Stihl Ms261-cm

[beebad]

Hi,
I have been looking for a new saw for firewood.
This electronic carb and all the features of this saw are quite appealing for a 20”.

How does the industry feel about this saw and electronic-ness.

Ideas?
Thanks

 

[ZeroJunk]

I like them myself. Technology is relatively mature now.

 

[EchoRomeoCharlie]

Yep, this has been around for a while at this point and they're good to go.

I actually have one of the earlier versions of that saw and it runs great.

 

[beebad]

Is it true that this saw works better with the 18” bar?

 

[Patrick62]

I like mine, pulls a 20" just fine. The M tronic works very well.
Modded the muffler some, pulls a little harder now.

 

[beebad]

I like mine, pulls a 20" just fine. The M tronic works very well.
Modded the muffler some, pulls a little harder now.

Interesting…how so?

 

[EchoRomeoCharlie]

Interesting…how so?

Look up muffler mods. Lots of different ways to do it. I also did a muffler mod on mine and it seemed to like it.

I just did 4 vertical cuts on the flywheel side of the muffler and bent the metal between them to shoot the gases forward away from me. Simple and allows more air to exit the muffler. Reset the M-Tronic and it will automatically adjust for the increased airflow.

I have an 18 on mine because that's what I like, but it pulls 20 just fine if that's what you need.