T542i

[Lumberjack]

Absolutely I can, but my ported 201 with a 16" bar could buck that tree into firewood twice as fast as my 14" T542i.

Also the number of batteries required could be rather staggering.

A gallon of saw gas has around ~33kW of energy. Assuming 1/3 of that gas's energy makes it to the chain, it would take 34 Husky BLi300 battery cycles to equate to the same energy, before the electric saw's efficiency losses. 61 BLi200 batteries.

 

[Friedrich]

i only picked it up a couple of times and i did seem heavy compared to my 540i but might not matter. battery saw‘s are definitely comfortable but sometimes i enjoy the perks of gas saw‘s .. for instance just bringing fuel or even buying it somewhere i case i need more and not having to think about charging. also topping saw‘s off saw’s after lunch vs. going up with a half full battery. small things but sometimes annoying.

 

[DSMc]

@27RMTON so,if you needed to use your electric on that tree, including doing the trunk section, would it have been a deal breaker? So annoying you wouldn't have bothered?

 

[27RMT0N]

Oh not at all, and I do that kind of work all the time with the battery saw. I could have easily taken that tree down on a single battery by dropping the trunk in like 5 foot sections and bucking those on the ground with another saw. I just wanted to do the tree using a single saw and not have to buck wood on the hillside where my chain could hit the dirt.

 

[Merle Nelson]

Oh geeze, so many variables it's almost impossible for me to put them all in an accurate list. I've got a muffler modded 200, I've got a stock 2nd(?) gen 201 (non-m-tronic, but after all the initial problems of the first 201s people hated) and I have the newest gen ported 201. I haven't run the stock older 201 in years, ever since getting the 200 and muffler modding that. And I've never run the latest gen stock 201, only my ported one.

Regardless, the best climbing saw is NOT about being the post powerful one.

It is a balance between power, weight, ergonomics, ease of use, reliability, etc. ALL battery saws are just nicer to use than gas saws, period. Quiet, no pull-starting, no idling on your belt, no clogged carbs, no fumes, easier communication with the ground. The list goes on and on. Both the T540i and T542i have the look, feel and reliability of the best professional grade tools. Because that's what they are. The 542i just refines the formula a significant amount.

Plus clients love the quiet work. Someone who's good at marketing could go crazy with this. For a while...till everyone is using batts.

 

[Merle Nelson]

For anyone not set on getting a 300 battery there are "Kits" for sale on TreeBay for $900. @Reedola

 

[Merle Nelson]

It does use up batts. I did bucking cuts on wood 4" up to 14"+ used a 200x battery in 9 minutes. It's been a long time since I did that with a T540 but I believe it only went one minute longer - painfully slowly by comparison.

That's fine by me. Back to trimming, but now I can do the odd big cuts very fast.

 

[evo]

Apparently some dealers can give an additional 10% for ISA members, also buying from their website if you sign up for their email spam they will give you a one time 10% code.

 

[Lviv79]

I would liкe to hear about charging batteries/types chargers,store them before jobsite,worкіng at winter.Leave your comments

 

[evo]

I would liкe to hear about charging batteries/types chargers,store them before jobsite,worкіng at winter.Leave your comments

Can you clarify your questions a little more specifically? Maybe a new thread is in order about battery storage, I'm sure folks here have developed some techniques

 

[Lviv79]

I have.... 8 different climbing saws now? Ran the T540i for a few years before getting the new T542i and it's the best climbing saw I've ever owned, and my daily driver 90% of the time.

The modest increase in power over the 540i combined with the feedback the clutch gives you makes it so much more capable making larger cuts, and making those cuts safely without risking the auto-cutoff stopping the saw on you in a critical moment.

I only use the 200x battery when climbing, and even in the rear handle on the ground. And use the exact same two year old batteries in the 542s now along with other new ones. By my tastes the 300 battery is WAY too heavy, but if you wanted to buck a bunch of trunk wood in the tree without sending the saw down, you can do that as it has almost twice the amp-hours.

With that free charger/battery deal, I took advantage and got the new top and rear handle, with two more chargers and three more batteries. The 300 battery is relegated to being used in the blower and a backup in the truck. At this point the 540s live in my basement, as backup saws and unless the 542is break and I need something to use in the meantime, that is where they will stay, even though they are great saws as well.


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I have.... 8 different climbing saws now? Ran the T540i for a few years before getting the new T542i and it's the best climbing saw I've ever owned, and my daily driver 90% of the time.

The modest increase in power over the 540i combined with the feedback the clutch gives you makes it so much more capable making larger cuts, and making those cuts safely without risking the auto-cutoff stopping the saw on you in a critical moment.

I only use the 200x battery when climbing, and even in the rear handle on the ground. And use the exact same two year old batteries in the 542s now along with other new ones. By my tastes the 300 battery is WAY too heavy, but if you wanted to buck a bunch of trunk wood in the tree without sending the saw down, you can do that as it has almost twice the amp-hours.

With that free charger/battery deal, I took advantage and got the new top and rear handle, with two more chargers and three more batteries. The 300 battery is relegated to being used in the blower and a backup in the truck. At this point the 540s live in my basement, as backup saws and unless the 542is break and I need something to use in the meantime, that is where they will stay, even though they are great saws as well.


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I got 542 too,but choose with shorter 10 inch bar.Its interesting about this "x precision" bars compare to stihl bars

 

[Lviv79]

Can you clarify your questions a little more specifically? Maybe a new thread is in order about battery storage, I'm sure folks here have developed some techniques

Honestly,I dont кnow how to maкe new topic here

 

[evo]

Honestly,I dont кnow how to maкe new topic here

Scroll up near the top of this screen, you will see "Chainsaws and such"
Click that and it will take you to all the threads in the Chainsaw sub forum.
Click the red button "Post new thread" and post away!

 

[Merle Nelson]

Honestly,I dont кnow how to maкe new topic here

My experience is almost identical to 27RMTON's. Accept I started with the T536i model. Kept thinking I would run those out as chipper infeed saws but got over that with the introduction of the T542i and gave them away.

I have heard of someone having a 500 charger go bad so I'm still using an older 360 charger at home where speed is not as important (rather than get rid of it.) I have so many batteries I don't charge them on the job most times actually, just bring them home and cycle them through charging during shower and dinner etc.

I like protecting my tools where I can. Stanley/Fat Max has a 28" heavy wall toolbox that will hold two saws with 14 inch bars, charger, and a spare battery or two. Then all my batts including the spare in the box are usually in padded cooler pouches scrounged from second hand stores. The Petzl tool pouch (yellow) is tough enough I have the battery to be sent up the tree next sitting in that.

 

[islandarb]

My experience is almost identical to 27RMTON's. Accept I started with the T536i model. Kept thinking I would run those out as chipper infeed saws but got over that with the introduction of the T542i and gave them away.

I have heard of someone having a 500 charger go bad so I'm still using an older 360 charger at home where speed is not as important (rather than get rid of it.) I have so many batteries I don't charge them on the job most times actually, just bring them home and cycle them through charging during shower and dinner etc.

I like protecting my tools where I can. Stanley/Fat Max has a 28" heavy wall toolbox that will hold two saws with 14 inch bars, charger, and a spare battery or two. Then all my batts including the spare in the box are usually in padded cooler pouches scrounged from second hand stores. The Petzl tool pouch (yellow) is tough enough I have the battery to be sent up the tree next sitting in that.

I have the T536i. Love that little thing for pruning with 12" bar. And I also have the Stihl MSA220T. Which is a great saw with 14" bar. They each have their uses. I store batteries in my truck and switch out as one dies.

 

[Muggs]

I started with a T536 about 5 years ago, then got a couple T540's, then got a T542 earlier this summer. These saws just get better and better. They will never totally replace my gas tophandles. We have an inverter on each truck and we just recharge as needed on the job and while driving. Sometimes we just take the charger out and plug it into the customer's wall outlet, not one person has ever complained about it.

Two gripes for me, 1) the batteries don't charge when really cold, have to warm them up in the truck first, and 2) Husqvarna doesn't seem to have any program for helping with broken batteries/cases. I've been sitting on 2 good batteries, a 200 and a 300 for months now with cracked and broken cases and my local shop can't help me with getting parts for them. The cells are fine, still hold a full charge.

I still don't love the 325 narrow kerf. It's too delicate. Bars get tweaked too easily. I just got the 3/8 mini conversion, going to install this week. Hoping it's a bit more robust.

Planning on getting the 542 rear handle at some point. I suspect that it's probably just about the best little brush saw/chipper infeed saw ever made.

 

[Lviv79]

I started with a T536 about 5 years ago, then got a couple T540's, then got a T542 earlier this summer. These saws just get better and better. They will never totally replace my gas tophandles. We have an inverter on each truck and we just recharge as needed on the job and while driving. Sometimes we just take the charger out and plug it into the customer's wall outlet, not one person has ever complained about it.

Two gripes for me, 1) the batteries don't charge when really cold, have to warm them up in the truck first, and 2) Husqvarna doesn't seem to have any program for helping with broken batteries/cases. I've been sitting on 2 good batteries, a 200 and a 300 for months now with cracked and broken cases and my local shop can't help me with getting parts for them. The cells are fine, still hold a full charge.

I still don't love the 325 narrow kerf. It's too delicate. Bars get tweaked too easily. I just got the 3/8 mini conversion, going to install this week. Hoping it's a bit more robust.

Planning on getting the 542 rear handle at some point. I suspect that it's probably just about the best little brush saw/chipper infeed saw ever made.

Are you going to change on stihl 3/8 picco chain and bar?With 1,1 or 1,3 groove?

I started with a T536 about 5 years ago, then got a couple T540's, then got a T542 earlier this summer. These saws just get better and better. They will never totally replace my gas tophandles. We have an inverter on each truck and we just recharge as needed on the job and while driving. Sometimes we just take the charger out and plug it into the customer's wall outlet, not one person has ever complained about it.

Two gripes for me, 1) the batteries don't charge when really cold, have to warm them up in the truck first, and 2) Husqvarna doesn't seem to have any program for helping with broken batteries/cases. I've been sitting on 2 good batteries, a 200 and a 300 for months now with cracked and broken cases and my local shop can't help me with getting parts for them. The cells are fine, still hold a full charge.

I still don't love the 325 narrow kerf. It's too delicate. Bars get tweaked too easily. I just got the 3/8 mini conversion, going to install this week. Hoping it's a bit more robust.

Planning on getting the 542 rear handle at some point. I suspect that it's probably just about the best little brush saw/chipper infeed saw ever made.

 

[Muggs]

Husqvarna makes 3/8" mini, which is .050 (1.3mm) , up from the normal 325 mini which is .043 (1.1mm)

 

[Mick Dempsey]

The topper is good, but not light, be aware!
Both of these have clutches, ground saw (that I just picked up) has a heated handle.

 

[Stumpsprouts]

and 2) Husqvarna doesn't seem to have any program for helping with broken batteries/cases. I've been sitting on 2 good batteries, a 200 and a 300 for months now with cracked and broken cases and my local shop can't help me with getting parts for them. The cells are fine, still hold a full charge.

Part number for 200 / 200x battery case:

536567701​

It’ll be on back order but I got a few of em recently. $30 a pop