Stihl MS 201T

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That is the case with all saws though, right? Mod the muffler and gain power.


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What exactly is the muffler mod for the 201, beyond removal of the screen?
 
I have had two accidents with my 201t this year. EZ fix!

1. jams, snags and pinches and trying to wiggle and pry it loose, cracked the plastic at the rear of the handle and rubber mount. We'll forgive the newbie>
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2. dropped the saw for free fall from about 40 plus ft and it split open the handle in two along the 'on' switch right down to the body and cracked the recoil cover. I have a nice hook on my harness and forgot to biner into the loops and slipped it off when repositioning. My bad!
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In both cases five minute epoxy and bit of hockey tape and good as new. Bingo Bango and a way we go!

201t is as tough or tougher and like Mark says the lower emmissions and fuel mizering is the big bonus if you consider we spend or will spend more and more time in polluted environments
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and any reduction in pollutants is God sent.

My lungs thank you Stihl!
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In both cases five minute epoxy and bit of hockey tape and good as new. Bingo Bango and a way we go!

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A sophisticated Red Green fix, ha, ha, awesome!
 
If you never used Husky, try one. Had huskies for years and never any problems. Still got my first saw that I bought used off a guy I worked with, a 257 and it hogs wood. Left it alone for like 4 years and it started right up. I believe the Saw companies need to cut corner's maybe with the homeowner's saw's but leave the commercial stuff alone. We pay good money for saw's, we deserve quality!
 
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i have never really used husky before , but they are always in my mechanics shop being fixed . he said the oilers suck and always need repaired .

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Since the first iteration of the Husky 335, the oiler issue has been long ago solved. And I've never had a single oiler issue with any other Husky model. Well, save for my ported 346's, which need to be retrofitted with an oiler from the 357. The modded saw simply can't spit out enough oil to keep up with the wicked fast cut speeds.

From what I read, it seems the new design Husky's are outstanding. The 562 is more powerful than the 357 it replaced, and no heavier, unlike the new Stihl models. It also responds well to porting. Some like their 550, which is replacing the 346...specs say it's lighter, with about the same power- or more. I'm hoping the 540 climb saw is going to be a winner, but curious as to what is holding up its release. Probably plenty of problems have surfaced. Clearly Husqvarna learned its lesson with the early 335, which were dogs.
 
if anyone here has the ability to give input to echo or huskys product development people...please tell them to design a chain break handle with pivot points on both sides of the saw. stihl has it this way, the others do not. Sometimes when trying to disengage a chain break that is only connected on the one side, the handle just flexes if you pull on the left...pretty dumb.
 
Husky has this on some models but not all of them. Too much pressure on one point. Just replaced the chain break on the 257 because it was cracked, still worked though. With this new 201t I was usually a stihl up in the tree 200t, and husky on the ground 372,395,3120, now I might to change that well except for the Br600. Will be awhile though still got a bunch of 200t's for parts and fix.
 
I hope Husky's engineers remember that two stroke exhaust pipes can be purposefully designed to rattle or shake without detrimental affects. Just like late 60's era dirt biikes that held their expansion chamber's to the head's exhaust port using multiple springs. These bikes had great power.

Husky has a golden opportunity to eclipse stihl's rule as climbsaw king. More power is an excellent starting point. Bending is prefferable to breaking all day long.

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It was explained to me today that the 201 is governed. By starting your cut with half throttle then revving up as you bite into the wood will eliminate the bogging down. Hmmmmmm....

Will have to give it a try.
 
Just got my 201 back from the shop.
It's a MAGNUM now...
Factory made parts. Completely new 'everything' and a hole in the muffler.
I'll let you all know what's the score is tomorrow.
My guess is that this saw is not the environmental friendly saw it used to be. I just hope the cold start is finally cured.
Check my facebook for some pictures in a moment.
 
Mmmmm. I'm not convinced. Cold start revving is great from the very first start but when I let go of the throttle the engine stalled (more than once). I hope that is just a case of tweaking the low revs.
At this moment I can't comment on the power. I think that has improved but the parts are all new and have to be broken in first.
 
We have only used stihl down here for years. No other top handles besides the MS 200T. Couldn't find any more 200s to buy so had to pick up the 201s as replacement. We have been running them for maybe four weeks. We have two different saws that the operators have complained that the engine will rev (kinda like run away) without even pressing the throttle (obviously the chain spins as well). Not safe. Anyone else experienced this?
 
Lots of dangerous spontaneous high idle problems, as described in earlier posts. The dealer put in a new carb on one of mine and the saw was much improved.
 
I have been having the stahling issue as well. At times I do feel that it doesnt have the same power as the 200. Might just be me not taking into concideration the type of tree I am cutting through.
 
I've been sitting back very skeptical about buying a 201T...now even more so with everyone complaining about them. I've considered buying a 200T off of Ebay but have heard of people using cheap replacement parts and passing em off as 200T's.

I'm a Stihl guy all the way but very much considering the new Husky.
 
after some weeks of climbing with the 201 t it seems like it has got some power. the exhaust seems cleaner, BUT it is hard to start every single time. compared to my six years old 200 t, I really have to pull hard to start the new one. really really frustrating. hope the shop can fix it.
have send an e mail to stihl two weeks ago, but maybe they didn't felt they had the time to answer. hope they come up with a solution soon
 
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