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    Posted: August/17/2010 at 07:54
I'm mulling over my list of needs and chainsaw just came up. I've mainly used Stihl's up at the Hydadel farm and really don't have experience on anything else. I've got slightly under one acre and plan on using it to cut firewood down to size and probably do a little limbing as well.
 
What do you guys use and what would you recommend? I won't be needing one for real heavy use. Something that is reliable is numero uno for me.
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Stihl or Huskavarna
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 Stihl MS 250 is hard to beat.   I have a newer one and a old 024 ( almost the same saw ).  They are the ones I grab more often than not, unless the job is really big or small.
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Is the Easy2start worth the extra $30ish? The C-BE version has the easystart and toolless chain adjuster.

 
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hey i have the Stihl MS 250, ive been trying to sale. just throwing that out there.
I wasn't upset about the black cat crossing my path this morning but mouthing "your fu@#ed" as he passed was just rude.

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Why are you trying to sell it? Having performance issues?
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Nope need the $$$ right now, plus I still have two other saws
I wasn't upset about the black cat crossing my path this morning but mouthing "your fu@#ed" as he passed was just rude.

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stay with stihl
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It's between the 230 Duro or the MS 250. 
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yeah i have an older one also and it's a big b!tch dont know the size run pretty good for as old as it is
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i use a stihl 361, which is now the 362
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hell like i said i have no idea what kind it is, its got be about 20/30 years old lol
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what color is it??
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Just bought the Stihl MS 260 Pro and love it!!! Glad I went with the pro series too.  That inteli carb is nice.  Have run the saw at 9000 feet and 5000 feet and having it auto adjust is great.  Stihl makes a great saw for sure.
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orange & white
I wasn't upset about the black cat crossing my path this morning but mouthing "your fu@#ed" as he passed was just rude.

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it either a stihl or a husky.
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lol sorry i know its a stihl just not the size my bad bro been out doing yard work all day get things ready for the wedding Loco
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how long is the bar?
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18/24 I'm not sure would u like me to measure it for ya lol
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something like this??


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