Top Handle Chainsaws

[harvey b davison]

dolmar 3410/ makita dcs3410 also worth a look. i have the back handle version. light with enough grunt

 

Beat me to it ! i was going to say, why doesnt anybody give the dol / mak a try.

[njmusk]

Theres a 335xpt on ebay at mo, any comments, pros and cons, will only be used lightly, no climbing, up in cradle on loader mostly.

[Stubby]

Theres a 335xpt on ebay at mo, any comments, pros and cons, will only be used lightly, no climbing, up in cradle on loader mostly.

 

Pants .

[njmusk]

take it off me watch list then thanks

[Breezeblock]

Beat me to it ! i was going to say, why doesnt anybody give the dol / mak a try.

 

because its a piece of crap if you are doing connie bashing most days still ms 150 and buy a 560xp for larger takedowns

[Stubby]

take it off me watch list then thanks

 

May have been a little harsh but they were made in the days that the best top handle was the Stihl 020 . Then came the Huisky338 that had to compete with the Stihl ms200t . Here is where Husqvarna missed a trick / dropped the ball . The Stihl 201T came out . It struggled with performance trying to meet new / up and coming emission regs . Some how Husqvarna managed to make a saw that compared favorably with the out going ms200t . Maybe even cutting faster than it and meeting emission regs . Unfortunately they chose to make the chassis and body work from margarine and the bar from high tensile sea water which has let down a stonking engine . Stihl then thought we better fiz up this sluggish ms201 and have now produced one that makes the grade ( not sure if its widely variable yet ) ..........

[Eddy_t]

Pants .

 

 

It's not, it's just not as good as the 200t. Run the 335 against the first 201 and it'll be the best!

[Stubby]

It's not, it's just not as good as the 200t. Run the 335 against the first 201 and it'll be the best!

 

Check my post above

[njmusk]

So!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

335,338, or spend a bit more on a 200, then the doubts creep in buying s/h, have to buy the machine me self so have to watch the pennies.

[MattyF]

335 was a turd probably one of the worse climbing saws ever made the 338 was marginally better with the weaker spots ironed out ,the last run of the 338's also had more cc's than the 200 but the saw suffered imo with the same problems of robustness that all the husky climbing saws seem to have.

I treat my 540 with kids gloves and it's been great one of the best saws I've ran ,infact it's probably helped me progress my climbing as your constantly thinking of positioning and not making sloppy cuts that could grab the saw and rip it apart!