I grew up watching me Pa cut firewood with am 041. I got to run it on a rare occasion, but mostly I was wielding an ax doing the splitting. When he moved out of this place and I moved in, he took his 041 with him and I bought an 029 on ebay real reasonable and used that for several years. I was happy with the 029, but it was heavy for all the more power it had. I traded it for an MS260 - nice saw, but not enough power for me. I was thinking that, for all the more wood I cut, I could get by with it. Well, I changed my mind and purchased a 440. Finally cooled off enough yesterday to make for a decent wood cutting day and I cut a load of wood with the new saw. Man, what a huge difference!! This 440 cuts like crazy. I don't even notice the weight (compared to the 260) - with the speed of this saw, you have it in your hands half as much time as the smaller saw!
Anyhow, as I stated in a previous post, I had intentions of buying a 441, but our regional distributer screwed us over and they won't be available here until late this year. The dealer promised me a good deal on a trade when the 441 does become available. I look forward to the improved air filtration system mostly.
One observation I made on the 440 - it does seem to be a bit cold-blooded. It starts right up when cold, but I have to stay on the throttle to keep it running until it warms up a bit. Is this due somehow to the larger engine or do I need to tweek the carb a bit?
Anyhow, as I stated in a previous post, I had intentions of buying a 441, but our regional distributer screwed us over and they won't be available here until late this year. The dealer promised me a good deal on a trade when the 441 does become available. I look forward to the improved air filtration system mostly.
One observation I made on the 440 - it does seem to be a bit cold-blooded. It starts right up when cold, but I have to stay on the throttle to keep it running until it warms up a bit. Is this due somehow to the larger engine or do I need to tweek the carb a bit?
