Under the covers of the MS201T

Sorry Matt, but I couldn't send you this 201T without first popping the hood first I won't be running the saw, but thought I'd share some pics of it. BTW, it came with a loop of PS3 chain.

Neat looking saw Brad, is it a strato?

Rudolf73 said:

Neat looking saw Brad, is it a strato?

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Yes. It use a single venturi carb with a divider like in the 261.

Cheezier than I expected....

Then again, it is a Stihl......

no offence but that saw makes me love my 020t that much more.. but i do like how short it is

You didnt port it? I am highly dissapointed!

Hey good stuff Brad and not a problem taking piccys and pulling it apart at all. In fact if it wasn't a customer's saw I'd let you run it as well (by the way he WON"T be getting that chain!!!). As you know I also bought the last 200T your dealer could get for myself. I know the buyer of the 201T extremely well so plan to run it for a bit and if I like it better than my 200T I'll buy one myself and sell the new 200T you got for me.
Good stuff and neat looking little package - I can't wait to have a play as to be honest I can't see Stihl going backwards with the 200T's replacement - about 20,000 arborists will be bitc*ing like mad if they have

By the way, I thought they had a primer bulb? The test mule 201T's had one that were floating around a while back. Am I missing it somewhere?

Matt, if at all possible, a side by side comparison would be nice.

I don't know what you guys are seeing that's cheesey. I see very little significant difference between this saw and the 200T/020T. I think some guys just like to complain about anything new, lol.

WoodChuck'r said:

Cheezier than I expected....

Then again, it is a Stihl......

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You've obviously never worked on a Husky 338T.

BloodOnTheIce said:

You've obviously never worked on a Husky 338T.

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He said "cheesy" not crappy.

blsnelling said:

Matt, if at all possible, a side by side comparison would be nice.

I don't know what you guys are seeing that's cheesey. I see very little significant difference between this saw and the 200T/020T. I think some guys just like to complain about anything new, lol.

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you hit the nail on the head there brad. anything new here w/stihl on it, guys are quick to bash it. however when it is a new husky product all we hear is praise. i guess when you are #1 you will always have a target on your back.

STIHLTHEDEERE said:

you hit the nail on the head there brad. anything new here w/stihl on it, guys are quick to bash it. however when it is a new husky product all we hear is praise. i guess when you are #1 you will always have a target on your back.

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There's more truth in that than you can imagine, in more ways that one, lol.

BloodOnTheIce said:

You've obviously never worked on a Husky 338T.

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I can count on one hand how many times I've worked on saws, and the 338T was certainly NOT one of them!

I have a local guy do all that bull **** work for me. :kilt:

nice looking saw brad

blsnelling said:

Matt, if at all possible, a side by side comparison would be nice.

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Consider it done

STIHLTHEDEERE said:

you hit the nail on the head there brad. anything new here w/stihl on it, guys are quick to bash it. however when it is a new husky product all we hear is praise. i guess when you are #1 you will always have a target on your back.

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thats true to an extent but a lot of it is deserved. the husky saws are all lighter or the same weight as the saws its replacing with newer features and designs that are slimmer. they are also always faster so they win in innovation. stihl is just doing the same thing with no originality adding more bulk and weight. they just replace models with compliant models. husky is the pioneer is chainsaw tech maybe stihl is just more durable.

flimflam said:

thats true to an extent but a lot of it is deserved. the husky saws are all lighter or the same weight as the saws its replacing with newer features and designs that are slimmer. they are also always faster so they win in innovation. stihl is just doing the same thing with no originality adding more bulk and weight. they just replace models with compliant models. husky is the pioneer is chainsaw tech maybe stihl is just more durable.

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yeh, you are right, stihl stratos' and 4-mix motors, and the m-tronic is deffinately 1970's technology. care to enlighten us all on what it is that husky has pioneered lately???????

Hey come on gents Noth Stihl and Husky make good saws. Stihl has them covered in the top handles though but through the mid to larger saws I prefer the balance of the Dolmars and Huskies.