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Wild thing.........you make my heart sing........

I may have one kicking around at work somewhere .........
 
excess650 said:
From the looks of it the Dolmar and Stihl appeared pretty similar with the Redmax a distant 3rd. I'm thinking my MM Makita DCS401 would eat their lunch:buttkick:, but it has been MMed(happiest 13.5-13.8K), BUT it weighs considerably less.:rock: I JUST pulled a NIB specimen and weighed it. On my scale, dry, it weighs 8#14oz, powerhead only.

Hmm, a modded dcs401.
I got a new dcs401 & a used dolmar 420 at the same time, I set the 401 down and never picked it up since, I have yet to set the 420 down, great saw:rock:
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battlefordguy said:
Hmm, a modded dcs401.
I got a new dcs401 & a used dolmar 420 at the same time, I set the 401 down and never picked it up since, I have yet to set the 420 down, great saw:rock:
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I see in your signature line that the 420 is MM. The 401 definitely needs a MM and retune to run properly.
 
MS460WOODCHUCK said:
If ya feel up to it Randy throw a wildthing in the mix and if the vibes are too much for ya throw a 42cc PP in the mix. Better yet you better not because there may be alot of peed off people with there 40cc stihl pro saws when it gets out cut by a $89.00 factory refurb box store saw...:laugh:
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I would like to see it as well, but for a different reason. I am a regular on the poulan thread and gave my other saws to my kids to pursue old Poulans. I like my 4620 and think the 5020 is a good value....but I just don't understand the love for the 40-42cc Poulans over the last 10+ years. The smallest stihl I owned was a an ms 250, it and my ryobi 10532 (Redmax clone with a mm) seem much better tools, when compared to the dozen Poulan/Craftsman I have had to repair for friends. Admittedly I have not run a ms 170. At $89 refurb I see the value, but not at the $150+ retail at Sears or a box store. Granted care plays a part in this.

As with most things, I am probably wrong, and Randy is just the chump (I mean chimp) to show me. I will keep an open mind.:dunno: Thanks for playing and letting us watch Mastermind.
 
You need to remember the Stihl is a clean living Aussie boy and may take a while to form friends and adjust to the climate before it feels comfortable :D
 
Jacob J. said:
Is there such a person?
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bucknfeller said:
You should. One of the friendliest places I have visited. And the girls... :msp_wub: I don't really know why, but they seem to be drawn to American men :confused:
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That settles it, deye I am on my way.....:msp_sneaky:

I'm going to stop by NZ to arrow a red stag on the way:msp_thumbup:
 
cmarti said:
I would like to see it as well, but for a different reason. I am a regular on the poulan thread and gave my other saws to my kids to pursue old Poulans. I like my 4620 and think the 5020 is a good value....but I just don't understand the love for the 40-42cc Poulans over the last 10+ years. The smallest stihl I owned was a an ms 250, it and my ryobi 10532 (Redmax clone with a mm) seem much better tools, when compared to the dozen Poulan/Craftsman I have had to repair for friends. Admittedly I have not run a ms 170. At $89 refurb I see the value, but not at the $150+ retail at Sears or a box store. Granted care plays a part in this.

As with most things, I am probably wrong, and Randy is just the chump (I mean chimp) to show me. I will keep an open mind.:dunno: Thanks for playing and letting us watch Mastermind.
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I have no love for the plastic poulans either including the two you have. I was just giving Randy a hard time as I think a plastic poulan could be made to run with any of the 40cc models he is building and the price is ALOT cheaper to puchase them

I am also a regular on the poulan thread but read more than I post there. I have owned alot of poulans myself from the micros to the 8500, 655 and 6000. I have had as many as 50 poulans at once and none were the plastic models. I would spend the same money for a good running 3000/3300 or the like that it would cost to buy a plastic model and still be ahead.
 
homelitejim said:
I would love to see how a Homelite super ez stackes up against these saws, I have yet to run a 40cc saw as strong as a sez.
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Mastermind said:
We ain't done playing yet Jim. I've got a few EZs but none are bone stock. When we start doing timed cuts the EZ will be in on it.
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Sprintcar said:
Randy, when you get done playing lets see how they stack up against the Super EZ and maybe a Homey 240. The EZ I'm working now should be O.K., pulling 180 lbs stock. Now to play with it.
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Yeppers. Randy said he wuz gonna include a Super E-Z. I wanna see how one does (with good chain) against the new 40cc Wundersaws. I REALLY wanna see what an S E-Z will do once Mooberized too. I have a 240 that Randy could play with ifn' he wanted to as well. I don't have high hopes for that one (compared to the S E-Z) however...
 

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