In the future you might consider taking all other hardwoods and softwoods, but leaving the maple trees. If you sell your property in the future and people will look for property with a sugarbush also you can rent out your property for a sugarmaker to tap the maples each spring and make money for doing nothing each year.

I have the MS250 and love it! Although, mine came with a standard 18" bar. Are you sure 250 is a 16" bar? Maybe they changed the bar from the time I purchased. ??? BTW, video is well done!

Not 1/2" bolt.....not 5/16 either.....they are typically 13 or 14mm......

Oh wow that bar on the 161 is really dry or that chain is super tight.. that drag was very noticeable even on film..

You might want to invest in a hardhat after seeing you knock that first tree down...nice video though.

my 362 was giving me fits. Checked it with an induction tachometer. 3800 low idle, 8700 high idle. Ran the calibration and it followed the entire RPM band like this video. Checked the speeds again,. 2800 low idle, 14400 high idle,. This is critical to get the chain speed up to have it perform correctly. It's not the same saw.

I aquired one a lil bit ago. Guy dropped it off and didnt wanna pay the repair bill...so im gonna port it i think and see how she goes. Hopefully itll keep up with my ole' tried and true 026! If not ill just get rid of it...NOT 😂...ILL just make MORE room for it cause i never met a saw i didnt like 😉...BTW...if you run Stihl Ultra you WILL need the warranty! WORST oil out there...just saying. Preciate the video i enjoyed it!

30+ years of pro timber felling, trimming, firewood cutting and a home owner saw will last forever if You dont abuse it and keep it maintained & clean. Some homeowner saws are heavier.

I had a ms 170... it was a good saw, but It died about 6 years old. I bought a ms 250 and I still have it! It's around 8-9 years, but runs fantastic! With a sharp chain it will cut like a beast!! Very reliable for cutting firewood, but is a pain to start when it is flooded! But I love my Lil 2 stroke baby!!

Good teaching skills

I paid the same for my ms291

I own the ms 230 since 2007, never let me down.

I wish I would’ve known before I bought this. I just want a regular saw. No fancy electronics

Need a little advice fellas. I just bought property with acre on it and a ton of trees. Previous owner let everything grow out of control. I have somebody willing to sell me a Ms 250 at a really good price and it's fairly new. I have a ton of stuff to cut down but nothing very big and diameter. Mostly all 10 in and under limbs. I have a few big oak trees I need to cut all the way down. My question is is the MS 250 with a 16-in bar and 20-in bar Big enough or should I bite the bullet and get something bigger? Also what brand bar and chain would y'all recommend for the 20-in?

One thing i do like about the 025, older 250s, even newer 250s, is how easy they are to work on. And how cheap they are. You could rebuild an entire 025 fir like 100 bucks. It would take a lot of money to rebuild a 261. And they are very complex saws

My Stihl 025 is 32 years old and still runs like a champ.

Very useful, Thanks.

The pad with the ears goes on the inner of the rotor

You need to top up oil EVERY TIME you top up the fuel..

Paper air filters are NOT LIFE TIME. You replace them every year..

Stihl oils are the worst oils you can get. JASO FB no other oil is that bad but so expensive. Always go JASO FD mix 2% and you are golden..

Why do so many people use the back of the bar it's dangerous people don't do it unless you no what your doing 🤔

same saw in 2024 is $720

Exactly my reasoning too, longer and bigger. George knows what it's all about.

I'm just a few minutes in and you are talking about the oiler adjustment and I wanted to mention that the size of the bar can also be a factor on the need to increase the bar oil adjustment. Longer bars need more oil than shorter bars. You can check it by revving it up while pointing the bar tip at something to check the oil is coming from the bar tip. I prefer cardboard to check the spray off the tip of the bar because it's easier to see. If you ever do put a 25inch bar on it, you will need to increase the bar oil so you don't over heat the bar burning it up. A bar that has turned blue along the side near the chain shows that it has been way over heated. But otherwise you are right, that pitchy trees often require the oiler to be turned up some. After starting it I could hear that your chain is a bit too tight. I hope you have a blast with your new saw. The ms261is a great little saw that can do any cutting most people need a saw for. It should last you a really long time too. Great video. 😎👍

You need a saw helmet with face shield. It will make you look like a pro with your pro saw… and maybe save you from injury

I've got a MS 251c. Very Similar to the 261c... just a small step below in power. Great tools! Stihl makes excellent chainsaws!

Great vid. I have theMS 250 and love it - Also was a birthday gift from my wife, with a pair of saw pants. Great to see you start the saws like we all start them in real life instead of pretending you step on it on the ground to start!

579. Great price

The 261c is a winner

Do you have to do this each time you start it?

Great vodeo...thanks. California has outlawed petrol less than 50cc saws as of Jan 1, 2024.. Thankful that I have the MS250. I usually find myself selecting it for the ease of handling and effectiveness on 45 acres of woodland. Thrifty with fuel as well. Tempting to get the MS261 except it has more power than I need. On your video it pulled a bit too hard when you were limbing.😮😮

Nice review! Love that you incorporate your son into the process and not telling him that he might be interrupting you - great Father!

Aq best way to carbon up and ruin a new saw is to run that ultra two oil, that stuff is junk!

Thanks for the work, I have a Husky 440, its a bitch to start sometimes, sometimes it starts great the put it down and no start. Got the MS250, great saw, didn't use it for 2 months, fires right up. Love the 250, I feel that if I get into a tree the 250 cannot handle, I should not be there. thanks again

Light colored air filters are easier to tell when dirty and cleaned.

Where is your hearing protection? Foam buds are not enough!!! Good job.

I got my sthil MS 261 CM for €850 it was €899.00 😁

I’m a proud owner of a sthil MS 261 CM and it’s amazing 🤩 and I have a sthil ms 250 and it’s a great saw

I I just did a calibration on my sthil MS 261 CM today I timed it on my phone 😎👍

For the same money as ms250, you can buy a cs590 that will e eat it😂

I'm with the kid -- longer and bigger is better. A couple more years by now and he'll be running them himself I bet

Similar to yourself, I have the smaller ms 230 and upgraded recently to the 241c. Both are very good chainsaws with excellent power to weight.

It looks like you took care of the 250 is that the original bar good luck with the 260

261 is a pro saw 😂 ok

I run a 2018 Husqvarna 455 rancher my brother-in-law who owns a tree service runs nothing but pro-level still saws and is constantly having to take them to the shop my 450 ride rancher that runs almost as often as hard as his has never had a problem whatsoever. I really can't wait till you start splitting bar tips now that it still has removed the grease hole. Just so everyone knows bearings are supposed to be greased not oiled.

21:58 you will get years of use out of both

You said you can use the bar from the MS250 on your MS261. I hope by now you realized you can not as the MS250 is a .325 pitch chain while the MS261 uses a 3/8 pitch chain. This affects the length of the drive lugs. Now, you might be able to swap the sprocket along with the bar along with the chain but by then it’s a lot of effort to run a chain with little teeth on a powerful saw.

Ohoow you're filming skills are much better then your sawing. Let's see some mo shit like that, and get yourself a electric saw. Before you really hurts yourself.

That's a Lotta money to pay for a line on your saw, forget it these saws are all overpriced.