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The MS150 Has Arrived
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gf beranek
Old Schooler
quiet,too
MasterBlaster
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That's a cool 'lil saw! How much did it cost?
Skanj0
Between Good and Bad
Skanj0
Between Good and Bad
Yep, definitely seems that way.
Burnham
Woods walker
Frankly, that little bugger appeals to me head and shoulders over the 150. Why? I can accept it's performance limitations far easier than a tiny gas powered saw with the same or similar limits.
That doesn't neccesarily make sense, but there it is. The bar shape and chain type makes this oldschool cutter more comfortable, and the quietude is awesome.
MasterBlaster
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Quietude... I like that! 
kevin bingham
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I agree, now why aren't they for sale anywhere?
I ran one a cople of weeks ago.
I thought it was way too heavy for the power it had.
Electrics have to come a way yet, before I'll go that way.
In all fairness I'll have to say that it was sharpened by an arborist, though.
BTW, take whatever Burnham says about the 150 with a grain of salt. He can't really wrap his mind around a saw that doesn't sport a 30" bar
I thought it was way too heavy for the power it had.
Electrics have to come a way yet, before I'll go that way.
In all fairness I'll have to say that it was sharpened by an arborist, though.
BTW, take whatever Burnham says about the 150 with a grain of salt. He can't really wrap his mind around a saw that doesn't sport a 30" bar
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Burnham
Woods walker
Stig, you ignore my love affair with the 200T and rear handled 200, no?
Nah, I figure you have one fitted with a 30" bar somewhere that you use for cutting the branches of those mighty west coast trees
No more snappy comebacks from me, I'm off to clear riding trails and forest roads.
We had another storm 3 days ago and were still a couple of weeks from being finished with the blowdown from the last one.
It is 6 AM here, time to ride to work, then I can get there just as it gets light at 7.45.
No more snappy comebacks from me, I'm off to clear riding trails and forest roads.
We had another storm 3 days ago and were still a couple of weeks from being finished with the blowdown from the last one.
It is 6 AM here, time to ride to work, then I can get there just as it gets light at 7.45.
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
Is it really necessary to put the brake on every time you stop cutting? Seems like if there is a throttle release like on conventional saws, that would be sufficient.
LOL!! An eloquent summation my friend. I do think that electric saws, at least the small ones, are the future and if someone gave me one I would gladly take it for a spin. The 150 is going to be a hard act to follow though if, like Bermy said, you look at the whole picture. Lightweight, great balance, with a long run time per tank of gas, even though it is an itty bitty tank, combined with super smooth cutting make the Stihl a joy to use.
David
gf beranek
Old Schooler
Maybe electrics are the future. Though they are not new by any stretch.
Al Smith
Mac Daddy
Just as general conversation they have made great improvements in battery powered tools .
It's almost like computors, the power level goes up and the price comes down .
It's almost like computors, the power level goes up and the price comes down .
kevin bingham
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If it is heavy like the 201 than I don't want it. I really can't believe the difference a couple of pounds makes.
mastermind7864
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I'll try my best to get back on this little saw soon. This time of year I get snowed under with port work. We've got over 20 saws to port right now.
Merle Nelson
TreeHouser
I read that Husky with an extra high capacity batt. would be at about $1000 right now. Run time is supposed to be 30 min.. Think I heard it might be available in the states late 2014.
I consider it to be an early offering and was going to wait till they are improved and cheaper before I bought one. (Could get one from Europe and a power converter.) Then the next days job had me working in town next to a Psychiatrist office and a bunch of professional buildings. I could sell people on more work with a ‘quiet chainsaw’ pitch. Probably will buy one on the early side.
Batts. will take a huge jump here at some point. They already have the ‘how to’ make the same size battery store something like 100 times the power and be amazingly light, also near infinite recharge cycles. I think the technology/material is called graphine (sp). Hang up right now is how to produce enough of it cheaply enough.
I consider it to be an early offering and was going to wait till they are improved and cheaper before I bought one. (Could get one from Europe and a power converter.) Then the next days job had me working in town next to a Psychiatrist office and a bunch of professional buildings. I could sell people on more work with a ‘quiet chainsaw’ pitch. Probably will buy one on the early side.
Batts. will take a huge jump here at some point. They already have the ‘how to’ make the same size battery store something like 100 times the power and be amazingly light, also near infinite recharge cycles. I think the technology/material is called graphine (sp). Hang up right now is how to produce enough of it cheaply enough.
Absolutely.
If someone had told us about the Tesla roadster 20 years ago, we'd have put them in the nut house.
Likewise this one:https://www.mission-motorcycles.com/
I would love to swap the BMW for one of those and with the low tax and duty on electric vehicles here, it wouldn't be that expensive.
If someone had told us about the Tesla roadster 20 years ago, we'd have put them in the nut house.
Likewise this one:https://www.mission-motorcycles.com/
I would love to swap the BMW for one of those and with the low tax and duty on electric vehicles here, it wouldn't be that expensive.
Well that answers a question about weight thanks.
I sure could have used one yesterday, thinning a small eucalyptus tip-toeing on branch tips and tops...my silky blade is a bit dull and the 200t was like hauling a box around. I sent it down at least three times to facilitate climbing around. I needed it up top on the bigger branches.
The 150 is now on the official wish list
I sure could have used one yesterday, thinning a small eucalyptus tip-toeing on branch tips and tops...my silky blade is a bit dull and the 200t was like hauling a box around. I sent it down at least three times to facilitate climbing around. I needed it up top on the bigger branches.
The 150 is now on the official wish list
