stihl ms 150 C-E

[junglesteader]

ive got a 291 for bigger trees and milling , its a bit heavy for me , and ive got a lot of small trees and acres of bamboo to clear. these are thick overgrown woods where lightweight and manuverability are key. but theres alot of small branches and trees to cut. both for clearing and trail work.
im wondering at 23 cc and 12 bar how big is to big what can this little saw handle ?
is bucking 6 inch logs gonna be to much for it ? i assume i could cut down any thing up to 10 inches.
its main use would be bending over cutting bamboo so its gotta be light ,pruning , limbing and thinning saplings. the bamboo is light and easy to cut, and no bigger than 3inch.

i just wanna know how far can i push this little thing without abusing such a tiny engine?
most of the wood is soft to med, my hardest wood, java plum, isnt as hard as oak. whats the biggest it can handle without bogging down?
i was thinkin about getting a little top handle but i guess thats not a good idea unless i need it in trees and im pro or atleast very experienced.

 

[moody]

I'm not sure how you're milling with a 291. Not near enough saw and likely won't last long because of it. I'd say fix that problem before you buy a smaller saw. If anything you should be asking questions about what a good saw for milling would be. That would allow you to use the 291 for what it was designed for.

 

[zogger]

Get a heavy duty pro grade brush cutter! Bending over and cutting hundreds/thousands of little things, get the right tool for the job there.

hey man, cool screen name....

Never used the little stihl saw, got some smallish poulans they cut great (old ones, top handles), and a 36cc rear handle husky that cuts small logs and branches Ok.

 

[junglesteader]

yeah ie got a stihl fs 250 brushcutter but there is alot of applications for a small saw here, weve got varied and rocky terrain for one , bruch cutter isnt always suitable, chest high stuff to cut as well.

any thoughts on how big is too big for such a small saw?
in hawaii stuff grows thick fast and crazy. nothing like main land.
weve got this stuff called hau bush its a tree but grows sideways , its like a living cobweb of a tree.
as far as my 291 i bought it with milling in mind i read that a saw with 55cc and 20inch bar is plenty for milling small stuff, up to 18 inch trees thats about as big as i would do. plus the wood is not realy hard.
you think im just gonna burn out my engine, milling with it? me being a skinny guy at 150 and it being my first saw it felt pretty big and i didnt realy want any thing bigger.
plus we dont have big timber out here.
thanks guys

 

[junglesteader]

how much displacement would ya recomend for small milling up to 18 inch logs, if 55cc is to small. wood is fruit trees i would say med hard. not real hard like oak but aint soft like pine.

 

[FergusonTO35]

A top handle saw is nothing to be afraid of, that is what I learned to cut with. Just give it the respect you would give any potentially hazardous tool and you'll be ok.

 

[bezza1]

how much displacement would ya recomend for small milling up to 18 inch logs, if 55cc is to small. wood is fruit trees i would say med hard. not real hard like oak but aint soft like pine.

ms461 the ms 150 seems like a nice saw its not the best for our hardwoods i use minimum ms 660 for milling

 

[zogger]

yeah ie got a stihl fs 250 brushcutter but there is alot of applications for a small saw here, weve got varied and rocky terrain for one , bruch cutter isnt always suitable, chest high stuff to cut as well.

any thoughts on how big is too big for such a small saw?
in hawaii stuff grows thick fast and crazy. nothing like main land.
weve got this stuff called hau bush its a tree but grows sideways , its like a living cobweb of a tree.
as far as my 291 i bought it with milling in mind i read that a saw with 55cc and 20inch bar is plenty for milling small stuff, up to 18 inch trees thats about as big as i would do. plus the wood is not realy hard.
you think im just gonna burn out my engine, milling with it? me being a skinny guy at 150 and it being my first saw it felt pretty big and i didnt realy want any thing bigger.
plus we dont have big timber out here.
thanks guys

Here's a thought, take some assorted logs to the dealer and ask to try out that dinky saw, see how it cuts. I mean, not a big engine in that.....

150 lbs, giant guy, porker, jumbo mania! man, don't fall down, might not get back up! HAHAHAHA!

Weighed myself the other day, getting older and skinnier, 119 lbs. Lost around 10 lbs over the last 7 years or so.....I think there are guys here that have single legs weigh that much...and always hear complaints about saw weight...I am always WTF dude, go lift some dang weights or sumfin (to myself, ain't gonna whizz off any particular big guys, I am small but not THAT stoopid..)....

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

For you, don't worry about running a larger saw especially for milling. You get another saw, go run a couple tanks, meh, you are used to it. that's how it works. I run all sorts of saws from I think my smallest is 33 up to 94cc (that one not too often, but I do run it some, it is my big storm/emergency saw for huge trees mostly..)

And *one* day I am gonna score a 3120 or old big mac or whatever and run that sucker, too!!

Sounds likie a big tangled mess of fun you got there to trim out...I think you need "all of the above" for cutting that up, dinky saws to big saws and medium saws and..dunno. got a boom mower here will flatten most thickets pretty handily...

Ever try a really big hedge trimmer? Not sure what the biggest you can get now is, but they cut thicket stuff OK, within their design parameters.

 

[josh1981]

Why not look into echo cs400 I have one its my small saw and my big saw is dolmar 7910. Cs 400 adjustable oiler.. stihl 250 isnt bad,either


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[z71mike]

Sounds like a perfect application for this: http://www.drpower.com/Content.aspx/Trimmer-Mowers?N=0Zsw

 

[sawfun9]

The ms150 is designed specifically for carving from the one I saw. And at $499 for a homeowner type saw, I should think there are better choices. I have to say though, it makes a ms192 feel like a pig.

 

[7sleeper]

Can't comment on the 150, but my Oleo Mac GS 260(25.4cc) doesn't have a problem with 10 inch branches. It isn't the fastest, but up in a tree I don't care about speed very much. Here is a video of mine. It's noticable faster now after run in time and Stihl chain.
[video=youtube;L8wCsa5fcOQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8wCsa5fcOQ[/video]

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[MCW]

The 150's are a nice little saw but being designed to run with 1/4" chain from Stihl they're not really destined for big stuff. Maybe pruning roses or something but that's about it. They certainly have a place though and are very light and nicely balanced. The MS150T's are AUD$699 RRP in Australia which comes in at maybe USD$770 equivalent. I was playing with an MS150T this morning.
They would be a perfect saw for fruit tree pruning contractors apart from the fact they run 1/4" chain and I'm yet to see a pruning contractor who knows how to file a chain properly. They're probably a bit underpowered for an arborist.

 

[Sprint60]

yeah ie got a stihl fs 250 brushcutter but there is alot of applications for a small saw here, weve got varied and rocky terrain for one , bruch cutter isnt always suitable, chest high stuff to cut as well.

in hawaii stuff grows thick fast and crazy. nothing like main land.

weve got this stuff called hau bush its a tree but grows sideways , its like a living cobweb of a tree.

I would probably be using my pole saw for that kind of thing. No bending to get the low stuff, and you can reach in with it and cut tangles and whatnot effortlessly.

I use a regular handled 192 for my yard saw. It easily plows through 8" osage orange which is very hard. Not the fastest saw I've owned but it IS the lightest. I wouldn't go any smaller but most of my trees are hard wood, some of it "seriously" hard wood.

 

[sawfun9]

I had an old Echo 351 that had 1/4 chain and it seemed like it bounced off the wood more than cut it with all of those little full comp cutters so close to each other. I can see using this chain for finish work when carving but it's not great for much else that I've found. As been said, trimming roses or twigs. My shears are faster, smaller, and lighter on those.

Just the little 10" bar was $75 at the Stihl dealer and for 1/4 chain $$$ hold on to your seat.