Stihl MS201T or MS200T

[Jonesie]

Not yet mate, I'll post as soon as I have a price. Should be in the next week or so.

[liamjordan]

Not yet mate, I'll post as soon as I have a price. Should be in the next week or so.

looking forward to this

[alex_m]

good to hear about it weighing LESS than the 200t (with fuel in). really looking forward to using one!

stuff the husky! i'm gonna get a 'Stihl 4 Lyfe' tattoo

[brachiator]

as far as i've noticed there's three obvious design flaws with the 200

 

1) air filter cover too square (looks like they fixed this)

2) weak chainbrake handle connection (this too looks stronger on the 201)

3) part under exhaust (ive noticed heat weakens this when you go to hard out and it heats up, then you have to replace pretty much the whole cover if you don't wanna get burned)

 

the main problem is how used to any tool you get and when they change it (even for the better) it takes a while to get comfy again.

 

when are they gonna release the light sabers!!! (health and safety's worst nightmare)

[ozy vince]

mmm I liked my 200T, even though I cracked the muffler in half, broke and melted the cover, I could'nt really blame stihl for any of that, just a bad swing, on a bad day. the changes look good, proof of the pudding will be when it used day to day. only cost me 80 pounds to fix that and a bunch of other stuff due to poor up keep.

 

oh look <<<<< there it is. good saw sad to part with it. but that means I get a new one when I get back

[Matthew Burton]

I like the look of it other than the screw fastening on the air filter cover. I've seen the similar ones on the 192T get caught and fallen off whilst up a tree, as apposed to the recessed screw on the current 200t

[TREE-SURGEON-ESSEX]

Seams like gimmic changes no more than a farts extra power not impressed if its more expensive than a 200 ill jus stick with a 200, carrys less fuel i wonder if it really lasts as long in use ?. Really wanted to like it but first looks seams no better imo

[Horatio]

Just ordered my 201T from chipper tech in old Newton Suffolk should be in in about 3weeks. Can not wait know he is getting another couple. Think there is only gonna be a few to start with then more stock in July.

 

Get on the pre order!!!!!!!

Edited May 27, 2011 by Horatio
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[arbogrunt]

hmmm, I need a new saw...I'm torn between 'buy the new shiney one that is bound to have design teething problems' and 'good old 200T if it works don't fix it'. I think cost will be the deciding factor

[skyhuck]

I like the look of it other than the screw fastening on the air filter cover. I've seen the similar ones on the 192T get caught and fallen off whilst up a tree, as apposed to the recessed screw on the current 200t

 

Yes I noticed that

 

When the 020T first came out it had a thumbscrew type knob on the filter cover, these were a real pain, they came off all the time, the cover was also black making it very difficult to find once it had fallen off!!!!

 

They changed to the current slotted fixing and made them bright orange, problem solved I really hope this new fixing is not a backward step.