Which top handle?

[stihlmadasever]

5 minutes ago, arbogrunt said:

Ms201t is ok, Ms201tc is intermittent trouble, 540xp is ok but breaks, cs360 is alright, but heavy in the hand and a bit Under powered, ported Ms200t knocks all of the others into a hat...no question

Ive used a stock 200t in the past,great saw on a 12" bar..a ported one would be a dream

[Marksquirrell]

200t all day long ported or not. Echo feels cheap and underpowered, husky breaks.... A LOT, 201tc which gets used daily (work saw) keeps having niggly problems - cuts out won’t start properly very annoying. I’d rather use my own 200t but don’t want to wear it out [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

[Mick Dempsey]

 

[MattyF]

540xp and ms 150 are my go to Climbing saws , can’t stand the 201 and the 200 is unreliable and has bad anti vibes.

[carlos]

well thats great to see everyone agreeing on which tophandle is best!!! lol

 

[WesD]

540 all the way for me. 

[stihlmadasever]

31 minutes ago, carlos said:

well thats great to see everyone agreeing on which tophandle is best!!! lol

 

Same old story on here mate..

We couldnt agree on the colour of shite 

[spudulike]

Well, what did we expect. I don't climb but rate the MS200 but it does have its faults, mainly carburation but I can test and fix those as the guys that have had their saws fixed my me can testify.

The early MS201s were shyte and they can be remedied as well, the later MS201 auto tune models are a lot better but still reckon a decent MS200T will lash it and get told the balance of the MS200 is best.

The T540XP....a bastard to work on, a bit farty but OK when warm. Weak on the AVs but relatively sorted now. The impulse and manifold connections are a bit fragile and the overall design is a bit complex.

My choice is always the MS200T due to the fact there are loads of spares available, they are easy to work on and cut soooooo damn fast once ported.........never did yours did I Matty

[Rough Hewn]

Second hand saws are a minefield of shyte.
I always buy new now.
It's safer, whatever brand.
[emoji106]

[stihlmadasever]

Most jobs now i run my 150 then onto the 346xp on a 15" or 441 on a 20"if its bigger sections.Point is my 150 gets used as often as i can.