MS211 bar on a MS180
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I have both saws and have run that setup just fine.
Saws aren't bar/chain specific, they are link/pitch and Guage specific
Saws are really only bar-mount-specific.
Chain pitch, gauge, and DL can be changed; that requires changing the bar and, sometimes, the bar plus drive sprocket.
Those two homeowner Stihl saws share the same bar mount.
Roy
You never thought that the larger tooth of the 211 was too much for the 180 ??
GenXer
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Did you change the sprocket to match the larger chain?
Their both 3/8 pitch
GenXer
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To the OP: It would help if you tell us what, and how much, you are cutting. Species, diameter, volume of wood cut.
Roy
Roy
Yes longer, if you went .325 of course sprocket change. Personally I'd stick with 3/8 since I've got a bunch of saws running. 325 already
std 180 chain is a 3/8 micro , where 211 is 3/8 pmIf they are both 3/8 LP chains, then it's not a larger chain. Just longer..
Stihl Learning
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Same basic chain, slightly different tooth/raker design.
An uncorked 170 / 180 is a night and day much better saw 
I have a customer with one that cut 10 cord of wood this year and I asked him to bring it in for a look over. The piston / cylinder looked awesome thru the exhaust port and plug hole , that at 40:1 with Stihl plat oil. #6 ngk plug was a nice med brown
I have a customer with one that cut 10 cord of wood this year and I asked him to bring it in for a look over. The piston / cylinder looked awesome thru the exhaust port and plug hole , that at 40:1 with Stihl plat oil. #6 ngk plug was a nice med brown
I am frequently surprized about how well small saws pull 3/8LP chain. I have a 021, right now, that does great with a16" bar fully in beech and yellow birch.
KostasVolos
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My personal experience with few slightly modified MS180s and a 16" bar is that when it comes felling or bucking dry ( dead ) wood ,Ive got quite a bit of run time with the 18" bar and am very impressed how it handles it
the chain becomes somewhat oil-starved.
The saw has plenty of power to run
a 16" bar with a 3/8lp 0.50 chain .
But the fixed- flow oiling system
may prove a "weak link " in certain
occasions .
Let alone with a 18" bar and chain .
Just my 2 cents .
I believe you are correct , I usually run a thinner winter weight chain lube to assist in lubing an 18" bar
You must uncork the intake to get good power ,, yes that can be done with stock carb
Oil-starved. Thats the correct term..
KostasVolos
ArboristSite Operative
What exactly do you mean when you state
" uncork the intake " ?
I use the newest models ( MS180 2-MIX )
which have a strato engine.
The intake "snorkel" as also it's insert are
oval shaped. The insert is wider/thicker at
its lowest end ,providing a sealing for
the center opening of the air filter.
Thus it can not be removed .
What I 've done is to "shave off" the whole top surface of the insert and then epoxy glued it
at the snorkel.
Here's the stock air box "snorkel "insert :
And here is one air box with the "shaved" insert
epoxy glued in place ( the small half moon opening that is sealed with epoxy is the
Intellicarb's vacuum port -I use the stock carb
but with the intellicarb function disabled
and one size larger main jet ( 0.44 mm instead of 0.43 mm ) .
I have also mm it with mufler opening to around 100% of exhaust port surface
( @ cylinder wall ) .
Saw's power must be close to 2,3 hp or maybe
a bit more.Just a rough estimate .
