i just bought a ms 211 a while back and i liked the feel and light weight but what a dog.i thought it would be good for limbing and cutting small stuff.but just takes to long to cut.went back to using my bigger husky.havent ran the ms230 or 250 might want to go a little bigger if weight isnt the main concern.a wish i would have got a 440 husky now same price and real close on weight but 5 more ccs.my 211 has 16 inch bar no need for that size wont pull it in good wood.14 inch would be plenty enough.might try to do a muffler mod and readjust carb might be leaned out from factory.my friend has a cheap 33cc homelite that we did muffler mod to and had to readjust carb and ...  Read the complete review

I bought this as a replacement for a two year old Makita chainsaw that gave me nothing but trouble: I finally lost patience when the pull-start cord came detached when I pulled it! I use a chainsaw quite a bit, because we have two wood-burning stoves and in the winter they consume a great deal of wood. Buying 'cord' (i.e. large slices of tree) from our local tree surgeon is much cheaper than buying ready-to-use logs, but it means I have to cut these up myself. I'd had a Stihl brushcutter (essentially, a petrol-powered strimmer for grown-ups) for many years and it's done sterling service, so Stihl was a brand that I already knew and trusted, although that had ...  Read the complete review