All I can find are posts on people trying to sell there 540's. I bought a Stihl 200 before the 201 came out. Looking for some reviews before I add another top handle to my arsenal! I checked it out at the dealer and it seems really nice.
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Get 201. There's not a better top handle saw on the market.
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We bought a 540xpt last year but my partner won't give up his Husky 335xp Calf Special. The 335 is 46cc and the 540 is 38cc.
There have been plenty of posts about using it and taking it apart. Brad did one of the take apart ones. It isn't super new any more. I would not get something like that without thinking about the 536t li battery saw.
My biggest beef with the 540 is the way it's put together. Nearly the whole saw has to come apart just to remove the muffler. I worked on one. Never again!
Is it a rebadge ? Or a totally new design?
It's a newer autotune saw.
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Most folks rate the 200t's the best top handle saw that has so far been made.
I'd take a 201TC over a 200. After a couple simple mods they're stronger. Most who try them agree.
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Based on what Brad?
*Ease of service
*Build quality
*Power
*Torque
*Ergonomics
*Model and make of bar and chain
*Fuel consumption
Or maybe all above?
Wolter
Primarily ease of service and power.
A LOT of guys are learning to love a similarly modded 150 though, leaving the larger top handle saws for back up. They're pretty amazing little saws.
A LOT of guys are learning to love a similarly modded 150 though, leaving the larger top handle saws for back up. They're pretty amazing little saws.
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335XPT Engine Cylinder volume, cu.in/cm3 2,15/35,2
540XP Engine Cylinder volume, cm3 37.7 cm³
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2 great options from Stihl, 150 and 201CM are both nasty little critters that are impressive right out of the box!
150 is so very light, for pruning, small removals and especially orchard work they are the cats A@@. The tiny chain takes some getting used to for sharpening, some say the idle is kind of funky, I have not had that problem though.
201CM has big power like the legendary 200T, with a broader powerband, improved AV and fuel economy, starts damn easy also, hot or cold.
In a side by side comparison, the 201CM would edge out the 200T, IMO
150 is so very light, for pruning, small removals and especially orchard work they are the cats A@@. The tiny chain takes some getting used to for sharpening, some say the idle is kind of funky, I have not had that problem though.
201CM has big power like the legendary 200T, with a broader powerband, improved AV and fuel economy, starts damn easy also, hot or cold.
In a side by side comparison, the 201CM would edge out the 200T, IMO
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I remember a few years ago when I presented my Oleo Mac g250, about same power and weight league as the new Stihl 150, everyone was, nicely said, VERY sceptical how anyone could be happy with such a mini chainsaw...Now since Stihl "invented" the small tophandle everyone is commenting that it is so innovative..
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