Picked up my new MS200T this weekend Picture inside

munderhill

Went up to my folks in NH to get my saw this weekend. It finally came in! I am very impressed with the balance of the saw with the 14" bar on it. He changed out the chain to a different type. He said most tree experts etc. want/run this style chain as it's a little more aggressive than the stock type. It's still anti-kickback so should run good. It's still a STIHL chain. To me it looks identical the the chain on my 028 just smaller. I guess you call it a full/half chisel. Anyway it looks better than those safety chains to me.
My 028 has a friend now. took a picture of both together. The 028 being made in 1979 (only date I could find on it) looks pretty good next to the brandy new one.
I plan to start limbing a maple in my back yard this week. I need to try and get the branches off the back side as to make the felling easier. My Dad will do the actual felling as the tree is a little heavy towards the house. I will be cutting branches off the opposite side per his advise.

MU

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newguy18

here i embedded it for you,

Ever get a harness?

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munderhill

Thanks, I was wondering why they would not come up like that. They always do on the other forum.

Not yet. I need a laynard strap too for the saw. Are the ones Stihl makes decent? What/where do you attach the saw too when getting into the tree? Or do you attach a rope and hoist it up to you? Probably stupid questions, but just wondering.
MU

Done it

$50? For the 028,

Wait till you fire up your MS200. Make sure you run it in, & you'll have a great saw for years.

newguy18

First off,theres no such thing as a stupid question.
I attach my 192t to a carabiner on my harness with no lanyard.As for the bigger saws,the 141 and 51 huskys i attach them with a lanyard i spliced my self,that way when useing them to top on a removal i can jut drop them and grab the trunk and hang on.On most of my large oak removals i just climb with the 51 because usaually after 4 or 5 little branchs i start lowering down sections of woods so i kinda need the big saw.great saw,it has sen trunk diameters of 6'.As for embedding pics,in the area where you post a reply you will see a bunch of icons,click on the one the says insert image.It won't say it unless the cursor is on it.

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munderhill

Manual states no wide open throttle for first few? I can't remember how long it said. I've heard so many different opinions on break in's of all equipment. What say you for break in?

MU

newguy18

I've heard the same,but every saw i've used has benn runw.o.t since i bought it,no damage or loss of compression.

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JohN Dee

Nice looking saws ya got there, love the condition of the 028 .

So what kind of saw user are you munder?

For breaking it in, I recommend you take it to your local Stihl dealer and get his advice on how to do it properly. I actually posted a thread about breaking in saws and chains awhile back, but never really got a straight answer.

Do my eyes perceive me?! NG posted a picture! and a non blurry one at that! Lol, miracles do happen Just messing with ya Bill, we all know you're practicing for the picture competiton

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newguy18

Yeah i am actually,hoping to get a good shot of a black cherry that has been dead for 10-15 years.Yes i'm climbing it,yes i get a highline in another tree.Dang a highline in another tree,i'm getting spoiled.

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munderhill

Very nominal use. Just for around my house and occasionally help my Dad and Brothers up in NH getting they're firewood cut, skidded, split etc. A friend has just put in a wood stove so I'll be helping him out also from time to time. We actually cut 2 red oaks up that fell onto my neighbors house. These were some large trees. The tree service was chipping the whole thing up. I ran over and asked them to stop and leave it. That kind of wood is like gold these days.
Anyway I posted pictures of it on another forum, before finding out about this one.
Back to the question, I like quality equipment/tools. I know the Stihl's I have are probably overkill for what I'm using them for, I just wanted to buy them once and have for a long time.

MU

Therrin

Just make sure the carb is tuned up right for the bar that you're using with it and then run 3 or 4 tanks of fuel through it without running it at peak speed.

It supposedly allows things to attain operating temps for everything to break in nicely without pushing it too hard.

I had to do the same thing with my 361 but it suggested 7 tanks through it before running at full throttle!

That's a hard thing to do when you've got that power you wanna sink into something! =) Just do the best you can.
I'd guess based on your usage that you dont have to worry about it a whole lot since it's not a "professional use" situation, but that saw will last for a LONG time if you treat it right.

munderhill

Is there any need to run it a little "rich" also.

MU

treevet

I've never heard that suggestion. But go easy on it for half a dozen tanks as far as peaking it out for any length of time. After that I generally take out the screen on the muff and if you have it full throttle you want the wood to tone down the peak periodically. This saw was designed by arbs for arbs. A company in my town had input into it's design.

I like just a small connector an inch or so long with tape on it so it cannot open accidentally on a twig and a swivel snap maybe an inch and a half attached to it. I can grab it and hold while I snap it on my saddle and it is very light and doesn't snag.

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imbedding isn't working like it used to. doing something wrong. it came up in preview.

newguy18

There you go Dave.

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treevet

thanks bill. the silver saddle snap also snaps back on the saw loop to reduce profile and keep it from cooking on the muffler when using on ground. i can still grab the end by the shortened snaps when pulling out of the bucket scabbard. i like the saw right on my side, some like it hanging down a ways. to each his own.