335 Husky

You may have other problems that cause the screen to prematurely block. Perhaps it's running to rich, you like to run at less than full throttle, or you are running some crap oil.
In any event, take the muffler off the saw, take off the screen, use a round file to enlarge the exhaust hole as much as you can without going beyond the screens coverage (fie away that little deflector on the outside of the screen to match), replace the screen and filed deflector, re-install the muffler, start the saw and adjust the carburetor. Make sure it's running at (or less than) the recommended full throttle, no load RPM.
Now take the saw to a log. Chances are it will run even faster at a slightly richer high speed setting. So to find this optimal setting, you need to adjust the saw "in the wood".
This simply means make a timed cut, adjust the saw, make another timed cut (or three), adjust the saw, and then repeat. Soon, it will cut faster than you could imagine.
With a sharp, slightly modded 335, you should have little problem cutting 2 to 1 against a stock ms200.
These recommendations are for racing only.
 
Have used three different Husky 330 series and they all stunk. My number one rule is reliability when it comes to saws.

You guys are going to hate me but I have to stick up for the littlelest dog in this fight. /forum/images/graemlins/damnmate.gif An Echo 3400 with a twelve inch Oregon Pro bar. Never saw the need for anything bigger. Wish Stihl would make a smaller saw than the 200T. I wouldn't trade my 46s or 66 for any big saw, but who needs an 200T for trimming. I mean really, how often do you make a cut bigger than twelve inches when you are pruning?

In the end I guess that I carry so much stuff on me in the tree that I have to make up for the weight some place.

Brian
 
I will post some video after I uncage the beasts........................it will have to be "R" rated because it may scare you! /forum/images/graemlins/aaa.gif
 
From what I hear Walkers Saw Shop in BC does a fair job but my beasts (plural) are not coming from them...............nope! Ya just gonna have to wait for the Tree Buzz premier of the "Uncaging of the Beasts". /forum/images/graemlins/ahhhhh.gif
 
Mark-

Feel free to have your buddies at Stihl send me one to see if they can convert me over to all Stihl instead of just big saws. I would be willing to waive my normal evaluation fee. /forum/images/graemlins/pigfly.gif Is this one going to have magnesium in it so I can't use it in palm trees?

Brian
 
Mark-

The oil in palm trees eats the body of the saws in a couple of hours. I will try to remember to take a picture of my 046 for you and post it. I took out a palm one day and didn't rinse it out till that evening and it pits the metal around the clutch on the body real bad as well as the side cover. I know better than to wait more than a couple of hours to rinse the saws when working on palm. If you leave one for a couple of days with enough palm juice on it or work a few times in palm without rinsing it, kiss that saw good-bye.

When I asked the Stihl rep at a maintenance seminar why they use "pot metal". He told me that they use a magnesium alloy for it's light weight and strength and that it isn't cheap to use.(I think he was a little sensitive about the pot metal comment. Not my most diplomatic comment ever) He was the one who told me that the palm oil reacts with the magnesium and eats it up. I don't know if they use the same material in the current 200t, but saws are to expensive to have ruined so easily and it is always hard to explain to the client why you are rinsing out your saw when you are working T&M.

This palm oil thing is one of the main reasons I like the echo, besides the size, because it is all plastic so the palms don't bug it at all.

I guess I could take Robert's advice and tell my clients I just don't do palms, then I wouldn't have to worry about it anymore. /forum/images/graemlins/applaudit.gif

Brian
 
I heard from "the man" earlier this week................he said that "the beasts" should be on my doorstep by this coming Monday at the latest.
 
Woodpecker, what kind of palm tree did this to your saw? I do a fair amount of palm trimming and some removals here in Florida. Mostly Sabal palms, but some Washingtonias. I haven't run into this problem w/ either Stihl nor Husky. I just trimmed about 100 sabals in the last two days, I hope nothing starts to rot. As far as the original post question, I had the filter cover on my 338xpt come lose today. Didn't notice it for who knows how long, well these palms are very dusty trees and since the cover also holds the filter in place..... Anyway I guess it is my fault, but it would be nice to have a beafier filter that stays put better.
 
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