MS 200T disscussion on what breaks the most and service tips.

[lone wolf]

Just wondering what you guys have had issues with on a regular basis.I had lots of trouble with carbs.going bad and mufflers cracking.Clutch springs and rope rotors have also been an issue.I have also noticed what breaks depends on who is using it.Please comment on any service tips you may have also.

 

[pinemartin]

Ground wire for the kill switch seems to be a weak point in my 200t.

 

[2dogs]

I have replaced the carb and on crank seal on mine.

 

[lone wolf]

Ground wire for the kill switch seems to be a weak point in my 200t.

Is it ripping apart or what is happening to it?Are you the one who uses it mostly?Is it to short maybe?

 

[lone wolf]

I have replaced the carb and on crank seal on mine.

I have gone through over a dozen or more carbs since the first 020T came out!

 

[pinemartin]

The ground wire is the factory size shape and length. I am a production trimmer (Trees Inc.) so I use my 200 a LOT and have to replace the ground wire every 4 months or so. It usually breaks where the wire is crimped onto the connector where it is screwed to the bottom of the top handle. I guess it is not that important but it is a pain to restart 70 foot up after it gets choked out.

 

[Dan_IN_MN]

The ground wire is the factory size shape and length. I am a production trimmer (Trees Inc.) so I use my 200 a LOT and have to replace the ground wire every 4 months or so. It usually breaks where the wire is crimped onto the connector where it is screwed to the bottom of the top handle. I guess it is not that important but it is a pain to restart 70 foot up after it gets choked out.

Would it help to use a bit of heat shrink to act as a strain relief? I haven't seen where this wire runs inside a 200T..

 

[lone wolf]

The ground wire is the factory size shape and length. I am a production trimmer (Trees Inc.) so I use my 200 a LOT and have to replace the ground wire every 4 months or so. It usually breaks where the wire is crimped onto the connector where it is screwed to the bottom of the top handle. I guess it is not that important but it is a pain to restart 70 foot up after it gets choked out.

I never had that happen is it getting hit by brush maybe?

 

[angelo c]

The ground wire is the factory size shape and length. I am a production trimmer (Trees Inc.) so I use my 200 a LOT and have to replace the ground wire every 4 months or so. It usually breaks where the wire is crimped onto the connector where it is screwed to the bottom of the top handle. I guess it is not that important but it is a pain to restart 70 foot up after it gets choked out.

Ive got two in the basement with bad ground wires right now.( and three others with bad carbs)
its my understanding that when the mount bushings get old and lose there stiffness the wires bear the brunt of the additional "play" caused buy the weaker annular bushings/av dampeners.
the carb fix epoxying the accelerator pump off works.

 

[Simonizer]

Pull the exhaust screen out and throw it in the garbage.

 

[parrisw]

Make sure to replace worn AV bushings, they get weak, and usually the operator is pulling and yarding on the say, straining and breaking wires, and ripping intake boots. Pull cords go, because these saws get started and stopped so many times a day. Those are the biggest common wear items, and well, everyone knows about the bad carb syndrome.

 

[pgg]

200T faults:

Non- K.I.S.S. highly-strung accel-pump carbs. Plug em' or ditch em' for K.I.S.S. non-accel type.

front switch wires crap out from vibration, the plastic gets stiff and the thin wires inside break up. Rig up some decent rubberized wires instead.

front rubber buffer breaks if you're swinging on the front handle like a DoDo. Dont swing hard on the bloody handle like a DoDo.

Cylinder fins get packed tight full of debris after a fair few hours. Dig the gunk out now and again.


That's it, there's nothing else to worry about.

 

[046]

must be lucky, zero problems with carb on 020T and several 200T.
had to replace pull rope several times. upgraded 020T to elastomer style pull handle/cord assembly.

I have gone through over a dozen or more carbs since the first 020T came out!

 

[angelo c]

The ground wire is the factory size shape and length. I am a production trimmer (Trees Inc.) so I use my 200 a LOT and have to replace the ground wire every 4 months or so. It usually breaks where the wire is crimped onto the connector where it is screwed to the bottom of the top handle. I guess it is not that important but it is a pain to restart 70 foot up after it gets choked out.

Pinemartin,
Do you find the short ground wire failing more often( the one that goes to the buffer) or the long black wire that goes back to the ignition.

A

 

[lone wolf]

Make sure to replace worn AV bushings, they get weak, and usually the operator is pulling and yarding on the say, straining and breaking wires, and ripping intake boots. Pull cords go, because these saws get started and stopped so many times a day. Those are the biggest common wear items, and well, everyone knows about the bad carb syndrome.

My climber breaks the rope pulleys because he pulls them to hard all the time.I am sure this is why they break because it seems to be a pattern with just him.You dont want to pull it all the way till it is at the very end and then exert to much force at that point.do not pull them like they are are 72 cc or larger saws.Another thing I just noticed yesterday when one clutch spring broke I replaced it but after further inspection I realized they should be replaced in sets of 3 because the gaps in the clutch were not even due to the weaker springs.

 

[Brian13]

Not sure if its a common problem or not, but I am rebuilding a 200t for a friend and it has some light scoring on the intake side. I can only assume its from a little bit of debris coming through the filter. Not sure if its the saws fault though.

 

[parrisw]

My climber breaks the rope pulleys because he pulls them to hard all the time.I am sure this is why they break because it seems to be a pattern with just him.You dont want to pull it all the way till it is at the very end and then exert to much force at that point.do not pull them like they are are 72 cc or larger saws.Another thing I just noticed yesterday when one clutch spring broke I replaced it but after further inspection I realized they should be replaced in sets of 3 because the gaps in the clutch were not even due to the weaker springs.

Yes, that happens. Install the longest pull rope you can. Thats what I do.

 

[lone wolf]

Yes, that happens. Install the longest pull rope you can. Thats what I do.

What brand do you like?

 

[parrisw]

What brand do you like?

Anything I have lying around! LOL. You can just buy small poly white rope in bulk at most hardware stores.

 

[lone wolf]

Anything I have lying around! LOL. You can just buy small poly white rope in bulk at most hardware stores.

Samson makes a pullstart cord i want to try that.I used parachute cord in a pinch,and remember you can use a boot lace if you are in a jam. http://www.samsonrope.com/index.cfm?rope=142