Echo top handle any good?

[john p]

Is the new echo top handle proving a good saw? Need to replace my 200, and not impressed with 201, 540 ain't all that either! Cheers

[Coletti]

In short...yes. can't fault it at all, great ergonomics and plenty of power. I'm sure a few others will be on to back me up shortly haha

[Alinicoll]

It`s certainly in the same league as the 540 and 201. The filler holes are too small. Other than that I can fault it. Its not a 200t but then neither are the other two.

[geoff]

They area good saw, nice build, ( 360 tes), a bit of exhaust work perks them up too, as they have a cat in the pipe & a spark screen.

[Coletti]

In short...yes. can't fault it at all, great ergonomics and plenty of power. I'm sure a few others will be on to back me up shortly haha

 

What have you done to your exhaust? I'm a good while off the warranty being out but when it is ill consider an exhaust mod

[Dom]

I'm loving mine, plenty of power, and the bar sticks out further than on a 200t, so a 14" bar is actually 14".

 

Fuel and oil filler holes are too small though, does anyone know which oil filler spouts for combi-cans fit the holes?

 

Feels nice and solid, well balanced. Only other thing is the exhaust comes out at a different angle to the 200t, so have to consider positioning slightly more to avoid a face or leg full of hot air. Oh and the off switch is the opposite way round to the 200t which takes a bit of getting used to. Still love it though.. much cheaper, and with a warranty. Stihl have lost my favour lately.

[geoff]

What have you done to your exhaust? I'm a good while off the warranty being out but when it is ill consider an exhaust mod

 

Took out the spark screen & 3 number of 3mm holes through the internal separating plate to partially bypass the cat, the yanks are ripping out the cat, but it requires splitting the muffler body to do that, you will need to check your carb settings after.

I may add more holes as I go, it is work in progress.

[woody paul]

No idea what the new ones are like but I run a 16 year old cs3400 along side a ms200t great for small pruning and conifer topping.

[Coletti]

Fuel and oil filler holes are too small though, does anyone know which oil filler spouts for combi-cans fit the holes?

 

The spouts on the husky can fit