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mingo said:
Got the 7900-POS back with the new ignition module ran great for 5 or 6 cuts and then started to bog down turn the high speed in all the way and only revs up to 11,000 guess it's carb time. I thought I would just use these saws on the landing cut a hitch and they would get a rest kind of like the "Cul De Sac Cutters", but they won't even hold up for that. I think the best way to fix it is lift the gas and oil caps up an inch and slip a Husky or Stihl under them.
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I think the last sentance there is the only way you'll really fix it for good. Its not like you didnt give it a chance.
 
Oldtimer said:
I'd put it on Craigslist, sell it for whatever some fool will pay for it (not that you are a fool for buying it!) and go buy a couple bottles of Knob Creek single barrel.

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No I was fool for buying the second one thinking the first one might just have been a lemon. And believing what everybody on the chainsaw forum aka cookie cutting site was saying about them. Hey they were a great saw for a month and I have had 4 of them the two originals and the two they replaced them with. Same cycle with all four run great for about a month, then times when it won't start, next the the top end goes, put a jug and piston in month later the pto bearings go. What got me is when I went on site to tell what happened all the weekend warriors came after me like killer bees. Lets see I was brand bashing, I wasn't a logger, I didn't really own a DOGMAR, Didn't know how to tune a saw etc. etc.
 
mingo said:
No I was fool for buying the second one thinking the first one might just have been a lemon. And believing what everybody on the chainsaw forum aka cookie cutting site was saying about them. Hey they were a great saw for a month and I have had 4 of them the two originals and the two they replaced them with. Same cycle with all four run great for about a month, then times when it won't start, next the the top end goes, put a jug and piston in month later the pto bearings go. What got me is when I went on site to tell what happened all the weekend warriors came after me like killer bees. Lets see I was brand bashing, I wasn't a logger, I didn't really own a DOGMAR, Didn't know how to tune a saw etc. etc.
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All they know is cookie cutting anyway..and yes they said the same things to me..they prolly never set foot on a loggin job let alone use a saw enough to wear ONE out in a lifetime....i just dont worry about what they think..they can mess with them maybe they have the time to work on it between cookie cutting sessions..i dont have time to mess with a saw not running right between trips..cause me and my parnter gotta get aonther 2 trips on the ground and ready to go because both skidders are commin back in a hurry. Why mess with the junk thing?..get rid of it..replace it with a husky or stihl and problem solved. My boss replaced his 4 donkeymars with 2 brand new dual ported 460 mags..no problems now. And im running one of my modified 460's for him....next week prolly the modded 395 or 385 since we're gettin in bigger timber now. Stay safe and cut like HE11.
 
View attachment 220074...this was back in april..ONE day of cuttin and skidding..6 loads in that pile right there...they already hauled out two before daylight when i got there the next morning at 6:30am.
 
I gotta say I do love my Dolmar. It's been used and abused and still runs like a top. However, their lousy dealer network is their downfall. All of my OPE at work is Stihl, and most of my work off the clock is done with Huskys and Jonsereds these days. I really do wish that Makita would figure out what the hell they really mean to do with Dolmar -- make it work, or put the marque out of its misery -- so that we could stop having this discussion over and over again.
 
My dealer got a carb coming for it we'll see if that cures the problem for now. The other pos they put a new carb boot on and still think it has an air leak going to do a smoke check on it. I wonder if the smoke check involves gas and matches?
 
mingo said:
My dealer got a carb coming for it we'll see if that cures the problem for now. The other pos they put a new carb boot on and still think it has an air leak going to do a smoke check on it. I wonder if the smoke check involves gas and matches?
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It would involve a bonfire, much drinking, and several fat girls dancing around. For me anyway.:msp_sneaky:
 
Now you boy's don't flog me for saying this...............but I've had pretty good luck with Dolmars in the past. The worst thing I've found about Dolmar is the dealers around here.
I've got 4 7900's in the shed that I've retired from my little crew, and replaced with Stihl 460's. Not because my 7900's aren't good saws, but because my local dealers suck.
I've never been brand loyal, and one thing I've learned is that a good servicing dealer is worth more than any brand loyalty you may have. The name printed on the starter ain't worth much without a good dealer behind it.

Andy
 
redprospector said:
Now you boy's don't flog me for saying this...............but I've had pretty good luck with Dolmars in the past. The worst thing I've found about Dolmar is the dealers around here.
I've got 4 7900's in the shed that I've retired from my little crew, and replaced with Stihl 460's. Not because my 7900's aren't good saws, but because my local dealers suck.
I've never been brand loyal, and one thing I've learned is that a good servicing dealer is worth more than any brand loyalty you may have. The name printed on the starter ain't worth much without a good dealer behind it.

Andy
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Right! I'd buy a Chinese all-plastic-toy-from-children-to-children chainsaw if my most trusted dealer suggested that. I doubt he never will.
 
redprospector said:
Now you boy's don't flog me for saying this...............but I've had pretty good luck with Dolmars in the past. The worst thing I've found about Dolmar is the dealers around here.
I've got 4 7900's in the shed that I've retired from my little crew, and replaced with Stihl 460's. Not because my 7900's aren't good saws, but because my local dealers suck.
I've never been brand loyal, and one thing I've learned is that a good servicing dealer is worth more than any brand loyalty you may have. The name printed on the starter ain't worth much without a good dealer behind it.

Andy
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Im not brand loyal by any means but the funny part is i never have any problems with my huskys or stihls.My dealer is about done with dolmar too everything always is on back order.
 
madhatte said:
.. I really do wish that Makita would figure out what the hell they really mean to do with Dolmar -- make it work, or put the marque out of its misery -- so that we could stop having this discussion over and over again.
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I forget about the Makita overlords. I would hope they'd do something, because their contractor powertools are about impossible to beat.
 

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