What saw to get.

[Tom@Alexander]

Hi all

I am looking in to getting a new small ground saw and a new top handle.

Av bin looking at the husqvarna 550xp or a stihl ms261 ground saws and the 540xp and ms201t top handle.

Anyone got any thoughts.

[WeeDee]

Hi all

I am looking in to getting a new small ground saw and a new top handle.

Av bin looking at the husqvarna 550xp or a stihl ms261 ground saws and the 540xp and ms201t top handle.

Anyone got any thoughts.

 

Hi Tom, welcome to the forum.

 

To get a broad range of opinion you might try the search facility at the top of the page.

[Figgy]

Stihl and Husky bashing will commence, pop corn ready.

 

Husky 550xp seem to get better reveiws on here than the troublesome 261 stihl.

 

Figgy

[Coletti]

The 550xp gets a thumbs up from me, absolutely blinding saw!! As for a top handle, unless your willing to wait and eternity for the legendary item that is the t540xp I would plum for the 201t, the 201t seems to have pretty mixed reviews but it would seem it is down to personal preference and weather your willing to ignore the negative to the point of buying and finding out for your self.

[sideshow bob]

Dont know about the 550 but ive got a new 560 and its poor revs like hell but has no torque low down power not as good as my old well used 57,but it is light and quite pretty a bit like a Dyson.

[G'day Spruce]

Dont know about the 550 but ive got a new 560 and its poor revs like hell but has no torque low down power not as good as my old well used 57,but it is light and quite pretty a bit like a Dyson.

 

Really, i've just felled 130 tonnes of spruce and now I'm working my way through about 200 tonnes of beech, my 560XPG hasn't faltered once.... Forget about Shitl altogether (tin hat on lol)

[Gus McWilliam]

From personal experience I prefer the 261. Never let me down.

[David Dobedoe]

I bought a 550 xpg last week. Slight issues with learning how to start to begin with. Not sure if it's me or the saw? It's only had four days full on use felling and processing mixed broadleaf woodland but so far it's been superb. The big difference for me is that because its the lightest saw I've used I can work for longer and work faster. I'm not built like the Gruffalo (The Gruffalo - Official website) if I was I would have opted for the 560.

 

The heated handles have been brilliant working wet through in snow and sleet. But even in those conditions I don't have them on all the time.

[TreeswingerPerth]

Get a husky 560xp , it's superb , dunno about the 201t though I'm still on a 200t .

 

TS