o8f150
Tree Freak
4 more tanks of fuel through it today and ran perfect
dissecting an earthquake chainsaw
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???? You RE-FILL those things ????
(I thought they were like those disposable butane lighters . . . . Sorry. My bad!)
Philbert
Streblerm
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First quake problem
I ran into the first saw that wasn't useable out of the box. I noticed that the plastic seemed faded when I pulled some of the stickers off. When I fueled it the gas ran out as fast as I poured it in. After pulling the tank the fuel line grommet shrunk and that's where the fuel was coming from.
I'm wondering if maybe this was a display model that sat in the sun in a store window or something similar. It did have a bit of sawdust in it but the P&C looked new. I can't imagine anyone running it this way.
I was getting ready to tune it to give it to a friend. I think I'll pull the modded muffler and stick it on my last saw and give that one to him. I was going to keep one in reserve for parts. Looks like the shrunken grommet saw will become my parts saw. Maybe I'll order up a redmax grommet. This could be a weakness in these saws. Anybody else seen this yet?
I ran into the first saw that wasn't useable out of the box. I noticed that the plastic seemed faded when I pulled some of the stickers off. When I fueled it the gas ran out as fast as I poured it in. After pulling the tank the fuel line grommet shrunk and that's where the fuel was coming from.
I'm wondering if maybe this was a display model that sat in the sun in a store window or something similar. It did have a bit of sawdust in it but the P&C looked new. I can't imagine anyone running it this way.
I was getting ready to tune it to give it to a friend. I think I'll pull the modded muffler and stick it on my last saw and give that one to him. I was going to keep one in reserve for parts. Looks like the shrunken grommet saw will become my parts saw. Maybe I'll order up a redmax grommet. This could be a weakness in these saws. Anybody else seen this yet?
o8f150
Tree Freak
i think thats all of us used to think,, i am going to take pics of the trees today when we go bad over there, you all won;t believe how much i have cut with it and its just getting stronger
diggers_dad
Sawchologist
Had that on the PowerHorse version. A little "Seal All" will fix that. It is made for contact with gasoline. I used it for the repair months ago and not a single drop has leaked since.
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Chris-PA
Where the Wild Things Are
That stuff is pretty good. I even used it to seal a clamshell engine and it worked fine, but it sets hard and was a bit of a PITA when I took it apart again. Seems to stick to plastic well too. Scottr told me about it.
stihl023/5
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I used that to fix a plastic filter cage on a tractor fuel tank. Works well.
diggers_dad
Sawchologist
I don't know what's in it, but I have used it to repair plastic radiator overflow tanks, gas tanks on saws, seats in my dad's truck, I even used to fix a pair of boots the shoe repair guy said to throw away. I figure it's so good the government will outlaw it before too long.
stihl023/5
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Shhh its good stuff.:msp_scared:
o8f150
Tree Freak
believe it or not 99% of these trees where topped and debranched with the ole earthquake,,, i run 1 tank through it today and then got the 346xp out to run it for a while,, roughly speaking there is 40+ trees we have taken down,, maybe closer to 60,, i don't really know since i didn't count them,,there is a lot of redoaks, dave and i should have our wood sheds full again,,, i hate taking pics with the cell phone but i forgot my regular camera,,, oh yea,, the 044 i did for him,, he run it today and had a stiffy,,
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Might by not exactly right to compliment a guy on his wood but, that is nice wood.
On the quake front, I have my 41 here and was going to do the cylinder today but I realized I was out of three bond and don't want to pull it apart till I can do the whole process in one step.
On the quake front, I have my 41 here and was going to do the cylinder today but I realized I was out of three bond and don't want to pull it apart till I can do the whole process in one step.
o8f150
Tree Freak
its been a lot of work but we should end up with 6-8 cords,,, if i remember right we still have another dozen trees to take down,,, the only reason i stopped using the earthquake today the chain was getting dull,, not bad for about 6 tanks
o8f150
Tree Freak
sold another one and doubled my money:msp_biggrin::msp_biggrin:
MechanicMatt
Cut Split Stack Burn
Scott, it is a lot of hard work, but Id rather get some exercise running saws and being outside than giving the damn oil man my money.
o8f150
Tree Freak
you are very so right,,,, 1 months worth of wood saves us 250-300 a month in electric,, saves dave about the same amount in propane,, we use a skit steer with a graffel bucket to do most of the work,,, in what we have now took us about 12 hours and 75.00 in fuel ,, total expense by the time we get it all here should be right at 125.00 which will be 1 season of heat for each of us,, so its not to bad
o8f150
Tree Freak
i just got done cleaning up the earthquake along with a couple of other saws,,, something i have really noticed in this pos is that there is almost no dust or chips in and around the air filter,, even the carb throat is clean,,, seems strange that this cheap of a saw it stays so clean in the air filter area compaired to stihls and huskies,,,
o8f150
Tree Freak
haha i didn't have to mail it,, the guy come by and picked it up:hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange:
Big_Wood
westcoast dweller
So you only have 1 freaking earthquake now scott. You better change yer sig. You are not being honest about what you own 
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