geez you guys waffle on like a bunch of old women at a bridge/bingo club , its just a crappy ol ms 290 let all this #### drop. stop:deadhorse: hes got a 361 end of chapter !!!!. ms 290 are a crap saw as is anything with a number lower than it , ie 210, 230, 250 290, even 390 there all disposable stihls, if most of you so called woodcutters got up out of your comfortable lounge chair or office chair and actually did some real time woodcutting you would realize that you pay $400 for a ms290 you get $400 worth of hassles this site is starting to stink when you cant voice your opinion with out fear of some ####### complaining foul and holding up a red card !!!! quote " you can say what you like on this site but if any one complains we will take 5 points off your tally " cant call irish "micks" cant call yanks "seppos" so much for freedom of speech , and your so called constitutional rights even some of my so called fellow countrymen have sold their soul to this site by saying" dont take any notice of this #### head not all of us are like him " and you call your self an aussie >porky616< being honest and open is what being an australian is all about if you got something to say SAY IT !!!!!! as it is or shut ya gob. all this wanking off about how many saws you own and how many have big bore kits and port jobs etc etc and my hot 441 will kick your stock 460 " who gives a #### !!!!. you call this an ARBORISTS SITE its a site full of old women menstruating all over the site . i will admit not every one here is like that some come to this site looking for parts to fix up that old stihl or whatever , some come here to find out how to solve a problem thats been bugging them for ages , or what ever but the rest of you are nothing but old women sitting round a fire or your shed with your penis in your hand [ probably cant say #### on here any way !!!!] I thought that arborists were tree surgeons, wood- cutters , and the like not a bunch of egotistical wankers i suppose the grand poobah will take 50 points off me or possibly kick me off this site, but standing up for what you believe in, and not being afraid to voice your opinion, is what ive been brought up to understand being an australian is all about no wonder you get called seppos as some of you are just so full of it . well thats my $5 worth :chainsawguy::rockn: