Ms 200 refurbishment?

[spudulike]

Spud brought my 200t back to life which most dealers wouldn't have attempted. What a saw it is now! Wouldn't hesitate to send him other saws if they go wrong in the future

 

 

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Thanks Ben - no problem and glad you and the lads are happy:thumbup:

 

Richs estimate is round about right, I change what is worn or broken and leave what is serviceable.

 

PM if you need a price from me as I don't like broadcasting rates but leave my reputation to say if I can do a good job or not!

[spudulike]

Nice one lads. Good news. What i wanted to hear too. sounds like its worth doing then. Cheers. Its a saw I got given by my boss. But before that it was our main climbers so its a few years old and had some use. Ive had it retuned and new carb but it has a very hesitant rev. As in its delayed.It does pick up to soeed but not straight away but frustrating to use. I'm a rubbish mechanic and know little about how to fix major problems with saws so I will be sending it off to someone soon. Also could someone explain what porting a saw means? Is it possible to do with an old saw? And is it worth doing to a brand new saw? Thanks again.

 

Porting is the opening up of the exhaust, inlet and transfer ports on a saw and opening up the muffler, sometimes the engine timing is adjusted by changing the heights of the ports.

 

The objective is to get the saw flow better allowing the saw to draw more fuel through so it can safely run at faster revs and make more power, the changing of port heights can give the saw different characteristics such as a wider powerband and more torque.

 

Hope that answers your question:thumbup:

 

Generally you have a louder, more thirsty faster saw that will cut faster than its standard version.

[Rich2484]

Agree with spud. But the ms200t doesn't leave a lot of room for porting. You can make nearly if not the same amount of power by increasing the squish and a muffler mod.

 

D a tree surgeons 200t is modded and ported, havnt told him that yet as he just thinks its a thirsty saw. Waiting for the phone call now.

 

His runs on a 14 inch bar and when I tested it, it cut through and 13 inch timber without bogging or stopping, just munched it up.

 

It's a very powerfull saw, to the point that when testing it I was scared of it.

 

The best advice I would give you over the 200t would be to get it refurbed, then see how it runs for a while before getting it modded.