stihl ms200t/020t [history]

[Martyn Amos]

heres one for sunday morning

 

with the ms200t/020t being the best and most popular climbing saw on the market

and no other saw seems to be able to knock it off its perch

i am curious to know what was the best climbing saw before the 200t..

 

how long have the 200/020 been around

 

with the husqvarna t540xp due out this year,are things going to change?

or with the new ms201t due out also,are stihl going to keep the no 1 spot:blushing:

 

 

martyn:thumbup1:

 

sorry about the heading,should say HISTORY,not histoy[it is sunday]

Edited January 23, 2011 by Martyn Amos
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[skyhuck]

My first climbing saw was a 1978 020AV.

 

Aluminum predecessor to the 020t.

[treequip]

sorry about the heading,should say HISTORY,not histoy[it is sunday]

 

 

Now that’s what I call a Freudian slip

[Martyn Amos]

My first climbing saw was a 1978 020AV.

 

Aluminum predecessor to the 020t.

 

1978,so stihl top handles have been about the best from the start

[treequip]

My first climbing saw was a 1978 020AV.

 

Aluminum predecessor to the 020t.

 

And a vastly superior tool, yes it was heavier but you just needed to man up a little.

[Martyn Amos]

Now that’s what I call a Freudian slip

 

could be right in a way:001_huh:

HISTOY..

if i have anything new like a saw for example,the wife would say i am like a kid with a new toy,you,ve got to be sure they work tidy:lol:

[MattyF]

The ali 020, heavy old things ...but powerful , not sure why it even had a chain break because it didn't actually work!! The fuel tanks were prone to crack if battered,last working one I had I sold at college then it was dropped out of a tree a week later and there was not much left of it , they were well liked and a lot of the older tree guys I used to work with hated the new style ms200 o20t s when they came out...I have a near mint one on my bench my old neighbour gave me that needs a new magnetto curious to get it to work but to be honest it has no serial numbers and I don't really have time for knock off gear I just took it as it was going in the skip and the bar and chain were good!! I seem to remember another small saw as well that was used for tree work but can't remember what it was called, never actually saw one working but there used to be a tea chest of broken ones and old ali 020ts and dolmars in the yard!

[MattyF]

011 av?? Is the saw I was after I suppose the would be like the 192t's or maybe not , any one used one?? Before that I'm guessing 07's and 08's ??

[Dean Lofthouse]

it has no serial numbers and I don't really have time for knock off gear

 

I used to repair them Matty and it was quite common for a lot of stihl saws to be missing a serial number, not because it has been removed, but because it had never been stamped.

 

The milling marks were still on the plate but no numbers

[skyhuck]

I agree that the 020t is much better than the old 020, IMO the handle was not good too grip and it was not in the middle of the top, so when held one handed the body of the saw too the right of the bar would be lower than the other side.