New Stihl Top Handle Battery Saw?

[flymo]

So I went to a Stihl dealer thinking to set hands on a MSA 161T. Balance is super important to me on a top handle saw.

They didn't have any, and the counterperson, who I have dealt with before and seems to know her stuff, said they'd only ever had one in, as a special order. She also had the impression Stihl was going to be coming out with either a new top-handle saw, or an updated version of the MSA 161T, so she recommended waiting and seeing what happens.

Anyone have any hints?

 

[cscltd]

Did she mean msa220t?

 

[flymo]

I'm not sure - is the MSA220T only available in Europe? I don't see it on Stihl's USA website.

 

[cscltd]

hmm, we can get it in Canada, funny, cause USA gets stuff before we do

 

[flymo]

After poking around a bit more, I see Stihl used to make an MSA160T, which seems to have been replaced pretty quickly by the MSA161T. I wonder if the counterperson was thinking of that one?