cuinrearview
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Between ethanol and Stihl dealers this thread is turning truther faster than the OP could let us help him fix a saw or find a dealer/shop by telling us where he's located!
Is this too much to ask a saw shop?
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If he told where he's from it would take away all the fun!
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Found this beast online....
^^^best answer in thread. Its a twin!
Say what?!!!!! I want one!
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..Think I'll stick with my 322 Husky, lightweight and enough power for me..
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You still have to respect it's carbon footprint!
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That's all I want it for, just to listen to that Banshee like howl!
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Still, not for tree huggers!
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Whatever you prefer. I prefer a modern 40-50cc engine with equal or higher power output, better antivib, lass fuel consumption, etc. I pay for my equipment and find it senseless waisting my money...
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I completely agree there Phil. I still only partially understand why I could never convince a shop I wish to pay for their services, to just replace a well-worn fuel system, all in one go, instead of the never-ending band-aid approach. Continually discovering another cheap part to replace drove me nuts.
In the long run I placed my beloved 346XP back in the hands of the shop where I bought two new saws this year. The mechanic there says he can do better rebuild jobs in the winter, when he doesn't have ASAP jobs coming in continuously. He says the fuel lines on 346XPs are known to deteriorate by the vents ("in the back, basically") and he will replace them.
For my 55 I will do a compression test on the 4 my family owns and rebuild the best one into a Franken55 from all the others. Mostly for a log-term backup saw. My Dad was given a beefier saw in the 300 range (forget model #, 360 perhaps); so he is good to go for now. And there is a 'Big Box' consuner Husqy around, purchased very cheaply in a never-used condition from a widowed friend to help her out, that I doubt could make it through an 8 hour day, around for a pinch I guess. I have never seen a saw with just a single stud to hold the clutch cover on before.
My first go at buying a compression tester wouldn't work for chainsaw plugs, will buy a more specific one later this year.
And then rebuild just the strongest remaining 345 brushsaw, or two. I don't know if the final boot I need for that has arrived from Sweden yet. It should have been replaced with the carb several years ago now, in my opinion.
In Michigan, I have worked from Newaygo to Rogers City to Brimley to Watersmeet in the last few years, and try and spend my money at true saw shops wherever I go. I do esoteric silviculture and habitat cutting work, frequently on walk-in sites where just carrying in an extra saw isn't the way to go, and the jobs are usually just cutting all day, every day. I have no wish to call out a specific shop for being slammed with poorly maintained weekend warrior saws all the time, owned by people unhappy to have to pay for just the band-aid. One in the east U.P. told me this year they had 15 saws in line first before they would even take the cover off one of my projects, if they even could.
I do wish I could get to the shop in Wakefield more often, they seemed happy to rebuild an old brush-saw with a new, improved trigger system for me. But Wakefield is a long long way from most anywhere else I usually am.
Right now I am running a 550XP every day, with a 562XP as a back-up, though I will run a tank or two on that whenever I am near the truck.
I would like to rebuild those saws mentioned myself, we'll see if I can ever get home long enough to catch up.
In the long run I placed my beloved 346XP back in the hands of the shop where I bought two new saws this year. The mechanic there says he can do better rebuild jobs in the winter, when he doesn't have ASAP jobs coming in continuously. He says the fuel lines on 346XPs are known to deteriorate by the vents ("in the back, basically") and he will replace them.
For my 55 I will do a compression test on the 4 my family owns and rebuild the best one into a Franken55 from all the others. Mostly for a log-term backup saw. My Dad was given a beefier saw in the 300 range (forget model #, 360 perhaps); so he is good to go for now. And there is a 'Big Box' consuner Husqy around, purchased very cheaply in a never-used condition from a widowed friend to help her out, that I doubt could make it through an 8 hour day, around for a pinch I guess. I have never seen a saw with just a single stud to hold the clutch cover on before.
My first go at buying a compression tester wouldn't work for chainsaw plugs, will buy a more specific one later this year.
And then rebuild just the strongest remaining 345 brushsaw, or two. I don't know if the final boot I need for that has arrived from Sweden yet. It should have been replaced with the carb several years ago now, in my opinion.
In Michigan, I have worked from Newaygo to Rogers City to Brimley to Watersmeet in the last few years, and try and spend my money at true saw shops wherever I go. I do esoteric silviculture and habitat cutting work, frequently on walk-in sites where just carrying in an extra saw isn't the way to go, and the jobs are usually just cutting all day, every day. I have no wish to call out a specific shop for being slammed with poorly maintained weekend warrior saws all the time, owned by people unhappy to have to pay for just the band-aid. One in the east U.P. told me this year they had 15 saws in line first before they would even take the cover off one of my projects, if they even could.
I do wish I could get to the shop in Wakefield more often, they seemed happy to rebuild an old brush-saw with a new, improved trigger system for me. But Wakefield is a long long way from most anywhere else I usually am.
Right now I am running a 550XP every day, with a 562XP as a back-up, though I will run a tank or two on that whenever I am near the truck.
I would like to rebuild those saws mentioned myself, we'll see if I can ever get home long enough to catch up.
