The Ultra Rare (in USA) MS241CM

[blsnelling]

Stock vs. stock Brad. I'm not even sure if stock is a word in the Snelling dictionary?

Modded vs. modded is another story.

I'm not sure I understand. What is stock?

Was you're 261 at least MMd? Mod the muffler, shave a little off the flywheel key to advance the ignition a few degrees, tune the carb right, and they are fantastic saws. Very snappy throttle response and stronger than any other 50cc saw in that configuration.

 

[MCW]

I'm not sure I understand. What is stock?

Was you're 261 at least MMd? Mod the muffler, shave a little off the flywheel key to advance the ignition a few degrees, tune the carb right, and they are fantastic saws. Very snappy throttle response and stronger than any other 50cc saw in that configuration.

I knew you'd have forgotten what stock meant

My MS261 was stock apart from removing the H limiter and fattening it up a bit. It is very fair for me to call that 261 a slug and it indeed was - bucketloads of torque was all it had going for it (oh and a good filter!). I'm sure that after all of those mods you've mentioned they'd liven up but that wasn't the point I was trying to make. All I mentioned was that a stock 241C isn't that far behind a stock 261 which it isn't. When you have to do the odd domestic tree job amongst neighbours you do actually appreciate a stock, quieter saw once in a while. Having to modify a stock saw off of the shelf to get it even remotely close to being a decent saw sort of defeats the purpose in my opinion.

After all, if you got your mitts on the biggest turd of a saw ever designed you'd be able to get good power out of it You'd also get a smile on your dial with a 241 in your hands, straight out of the box...

 

[SawTroll]

Stock vs. stock Brad. I'm not even sure if stock is a word in the Snelling dictionary?

Modded vs. modded is another story.

Obviously not! :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[Stihlman441]

The little fella is a pro saw know,rim sprocket clutch kit.

 

[SawTroll]

They are comparatively cheap here, so it is easy to get tempted - until common sence sets in, and rules it out.....

 

[Stihlman441]

They are comparatively cheap here, so it is easy to get tempted - until common sence sets in, and rules it out.....

Common sence and saws, your a funny man.:msp_confused:

 

[SawTroll]

Common sence and saws, your a funny man.:msp_confused:

 

[Hermann]

:bang: Zee 241 M Tronic could help those poor americans from ruining their saw on Ethanol fuel Nein?

Yah, but Imagine the business vee vould loose!

sorry, but I really want this saw, damn this site!

 

[gcdible1]

Any updates on the 241cm?

just wondering of anybody has heard anything in regards to the release and or if those that got their hands on one are really liking it so far?

 

[Stihlman441]

I got one back in April,very nice little saw have used a lot for trimming and topping felled trees very torquey and has some balls for a little bloke.
Have a look in here for more info.
http://www.arboristsite.com/chainsaw/191377-22.htm

 

[KiwiBro]

Hundreds of hours on mine since last Summer. Only thing stopping me buying more is I can't find anyone decent outside NZ to buy from and I'd rather lease the neighbour's wild thing than buy from Stihl NZ. The 241 has been a revelation for me (as someone who has yet to enjoy the merits of a well-modified saw). How they got so much relative power into such a small, light and well balanced saw beats me. Awesome lil' saw.

 

[MCW]

Yep. Great little saws as per the previous two gents
Mine has shown to be faster than my 52cc muffler modded Husky 353 in felling smaller trees. Remember that the 353 is also a pro saw (same chassis as a 346XP just less grunt). It is nonetheless a great saw but the 241 is gaining bulk brownie points QUICKLY
Tree sizes here average about 10-14" and the little 241 with a 16" bar and .325" semi chisel has no trouble at all. They punch well above their weight, miles above their weight in fact. I owned a stock MS261 and thought it was an unimpressive piece of crap compared to it's opposition. This 241 is a FAR better saw stock than any other saw I have ever run apart from the Stihl 200T's. I'd love to see one modded and if they ever hit the US I'll be getting Brad Snelling to play with one for me immediately. Nearly tempted to send the one I own over to the states just so he can have a run on it.
Averaging slightly over 80 trees an hour on this job (just felling) but more than half the time is wasted fighting my way into the trunk...

I've heard the 241 called a "tweener" saw as it is inbetween classes and people assume it doesn't have a place. Silly comment to make until you've run one as guaranteed you'll change your mind immediately. It is probably going to put my Husky 353 in the shed permanently at the rate it is going. Another big plus is that it has an awesome filter, unlike the 353 (and 346XP). Even with a 16" bar buried in our hardwoods it has shown to be very hard to stall. These new M-Tronic (and Auto Tune) saws are definately the way of the future, no doubt about it.

 

[Stihlman441]

Well said Matt,i like the saw dust squerts out onto the track.:msp_biggrin:

 

[MCW]

Well said Matt,i like the saw dust squerts out onto the track.:msp_biggrin:

Yeah all the felling was done from the right hand side so the chips you can see were from back barring the backcut

 

[blsnelling]

I'd love to see one modded and if they ever hit the US I'll be getting Brad Snelling to play with one for me immediately. Nearly tempted to send the one I own over to the states just so he can have a run on it.

You just go ahead and do that. Just be warned, it'll probably take me a year or two to finish it

 

[Rudolf73]

Good one Matt, now I want a 241 too!

Nice right up BTW.

 

[gcdible1]

I pretty well guessed that I would be even more convinced that I NEED one. MCW, I enjoy reading your posts, I told a couple of guys from work-guys that dont cut wood about your project. They were having a hard time believing that you were dropping 80/hr. I had to convince them that you knew what you were doing and had to stay busy for sure. Thanks for keeping:msp_thumbup: up with the info, I just wanted to revive the 241 thread, as I am very interested in getting one!

 

[gcdible1]

Oh and by the way, my sister in law is from Australia, so its cool to read your guys stuff from down unda.

 

[KiwiBro]

There's probably a few switched-on people who can still get'em from secret-squirrel offshore sellers and they are understandably keeping quiet about it so it's harder for Stihl to find let alone plug, the leak.

I promise to resit the urge to tell Stihl NZ of yet another saw they didn't sell me, and certainly to never reveal my source, if one of you kind anotherMotherBrothers should PM me the details.

If there really is no 'leakage factor' we can tap into and Stihl has finally nailed everything down tight (or you are like me and 'on-the-outer' nowadays), then as much as I absolutely hate doing so, I will make the supreme sacrifice and buy a 241 from here and send it to anyone, anywhere if they front with the bucks. Granted, it won't be a cheap exercise given the prices of Sthil in NZ and Aussie and you'd have to really really really want one to the point of OCD, but if it means that much to you, I'm sure we can make it happen.

 

[MCW]

I pretty well guessed that I would be even more convinced that I NEED one. MCW, I enjoy reading your posts, I told a couple of guys from work-guys that dont cut wood about your project. They were having a hard time believing that you were dropping 80/hr. I had to convince them that you knew what you were doing and had to stay busy for sure. Thanks for keeping:msp_thumbup: up with the info, I just wanted to revive the 241 thread, as I am very interested in getting one!

Thanks mate but just remember that all I am doing is dropping them. Last Saturday I dropped 620 in 7.5 hours (82.7/hr) but as mentioned they are only small. Any that stay standing after cutting can be pushed over by hand. I was dropping around 55 trees per tank with the 241 which also included a lot of pruning of the bottom limbs to access the trunk easy. The Husky was dropping just under 40 trees before it needed refuelling.
If you work it out that means refilling the Husky about 5 times more than the little Stihl which means walking back to the vehicle more often (160-200 metre round trip each time).
Apart from the Auto Tune Husky models I doubt you'd find a more efficient saw than this 50cc or under.
The job I'm doing at the moment is actually harder work than the previous properties where the trees were a lot larger and I was running 7900's and 390XP's with 24"-32" bars. At least the bottom of those trees had been cleaned up and the trunks were easily accessible. Now my arms are bearing a lot of the weight as they are mostly extended while pruning out.