snunyabizness
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- Location
- portland, oregon
have been running the stihl msa190t for a few weeks now in production setting and it's really great. I got it mainly because my personal ms194t popped the carburetor intake manifold now a third time... and my employer has an array of stihl batteries. and that was a good excuse. It was $400 tool only. weighs almost nothing minus battery.
I typically use a 201t daily on mostly removal jobs.
so far the 190t is legit.It is torquey. you can lean on it and it doesn't stall out. One thing with the 194 and the spring attached handle is it seems like you can't really press into the 194 hard, and it has a wobbly feel. The 190 grip is direct attach, no springs, its solid and feels great in the cut. The saw has good torque. it would be cool if the chain speed was a little bit faster, but it's good.
It's so nice that the saw is quiet. no earpro. I keep asking the guys to turn off the chipper.
To experiment, I put 14" bar 3/8 .043 on my 201t and climbed with them both throughout the day. No comparison really. the 201t is on a whole other level. And the weight feels about the same tbh.
Now the triple action combo to activate the trigger is awkward. Left handing is challenging arguably dangerous .I kinda want to delete the thumb switch. It actually doesn't need to be pressed first in the sequence though so that helps. But there is a chain brake for crying out loud. why do we have to have this dumbass button? If anyone knows how to disable it, please share.
Then the WCS dogs off my 194t don't fit the 190t which has wider spacing. sorta weird. made me sad.
I took the chain brake cover off and there's really nothing to clean. it hasn't clogged up and I haven't been cleaning it. That's nice. Seems like this saw requires no maintenance.
I'm wondering if the 1/4 pitch conversion sprocket on the 194 would fit the 190? Would be cool to try out the picco.
Great saw. highly recommend.
I typically use a 201t daily on mostly removal jobs.
so far the 190t is legit.It is torquey. you can lean on it and it doesn't stall out. One thing with the 194 and the spring attached handle is it seems like you can't really press into the 194 hard, and it has a wobbly feel. The 190 grip is direct attach, no springs, its solid and feels great in the cut. The saw has good torque. it would be cool if the chain speed was a little bit faster, but it's good.
It's so nice that the saw is quiet. no earpro. I keep asking the guys to turn off the chipper.
To experiment, I put 14" bar 3/8 .043 on my 201t and climbed with them both throughout the day. No comparison really. the 201t is on a whole other level. And the weight feels about the same tbh.
Now the triple action combo to activate the trigger is awkward. Left handing is challenging arguably dangerous .I kinda want to delete the thumb switch. It actually doesn't need to be pressed first in the sequence though so that helps. But there is a chain brake for crying out loud. why do we have to have this dumbass button? If anyone knows how to disable it, please share.
Then the WCS dogs off my 194t don't fit the 190t which has wider spacing. sorta weird. made me sad.
I took the chain brake cover off and there's really nothing to clean. it hasn't clogged up and I haven't been cleaning it. That's nice. Seems like this saw requires no maintenance.
I'm wondering if the 1/4 pitch conversion sprocket on the 194 would fit the 190? Would be cool to try out the picco.
Great saw. highly recommend.
