Chris-PA
Where the Wild Things Are
Well I just did that - here is my adventure: http://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/porting-a-chinese-g621-clone.253359/Haven't viewed this thread in some time now. Both my CS45/18's are doing well, broke the bar tensioning little bit being stupid.. (On one saw) it's on order, be here soon. (So much for the parts being difficult to find- took all of 10 minutes online)
Ok I'll come out with it- these little saws are a pleasure- I am so very happy with both, one seems to have a weaker clutch than the other but it's not a show stopper in any way- I'm just aware of it.
So I checked back in mostly to see if the one fella got the sleeper 58/45-18 saw completed yet, looks like he's getting close.
So these saws have been so good it had me EVEN MORE curious about its relatives, there are many more/ larger displacement saws out there. If you search a simple google image search it will get you there, or go to Alibaba and just start searching chainsaws. There are saws from well... 38/41/45 cc, then 52/58cc of course, then I believe 62/64, 68 cc, 72 cc, 92 cc, and 105 cc. All with ehh- kinda sorta the same design as our beloved Quakes.
So I started a thread inquiring about the truly BIG 105 cc ****** dinky saws and was hammered for it- plenty of the typical posts you would expect... Since then I have researched them some more. If I were to finally settle on a larger saw for my firewood cutting I would probably lean towards the "CraftTop 72cc" (MS381)... But I don't see them anywhere ACTUALLY FOR SALE in the US.
The closest "approaching large-ish" cc saw I see is ebay- it's a Chusky 62cc 20" (says TimberPro down the bar). It's $166.26 plus $58.20 shipping. ($224.46)
(Now for pure output for the dollar- well since these EQ4518 deals are finished... Ebay has the DevonPro 22" 58cc saw to your door for $140, that's not a bad deal really, considering the good service these EQ's have given me)
(I'm assuming the CS4518 deal is kaput- LOL, anyone picked any up under $60 lately... Boy that was really something!)
I stayed away from the larger derivatives of the Zenoah G5000 series saws (and the 45cc Earthquake) due to carb size limitations. The original design used a WT series carb and they just don't get big enough for saws in the 58cc and up range IMO. It does not appear that the clones have carbs that are enlarged but I am not sure about that in all cases.