Bob_The_Builder
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Has anyone ever used one of these and are they any good?
Maruyama Top Handle Saw
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imagineero
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I think it's the perfect saw for you. It will run every bit as good as it looks.
Not a dolmar rebrand this time. This one looks like echo.
Bob_The_Builder
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I heard the Stihl MS201t is not getting the rave reviews the 200t got. I also heard the two saws are night and day different in power. I was looking at a good alternative without buying a used saw or buying one that cost an arm and a leg. Any suggestions on a top handel saw that will hold up and last.
airframefixer
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The brand is known for high quality stuff among landscapers.
Take a look at the IPL. You will find a vertically split crank inside a plastic shell much like the MS150
Take a look at the IPL. You will find a vertically split crank inside a plastic shell much like the MS150
Looks like a copy of the Oleo Mac GS260/Zenoah 2500.
I have the Oleo Mac version and like it a lot. Small and not a powerhouse but it does the job nicely. I made a little comparison video some time ago.
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edit: just looked at the specification. 30.1cc, so it isn't the above. After looking at the echo site it does look like a echo.
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I have the Oleo Mac version and like it a lot. Small and not a powerhouse but it does the job nicely. I made a little comparison video some time ago.
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edit: just looked at the specification. 30.1cc, so it isn't the above. After looking at the echo site it does look like a echo.
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A 201t can be made to hunt like a 200t with a few mods. Here are a couple threads from Brad:
http://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/modding-the-new-ms201t-the-truth-inside.185736/
http://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/revisiting-the-ms201t.227172/
Brad can hook you up with a 201t like in these threads. Otherwise, the echo 355t gets good reviews, as does the J-red 2139t,,,,for less money than a 201t. Carry on
KenJax Tree
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Never used their saws but they're weed eaters were pretty good quality.
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Here is the one dolmar built that they retagged. We have a thread on them on Chainsaw Repair site.
If you check their homepage their picturers of the "multi cutter system" have the shinndaiwa circular balde cutting system. So don't know where they get their stuff from but they obviously buy from the right companies. And they sure are convinced of their products by offering 5 year comercial warrenty on their trimmers/bruschcutters!
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cat-face timber
Knot Bumper
Those small saws, look hard to work on.
Are they?
Similar to a MINI MAC?
Are they?
Similar to a MINI MAC?
Not a match - it's got the two fill caps in the front, but other than that it is quite different. I looked at Tanaka, Shindaiwa, Echo, Zenoah, Efco, even the Chinese Zhongjian Tools Manufacture Co. - I didn't see any top handles that matched, especially with that dogleg on the lower handle. But those were only current offerings, so maybe it's an older saw?
The rear handle version is even stranger looking:
Not a match - it's got the two fill caps in the front, but other than that it is quite different. I looked at Tanaka, Shindaiwa, Echo, Zenoah, Efco, even the Chinese Zhongjian Tools Manufacture Co. - I didn't see any top handles that matched, especially with that dogleg on the lower handle. But those were only current offerings, so maybe it's an older saw?
The rear handle version is even stranger looking:
That is clearly a Echo clone of some type!
Probably similar to Husqvarna / Jonsered change a few things in the plastic and everyone is happy.
And if you look at the pic posted of the TH above there is a tab/cover of some type directly underneath the Echo emblem on the side of the pull start housing. Wouldn't be amazed if you could find a mounting point of some type there.
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