201t don't believe the negative hype!!

[Le Sanglier]

I'm just about to buy a new saw but don't know if i should buy the 201 or 338xpt or t435 the only thing i am sure of is with the 201 its always got a good resale value the 338 is supposed to be improved. Your thoughts anyone?

 

Seems strange to think about resale value. Use it till it's knackered, then keep it for spares.

[ecotreecare]

Bought one two weeks ago. Can't see what the big deal is - its a saw, it cuts wood. Have three 200t's yet the lads all want to use the 201. Will be buying another two shortly.

[Jesse]

Seems strange to think about resale value. Use it till it's knackered, then keep it for spares.

 

The last 2or3 200t saws i have had have not been that great, just did not turn into the really reliable saw that we all look for, so i sold them on and lost very little money, if any, on the sale each time, i also once had an echo which developed faults and i couldn't give that saw away. If a saw does not work as it should then i don't wont it in my collection. For me nothing brings down the red mist better than a saw with a niggley issue , if there was an Olympic medal for chainsaw throwing from a tree last year i would have won Gold.

[Le Sanglier]

Well this morning it had its debut. Oak reduction, cedars then a walnut dismantle.

No issues at all, lovely saw, on a par with the 200, will pull a bar length through oak.

Love it!

[Le Sanglier]

Ok, I think I am beginning to understand what people mean, It has a periodic "bogginess" when it seems to run rich and not pull throught the wood well, take it out rev it a bit, put it back in and it's fine.

That strikes me as a carb problem as opposed to a serious fault.

[TerryTibbs]

Well, after all's said and done, at least they've released a new saw!

When will Husqvarna get their act together?

[Pat Ferrett]

Used a mates 201 last weekend reducing a few pops and it was rubbish, bogged down, handle was split ,the av has to much play in it, it feels like it was made up as a school project from bits and bobs found lying around on the workshop scrap pile

[Johny Walker]

I heard a report the other day that the handles just don't stand up to use, anyone else found this? It's wasn't on one or two but quite a few saws.

 

yes ,mine is broke,they need thicker plastic to reinforce them , & the linkage is a tad complicated to say the least ,may even be the reason why they are slow to pick up ,to many movments before the butterfly is moved ,:thumbdown:dont know why they didnt stick to the old linkage @ least it worked

[AlvinD]

Yep we've had two handles broke on our 201, this thread should be "Believe the negative hype, their crap!"

[skyhuck]

Still like mine