My new saw MS 361 with pics

MS 390 (Denmark)

I got my new saw yesterday........

im happy as i can be

Brodie

Nice saw mate, I just bought a new MS660 so I know the excitement of getting some new toys to work with.
It looks like a pretty good mid sized saw good for blocking down, is it a very heavy saw to climb with.

Looks a beauty have fun with it and stay safe.

Willard Holmen

Your a true hardcore chainsaw man MS390.
We all put our saws on the kitchen table when the wifes not looking and take a photo of it.

Willard.

Cut4fun

OK quit making fun of us Willard. If I remember right I took this one in late 07 or early 08 of my first hotsaw to learn on and ran on gas.
Just sold this saw to a guy on the east coast so him and his 12 year old could learn on together. Built by Dave Nieger.

MS 390 (Denmark)

she went to bed a hour before i took the picture

better safe than sorry LOL

windthrown

Nice saw. Those Euro model 361s are better than the US ones. More power from the factory (different muffler, and different cylinder).

US 361: 4.4 hp
Eu 361: 4.6 hp

Uh oh... I cannot even select a 361 on the US Stihl web site any more. And the 311 and 391 are now listed there too (and not the 310 and 390).

The Stihl strato saws have taken over here in the states now!!!

My ex loved it when I bought another saw. I got hugs and kisses every time another one showed up.

Cut4fun

Nothing a foredom or dremel cant fix.

MS 390 (Denmark)

[QUOTE=windthrown;82931]Nice saw. Those Euro model 361s are better than the US ones. More power from the factory (different muffler, and different cylinder).

US 361: 4.4 hp
Eu 361: 4.6 hp

how much extra torque/hp do you think,that I can find in the saw with muffler mod and carb tuning??

Cut4fun

Little more info on the 341 361 US and other 361.

All numbers start with 1135.

341
CYL 020 1204
PIST 030 2000
Coil 400 1301
Carb 120 0602 HD 35A

361
Cyl 020 1202 usa cdn aus nz, 1203 euro others
Pist 030 2000
coil 400 1300
carb 120 0601 HD 34A

windthrown

The US model is more choked up, so we get better results from mods here. You would get about 10% more power out of it by opening the muffler and richening up the carb. That would give you a nice and light weight over 5 HP chainsaw.

SawTroll did a muffler mod on his Euro 361 a while back. He said that the gains were noticable, but not all that much. He runs a 16 inch bar on his most of the time though. You would notice it more with a longer bar, like a 25 inch.

MS 390 (Denmark)

HI guys,a little update....... I had the saw in alot of wood today,man!!!!! I love that saw!!!!!! no stalling at all.... the best money that I ever had spent on something,ahh second best after condoms LOL

trout

u have to be shitting me , how does your arm feel after it,s touched the exhaust ? me personally will stick with the boring old factory standard ( after the spark arrestor has been lost ) you guys must be trying to put one over me

MS 390 (Denmark)

I have a small saw for the branches ms200,361 fore felling and cutting into 30 cm pieces,no problem....MATE

touched the exhaust ? i dont undestand??

windthrown

I do not get it eitrher. Must be some southern hemisphere thing. Also here you cannot lose a spark arrestor, as they take fire control here very seriously. As in if you start a fire, you are liable for the cost of putting it out and any damages that it causes.

southsoundtree

are you looking at the hot saw and thinking its a work saw?

Cut4fun

I had always wondered what he was talking about. I think you nailed it. That is a 084 hotsaw ported for pipe, gas and racing, not for work.

We were just showing pics on the kitchen table.

windthrown

Ah, I see now. I thought that the comment was about the OP 361 photos, not the hotsaw.

Using a piped DN 084 in the woods? Lord no.

I bet that thing can drive a 36 inch bar with authority though. A stock 084 has 8.6 HP. DN screamer like that must have at least 13 HP.