Modded 201 comes alive!!

Yes that is an interesting read. Brad did a 3120 for me and it's a tiger. DG had it first and didn't do so well but lucky for me Brad was able to fix 'er right up. Great fellow.
 
I would definitly go for a saw that needs no mofification or mufferler mod or whatever....
A saw supposed to run at it max with long lasting durability. Modification will make the engine run above it durable max and will def shorten it's lifetime.

I'm in a position I just hang on with the old MS200T and will be interested in the first field tested Husqvarna's and for sure they supposed to perform even better ;-)

Climb safe
wouter
 
I'm wondering what effect removing the rev limiter will have on the saw. Does it do anything more than reduce emissions by reducing the amount of fuel tossed into the chamber. It sounds good and wouldn't mind the muffler mod but again like Wouter said, will it effect the life of the saw? I too am interested in the new Husky. Wish I could field test one before I bought it, that is if it ever comes out.
 
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That's not what I've always heard about mods, especially when the muffler is opened up.

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If you read the WHOLE thread on AS, you will get to the part where the guy offers to mod your saw for $50 plus shipping.
Something to consider... I think he is on the East Coast too.
 
I read the whole thread on AS. I'm still kinda stuck with the whole advancement on the timing. I know it deals with the flywheel. But what the fellow was saying is to "shave" the flywheel key down. So the way i'm understanding it is you file the key down a little,and adjust the flywheel in that direction.Filing on the side of the key, so when you put the key back in you have a little room to move the flywheel. I am not making sense or I'm just plain old lost.
 
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A saw supposed to run at it max with long lasting durability. Modification will make the engine run above it durable max and will def shorten it's lifetime.


Climb safe
wouter

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Not true, wouter. I have many fully woods ported saws, and they are holding up just fine.

Stock saws produce far far less than their potential power.

Muffler modding alone will lengthen engine life as it allows a saw to run cooler. The rest of work saw mods won't affect engine life much, good or bad. But for a given number of hours in a saw's life, a modded work saw will have done 30-60% more work.

Timing changes and port enhancements are not huge changes in a work saw, unlike mods to make a saw race ready.

Also, Brad did no jug/piston work on the 201. He only adjusted the timing to bring out the potential power that mod was capable of.
 
Ok....that's new for me.

Back in the days I did some hardcore engine mods on my 2 stroke dirtbikes and the engines allways gave way way to soon.
I was thinking about this and modifiing a chainsaw and quickly made my mind up it would be bad for endurance and engine life just like my 2 stroke high performance dirtbikes. But it could be that I'm totaly wrong about modifiing chainsaws, like you just pointed out.

A dirtbike and a chainsaw are some different tools aye.

I'm glad that I make my living with treeclimbing and not with muffler mods and saw repairs ;-)

Cheers

Climb safe
wouter
 
Did you read all of that thread on AS? I don't think Brad bumped up the max rpm......the carb limiter caps have to be removed in order to retune the saw. Otherwise it will be too lean after porting the muffler.
 
Steve, thanks for the good words about Brad.

I am close to contacting him about a modded 201... I may buy one.
I have one more lead about a new/old stock 200T.

Reminds me of 13 years ago - we had all husky 335 with full mod. Then the 334 (was that it?) came out and the saw shop told us the could not modify it much. Switched to 200T (and saw shops!) and pulled out the screen.
 
There is something very suspect about modding a professional saw.

Why is that all the experts at Stihl decided not to produce a saw that runs like the modded 201t?

Could it be that they have designed the saw to run at optimum output to give a longer lifespan?

I agree with rbtree in that the modded 201t may in fact be capable of producing more cutting power in its shortened life than a stock ms201t over a longer period (whatever that may be). But if we're talking about a high revving saw thats needed to make fast back cuts during whole tree removals or large branch removals then why not just ask for a Husky 346 or an even bigger saw to be sent up the tree to make those vital cuts?

For whats its worth I'll be sticking to using my stock ms200t until it dies then trying out the Husky 540 when it makes an appearance.



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Grover I read a lot of posts about modding and I always want to do something with my saws but then I read posts like yours and then I question whether to give in to the hype. Tree work can be done safely with or without modded saws if you use the correct saw for the job and always making sure your chains are super sharp. Lots of jobs i do passer-bys will comment on how sharp my little 200T or 192 is cutting. Especially some of the super hardwood we have in the tropics which can be compared to set concrete. The only mods I am interested in are the muffler mods which realistically free up the saw to " breathe " better. Paul.
 
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