Bought this saw off Ebay for $175 shipped. It is a MS200T with 020T recoil and airbox cover. I currently own 4 of these and this saw is a straight ripper !
Bar is 14" and the wood is semi dry Madrone.
Video here:http://jefferycollins.com/Videos/FILE0230.MOV
I used the 4 D for years and swithched to floating D a year ago.
Definetaly go with the floating D................
FYI spreader snaps on a 4 D are dangerous(unlocking type spreader snaps)
I have never bothered to remove any thorns(save a few times I snapped off a few that threatened to stab me) I DO know I will charge almost DOUBLE for a Hawthorne versus a "normal" decid. These trees have put the hurt on me and I would rather not climb one ever again.
Exactly ..........totally different
Turbine bearings are loaded EVENLY with relatively constant pressure(no power stroke)
Internal combustion engines have to deal with the battering of the power stroke 150 times a second ! .........yikes