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Old 5th December 2007, 12:38 AM   #18 (permalink)
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Default Re: stihl 361

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Originally Posted by Therrin View Post
Okay, so the more propper question would be,

between the 361 and the 441mag, which should I buy FIRST?

441


Coz it's better to have more power than less if you dont have a full range of saws.

I jump from a ms250 to 441 and wouldn't bother with anything inbetween. However these guys will climb with that 361 an not an ms200T as many of the gums they work on will have cuts over 12" dia .

It's about the range of saws you have and the work you do. For me by the time I finished using the 200T in the tree I'll need a 441/460 range saw to block down ... If I went to a 361 after a few blocks I'd be switching for a larger saw again so not much point.

Also I block down lots of shit sticks (palms), and the 441 has the grunt I need, again from 200T to 441

Hope that helps.
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