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2nd December 2007, 08:59 PM
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| Over mature heritage tree  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Drouin
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|  stihl 361 Brought this today and got asked to test run the carlton premium bar,we will see how it goes.  
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2nd December 2007, 10:47 PM
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| Sappling  Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: British Columbia
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| Re: stihl 361 Excellent saw you are going to love it!
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3rd December 2007, 01:27 AM
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| The Tree World Bandit  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lancaster, Ca
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| Re: stihl 361 Nice lookin saw!! I'm stuck right now between the 361 and the 441 Mag. Anything you could say to steer me in one direction or the other? It's cool that you *just* got one.
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3rd December 2007, 01:33 AM
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| Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Drouin
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3rd December 2007, 02:16 AM
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| The Tree World Bandit Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lancaster, Ca
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| Re: stihl 361 I noticed that some of these say they have a "secondary electric brake" .... what exactly is that?
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3rd December 2007, 04:54 PM
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| Sappling Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: chesapeake, virginia
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| Re: stihl 361 Quote:
 I think you are referring to the secondary chain brake. See the raised lever on the top of the rear handle? If you release it that will stop the chain from rotating, but not as fast as the front hand guard will if it trips. The idea is that if you release the rear handle and walk towards the next tree while carrying the saw by the front handle, there is no chance of the chain being able to spin, with the engine idling. | |
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3rd December 2007, 05:30 PM
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| Part of the Furniture  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Live Oak Florida home of the crapiest trees you will ever see.
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| Re: stihl 361 Is the 361 better than the 360?I had a 360 I bought brand new and had nothing but trouble with it so I gave it to my uncle who is a stihl buff.I might have got a fluke but when a 3.3 ci craftsman out cuts it then theres a problem.
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4th December 2007, 12:58 AM
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| Semi-mature vigorous tree  Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pacific Northwest USA
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| Re: stihl 361 The 361 is a mean machine. Not much like the 360 or the 036; different feel. Far less <v><i><b><r><a><t><i><o><n>. Nice saw for all-around felling and firewood cutting here.
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4th December 2007, 01:10 AM
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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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| Re: stihl 361 So has the 361 got some new fangled chain break gizzmo that other Stihl saws dont have in the rear handle? If so, what's the maint and reliability of it like?
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4th December 2007, 01:26 AM
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| Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Drouin
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| Re: stihl 361 Quote:
I noticed that for sure..  | |
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4th December 2007, 09:19 PM
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| The Tree World Bandit Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lancaster, Ca
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| Re: stihl 361 Okay, so the more propper question would be, between the 361 and the 441mag, which should I buy FIRST? I was about to go with the 441, but now I see that you guys tend to get the 361 first. Why is that?
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4th December 2007, 11:10 PM
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| Over mature heritage tree  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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| Re: stihl 361 Shaggs: I got this one on ebay.com(US, not local au) from a seller with lots of good feedback, the saw is as new, ran for a few minutes. If ya sift through and keep an eye out there is a few on there like this. A lot of sellers wont ship outside US though  I wouldnt bother on anything with a bit of hard use under its belt though. Cost $589USD + $110USD shipping + $8USD insurance = under $800AUD I think retail here is about $1300-$1400. Oh came with a hardcase too  Therrin: Depends on what size saws you've already got. If i didnt already have something bigger i'd get a MS440/460/441 over the 361. |
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One of my favourite saws. Let us know how that bar goes
