dissecting an earthquake chainsaw

[Big_Wood]

I'm gonna keep my eye out for this quake brian speaks of. It may even hit my local post office :msp_smile:

 

[o8f150]

So you only have 1 freaking earthquake now scott. You better change yer sig. You are not being honest about what you own

there,,, you happy now
i did find out a while ago the clutch is either a little week or i have just to much power,, i was quartering up a couple of rounds and smoked the clutch a few times,, of course the bar was buried in redoak :hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange:

 

[H 2 H]

We will have to watch the Tsunami warnings by the end of the week off Vancouver Island :jester:

 

[H 2 H]

haha i didn't have to mail it,, the guy come by and picked it up:hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange:

It's over $35 cheaper sending it from the great white north than shipping it from the states "FYI"

And 3 weeks faster

 

[stihl023/5]

sold another one and doubled my money:msp_biggrin::msp_biggrin:

I'm mailing one out today also :msp_smile:

Quit selling them you probably won't get them that cheap again! :msp_mad:

 

[milkman]

My BIL saw me cutting up some trees with my MMed Earthquake today and tried to get me to sell it to him. I could have more than doubled my money, but I declined.:msp_razz: I've got the drags a little low and it's a little grabby if I'm not careful, but it sure cuts good.

 

[H 2 H]

Quit selling them you probably won't get them that cheap again! :msp_mad:

Don't worry about me I still have a couple in the barn still in boxes plus the HUSKYQUAKE :msp_tongue:

 

[o8f150]

i dought i will sell my last one,, i like that little saw

 

[singinwoodwackr]

some play time today...

What to do with one of those useless 18mm sockets...
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took the tank off today to try and figure out why this thing bleeds oil when sitting.
Found that the oil pickup hose at the tank was not trimmed well and just didn't seal well at all. So, added some automotive silicone to the little sucker...did the same with the double male connector as well. We'll see how/if it works once I refill the tank, cut for a while and...
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oh...it is best to replace that little filter that goes on the end...before you put the saw back together...

I also figured out why the clutches on these things suck...uh...
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I think the next time I cut with this thing I'll try to get the clutch to slip...and let it slip till it smokes a little

 

[McKann]

By all means, keep sending money to china, they have the PLA to feed.

True story. I rarely work on disposable saws even if I'm getting paid. Heck, half the time the dealers won't even service em if they show signs of use. And yeah they are cheap. In cost and quality. I wouldn't buy a saw that's made outta plastic and weak toy car metal and designed to the lowest possible price point. I've got some really good saws that have been running for 40-60 years and will keep on for decades to come. Maybe I'm the crazy one, but while some of y'all are out there buying disposable Chinese toy saws I'm picking up reliable American made tools for the same price.

 

[Walt41]

True story. I rarely work, even if I'm getting paid. He.

I believe you, it frees up more time for you to hang out and hate on something you have never even seen or used.

 

[stihl023/5]

I would like to get out and use one, but until I get weather like 08 has it isn't happening.:msp_mad:

 

[o8f150]

True story. I rarely work on disposable saws even if I'm getting paid. Heck, half the time the dealers won't even service em if they show signs of use. And yeah they are cheap. In cost and quality. I wouldn't buy a saw that's made outta plastic and weak toy car metal and designed to the lowest possible price point. I've got some really good saws that have been running for 40-60 years and will keep on for decades to come. Maybe I'm the crazy one, but while some of y'all are out there buying disposable Chinese toy saws I'm picking up reliable American made tools for the same price.

a newbie whinning???? go figure,,, you have no idea what this thread or AS is all about,, you are missing the point,,, IT IS FOR FREAKING FUN!!!!

 

[Philbert]

,, you are missing the point,,, IT IS FOR FREAKING FUN!!!!

You guys have gotten 115 pages out of $30 saws (probably learned something along the way too). Imagine how much it would have cost you if you spent even a fraction of that time in a bar!

Philbert

 

[o8f150]

You guys have gotten 115 pages out of $30 saws (probably learned something along the way too). Imagine how much it would have cost you if you spent even a fraction of that time in a bar!

Philbert

i could imagine,,, nothing like a 24 hour drunk:biggrin::biggrin:

 

[Chris-PA]

True story. I rarely work on disposable saws even if I'm getting paid. Heck, half the time the dealers won't even service em if they show signs of use. And yeah they are cheap. In cost and quality. I wouldn't buy a saw that's made outta plastic and weak toy car metal and designed to the lowest possible price point. I've got some really good saws that have been running for 40-60 years and will keep on for decades to come. Maybe I'm the crazy one, but while some of y'all are out there buying disposable Chinese toy saws I'm picking up reliable American made tools for the same price.

Nobody asked you to work on one, and what makes you think we don't know what they are? We're having fun modifying some cheap saws we got as used/seconds/demos. And learning that they are based on good RedMax designs and that they're built OK and work pretty darn well. They could be serious competition, especially if they were to pony up for the strato royalties.

And I like my American made saws - plastic Poulans and a couple of Macs, all of which everyone hates on more than these Earthquakes.

So far Earthquake seems to be failing in the marketplace, probably becausue Poulans are better.

 

[Walt41]

a newbie whinning???? go figure,,, you have no idea what this thread or AS is all about,, you are missing the point,,, IT IS FOR FREAKING FUN!!!!

I want to know what fuel is in his saws that they have been running that long and if the neighbors have complained about the noise over the last 40 years.
He should just go back to folding 056's laundry and stay out of this thread.

 

[McKann]

I believe you, it frees up more time for you to hang out and hate on something you have never even seen or used.

Clever selective quotation... I'm not trying to start a fight or complain. While back someone gave me an earthquake they couldn't get it running. Turned out easy to fix and I gave it to a friend to use while his saw was in the shop... Then the clutch self destructed. Saws like this seem to run good while they do, but they really aren't built to last or be rebuilt. If it's fun then by all means do it!

 

[Chris-PA]

What failed in the clutch?

 

[Walt41]

Clever selective quotation... I'm not trying to start a fight or complain. While back someone gave me an earthquake they couldn't get it running. Turned out easy to fix and I gave it to a friend to use while his saw was in the shop... Then the clutch self destructed. Saws like this seem to run good while they do, but they really aren't built to last or be rebuilt. If it's fun then by all means do it!

Not trying to start a fight either but, first you said you don't work on them, now you imply plurality of knowledge of cheap saws...which is it?
Personally my shop policy is I will work on anything from a Cat dozer to a shorted out waffle iron as long as I get my hourly rate and the customer has been educated on what they are getting into, I have had guys bring me stuff and say "whatever it takes" then I run thru a couple scenarios and suddenly the story changes to "do the minimum"