MS 200T relacement carb from Definitive Dave best one I have seen

[fordf150]

Seems to be a lost art.

Local company did a job that should of been climbed, instead they hired a towing company to come in and winch the bucket into position and at the end of the day come back to winch them back out.

 

[Lone Wolf]

Local company did a job that should of been climbed, instead they hired a towing company to come in and winch the bucket into position and at the end of the day come back to winch them back out.

Those self propelled Spider lifts are the way to go in the back yards.

 

[Wood Doctor]

Climbers or operators that pull too hard on the saw is what breaks the mounts then the boot mostly! I used to have a climber that would always pinch the saw and wiggle it out bending the hell out of the chain. Before I saw all this going on I used to wonder why the hell the chains were breaking all the time! Another climber would always drop the saw and let the chicken line catch it and the lanyard mounts were always breaking. Another climber was always bending bars. I could do this all day!

I just replaced a bar on an MS180 that a climber has been using for a year or so. The bar's nose sprocket was missing and the bearing, of course, was gone. Worse yet, the bar was shaped like a serpent, bends to the left and right, and twisted beyond belief. Frankly, I'm surprised the engine still ran. I also checked the pull cord, and it was ready to snap.

Tree climbers go through saws like stock car drivers go through cars.

 

[RI Chevy]

If they had to buy them themselves, they would take better care of them.

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[Lone Wolf]

If they had to buy them themselves, they would take better care of them.

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They don't seem to be mechanically inclined! I have seen all kinds of stupid operators. Dropping on pavement really takes a toll.

 

[Lone Wolf]

I just replaced a bar on an MS180 that a climber has been using for a year or so. The bar's nose sprocket was missing and the bearing, of course, was gone. Worse yet, the bar was shaped like a serpent, bends to the left and right, and twisted beyond belief. Frankly, I'm surprised the engine still ran. I also checked the pull cord, and it was ready to snap.

Tree climbers go through saws like stock car drivers go through cars.

OEM bar ?

 

[Wood Doctor]

OEM bar ?

Yes -- that stupid pointed thing. I hate to be critical, but that 3913 Stihl bar is a residential toy.

 

[Lone Wolf]

Yes -- that stupid pointed thing. I hate to be critical, but that 3913 Stihl bar is a residential toy.

The bars on my 200t's seem to last years and years with proper care of course.

 

[Al Smith]

More times than not climb saws get bent bars they don't "wear out",so to speak .Those "pointy" things probably are carving bars and will interchange on a 200T but they aren't as robust as a normal bar .
I think they might have been standard equipment bars on older small displacement Stihl saws like 011-012 -017 .I have several of the afore mentioned,gifts so to speak that I got running but never used,shelf queens

 

[Keith Gandy]

Keith, I have found that many times if your 200t is eating boots then it needs new av mounts. Theses little terrors are used and abused wayyyyy beyond their intended designs and they take it...up to a point. Many kill switch wires go bad for the same reason. Bad suspension. Impulse lines go bad too many times because of age but also because there is crud jammed up under the handle. So in short, check your AV bushings.

Thanks. I do replace alota AV on these also. The problem Im having on these r they r melting

 

[Keith Gandy]

Boots should be $30 and carb $75 or so from dealer. Take 10% off my prices and that's basically list price

performanceoutdoorequipment.com/collections/stihl-020t-and-200t-chainsaw-parts

Thanks. Is there a discount code for members?

 

[Lone Wolf]

Thanks. I do replace alota AV on these also. The problem Im having on these r they r melting

Melting? Never seen that yet?

 

[angelo c]

Melting? Never seen that yet? Which one is melting?

Can't get my head around "where" enough heat to "melt" the boot is coming from. Keith said it was an AM boot though. Never seen an OEM melted.

 

[Lone Wolf]

Can't get my head around "where" enough heat to "melt" the boot is coming from. Keith said it was an AM boot though. Never seen an OEM melted.

Does he mean the intake boot or the AV mounts?

 

[angelo c]

Does he mean the intake boot or the AV mounts?

Boot.

 

[Lone Wolf]

Boot.

Must be a hot running saw to melt that. I wonder if aftermarket ?

 

[Keith Gandy]

Melting? Never seen that yet?

Ya Ive had this particular boot melt on several. They are pretty flimsy and thin feeling. I didnt want to put them on but the boss had several and wanted to try them to save money but Ive already changed 3 out of the AM ones that went bad the exact same way on 3 different units

 

[angelo c]

Thanks. Is there a discount code for members?

Keith, Nates prices and service have been hard to beat. Give him a shot, you won't be disappointed.

 

[Terry Syd]

I'm putting together a 200T for my next door neighbor. I've read about the carb with an accelerator pump, that bothers me. Not the fact that it has a history of failing, but the fact that the carb needs an accelerator pump.

It appears the accelerator pump is a quick fix for a lean low speed circuit. It allows good throttle response, but the low speed circuit runs lean while in the cut.

When cutting, a lean low speed circuit shows up more when the revs drop. I was wondering if there was a low speed torque difference between the accelerator pump carb and the older 020T carb without the accelerator pump. Anybody with any experience in testing the two carbs performance?

 

[fordf150]

@Terry Syd no "testing" done but I have tried chinese carbs that have no accelerator pump in them and simply rely on a richened up L to compensate. personally i prefer the way they OEM accelerator pump carb runs over the non pump carb. throttle response is slightly better and i found that by richening up the L to compensate for no pump its a very fine line between so rich that it loads up at idle and proper acceleration. I only install the OEM carbs and have done that for a couple years now