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Join contest SubscribeConsidering that the 181 is at the top of the list of the "fallen limbs, pruning, lighter cutting" list that makes sense. It's only 32cc and 2hp. 462 stock is 72cc and 6hp.I have a 181 and it just doesn't have the power. Not even close. I'm cutting old mesquite and old live oak. So I bought a 462 and I'm having it ported and power mods completed. Should have it back in a couple weeks. 25 inch bar. Can't wait to tear through some big stuff
Considering that the 181 is at the top of the list of the "fallen limbs, pruning, lighter cutting" list that makes sense. It's only 32cc and 2hp. 462 stock is 72cc and 6hp.
This is like going from a Corolla to a Hellcat.I have a 181 and it just doesn't have the power. Not even close. I'm cutting old mesquite and old live oak. So I bought a 462 and I'm having it ported and power mods completed. Should have it back in a couple weeks. 25 inch bar. Can't wait to tear through some big stuff
You misspelled "I don't know a single Democrat" that isn't 1% of the ones I know.
I can't speak to that particular saw as I've not run one & I can't speak to any new saws produced in the last ~13yrs. What I can say is, try to find something comparable in weight/performance to a Husqvarna 346XP, regardless of brand. That class of saw can do a lot of work without working you. I used it extensively, as a non-pro, as a bridge between an old (50+ y/o) Stihl 0-series & an XP262. It couldn't keep up with the 262 in bigger stuff but it was easier by far on the operator. I ran a 20" bar on mine for reach convenience. I'd like to think that there have been improvements since I bought my 346.View attachment 8341021
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Any opinion on the MS 251 for retired guy needing to cut about six cords of wood year.
I love my 346xp, I want to get the 50cc cylinder for it. After 20+ years is due to freshen up the top endI can't speak to that particular saw as I've not run one & I can't speak to any new saws produced in the last ~13yrs. What I can say is, try to find something comparable in weight/performance to a Husqvarna 346XP, regardless of brand. That class of saw can do a lot of work without working you. I used it extensively, as a non-pro, as a bridge between an old (50+ y/o) Stihl 0-series & an XP262. It couldn't keep up with the 262 in bigger stuff but it was easier by far on the operator. I ran a 20" bar on mine for reach convenience. I'd like to think that there have been improvements since I bought my 346.
Keith
I hated those things. You pull, some came out, some broke in half. Sometimes nothing happened and you looked like a skinny jr high kid trying to tear a phone book. And then other times you sloshed it getting to the Avocado green Frigidaire and the bottom got wet. Then it welded to the freezer. Then mom busted my ass for not being careful.