Captain CaveMan
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Ok I picked up a 25 dollar project saw today. The homeowner barely used it to cut firewood, hes bought it by the cord since...
I see why. The saw had the quick adjust cover off, he couldn't get it back on. He had wood chips in it lol.
Here is my observation cheap....cheap cheap cheap. This saw is lightweight flimsy flimsy, you think wildthings are bad, this is not only plastic, its thin plastic.
It has anti-vibe, I thought huh not bad to have anti-vibe in a cheapish saw too bad its so flimsy. Well i cleaned the adjuster cover off and put it back together with a new semi chisel Oregon safety chain.
I went out and started it very boggy and got really hot, when i was cutting wood, as for cutting wood wow I would buy fire wood as well, the anti-vibe is so flimsy it bends the saw backwards, this is a brand new chain its throwing chips, the saw just bends backwards when your cutting, lol nope ill take a vibrating no anti-vibe poulan. At least it doesn't bend in half when its used, the front handle is just as flimsy it flexes as well.
So I adjusted the carb richened it both high and low and re adjusted idle, saw cooled right down, still needs a little more on the top end.
The oiler makes craftsman and poulans look stingy. It ate through a 1/3 of a tank of bar oil in 5 minutes, maybe i need to mount a gallon jug of bar oil on it to make it even close to a tank of fuel, lol.
So here is where I am at, I cant feel good about selling this, it is crud. I think ill take the top anti-vibe spring out and just rigid mount to the motor with a bolt, leave the bottom so there is some isolation but most the flex and slop is in the top spring.
I highly doubt this oiler is adjustable, is there a way to slow it down, like a partial plug of the oiling port or something, its ridiculous the rate its blowing through oil, its literally slimed on the bar and pouring all over. If I can get it to oil slower and get the chassis flex down it isn't too bad, pretty low on power for a 42cc.
Think this will be the last new homelite I repair to sell, not worth it.
I see why. The saw had the quick adjust cover off, he couldn't get it back on. He had wood chips in it lol.
Here is my observation cheap....cheap cheap cheap. This saw is lightweight flimsy flimsy, you think wildthings are bad, this is not only plastic, its thin plastic.
It has anti-vibe, I thought huh not bad to have anti-vibe in a cheapish saw too bad its so flimsy. Well i cleaned the adjuster cover off and put it back together with a new semi chisel Oregon safety chain.
I went out and started it very boggy and got really hot, when i was cutting wood, as for cutting wood wow I would buy fire wood as well, the anti-vibe is so flimsy it bends the saw backwards, this is a brand new chain its throwing chips, the saw just bends backwards when your cutting, lol nope ill take a vibrating no anti-vibe poulan. At least it doesn't bend in half when its used, the front handle is just as flimsy it flexes as well.
So I adjusted the carb richened it both high and low and re adjusted idle, saw cooled right down, still needs a little more on the top end.
The oiler makes craftsman and poulans look stingy. It ate through a 1/3 of a tank of bar oil in 5 minutes, maybe i need to mount a gallon jug of bar oil on it to make it even close to a tank of fuel, lol.
So here is where I am at, I cant feel good about selling this, it is crud. I think ill take the top anti-vibe spring out and just rigid mount to the motor with a bolt, leave the bottom so there is some isolation but most the flex and slop is in the top spring.
I highly doubt this oiler is adjustable, is there a way to slow it down, like a partial plug of the oiling port or something, its ridiculous the rate its blowing through oil, its literally slimed on the bar and pouring all over. If I can get it to oil slower and get the chassis flex down it isn't too bad, pretty low on power for a 42cc.
Think this will be the last new homelite I repair to sell, not worth it.
