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Stihl MS461 Chainsaw
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Stihl MS461 Chainsaw

by Stihl

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A large, professional-grade gas chainsaw from Stihl's MS 460 series, built for heavy-duty felling and milling work.

Why it's buy-it-for-life

A redditor reports running their MS461 for about 15 years with nothing ever going wrong, noting it was expensive but worth it.

What redditors say

Recommended on reddit as recently as January 2025

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    r/BuyItForLife comment

    I've run an ms461 for about 15 years and never had anything go wrong with it. It was expensive, but worth it.

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