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Hello Gentlemen
I have two old pieces of literature that show the no-load rpm for the Olympyk 970 (now Efco) at 14,500. I have an owners manual that does not list this information at all. According to the manufacture/sales literature this saw was developed for production softwood logging and the 980 was developed for hardwood logging. The 980 shows no-load rpm of 12,000.When I spoke to my saw mechanic he said that sounded quite a bit fast and thought it may be asking for trouble in the long run especially with a 10 year old saw like mine. I bought the saw new and have never had any trouble with it. A couple of you have spoken about these saws in other threads that I have read. :Eye: I just wonder if anybody knows enough about them or can direct me to someone that could tell me about the optimum rpm for performance of this particular model. I think I rember a thread or two speaking about someone who modifys these saws. Maybe I could get some response from the Pros here. Thanks in advance! :blob5:
I have two old pieces of literature that show the no-load rpm for the Olympyk 970 (now Efco) at 14,500. I have an owners manual that does not list this information at all. According to the manufacture/sales literature this saw was developed for production softwood logging and the 980 was developed for hardwood logging. The 980 shows no-load rpm of 12,000.When I spoke to my saw mechanic he said that sounded quite a bit fast and thought it may be asking for trouble in the long run especially with a 10 year old saw like mine. I bought the saw new and have never had any trouble with it. A couple of you have spoken about these saws in other threads that I have read. :Eye: I just wonder if anybody knows enough about them or can direct me to someone that could tell me about the optimum rpm for performance of this particular model. I think I rember a thread or two speaking about someone who modifys these saws. Maybe I could get some response from the Pros here. Thanks in advance! :blob5: