MS361 Full Wraps

[Burvol]

After reading this thread on Stihl 361 full wrap bars by Lakeside53, I really wanted one. Lo and behold, a few new OEM kits showed up on Ebay recently for a good price. Although the kit available only included the bar, updated a/v mount, and screws, I figured I would see how it went without the added dog and larger clutch cover.

I thought I would take a few pictures of the kit nice and clean, before I tried it out this weekend. The new bar has thicker grip material than the original, and is made of metal instead of plastic. It feels far more substantial to me. Being an OEM kit, the fit and finish is on par with the saw itself. Can't wait to try it.

Some eye candy......

NIce!!!!:rockn: I got 361 I use for thinning. I have always wanted one, was not sure if such a thing existed for the 361. Probably started making one because of the 361's surge in sales.

 

[ShoerFast]

Heading out tomorrow! I noticed today that the ebay guy is now out of the 361 full wraps. Wonder where they all went??

I think that I'd consider the full wrap bar even if I didn't live in the Northwest To me, the saw feels much more solid in my hands, and the additional padding makes it more comfortable and easier to hold. I suppose that part of the perceived comfort factor, for me at least, could be that most of my saws have the full wrap, so I am just used to it.

WACutter

Not cutting your idea out out at all, your in line with most in this thread.

My idea of why I have a 361 has nothing to do with wanting it "wrapped" .

The trees that are the size of a 361 expertise to fell, are manageable. 3-cuts and it's down type trees, back-baring with a half-wrap is in the play-book. The 361 is an ideal sapling feller also, fun to see how many you can get falling at one time! But nothing that I considered needing a full wrap. Understanding everybody has there preference, I admit, it dose look cool wrapped, adds a touch of mean to the Lady!

About the adding a softer handle, maybe I'm a little old school, I can still remember prying white knuckles off of a saws 5/8th iron-tube handles, the saws were even your teeth hurt after a few hours of running. The 361 just seems as smooth of a cutter as it gets!

Main idea I have, my 361 is a tree-limbing banshee! As fast as you can move up the trunk of a tree, is as fast as it can limb! Many of those cuts are with the clutch-cover sliding along the trunk to take a couple branches at once, a full-wrap for me would get in the way, just my .02 cents worth, but I enjoy mine scantily clad.

Another .02 cents, the chain-catcher / double-dawgs kit is worth every penny. Stock, or with the single bumper-spike, you don't get the feel for the extra longer bottom spike is for, it seems to tend the saw off to a side when you really want to "dawg-in" with the kit, it sings!

 

[Austin1]

The 372xpg is a pure "fun" saw for me, didn't need it at all....... :greenchainsaw: :greenchainsaw:

Don't tell Witchy......

It's not a matter of needing it but more like wanting it! I also have no use for a saw over 60cc but I want one anyway! My mac is 106cc and fun as **** to use on a 30''
tree.90% of the wood I cut is 16" and smaller

 

[Burvol]

It's not a matter of needing it but more like wanting it! I also have no use for a saw over 60cc but I want one anyway! My mac is 106cc and fun as **** to use on a 30''
tree.90% of the wood I cut is 16" and smaller

Yes it is kinda for the nastalgic reasons, and it is cool on a smaller saw. I could find it handy in thinning and reaching way out in in a bucket truck left handed.

 

[SawTroll]

.... 90% of the wood I cut is 16" and smaller

More like 95% here, I believe......

Just as well, as the larger ones are not easy to handle in the terrain we mostly have on our lot.....

 

[GASoline71]

WA Cutter... don't listen to any of these East side or overseas guys...

If it was up to them we would have half-wrap handles and 14" bars on all our saws. LOL

Cool... I have a wrap on the 044... so the 361 has the stock handle bar on it.

Gary

 

[clearance]

WA Cutter... don't listen to any of these East side or overseas guys...

If it was up to them we would have half-wrap handles and 14" bars on all our saws. LOL

Cool... I have a wrap on the 044... so the 361 has the stock handle bar on it.

Gary

Thats right. They are advocating no dogs or little dogs, half a handle, short bar, what kind of saw is that? Big dogs, wrap handle, decent sized bar with skip, now we are logging.

 

[GASoline71]

Thats right. They are advocating no dogs or little dogs, half a handle, short bar, what kind of saw is that? Big dogs, wrap handle, decent sized bar with skip, now we are logging.

West siiiide... G!

Gary

 

[Austin1]

WA Cutter... don't listen to any of these East side or overseas guys...

If it was up to them we would have half-wrap handles and 14" bars on all our saws. LOL

Cool... I have a wrap on the 044... so the 361 has the stock handle bar on it.

Gary

I am on the east side of the Rockies No big trees here but I like handling a full wrap, wish they made more mid size saw's available with one. Plus I am ambidextrous and like to use a full wrap for that reason and the steep terrain I cut in you cant beet a full wrap.

 

[SinglerM]

I'm all out of bullets, Crowdozer.

They don't sell them in Utah. :hmm3grin2orange:

Mitch

 

[begleytree]

Yep, I think the 361 is a bit small for a West Coast full wrap saw

+1 whats next? a full wrap ms180?
the only thing remotely useful about a full wrap 361 would be the handle keeping you up out of the dirt for the stump cuts. otherwise, if ya can't handle a little <60cc saw without a full wrap....
must be a keeping up appearances thing.
-Ralph

 

[Lakeside53]

Yep, I think the 361 is a bit small for a West Coast full wrap saw, but what do I know....:help: :help:

-1 hmm3grin2orange: ) Except for when you need an different escape path than the saw allows with standard wrap... I forget all the other reasons, but in less than 20 minutes it's going be in use in a particuarly nasty spot, and I'm sure they'll all come back!


I love mine.. and no matter what you guys say, it stays on (where's that smiley with it's tongue out!). Hey, I think I'll mount a roll cage on my MS200. Sure will help when I drop it!

 

[Cedarkerf]

Time for Jeff to start case for wraps and long bars part 3. Full wrap "Don't leave home without it!"

 

[Cedarkerf]

PNW ROCKS!!We seem to be dominating. Remember big dogs,long bars, wrap handles,squre chain and lots a rain Even converting RR2

 

[SawTroll]

....
the only thing remotely useful about a full wrap 361 would be the handle keeping you up out of the dirt for the stump cuts. otherwise, ....

I don't think full wraps is a good idea for stump cuts......opcorn:

 

[GASoline71]

I don't think full wraps is a good idea for stump cuts......opcorn:

Well Duh!opcorn:

How many stumps do you really need to ALAP anyways...

You guys will never "get it"...

Gary

 

[Lakeside53]

I don't think full wraps is a good idea for stump cuts......opcorn:

Stump are cut off at waist height around here, or, in the case of some, 12 feet up! Check out PNW thread in the next day or so... I'll show you a stump or two when I finish this current job. got to go and cut!

 

[begleytree]

PNW ROCKS!!We seem to be dominating. Remember big dogs,long bars, wrap handles,squre chain and lots a rain Even converting RR2

well, when you are cutting trees that are slightly harder than a wet sponge all day.....

Niko, the translator doesn't do sarcasm so well. we agree.

-Ralph

 

[04ultra]

a full wrap ms180?

-Ralph

I'll buy one..........






.

 

[manual]

+1 whats next? a full wrap ms180?
the only thing remotely useful about a full wrap 361 would be the handle keeping you up out of the dirt for the stump cuts. otherwise, if ya can't handle a little <60cc saw without a full wrap....
must be a keeping up appearances thing.
-Ralph

I don't know maybe some 361's need a kick stand.:hmm3grin2orange: