Any Point in Getting Small Pro Saw?

[sean donato]

I just bought a NeoTec 543xp clone for $130. I wanted a light duty limbing saw that wouldn't see a great deal of use. Anyone have one of these? I saw on YouTube that the carb gasket was not fully cut out for some patent reason and wonder if that is a thing with all of them or just a few.

Stratto port is blocked off by the gasket, exhaust port is half the size of oem, transfers don't line up at the same height. In take port seemed ok size wise vs husqy/zenoah. I got a little greedy/angry while fixing the ports and ended up just getting a husqy p/c for it. In truth, I could get a redmax gz4350 (543xp) from sthollers for ~$300.00 and just went and ran the saw. Time fixing the neojunk and new p/c, spark plug etc just wasn't worth it. If it runs at all in stock form rejoice and be happy. Mine ran like crap which lead me down that rabbit hole. Runs fine now, but not nearly as good as my gz4000.

 

[Franny K]

I learned something that might help someone else.

Oregon recommends its Q66 chain for the P501, but it recommends the 20LPX066G, which is about 2/3 as expensive, for the CS-4910. I could not figure out what made the chains different, looking at the specs.

I emailed Oregon, and they say it's the same chain.

lgx is the no bumper drive link version of lpx and most posters here don't think the safety or anti vibration technology of the bumper drive link is a good thing.

 

[diver64]

Stratto port is blocked off by the gasket, exhaust port is half the size of oem, transfers don't line up at the same height. In take port seemed ok size wise vs husqy/zenoah. I got a little greedy/angry while fixing the ports and ended up just getting a husqy p/c for it. In truth, I could get a redmax gz4350 (543xp) from sthollers for ~$300.00 and just went and ran the saw. Time fixing the neojunk and new p/c, spark plug etc just wasn't worth it. If it runs at all in stock form rejoice and be happy. Mine ran like crap which lead me down that rabbit hole. Runs fine now, but not nearly as good as my gz4000.

Oy...I looked online and they got ok reviews. Hope I didn't waste money

 

[sean donato]

Oy...I looked online and they got ok reviews. Hope I didn't waste money

there's pictures loaded up on this site somewhere with all the issues I had with it. For whatever reason I can't seem to find them.
Edit: post 39
https://www.arboristsite.com/threads/57cc-honda-powered-mtd-ridgeline.368516/page-2#post-8037804

 

[fields_mj]

I'd say it depend on what you consider "small", and what you're actually cutting. Personally, an 026/260/261 is about as small as I would go for most applications. The reason for that is that as you have to go a LOT smaller to make any significant change in the overall weight of the saw. If you ARE going to go smaller than a good 10 lb 50cc power head, then I'd be looking at a powerhead that weighed 6-7 lb.

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

lgx is the no bumper drive link version of lpx and most posters here don't think the safety or anti vibration technology of the bumper drive link is a good thing.

I have no issues with the little bumpers on 325 LPX or 3/8LP 63PS3.

Bore cutters dont care for it. Bucking dont matter a bit and limbing seems smoother.

Run both of each of those above.