New 200t?

[MasterBlaster]

But there is no doubt in my mind that the rear handle has an clear edge on power...and I run a 16 in. bar on it, while the T carries a 14.

What am I not getting? Edge on power? How?

 

[brendonv]

They are gorgeous, she was an hour old here.

 

[Burnham]

It's the first saw out of my truck's saw box for anything under 20-22 inches, for clearing roads.

Old guys really like light saws, I'm here to vouch...so long as they cut like hell .

 

[woodworkingboy]

Haha, guys change, but not the cut like hell requirement...hopefully.

 

[Burnham]

What am I not getting? Edge on power? How?

That's the point of my post, Butch...there is no easy reason to assign the difference to, except that because of variations inherent to production engine assembly within the allowable range of tolerances of all the parts, some come out the factory door stronger than the one before it, or the one after.

 

[flushcut]

I like a nice light saw myself when limbin an evergreen.

 

[squisher]

B is the T quite a bit older? I find they bag out fairly quickly imo. Much more quickly than the larger saws.

 

[woodworkingboy]

Perhaps better gas flow through the engine, cleaner ports and piston casting?

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Diffy exhaust I would imagine also.

 

[Burnham]

Squish: Pretty close to the same age, say less that 16 months apart with the RH being the slightly newer of the two. The RH has lots more hours on it though, just the way my job rolls. Both have plenty to be fully broken in, and it was obvious to me from early on the the RH was stronger.

Jay: All I can say is the individual parts of both engines almost certainly came from "identical" molds and machining procedures...beyond that, it's voodoo as to why a particular assembly is a great one, average, or a lemon.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

No... Same muffler by the IPL. I was wrong.

 

[Burnham]

Yup, identical. The only material difference is the intake side, ahead of the carb, which is also identical.

 

[arborworks1]

I have to agree my rear handle is a beast. I did have an issue with the 2 piece air filter letting dirt in. Didn't hurt the motor that I can tell.

 

[cory]

Old guys really like light saws, I'm here to vouch...so long as they cut like hell .

BIG TIME!!!!

 

[woodworkingboy]

Has anyone ever disassembled theirs and removed all the carbon off the exhaust port, combustion chamber, and piston? Any noted improvement in performance?

Be interesting to take some compression readings off your two saws, Burnham, see what the difference is.

 

[Burnham]

"If it ain't broke, why fix it" seems to be my default setting so far as disassembly of a well running saw goes . But you are right, it would be interesting to check compressions.

 

[brendonv]

Not only you old guys, I'm a young guy who likes light and easy!

 

[Burnham]

Smarter than the average young guy, our Brendon...no surprise .

 

[Al Smith]

For reasons not entirely known some identical saws will just out preform .

It has nothing to do with tree trimming but in cuts on 8 by 8s' the standard well tuned 200T will make the two cuts in around 15 seconds .C4 fun had a stocker that cut just a tad bit better than one I had souped up .Those cuts were done in the 11 second range .What made that saw exceptional remains to this day to be a mystery .

 

[flushcut]

I got it the saw was made on a Tuesday or Wednesday as opposed to Monday or Friday.

 

[Mr. Sir]

My RH seems to have a bit LESS power than the other 6 or 8 T's. I prefer the RH for ground work; it's too awkward to use in the tree.

 

[stig]

Richard and I have two identical 260s.
First time I ran his, I asked him: " What have you done to it?".
It is way faster and stronger than mine, almost like it had been ported.

 

[woodworkingboy]

I recall Treewolf saying that he likes to break down his saws after a time, to check for wear and for carbon removal.

 

[flushcut]

Why didn't I buy one sooner?

 

[sotc]

" It costs too much" "They can't be that much better than a husky"