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Title: 550 v/s 261 stock saws
Post by: Cut4fun . on August 27, 2012, 04:04:47 pm: Looks like Ed Heard EHP is having a little fun testing some stock saws. Husqvarna 550xp and a Stihl MS261.

So what do you think of them in stock form? Wood type, size and chain used?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F8cTojvgzM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Red05JKV7Q
Title: Re: 550 v/s 261 stock saws
Post by: Cut4fun . on August 27, 2012, 07:27:35 pm: Just seen Ed has responded to my questions over on his site. So he dont have to double post. Copy and pasted.

Quote from: ehp on August 27, 2012, 06:11:48 pm
Cut I never measured the block but guessing 14 inch or so , its just a block of what I call swamp ash down here , it lives very close to water and is not a very hard type of wood , the wood seems pretty much the same so a good test block. The chain was 3/8's on both with same bar length , oregon on the husky and stihl chain on the 261 but I hand filed both chains so I'm sure there equal as far as chain goes.

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Title: Re: 550 v/s 261 stock saws
Post by: EHP on August 27, 2012, 07:48:42 pm: 261 is all a part and I'm sure will not run the same here shortly ;D
Title: Re: 550 v/s 261 stock saws
Post by: Cut4fun . on August 30, 2012, 08:26:25 pm: Good cutting woods ported 261 compared to the stock 550, 3/8 on both?

Hope to see the 550 woods ported in the same stick. ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bKuzORyLQw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMSDbyvA3NU
Title: Re: 550 v/s 261 stock saws
Post by: EHP on August 30, 2012, 08:31:15 pm: not many will see the 550 ported until 23rd ;D, just kidding but not really sure when I will get time to pull the trigger on the 550
Title: Re: 550 v/s 261 stock saws
Post by: EHP on August 31, 2012, 07:35:37 pm: ran the ported 562 in it tonight , 10.38 sec .
Title: Re: 550 v/s 261 stock saws
Post by: ms460woodchuck on September 02, 2012, 11:23:47 am: I would say as far as stock just pick your brand/dealer and go with is because they looked very close...