Your opinion please

[MasterBlaster]

But really using a 200 in a year?

+10!

How you doing that, brudder?

 

[RIVERRAT]

+10!

How you doing that, brudder?

I wuzz wundering the same?
But for some reason I thought I remeber him or some one saying they delegated their 200t to secondary or back up staus after not much use.

 

[Al Smith]

In my opinion changing either an 020T or 200T over to a rear handle would cost more than just buying one already that was rear handle .

For a little limber there's other light weights a person might consider such as a 261 Stihl or 346 Husqvarna .

 

[Husabud]

I looked into the rear handle 200 when all the 200Ts started disappearing. My local price was $659 plus tax. I decide to wait it out until I found another 200T, and I am glad I did because now there are two on the shelf as backup. My 441 is the gun in the box right now as it is mostly all I need. Sure would like a 460 though. Found one yesterday in NH with light use, two different bars and eight chains for $650.

 

[Al Smith]

Well it's still my contention the main reason 200's burn up the top ends is because of the roller bearing mains .The carbs have been blamed but I'm not really certain if that's the main cause .

There is no earthly reason other that an air leak or runnng the carb set extremely lean for those things to cook the piston and cylinder .

So now I wonder and if my supposition is correct if periodically those bearing should at least be checked for side slop .Early or timely replacement of those things might add increased life to these things for a fraction of the cost of other repairs .Just a thought .

 

[SouthSoundTree]

In my opinion changing either an 020T or 200T over to a rear handle would cost more than just buying one already that was rear handle .

For a little limber there's other light weights a person might consider such as a 261 Stihl or 346 Husqvarna .

I think that he was talking about the opposite direction.

 

[Al Smith]

Well wouldn't make a diff which direction .Top handle to rear or vica versa it would be costly especially if you used new parts .Unless you could find the bones of one to get used parts from which is possible of course .

A while back ole Bradley David Snelling changed one from top to rear and had a couple hundred in it if I recall right . I don't know all the praticulars fact he might have gotten the top handle on the cheap to begin with .

 

[Marc-Antoine]

Well it's still my contention the main reason 200's burn up the top ends is because of the roller bearing mains .The carbs have been blamed but I'm not really certain if that's the main cause .

There is no earthly reason other that an air leak or runnng the carb set extremely lean for those things to cook the piston and cylinder .

So now I wonder and if my supposition is correct if periodically those bearing should at least be checked for side slop .Early or timely replacement of those things might add increased life to these things for a fraction of the cost of other repairs .Just a thought .

I agree, and more. For me, there are two bad points in the same area which lead to troubles.
As you said, the main bearings on the crankshaft. It's actually a needle bearing, rolling directly on the shaft. When the shaft is worn, even slightly so we don't notice it, the replacement of the bearing can't solve the problem. The play is reduced but it doesn't come back to spec. For that it needs a new crankshaft.
Second point is this stupid gasket in front of the main bearings. Not an axle gasket as usual with soft lips and spring to keep it tight, but only a flat diaphragm made in a hard rubber-like. Almost zero elasticity, so it takes the shape of the shaft. If there is some play in the bearing, the gasket's hole becomes larger than the shaft's diameter as the rubber doesn't seem to follow the wobble movement. And you get an air leak.
This is a choice to win some place and weight I think, but for me it's a serious design flaw.

I hope the 201 T doesn't follow the same way.