A good trimming saw for $100?? Ryobi 10532 Review

[blsnelling]

It was $110.00 with free shipping from cpoRyobi website.
http://www.cporyobi.com/products/zrry10532.html
was ordered on Wed. delivered on Friday

I thought I'd let Eric spill the beans if he wanted to. I didn't know if his sone read this forum or if it was a secret or not.

 

[2000ssm6]

A $100 ported Roybi?? CAD to the next level.

 

[Sc0]

Hmm, looks like Stihl could learn a few tips on casting/machining...

 

[blsnelling]

It's back together and running. Unfortunately it has a rev limited ignition and I can't tell what's turning. I'll have to tune it in the wood tomorrow and see how it compares to my 3800, which I already know outperforms a MS200.

This was truely an experiment. With the odd intake shape and extra transfers, it was different than any saw I've ported. Throttle response is now lightning quick. Very responsive. I think we've got a runner here. I'll try to get a vid up tomorrow.

 

[rmh3481]

Thanks for posting the pics Brad. Very interesting.

Thanks,
Bob

 

[ericjeeper]

I thought I'd let Eric spill the beans if he wanted to. I didn't know if his sone read this forum or if it was a secret or not.

It is a secret.. But he does not read here.. At least I do not think he reads here..LOL

 

[RandyMac]

Way cool, I'm sure he will love it. I have always liked little chainsaws that run strong, I checked out the site, good deal.

 

[whitedogone]

They seem to be put together well. But, there sure are a LOT of those things refurbished on the net. Makes one wonder why. WDO

 

[whitedogone]

Kind of funny, a coworker was just asking about this saw the other day. Check Amazon

 

[ericjeeper]

Big box store return policies

I would bet a dollar to a doughnut.. Some home owner bought the saw.. Took it home and cleaned up their lawn from a storm.. Then returned it for a full refund.. Sure beats a rental fee, yes?

 

[whitedogone]

I would bet a dollar to a doughnut.. Some home owner bought the saw.. Took it home and cleaned up their lawn from a storm.. Then returned it for a full refund.. Sure beats a rental fee, yes?

Excellent point.

 

[whitedogone]

I wonder if a fella could make $ stripping these down and selling them as:

http://www.zenoah.com/

 

[lmalterna]

Anxious to hearrns out- nice looking little saw. One reveiwer said after only 10 days of use the chain was dull.... 10 days for the chain to get dull!!!!!!! I wonder what and how much he cut. Just how many saws has this idiot run?

2Door

 

[ericjeeper]

I read that one too..

Anxious to hearrns out- nice looking little saw. One reveiwer said after only 10 days of use the chain was dull.... 10 days for the chain to get dull!!!!!!! I wonder what and how much he cut. Just how many saws has this idiot run?

2Door

cracked me up.. He is darned good with a saw to use it for ten days and not get it into the dirt,, I was bucking up what was left after my GTG and I was trenching a lot of dirt.. I doubt I was getting ten minutes between filings LOL..But I was using an old chain with this in mind,Logs were piled where they could not be rolled to cut the bottom out..No biggie I know how to file a chain.(Gives me a rest while waiting on the two boys to get it picked up and split.

 

[blsnelling]

The verdict is in. Do not fear 2010! This baby rips and smokes my 3800. Stratofied or not, the power is there. It's 15% faster than my 3800, which is faster than a MS200T. Beat that for $110 if you can!

You'll notice in the video that the Ryobi has a rev limited ignition. Tuning is more difficult since it must be done in the wood with a load. I pulled the plug after the last heavy load cut and it looked great.

The Ryobi simply has more power. It pulls more RPMs at every load point. It has better throttle response, more RPMs in the cut, and should be better on fuel.

I completely felt my way around the porting of this saw with it being stratofied. Something worked! I'm tickled pink

I probably ought to order one of these before I post this video, LOL

 

[ericjeeper]

Looks like an excellent saw for light wood

It ought to tickle him pink to have something to run of his own.. He as an older johny red/pullon 36cc but it is a POS in my opinion.Thanks Brad..

 

[blsnelling]

Thanks Brad..

You're welcome. It was the least I could do for you for hosting our GTGs. Tell your son to enjoy it and have fun. Happy graduation!

 

[Vibes]

I bought one of those saws at one of those firehall tool truckload sales last year for $119. Supposedly it was refurbished. I think the reason people take them back is that when you're bucking with them they stall if there is less than half a tank of gas.

People laughed at me when they saw that toy looking plastic handle on the pull start, but I said it the first time I ran that saw that I really liked it. I've been taking it instead of my J-Red 2150 more and more. Put a Woodsman Pro 30LP chain on em and they cut allot better. It cuts all day on a tank of gas.

I don't think Home Depot sells those saws anymore because they now sell the Homelites around here now. My sons girlfreind works at HD and she told me they pitched several of those returned ones when they quit handling them. Might wanna check the dumpsters for some real bargains. I've also seen the refurbs on E-Bay for $109.

 

[blsnelling]

They desperately need a muffler mod if nothing else. There's just one tiny little hole for the exhaust. You can do it without splitting the muffler.

 

[whitedogone]

I used to run RC planes way back. The big boys were running Zenoah's on the front end. That saw looks exactly like some of those pp's as I recall. Them fella's were replacing the limited coils with somethig as I remember. I'm not sure if they were getting them from Zenoah of not. But, you can order parts from them for their RC stuff. WDO