Top handle bar lengths - what do you use?

[stewmo]

thanks for all the opinions.....think there's enough support for 12" for me to give it a try...

[Mick Dempsey]

Put a 14 inch on a 201 or a 540.

It's just a waste of power otherwise.

[stihlmadasever]

Ive used a 14" on a 201 tc-m,it struggled deep in the cut,couldnt pull the skin off a custard.

12"on a 201 is best ime

14 on 200T is sweeeet!

[Mick Dempsey]

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I know I've shown it before, but..

 

My 201 "struggling" deep in the cut!

[stihlmadasever]

 

I know I've shown it before, but..

 

My 201 "struggling" deep in the cut!

 

I did say ime mick..in my experience and is your 201 stock or is it modded/upgraded

[Mick Dempsey]

It was one of those early really really bad ones that Reg Coates ran over.

 

I got the upgrade kit that Stihl supplied to bring it up to spec, along with a good old 14mm hole in the exhaust it's a ripper.

I also have a bog standard more recent one that makes a little less noise but cuts as fast (well very very nearly!)

Get you cordless drill out!

[stihlmadasever]

Ive used a 201 tc-m 2015 model,gutless piece of dogsh#@,i dunno if it was a lemon cause it went into our mechanic couple of times but its a gamble i personally wouldnt take in buying one.

My heart belongs too 020av,but an absolute bitch to service or work on so in my humble experience 200T is king.

You have me thinkin of drilling a couple of 8 mil holes in a 200t...hmmmm

[jrose]

I've had 3 201t all on 14" bars, never had an issue with any of them (2 normal carb, current one is a 201t)

 

As said, a cordless drill in the right place opens them right up! That and a decent chain, I seem to remember the one they come with is quite heavy on the bumper links

 

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[Mesterh]

14" on a decent top handle better than faffing about getting a bigger saw sent up then swapping back for the top handle etc etc.

[caledonian bob]

Always used a 14" on my 200t and don't see any reason to change but I'm probably "old school"!!