics soon after I put it to good use later on this week.
thank you all for your input
Man, you screwed up, what a piece of poo, stupid, stupid decision....:hmm3grin2orange:
Seriously, nice little saw. Had to get you going a little bit, were you scared? Maybe just for a minute?
We love pictures. Go have fun.
Mark
