windthrown
361 Junkie
El Moobs? Has Randy returned here? Or is this another B-Ape? I have been off this site again for a while. Mother dying and all.
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windthrown
361 Junkie
I have both types of 361s, German and USA. The Euro model is snappier and more responsive w/o a muffler mod. The Brazilian 361 has the same engine and muffler as the US model, and the same rated HP. Supposedly the entire 361 production line was shipped to Brazil (what is not cast in Europe or fab'd in China). I looked into importing new 361s from Brazil, but the cost was too high with shipping and we do not have a trade agreement with Brazil, so import duty and tariff is pretty high. There is low and no tariff from Canada or Mexico, so I also looked into importing Brazilian 361s from Mexico, but the dealer cost there is too high (I think thy pay a tariff to import them into Mexico from Brazil) and there is a variable duty on goods imported from Mexico not made in NA. Its complicated.
El Moobs
Are we there yet?
It's me...Randy E.
Sorry to hear about your mom passing. My mom is 87, and I worry about her a lot these days.
windthrown
361 Junkie
My mom has not quite passed yet. She is still kicking, but not very hard. She is 90, and had a series of micro strokes over the past few months. So she is not long for this world, according to her long list of doctors. We take it day to day.
El Moobs
Are we there yet?
I see. One day at a time brother.
windthrown
361 Junkie
Indeed. Next week the medical 'death industry' BS starts up again with my mom, so I will be on sabbatical from here and OPE again. Geez, even 'oh pee eee' is asterisked out here now? Some things never change.
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Got my first new one in this week. A couple series numbers I don't recognise on the spikes and clutch drum. Over all nice looking saw. I have attached a copy of the owners manual with the weights and powers too
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I thought the type II was lighter, about 5.6 Kg???
Best of luck with your Mom, ditto what Randy said. My Mom will be 87 next month.
My Dad had dementia and strokes before he passed, and they medicated him, so did not know who we were, sad! He would not have chosen to remain around like that. I guess they had to medicate him because he was a WWII vet and started to believe there was a German behind every door, but the result was not good.
My Dad had dementia and strokes before he passed, and they medicated him, so did not know who we were, sad! He would not have chosen to remain around like that. I guess they had to medicate him because he was a WWII vet and started to believe there was a German behind every door, but the result was not good.
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I didn't actually look at the front of the manual. I wonder if it's an old manual in the new machine box
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And just checked the Aus site it says 5.6 so I recon it's an old manual
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I've got one of each (old and new) on the bench. Anything you want the see compared?
The new 261 is a full pound lighter.
Yes please.
Would you mind comparing the weight of the individual pieces as you tear them down? It would be really nice to know and be able to share with others, where exactly the weight savings have come from. I'm just as curious, if not more, to know where the new 261 has lost it's weight. BSnelling said the head alone on the 261 was 3.4ozs lighter.
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