stihl MS 151 T C-E

[mooleycow]

Are they out in the U.S. ?  Dealer says he will order me one.  This was August 12th.  Now I am told all chainsaws of any type or make are going to Louisiana. Anybody got one?  Review please.  I can wait a while.  I got a few trees to climb and take down.  I found an Echo CS-2511T on another dealers shelf.  If I went that route I would change the chain to 1/4 with bar and drum change.   

[lxskllr]

I love my 2511t. It's my favorite saw. If something happened to it, I'd buy another before the week was up. No experience with Stihl top handles.

[Randy1949]

I've been trying to get one for a couple of months.  They are apparently a few around the U.S..  If I could find an Echo 2511 WES, a rear handled 2511T;,in the U.S., I'd buy it instead of the MS 151.  Both has a 25cc engine.

[snobdds]

I just bought one this weekend at my local stihl dealer.  It was a special order saw that the guy never picked up.  So they put it on sale for 299.00, then they had a 10% off deal going on, so around 270.  At that price I could not say no.

I tested it out on a few small logs and its a nice, very light saw.  I still need to run a few more tanks through it and let the chain stretch a bit, then I will know.  Plus now I have to get some files to sharpen this thing, I hate buying anything other than 3/8, but this narrow kerf really goes.  So I will deal with it.

But man, what a nice saw in the hand.  Good balance and plenty of power.