Ring for the avatar saw....

cord arrow · Nov 15, 2006

Used the ol' 65 on a load of big maple...ran great, pulled the 24" bar well. Started 3 pulls cold.
While cleaning up / sharpening I decided to throw a new ring in 'er.
Imagine my surprise when I saw the old ring! End gap was a whopping .200!
Bore and piston looked great. I doubt this saw had ever been apart.

I like this ol' girl for cutting osage, turns fewer rpm's than the new saws, just right for the unbearably hard stuff...

Lakeside53 · Nov 15, 2006

Yep.... See it all the time (1. to .15 inch) on concrete cutoff saws, I'm always surprised how well they ran!

ciscoguy01 · Nov 15, 2006

Osage

What exactly is Osage? Is that like hickory or Maple???

Urbicide · Nov 15, 2006

Osage orange

http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/forestry/trees/osage_orange.htm

Turner · Nov 15, 2006

ciscoguy01 said:
What exactly is Osage? Is that like hickory or Maple???

It's about 10% harder than Hickory or Pecan and about 30% harder than hard maple. Not quite as hard as Mesquite though.

1wildthing · Nov 16, 2006

Speaking of end gap, what is a good spec for chainsaws. namely, a 385xp. Is there a website with this kind of info? I'm putting a new top end on my 385, and this is the only real spec that I don't know what to do with. Is there a gap that works for all saws? Or is it dependant on the model?

Seems kind of wierd working on a motor that I can lift with one hand.