Top Handles-The Best of the Rest?

[Woodie]

Stihl out sells the piss out of all those huskaredpullonmaxs.

Stihl...the McDonalds of chainsaws!!


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[rbtree]

i mean if Jred wants to sponsor me in the tree with a new 2139 top handle i will take it and run the pants off it. and then give an honest opinion of said tophandle. but seeing how they are not going to send me one i am going to go with what i know to be THE saw to use as a climber.

someone on this site tell jred to send me a saw. i'll let you know if she can run or not.

good for you. And I know differently..from experience. a lot more than you have.

 

[rbtree]

Sounds like a real winner. Wish I could try one out.

Isn't there a Husky dealer in Victoria? Same saw...338...or I'll get you a 2139, we could meet somewhere. Going to Boise?

 

[rbtree]

RB how many 335's did you have before you found a good one???




I had two that ran good after all the updates and bugs were worked out. Had to pull teeth to get someone to buy them...
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I had three of the first generation saws. One was real fast, one Ok, and only one was really unreliable as I recall. But none of those early saws started easily, idled consistently, or oiled well. Then I had Walker's sell me a modded saw which ran well for at least two years before it started acting up...and prolly a couple more that were just OK..by then the oiler was the new unit that worked. They improved the case tank venting system and that helped them.
The 338 I had Dan Henry mod ran OK for quite some time but was never fast. It was working OK last year till it got legs.

Time will tell if this 2nd 335 Cali runs consistently. I'm pretty sure the 2139 will, as others have said their's are doing well.

The only saw that really wore out was the super fast 335 that I got from Rich Hoffman for $40. It ran rock solidly for 3 years, now it's bearings are bad. If the cylinder is good, and it looks OK, it might be worth a rebuild--bearings, seals, rings, maybe a piston. They really are bombproof, and now that they run reliably, they should gain market share, if some of the folks that gave up on them would give them another chance.

Think Husky or Jonsy should be paying me?

By the way, of the three 020 AV's I had, only one was rock solid...........and the 020T's had a problems before they sorted out the carb issues.

 

[parrisw]

Isn't there a Husky dealer in Victoria? Same saw...338...or I'll get you a 2139, we could meet somewhere. Going to Boise?

Yes there are Husky dealers around here. No one sell's J-red though. Thanks for the offer. I just bought a new 200T, so I don't need another top handle at this point. I would like to try one out though.

 

[epicklein22]

I had three of the first generation saws. One was real fast, one Ok, and only one was really unreliable as I recall. But none of those early saws started easily, idled consistently, or oiled well. Then I had Walker's sell me a modded saw which ran well for at least two years before it started acting up...and prolly a couple more that were just OK..by then the oiler was the new unit that worked. They improved the case tank venting system and that helped them.
The 338 I had Dan Henry mod ran OK for quite some time but was never fast. It was working OK last year till it got legs.

Time will tell if this 2nd 335 Cali runs consistently. I'm pretty sure the 2139 will, as others have said their's are doing well.

The only saw that really wore out was the super fast 335 that I got from Rich Hoffman for $40. It ran rock solidly for 3 years, now it's bearings are bad. If the cylinder is good, and it looks OK, it might be worth a rebuild--bearings, seals, rings, maybe a piston. They really are bombproof, and now that they run reliably, they should gain market share, if some of the folks that gave up on them would give them another chance.

Think Husky or Jonsy should be paying me?

By the way, of the three 020 AV's I had, only one was rock solid...........and the 020T's had a problems before they sorted out the carb issues.

Well it is good to see that Husky/jred have finally worked out the bugs in their top handle saws. With the economy in the dumps and the 200t around 600 dollars, I believe Husky has as good of a chance as ever to steal sales away from Stihl. Most climbers I know aren't fond of the 192t....time will tell.

 

[THALL10326]

Yup...so I read this post of yours, and it seems to say Stihl is going to let another saw die on the vine. All the Stihlheads will keep buying them, while meanwhile the other mfgrs seem to have bettered them. Just like the MS260. Dunkin' Donuts now makes a better 50cc saw than Stihl, but the 260 keeps selling, right Tommy?

Who cares if the other mfgrs are "finally getting it right." In the highly technical terms used by specialists in the field, the past is what they call "history." What matters is what's the best saw now. Personally, I really don't have that answer, and won't pretend I do...I've never used either saw, and likely won't ever. But it sounds to me like the Stihl heads are using outdated, inferior equipment if you ask me.

So stick THAT in your craw and smoke it!! :hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange:

LOL, sure doesn't take much bait to pull a sucker in like you Woodie,LOLOL

BTW Woodie those outdated MS200T's still outsell all other top handle saws combine. Goes to show a steller track record out does all the Jonny come lately's, puff on that for a spell,hehe

(I feel you nibbling Woodie, come on, yank the line so I can pull you in again,LOLOLOL)

 

[oldirty]

good for you. And I know differently..from experience. a lot more than you have.

something like " i got ropes hanging in my shed older than you" type of experience? lol


i wasnt sh1t'n on your take of that saw rb. in fact i like to hear about the other saws. i own a husky 338 and before i bought that saw i was running them at work. it was all i knew. so yes i held them in high regards, that is until i found the 2hunge. you like what you know. i know nothing of the jred top handle but from what ive seen they look an awful like the husky.

now if your done with the "i'm wearing underwear with more climbing experience than you've got" thing i'd love to hear what i can do to help my coworkers very unimpressive 338 cali other than punching a couple holes in the muffler.

because my take on the climbing saws is that from the ones ive run (echo, poulan, and husky) the stihl 2hunge will always be the one i reach for. especially when all you need to do to hop it up even more is take out the baffle and richen it up.

send me your jred top handle, i'll pay for shipping, to and from. i too want to know just how she runs. feel free to send me that ported up 192t if you'd like as well.

 

[046]

another supporter for 335xpt... never had any of the issues folks go on about. mine oiled fine and was dead reliable. after muffler mod was done... really woke up 335!

a deal come up on MS200T... jumped on it. didn't need two climbing saws... sold my old 335. that was a good saw!

removed screen on 200T, otherwise dead stock. 200T does run stronger than my old 335, but not by much.

yes... 200T is a better saw, but only marginally better than 335xpt. don't know if I got lucky and got a good 335... but that's what my impressions are from using both.

 

[husq2100]

Good point. Seems the new little Husky, J'reds and the Dolmar are getting good reviews but while they were finally getting it right the 200T was in the woods working and flying off the shelves for years. In Virginia the 200T rules, they seem to be on every truck in the biz, including the electric companies, phone companies too. Some like facts, such as Woodie, so here's a fact, more 200Ts are sold each year than all other tops handle saws combined, nuff said, the public has spoken. All the Jonny come latelys are too late(that was for you Woodie,hehehehe)

maybe stihl does good deals to those bigger companies.....and maybe they built up a name/customer base that the blind will follow.

theres an old tool/industrial supplier where i live, been on the coast since day one. they have all the contracts to local council and alot of big business. they are also one of, if not the most expensive place in town. but they have an established name....

they sell the same brands as everyone else.......

and some guys just keep going back for more:monkey:

i will never back down from my statement that more doesnt = better.

btw im not commenting on the saws in this thread as i have no experience with them.

i do think stihl makes an excellent product for most part, but not like its gold and everything else is poo.


Serg

 

[pgg]

Another bad feature of the XPT - no chain bumpers. Cheap-wad husky factory! The 200's got four of em'. Also forget about running the XPT in wet conditions, she'll run like a sick dog -the front airfilter and carb grunges up with soapy water within minutes. The 200'll run all day in the rain.. Sigh.. it's a sad state of affairs when you have to knock off early and sit back in the dry, warm truck when it's rainin' coz your saw wont run... he-he...

 

[rmihalek]

637

Well I just got a Solo 637 from Bailey's. Still haven't put any fuel in it. Man, that little 1/2" hole in the muffler is small!

The manual says to run five tanks through at 25:1 and then switch to 40:1. I'll do the five tanks at 25:1, but then go up to 32:1 which is what I run all my other saws at.