A Tale of Three Saws

[FATGUY]

Hi Brad!

 

[Andyshine77]

Hi Brad!!

 

[FATGUY]

Hi Al!!

 

[AUSSIE1]

Now Boys!!!


We all know the Makita is the best saw of the three!!!


Mike

It only gets worse! :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[rms61moparman]

Hey Guys!!!

Who wants to PM me and tell me what the differences are in the P/Cs for the Husky 350 and 346???
I know the 350 is one mm bigger..............whadelse?


Mike

 

[Andyshine77]

Hehehe.

Well I've never worked on a 350 so I'm not sure really sure.

 

[MCW]

The 660 definately has more grunt. I just wish Matt could have experienced that.

My mate arrived at 7:15am this morning I ended up fitting a cheap laminated 20" 3/8" bar and a sharp but poorly setup Windsor chain with a 7 pin sprocket to the 660. Had a 24" 3/8" bar fitted to the new 390XP with a well setup Carlton semi chisel chain and 8 pin.
Although I only made half a dozen cuts in a pretty hard Casuarina log it was obvious which saw had more torque (660) although the 7 pin would have contributed to this (can anyone tell me how you get the circlip of this 660 with the machined step in the machined retaining washer? :censored: My mate couldn't get it off either which is why I ran it with a 7 pin).
He also had a crack on one of my 7900's and the new 390XP. He liked both as they outcut the 660, one because of the 8 pins on them and two because both lots of semi chisel were set up perfect whereas the Windsor full chisel on the 660 had too much hook and needed the depth guages dropped further.
I know I made the right choice keeping the 390 but I still would have loved to give the 660 a workout. My mate is fitting the extreme conditions filter kit off his 880 to this saw when he gets home.

By the way guys, this isn't the last you've seen of this saw. I'll get videos and pictures of it one day soon when we're cutting together again.

orange and white awesomeness. :hmm3grin2orange:

Hah hah ;D

 

[porky616]

(can anyone tell me how you get the circlip of this 660 with the machined step in the machined retaining washer? :censored: My mate couldn't get it off either which is why I ran it with a 7 pin).

well one thing for sure is ya dont put ya finger in the way of the screwdriver when ya spit the dummy and try to pry it off. lotsa swearing and blood is sure to follow. 880 is easy it just pops the clip off mid cut

 

[Andyshine77]

Matt the clip snaps off like on any other saw, I never had an issue with my long forgotten 660.

 

[blsnelling]

Use the little orange carb tuning screw driver.

 

[wigglesworth]

Use the little orange carb tuning screw driver.

Yep. Just went thru that today. Some of the clips can be a pain in the hiney, but that little carb screwdriver will pop them off quick like. Dont know why, but they do.

 

[MCW]

Matt the clip snaps off like on any other saw, I never had an issue with my long forgotten 660.

Tried that. It certainly doesn't snap out like any other saw I have

Use the little orange carb tuning screw driver.

Tried that.

Yep. Just went thru that today. Some of the clips can be a pain in the hiney, but that little carb screwdriver will pop them off quick like. Dont know why, but they do.

Tried this too :censored:

Obviously Brad has got the clip off but I could not raise the clip above the machined recess in the "washer". The recessed part is the same size as the washer.

I know it comes out but it ceratinly isn't as easy as any other saw I've worked on. Normally it's a pressed steel washer, this thing is a solid lump of machined steel.

 

[wigglesworth]

Tried that. It certainly doesn't snap out like any other saw I have



Tried that.



Tried this too :censored:

Obviously Brad has got the clip off but I could not raise the clip above the machined recess in the "washer". The recessed part is the same size as the washer.

I know it comes out but it ceratinly isn't as easy as any other saw I've worked on. Normally it's a pressed steel washer, this thing is a solid lump of machined steel.

I have a few washers like that. You should still be able to push the washer in, and pry the clip out??? Sometimes they are a bear, but I have always been able to remove them. I think your just not holding your mouth right...

 

[MCW]

I have a few washers like that. You should still be able to push the washer in, and pry the clip out??? Sometimes they are a bear, but I have always been able to remove them. I think your just not holding your mouth right...

I had my tongue on the left and my tongue on the right. I swore, I spat on it, I lifted it, I broke the end off a small electrical screwdriver :censored:

I had my left leg off the ground, my right leg...

Had a beer, tried again...

Alas...

Honestly, I gave up. Not easily but I regrettably did. If I'd have owned this saw it may have ended up with one of those sprockets you hear of worn down to the crank

 

[Stihlman441]

I had one of those washers with the bad recess sow i put it in a lathe and turned some of the recess away,all is good know. I can take pic if required.

 

[rms61moparman]

Use the little orange carb tuning screw driver.

The tip of a scrench works best for me!


Mike

 

[Rudolf73]

My 460 came with the same machined step washer and I had quite a bit of trouble getting it off, so I replaced it with one of those pressed washers instead. The clip is really easy to take off now - like it should be.

 

[MostShady1]

My 460 came with the same machined step washer and I had quite a bit of trouble getting it off, so I replaced it with one of those pressed washers instead. The clip is really easy to take off now - like it should be.

+1

Out with the old, in with the easy!

 

[MCW]

My mate got back home with the 660 and said the clip came straight off :censored:

Must have just been my poor technique

 

[AUSSIE1]

My mate got back home with the 660 and said the clip came straight off :censored:

Must have just been my poor technique

Ain't that just the way? :hmm3grin2orange: