I've been loving my Stihl 241C even since I brought it home new from the dealership about a year and a half ago. I got it with a 16" bar, .050 gauge with two 3/8 picco RS chains. It's a quick little saw on wood up to ten inches or so in diameter and a great saw for cutting smaller brush up to firewood, stumping small weed tree saplings and trimming small trees and crepe myrtles.
I found a second 241C on Facebook Market place for $200. It's in great shape and it came with a 16 bar 3/8 picco 0.050" (1.3 mm) gauge. It came with an RS type chain but is not a Stihl chain. The chain that came on it is 0.043" (1.1 mm) gauge, and of course this does't work out well.
I've since come across about 50ft. of new Stihl RS .325" .063 1.6mm gauge chain.
I've read that the .375 PS is faster than the .325RS but am wondering:
What is the real difference between the two chains?
It looks like I'm going to find out as there is no way I can leave almost 50ft of new .325RS sitting on the shelf.
Once I get into bigger wood I use a Stihl 362CM wearing a 20" bar, .050 gauge 3/8 pitch chain.
I found a second 241C on Facebook Market place for $200. It's in great shape and it came with a 16 bar 3/8 picco 0.050" (1.3 mm) gauge. It came with an RS type chain but is not a Stihl chain. The chain that came on it is 0.043" (1.1 mm) gauge, and of course this does't work out well.
I've since come across about 50ft. of new Stihl RS .325" .063 1.6mm gauge chain.
I've read that the .375 PS is faster than the .325RS but am wondering:
What is the real difference between the two chains?
It looks like I'm going to find out as there is no way I can leave almost 50ft of new .325RS sitting on the shelf.
Once I get into bigger wood I use a Stihl 362CM wearing a 20" bar, .050 gauge 3/8 pitch chain.