oscar4883
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Im mainly saying that if Brad charges more than 75.00 for his services its a joke all you need for any saw is a muffler modd that will do more good than any porting on a worksaw an that anything over 75.00 is to pricey!!!!!!!!!!!! Later Troy
Why muffler modify a saw? Doesn't come from the factory that way. I am not a fan a Brads any more than I am a fan of members in general here, but, I can imagine that the man has several hours in porting a saw. What is a skilled trade worth? I would say that even $75hr. is not outrageous. My own opinion on a ported 200t is that I would not want one. They see very hard use and it would seem to me to put a ton of stress on such a small saw that already is close to peak performance. That being said, on a larger saw I don't see a problem at all. IMO a heavier platform can definately withstand the modifications. The fact that ported saws can be used for work has been proven by many guys out west, and down under lol, who run them to make a living. And logging, to me, is the environment where a saw would get worked the most. Not like tree work where several saws are going to be used over the course of a job. Now a modded 200 may be great for certain pruning applications, I wouldn't know for sure about that, but in small bursts it may be the ticket for the people who do that work. Now for general tree work, better time gains are going to come from improving your general work techniques. Sorry for the slightly rambling post.
Later John