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| Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
Posts: 6,606
| That'd be the home owners model MS390 wouldn't it, they're plastic yeah? There's 3 saws I really dont like from Stihl MS290, MS310 and MS390 They call them Farmboss or something like that, have quite large engines and plastic cases. Also they like to stick a 25" bar on the MS390 so it looks even meaner but frankly ... it's gutless POS! On paper the torque and hp look good, till you cut something, damned gutless. Also the ones I've had, my mates have had etc (so a lot, maybe 8 saws in total) all sucked to start hot. From memory to help them cut I switched to 0.325 LP chain and 20" bar coz it couldn't pull a 20" chain through a palm head. Stick with the pro model Stihls or get a Husky frankly.
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| Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
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| Yeah, what he says.
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| Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
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| I got a 390 thinking palms wont eat them away being all plastic ... friggin thing ate me away so I got rid of it cheap! Even when you hit the throttle it takes yonks for it to get revs up, struggled with palms big time, now my palm slayer saw is a 44
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| Mature tree Join Date: May 2007 Location: sydney
Posts: 462
| I had exactly the same thought (plastic for palms) but turned out to be crap. Dealer recons because the saw (motor size compared to power output) isn't working as hard it will last alot longer too. Problem is it takes you twice as long to do the job! Exhaust mod did make quite a difference. |
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| Sappling Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sacramento California
Posts: 11
| Thanks for all the info. I have a coule of 046 's I was just thinking of getting something a little lighter to take up in trees. However Ill go with a 361 or just stick to the 046 thanks to all !! |
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| Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Troms, North Norway
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![]() Way to go!!! If you think you need a 390, what you really need is a 361..... ![]() | ||
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| I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: USA
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| My brother and I got our saws about the same time me a MS310 him a MS361.The only thing I dont like about the MS310 is how the heck do you clean the cylinder without taking the handle and carb off.With the muffler mod my MS310 out cut my brothers MS361 on a 12 inch peice of red oak.My brother could not understand how this could be.I let him make a few cuts with the MS310 and he was shocked at how it went through the oak without slowing down.I really like to keep my saws clean so the MS310 is up for sale.I just got my HUSQVARNA 359 yesterday and I am planning on how to mod it right now ![]() |
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| Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
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![]() Occasionally I have squirted a ton of WD40 down the plug hole and cranked it but that's all. Then fire her up with a new plug and smoke out the neighbourhood ... prolly a law against that too! ![]()
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| I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: USA
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| Sorry,I meant the cooling fins.My other two huskys I just sold(one a 1980 44 and the other a 1984 266SE)I had no problem cleaning the cooling fins on.Im I wrong or is there a way to clean the cooling fins on a MS310 with out taking half the saw apart? |
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