Stihl MS 211 chainsaw review
Our new Stihl MS
211 chainsaw is about to turn a year old.
The smaller size really comes
in handy for stump removal, and the newer engine has about half as much
exhaust fumes to breath in.
I've had a few instances where I
felt like it was underpowered, but that was more the fault of a dull
chain, and I had a small learning curve with the starting procedure. It
took me a while to figure out when you push the choke all the way down
it sometimes springs back up if you're not paying attention.
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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Emily --- Choosing a chainsaw depends on what you want to do with it. The bigger ones have more power and can have longer bars, which means they cut through bigger trees. On the other hand, they're more exhausting to use, which can mean less safe if you're not paying attention.
If all you're going to be doing is cutting down trees less than two feet in diameter and cutting some firewood, a small saw would probably work great. But if you're going to be building a log cabin out of big trees, you'll want a big saw!
Good luck with your new farm!
My MS 211 C has been a good little work horse for three years. It has been serviced and chains sharpened when needed. Have brought it to the mechanic due to a choking instead of reving up when pressing the point finger lever. Have taken the air filter off to see if it makes a difference. Ones the engine warms up it seems to settle but with a cold motor it doesn't like to be reved up. Instead it sounds like it is bogging down and follows with stopping. Any one else experiences problems like this bogging down?