Climbing chainsaws

[MattyF]

2511 with 1/4 stihl bar and chain for me with a muffler mod then switch out to a 400 or 500i very rarely do I use 540xp or ms201 these days unless it’s dismantling with out rigging.

[Patrick goulding]

You can’t knock that little echo saw. Very light powerful little saw and good value for money only fault I can find is the on off switch had a lot of problems with that. 👍 

[Patrick goulding]

Really rate the little top handle 150 Stihl to. but the stihl 201 has gone backwards not as good as they was. Not the same quality any moor my opinion anyway. 👍 

[JaySmith]

I use a 201t with a 12 inch bar that has been modded/ported by Spud on here and a newer 151t. I really rate the new 151t with a 10 inch bar, it seems to have much more grunt than the 150t. Will be giving that to Spud soon to port as well. I personally run my saws with the smallest bar poss for quicker cutting speed, can’t beat a 660 with a 20 inch bar for some rapido cutting!

[AWarb00]

48 minutes ago, JaySmith said:

I use a 201t with a 12 inch bar that has been modded/ported by Spud on here and a newer 151t. I really rate the new 151t with a 10 inch bar, it seems to have much more grunt than the 150t. Will be giving that to Spud soon to port as well. I personally run my saws with the smallest bar poss for quicker cutting speed, can’t beat a 660 with a 20 inch bar for some rapido cutting!

With you on that, 201 with 12" and some Spud tlc and it's a nice saw 👍

 

Someone sent me a video the other day of a 661 with a 16" bar 😂 bet that screamed

[Conor Wright]

2511. Best thing I ever bought. Although it can be a bitch to start when its half warm.

200t just gathers dust now, usually go straight from the 2511 to an echo 501, sometimes a 261. Guess I've become a convert from stihl to echo... 

Mostly working from a mewp. Minimal climbing for me.

[maybelateron]

Echo 2511 or Stihl 160T for pruning or first part of dismantles, then over to 201T then 462.

 

Love the Echo, but it does not like rain - air filter needs blowing dry after a bit, anyone else find this?

[wicklamulla]

well for me my Spud ported 200T now sits on the shelf as I have been running the Echo 2510T /2511T for a few years now and can simply move straight over to an Echo 501SX, 620SX or a Husky 560XP as required. I am trialing an Echo 7310Sx at the moment too. I have found Echo's warranty to be amazing and the dealer near me to be great to deal with. The 2511 needs the air filter blowing out daily but it is an easy enough saw to run and maintain. I enquired into importing a muff modded and ported 2511T from The Saw King in Oregon (West Coast Muscle Saws) but it came in not much below £1000 so i baulked at that idea.  I also run an Echo 2500 T Li battery climbing saw which is a revelation on pruning or small medium dismantles. 

[skyhuck]

540i and 5 batteries is all I use these days.

[s o c]

23 hours ago, skyhuck said:

540i and 5 batteries is all I use these days.

Do you use all 5 in a days work?