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MS 261 C-M

MS 261 C-M petrol chainsaw: robust power tool with strong cutting performance

Great for working in low and medium-density stands. Comes fitted with STIHL M-Tronic (M) as standard, ensuring optimum engine performance at all times, easy starting thanks to one start position and new stop button function, HD2 filter provides long-life air filter system and only requires occasional cleaning.

Product RRP
MS 261 C-M, .325", Guide bar L04 40cm/16", Chain 23RSPro
$1,599.00 (incl. GST)

Bar length cm 40
Bar length in 16
Displacement cm³ 50
Displacement cu-in 3
Engine power kW 3
Engine power bhp 4
Weight kg 1) 4.9
Power-to-weight ratio kg/kW 1.6
System Weight kg 2) 5.8
Sound pressure level dB(A) 3) 105
Sound power level dB(A) 3) 116
Saw chain pitch .325 "
  • 1) Without fuel, without bar and chain
  • 2) Unbetankt, mit Führungsschiene und Sägekette
  • 3) K-factor according to DIR 2006/42/EC = 2.5 dB (A)

Standard

  • CAPTIVE NUTS
    PROTECTION AGAINST LOSS The nuts are attached to the sprocket cover in a captive manner. This makes it impossible for the nuts to fall off and get lost when the cover is removed.
  • MANUAL DECOMPRESSION
    EFFORTLESS START-UP. The decompression valve makes it easier to start your power tool. When starting, you can allow some of the compressed mixture to escape from the cylinder by opening the valve. This protects the start-up system and reduces the amount of force required on the starter cord.
  • STIHL EMATIC SYSTEM
    REDUCES OIL CONSUMPTION. The STIHL Ematic system comprises a STIHL Ematic or Ematic S guide bar, a STIHL Oilomatic saw chain and a controlled-delivery oil pump. It ensures that the chain oil gets to where it is needed for lubrication. This allows you to reduce oil consumption by up to 50%. If you often work in dusty conditions or if you use long guide bars, you can quickly and easily increase the oil quantity at any time with the new oil pump system.
  • HD2-FILTER
    INCREASES SERVICE LIFE. The HD2 filter protects your power tool’s engine against even the finest dust, ensuring a longer service life and reduced wear. The filter made from PET material has up to 70% finer pores than fleece and polyamide filters, and is also oil- and water-repellent. This also makes it easier to clean the filter. When needed, the filter cartridge can be easily replaced without tools.
  • COMBI LEVER WITH STOP FUNCTION
    SIMPLIFIED OPERATION. Only one start position is required on the combi lever. Thanks to the stop function, once the machine is turned off the control lever immediately moves back into the operating position. This allows a warm machine to be restarted immediately.
  • COMPENSATOR
    REDUCED MAINTENANCE. The compensator is a control system in the carburettor, which uses pressure compensation to ensure that engine performance, exhaust gas quality and fuel consumption remain virtually constant over a long period of time, despite increasing contamination of the air filter. You do not need to clean the air filter until there is a noticeable drop in performance. This means that you can work for a long time without maintenance.
  • LONG-LIFE AIR FILTER SYSTEM FOR CHAINSAWS
    EXTENDED FILTER SERVICE LIFE. Pre-separation routing removes coarse, larger particles from the airstream before they can reach the actual filter. The HD2 filter keeps even fine dust away from the engine, ensuring a long engine service life, long cleaning intervals and easy maintenance of your chainsaw. When we refer to a long-life air filter system in chainsaws, this exclusively describes models that have pre-separation routing and an HD2 filter. With this system, you benefit from a significantly longer filter service life compared to conventional air filter systems.
  • CONTROLLED-DELIVERY OIL PUMP
    OIL CONSUMPTION BASED ON NEED. The controlled-delivery oil pump reduces your chainsaw’s oil consumption by up to 50%. To use it, simply select the E position. For very long cutting attachments or very dry wood, an additional oil volume can be set by the user.
  • STIHL 2-MIX Engine
    The STIHL 2-MIX engine is both powerful and economical. Separating the exhaust emissions from the unburnt gas minimises scavenging losses, and therefore increases the power output while reducing consumption.<br /><br />The two-stroke engine with STIHL 2-MIX technology saves up to 20% of fuel and reduces emissions by up to 70% compared to STIHL 2-stroke engines of the same performance class without 2-MIX technology.
  • STIHL M-TRONIC
    RELIABLE WORK WITH BEST PERFORMANCE. With the STIHL M-Tronic, you have the best performance from your implement right from the start. The fully electronic engine management regulates the ignition point and fuel metering in every work situation, taking into account external conditions such as temperature, altitude and fuel quality.
  • STIHL FOUR-CHANNEL TECHNOLOGY
    FOR LOWER FUEL CONSUMPTION AND HIGH PERFORMANCE. Thanks to STIHL four-channel technology, you can work with your power tool with very low fuel consumption and high performance. The four overflow channels guide the fuel-and-air mixture into the cylinder in a targeted and more compressed manner, which optimally burns the fuel and significantly increases the performance of the engine.
  • SIDE-MOUNTED CHAIN TENSIONING
    FOR SIMPLE AND SECURE RE-TENSIONING. Side-mounted chain tensioning allows for protected, easy and quick chain tensioning and replacement. The tensioning screw is inserted laterally through the sprocket cover.
  • TOOL-FREE FUEL CAP FOR OIL AND FUEL TANKS
    QUICK AND EASY TO USE. With tool-free fuel cap, you can open and close oil and fuel tanks in just a few simple steps, thanks to a bayonet closure.
  • Conversion kit for a faster cutting attachment (40 cm) for MS 261. Ideal for harvesting pinewood. Contains: 1 guide bar, 3 saw chains and one rim sprocket, 20% more cutting power than with the Rapid Super attachment, with sprocket also suitable for the MS 260.
    $240.00  Product Details Contact Us for Price and Availability
  • The low-vibration high-performance saw chain Super Pro with full-chisel teeth is ideal for professional forestry and timber harvesting. It impresses with extremely high plunging and cutting performance, maintaining high cutting quality with minimal tendency to chatter. With a .325" chain pitch and 1.3 mm drive link thickness, it is suitable for felling, pruning, cutting firewood, and tending young stands. Due to its narrower cutting kerf, the .325" Pro can achieve up to 20% higher cutting performance compared to previous .325" saw chains in this drive link thickness.
    $48.00  Product Details Contact Us for Price and Availability
  • The STIHL Light 04, .325", 1.3 mm lightweight guide bar features a special, slim design that enhances piercing characteristics and reduces weight. This makes demanding work more comfortable and enables greater endurance during sawing. The STIHL Light 04, .325", 1.3 mm is 200 g lighter than the existing STIHL guide bars, contributing to an improved system weight. It is easy to maneuver and supports agile work with chainsaws like the STIHL MS 261. This allows you to complete tasks such as tree felling, pruning, or tree maintenance work more efficiently with our STIHL arborist saws. The chainsaw bar achieves high piercing performance with reduced kickback, making it easier to cut with this STIHL bar.<br /><br />The innovative design of the STIHL Light 04 guide bar is not only attractive but also integrates practical information about the bar's characteristics, making it easy to find the right saw chain for the chainsaw bar, for example.
    $319.00  Product Details Contact Us for Price and Availability
  • <p>Practical, multifunctional quality tool in a sturdy plastic case with both a 3.5 mm (for carburetor adjustments and cleaning grooves) and 7.0 mm slotted screwdriver. Torx blade TX27 and 19-13 and 19-16 spark plug wrenches. Includes a nylon bag and belt loop.</p>
    $72.00  Product Details Contact Us for Price and Availability
  • <p>Practical, multifunctional quality tool in a sturdy plastic case with both a 3.5 mm (for carburetor adjustments and cleaning grooves) and 7.0 mm slotted screwdriver. Torx blade TX27 and 19-13 and 19-16 spark plug wrenches. Includes a nylon bag and belt loop.</p>
    $72.00  Product Details Contact Us for Price and Availability
  • Robust, light plastic case with two dividers. For saw chain and spark plug storage. Dimension: 18 x 12 x 4 cm.
    $12.00  Product Details Contact Us for Price and Availability
  • Stable lightweight wooden frame, Integrated ruler for easy measuring, Suitable for use with chain saws or hand saws, easy to use securing device keeps the wood stable, Comfortably holds wood up to a maximum length of 1.8m (71”), Holds a maximum load of 70kgs Folds flat for easy transport and storage.
    $133.00  Product Details Contact Us for Price and Availability
  • <p>Fully synthetic oil with exceptional lubrication properties. Burns with extremely low residue due to ash-free additive. Suitable for continuous use ander the most demanding engine conditions. Performance class: JASO-FB, ISO-L-EGB. Fuel/oil ratio 1:50.</p>
    $39.00  Product Details Contact Us for Price and Availability
  • Do you question which lubricant is suitable for which cutting attachment, climate zone or type of wood? No need to puzzle over the answers with semi-synthetic STIHL chain lubricant. Our high-performance lubricant is extremely suitable for all moving saw chains.&nbsp;&nbsp; Well protected.&nbsp;&nbsp; STIHL chain lubricant effectively protects saw chains from wear. Thanks to its high temperature resistance, cutting attachments are optimally protected even from short-duration maximum thermal loads. Smoking is inhibited.&nbsp;&nbsp; Keeps on flowing.&nbsp;&nbsp; Even at temperatures down to -20° C, STIHL chain lubricant retains its outstanding flow properties. Selected additives prevent resinification of the cutting attachment and other treated parts. And you can start using the saw straight away, even after an extended idle period.
    $13.00  Product Details Contact Us for Price and Availability
  • The Smart Connector can be attached to petrol, electric, and battery products, enabling it to deliver important information about your STIHL power tool via Bluetooth® 4.2. The Smart Connector offers entirely new functions and services, as a basis for device management both in your home garden using the STIHL app, and for managing your machine fleet using the STIHL connect portal.<br /><br />Available at participating stores only.
    $46.00  Product Details Contact Us for Price and Availability
  • The Smart Connector can be attached to petrol, electric, and battery products, enabling it to deliver important information about your STIHL power tool via Bluetooth® 4.2. The Smart Connector offers entirely new functions and services, as a basis for device management both in your home garden using the STIHL app, and for managing your machine fleet using the STIHL connect portal.<br /><br />Available at participating stores only.
    $409.00  Product Details Contact Us for Price and Availability