Jonsered cs2139t question

Ericlav27 · 23rd August 2008, 12:36 AM

Hi All,
I have been gone for a while .... sorry

I lost my desk job and found it would be the best time to go off on my own as Lavallee Home & Property Services..... I am in the market for a nice tophandle and am torn between the 192, 200 and 2139. I have heard everyone rave about the stihl .... and I will not argue with them b/c my 023 has been takeing a beating for the last 10 years and is always ready to go. But I also run a 2159 J-red and she is a little bear ....

The J-red 2139 has 39cc has a 7.7 lb power head ...... and the 200 is a 35.2cc with a 7.7 lb power head

So my question is has anyone run both and what do you think .... I will be buying in the next 2-4 wks and am leaning toward the 2139

by the way ... the 200 is almost $600 and the 2139 is $350 .. not that I am letting $$$$ rule my decision ... but the J-red has always been good to me ....

Please help....

Done it · 23rd August 2008, 01:08 AM

The 2139 is a Husky 338, different colour, but I've heard guys saying they cut faster than the 338 & 200T.

Nobody knows unless they've tried both. It's not speed it's torque.

Buy a 200t, and you'll forget about anything else.

Juno · 24th August 2008, 03:30 AM

I've run the J-red. And I have to say it's a really good saw.
Good power easy to clean, bur only one problem.

The dealer for the J-red is a 30 min drive. The one for the stihl is 10 min.
So that's why I get the 200. And that's a fine thing to. Almost all the arborist I now have it and I didn't hear a lot of complains about it.

So why not spent a little bit more money and your sure you run a good saw.

Good luck whit it

Ericlav27 · 30th August 2008, 01:53 PM

Thanks for the feedback guys ... I think I am going with the J-red .... and if down the road I have some extra $$$ I will pick up a ms200t.... b/c I only hear good things about them .... but at 560 ... compaired to the 350 for the j-red .. I am on a newbie budget and neet to start small

spartek · 27th October 2008, 02:19 AM

Does anyone know if there is a difference between the CS2135t and the CS2139t. Both have identical specs as far as I can tell,maybe the 2139 replaced the 2135 ?????

Ericlav27 · 27th October 2008, 11:38 AM

The cs2135t is a 35 cc saw and the cs2139t is a 39 cc saw

SawTroll · 27th October 2008, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Done it

The 2139 is a Husky 338, different colour, but I've heard guys saying they cut faster than the 338 & 200T.

Nobody knows unless they've tried both. It's not speed it's torque.

Buy a 200t, and you'll forget about anything else.

2139T = NE338xpt, they both are improved versions of the "old" 338xpt.

Look at post 19 and 20 here for the true story, by rbtree......

SawTroll · 27th October 2008, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ericlav27

The cs2135t is a 35 cc saw and the cs2139t is a 39 cc saw

Yes, the latest improvements (or most of them) where tested out on the 2135t before implemented on the 2139t and NE338xpt.

Ericlav27 · 9th November 2008, 11:16 AM

Well I bought a Jred cs2135t... and picked it up last saturday for a job I needed it for Monday. It is light a nd power packed I used it all day Monday and most of tuesday and most of the time didn't notice it was on muy belt. I have a 12" bar on it and had no problem with tearing through 14" sections of the sugar maple I was doing a take down on over a garage. .....

rbtree · 11th January 2009, 03:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ericlav27

The cs2135t is a 35 cc saw and the cs2139t is a 39 cc saw

38 cc...

the 2135 is rated 2 hp, versus the 2.2 of the older 335's. prolly EPA crap.

Another reason to always buy the bigger version.

rbtree · 11th January 2009, 03:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ericlav27

Well I bought a Jred cs2135t... and picked it up last saturday for a job I needed it for Monday. It is light a nd power packed I used it all day Monday and most of tuesday and most of the time didn't notice it was on muy belt. I have a 12" bar on it and had no problem with tearing through 14" sections of the sugar maple I was doing a take down on over a garage. .....

Add a 9/16th tube to the muffler, on the lower half, angled downward. Make a hole in plastic cover for it. retune carb..gain 20-40% in cut speed.

Ericlav27 · 3rd February 2009, 09:32 PM

I was thinking about getting a 2nd muffler for my cs2159 and having that done,but you think I sholud have it done to the 2135t also? Now all it is is a piece of most likely chromemoly tub now is it 9/16 id or od? and how far inside the muffler does it stick and how far out of the muffler do I put it? Then I just need a digital tach a nd tune it to what specs Jreds or do you have targer rpms that work better?

rbtree · 4th February 2009, 07:22 AM

The tube doesn't need to extend in at all, and out just inside the plane of the plastic cover, in which you will have made a hole. Just tune it to ear, same four cycling burble that you should be experiencing currently, only louder. I have a tach and tune it to 13,800. Appx 9/16th size, id or od, will be fine.

Both saws will respond favorably to mods....why spend on another muffler? You'll not want to run the saw stock after porting that muffler. Should only take a short time to do the work, when you've found someone to do it.

Ericlav27 · 4th February 2009, 08:15 AM

Thanks

I have a friend that races jet powered cars and I helped him build his latest a jet powered ambulance( Vehicles ) I think he would have no problem doing the welding for me….. does it matter if the tube points down or straight out away from the saw???

rbtree · 4th February 2009, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ericlav27

Thanks

I have a friend that races jet powered cars and I helped him build his latest a jet powered ambulance( Vehicles ) I think he would have no problem doing the welding for me….. does it matter if the tube points down or straight out away from the saw???

a downward angle is good. put it just below the existing port

Ericlav27 · 9th February 2009, 12:57 AM

I just finished a nice little mod on my 023 and started to look at my cs2159 and it looks like the 2 halves of the muffler are brazed together .... so I am going to cut it open remove the inner baffle and tube that goes to the exhaust port, then hog the oem opening out as big as I can go and still have the stk screen cover the mod

Am I going in the right direction?????

hanging from a rope · 9th February 2009, 01:15 AM

i never had a opportunity to try a jonsered yet,but im still happy with my 200t stihl as a climbing/bucket saw,but i heard all negatives about the husky they are way to under powered no balls!!! so id say stihl all the way,happy cutting an goodluck

SawTroll · 9th February 2009, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hanging from a rope

i never had a opportunity to try a jonsered yet,but im still happy with my 200t stihl as a climbing/bucket saw,but i heard all negatives about the husky they are way to under powered no balls!!! so id say stihl all the way,happy cutting an goodluck

That "info" is outdated, at best......

Ericlav27 · 9th February 2009, 09:47 PM

I have not yet tried a 200t or 192t but I have been real happy with the power from the 2135t I will be doing a muffler mod on it soon.

Done it · 10th February 2009, 12:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SawTroll

That "info" is outdated, at best......

Crap!

clovis cutter · 4th June 2009, 03:54 PM

does anyone know a where i can get a 2135t or 2139t???

Ericlav27 · 4th June 2009, 10:24 PM

If you are in CA there is :

Placerville Polaris & Power Tools
673 Placerville Drive
95667 Placerville

Phone: 530-622-9079

Simonian's Saw Service
42015 N. Fork Drive
93271 Three Rivers

Phone: 559-561-4730

They would be your best bet

Ericlav27 · 4th June 2009, 10:39 PM

well I feel like an ass

so it seems that there is limited Jred tools avail for the west coast on there site. I would atleast ask the dealers if they could get one for you.

If they cant, I would buy one here for you and ship it to you.

clovis cutter · 5th June 2009, 05:19 AM

would you really be willing to get me a saw? if so what would a 2139t or 2135t cost?

Ericlav27 · 11th June 2009, 09:49 PM

Why not? we would just have to work out the payment for the saw and the shipping

rbtree · 12th June 2009, 04:01 AM

I hooked clovis up with my dealer in NY, and he ordered one.

newguy18 · 12th June 2009, 04:16 AM

Good deal Rb,there are no j-red dealers anywhere near me,that i'm aware of.

23rd August 2008, 12:36 AM	#1
Ericlav27 Sappling Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Podunk,MA (Sturbridge) Posts: 24	Jonsered cs2139t question Hi All, I have been gone for a while .... sorry I lost my desk job and found it would be the best time to go off on my own as Lavallee Home & Property Services..... I am in the market for a nice tophandle and am torn between the 192, 200 and 2139. I have heard everyone rave about the stihl .... and I will not argue with them b/c my 023 has been takeing a beating for the last 10 years and is always ready to go. But I also run a 2159 J-red and she is a little bear .... The J-red 2139 has 39cc has a 7.7 lb power head ...... and the 200 is a 35.2cc with a 7.7 lb power head So my question is has anyone run both and what do you think .... I will be buying in the next 2-4 wks and am leaning toward the 2139 by the way ... the 200 is almost $600 and the 2139 is $350 .. not that I am letting $$$$ rule my decision ... but the J-red has always been good to me .... Please help....

23rd August 2008, 01:08 AM	#2
Done it Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Australia. Posts: 784	Re: Jonsered cs2139t question The 2139 is a Husky 338, different colour, but I've heard guys saying they cut faster than the 338 & 200T. Nobody knows unless they've tried both. It's not speed it's torque. Buy a 200t, and you'll forget about anything else.

24th August 2008, 03:30 AM	#3
Juno Sappling Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 28	Re: Jonsered cs2139t question I've run the J-red. And I have to say it's a really good saw. Good power easy to clean, bur only one problem. The dealer for the J-red is a 30 min drive. The one for the stihl is 10 min. So that's why I get the 200. And that's a fine thing to. Almost all the arborist I now have it and I didn't hear a lot of complains about it. So why not spent a little bit more money and your sure you run a good saw. Good luck whit it

30th August 2008, 01:53 PM	#4
Ericlav27 Sappling Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Podunk,MA (Sturbridge) Posts: 24	Re: Jonsered cs2139t question Thanks for the feedback guys ... I think I am going with the J-red .... and if down the road I have some extra $$$ I will pick up a ms200t.... b/c I only hear good things about them .... but at 560 ... compaired to the 350 for the j-red .. I am on a newbie budget and neet to start small

27th October 2008, 02:19 AM	#5
spartek Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: ohio, USA Posts: 151	Re: Jonsered cs2139t question Does anyone know if there is a difference between the CS2135t and the CS2139t. Both have identical specs as far as I can tell,maybe the 2139 replaced the 2135 ?????

27th October 2008, 11:38 AM	#6
Ericlav27 Sappling Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Podunk,MA (Sturbridge) Posts: 24	Re: Jonsered cs2139t question The cs2135t is a 35 cc saw and the cs2139t is a 39 cc saw

9th November 2008, 11:16 AM	#9
Ericlav27 Sappling Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Podunk,MA (Sturbridge) Posts: 24	Re: Jonsered cs2139t question Well I bought a Jred cs2135t... and picked it up last saturday for a job I needed it for Monday. It is light a nd power packed I used it all day Monday and most of tuesday and most of the time didn't notice it was on muy belt. I have a 12" bar on it and had no problem with tearing through 14" sections of the sugar maple I was doing a take down on over a garage. .....

3rd February 2009, 09:32 PM	#12
Ericlav27 Sappling Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Podunk,MA (Sturbridge) Posts: 24	Re: Jonsered cs2139t question I was thinking about getting a 2nd muffler for my cs2159 and having that done,but you think I sholud have it done to the 2135t also? Now all it is is a piece of most likely chromemoly tub now is it 9/16 id or od? and how far inside the muffler does it stick and how far out of the muffler do I put it? Then I just need a digital tach a nd tune it to what specs Jreds or do you have targer rpms that work better?

4th February 2009, 07:22 AM	#13
rbtree Mature tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle, Wa. US of Eh Posts: 408	Re: Jonsered cs2139t question The tube doesn't need to extend in at all, and out just inside the plane of the plastic cover, in which you will have made a hole. Just tune it to ear, same four cycling burble that you should be experiencing currently, only louder. I have a tach and tune it to 13,800. Appx 9/16th size, id or od, will be fine. Both saws will respond favorably to mods....why spend on another muffler? You'll not want to run the saw stock after porting that muffler. Should only take a short time to do the work, when you've found someone to do it. __________________ http://www.??????.com/photos/rbtree

4th February 2009, 08:15 AM	#14
Ericlav27 Sappling Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Podunk,MA (Sturbridge) Posts: 24	Re: Jonsered cs2139t question Thanks I have a friend that races jet powered cars and I helped him build his latest a jet powered ambulance( Vehicles ) I think he would have no problem doing the welding for me….. does it matter if the tube points down or straight out away from the saw???

9th February 2009, 12:57 AM	#16
Ericlav27 Sappling Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Podunk,MA (Sturbridge) Posts: 24	Re: Jonsered cs2139t question I just finished a nice little mod on my 023 and started to look at my cs2159 and it looks like the 2 halves of the muffler are brazed together .... so I am going to cut it open remove the inner baffle and tube that goes to the exhaust port, then hog the oem opening out as big as I can go and still have the stk screen cover the mod Am I going in the right direction?????

9th February 2009, 01:15 AM	#17
hanging from a rope Sappling Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: new york Posts: 26	Re: Jonsered cs2139t question i never had a opportunity to try a jonsered yet,but im still happy with my 200t stihl as a climbing/bucket saw,but i heard all negatives about the husky they are way to under powered no balls!!! so id say stihl all the way,happy cutting an goodluck

9th February 2009, 09:47 PM	#19
Ericlav27 Sappling Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Podunk,MA (Sturbridge) Posts: 24	Re: Jonsered cs2139t question I have not yet tried a 200t or 192t but I have been real happy with the power from the 2135t I will be doing a muffler mod on it soon.

4th June 2009, 03:54 PM	#21
clovis cutter I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: cen cal Posts: 2	Re: Jonsered cs2139t question does anyone know a where i can get a 2135t or 2139t???

4th June 2009, 10:24 PM	#22
Ericlav27 Sappling Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Podunk,MA (Sturbridge) Posts: 24	Re: Jonsered cs2139t question If you are in CA there is : Placerville Polaris & Power Tools 673 Placerville Drive 95667 Placerville Phone: 530-622-9079 Simonian's Saw Service 42015 N. Fork Drive 93271 Three Rivers Phone: 559-561-4730 They would be your best bet

4th June 2009, 10:39 PM	#23
Ericlav27 Sappling Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Podunk,MA (Sturbridge) Posts: 24	Re: Jonsered cs2139t question well I feel like an ass so it seems that there is limited Jred tools avail for the west coast on there site. I would atleast ask the dealers if they could get one for you. If they cant, I would buy one here for you and ship it to you.

5th June 2009, 05:19 AM	#24
clovis cutter I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: cen cal Posts: 2	Re: Jonsered cs2139t question would you really be willing to get me a saw? if so what would a 2139t or 2135t cost?

11th June 2009, 09:49 PM	#25
Ericlav27 Sappling Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Podunk,MA (Sturbridge) Posts: 24	Re: Jonsered cs2139t question Why not? we would just have to work out the payment for the saw and the shipping

12th June 2009, 04:01 AM	#26
rbtree Mature tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle, Wa. US of Eh Posts: 408	Re: Jonsered cs2139t question I hooked clovis up with my dealer in NY, and he ordered one. __________________ http://www.??????.com/photos/rbtree

12th June 2009, 04:16 AM	#27
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl Posts: 4,977	Re: Jonsered cs2139t question Good deal Rb,there are no j-red dealers anywhere near me,that i'm aware of. __________________ Have your say join us today. old schooler

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