Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Deleted member 117362]

Is it easy to get to the spark plug on a 880? Pics if you've got them. How much scouring on a piston is normal? Again pics if you have them.
Thanks.

P.S. now he's asking $500 for it and says compression is fine. So I don't think he'll let me check the piston or the compression. Probably not advisable to buy it just because it runs? ?

None!

 

[djg james]

None!

None? No pics or wouldn't buy??

 

[Philbert]

This was an "interesting find" A nice chunk of steel hidden by bark growing over it.

Ironwood?

Philbert

 

[JustJeff]

Yes I did, but he wouldn't budge any. He said CL sales were final. Couldn't answer my question about the replacement tank either. Originally he told me it was original. He suppose to be sending me the extra chains, but I'm not holding my breath.

If you spent the 880 money on the 460 you'll have a great saw that you can actually use. 880 is a giant pig unless you need to run a five foot bar.. send that 460 off to husqstihl or mastermind and get it fixed right and souped up!

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[djg james]

Well the guy just replied about 11:30 today. And ad is still up. I suggested a 10:00A meeting and I waited around until 10:30, but got no response. So I took off on some running around I had to do. I just got home and checked emails around 1:30P. So maybe it's still on.

The question I asked before: How much scoring on a piston could I live with? Pics?

 

[mountainguyed67]

Well the guy just replied about 11:30 today. And ad is still up. I suggested a 10:00A meeting and I waited around until 10:30, but got no response. So I took off on some running around I had to do. I just got home and checked emails around 1:30P. So maybe it's still on.

The question I asked before: How much scoring on a piston could I live with? Pics?

Do you have a need for a saw that big?

 

[farmer steve]

Well the guy just replied about 11:30 today. And ad is still up. I suggested a 10:00A meeting and I waited around until 10:30, but got no response. So I took off on some running around I had to do. I just got home and checked emails around 1:30P. So maybe it's still on.

The question I asked before: How much scoring on a piston could I live with? Pics?

Personally I will say none.

 

[Deleted member 117362]

Well the guy just replied about 11:30 today. And ad is still up. I suggested a 10:00A meeting and I waited around until 10:30, but got no response. So I took off on some running around I had to do. I just got home and checked emails around 1:30P. So maybe it's still on.

The question I asked before: How much scoring on a piston could I live with? Pics?

There should be no scoring. It will only get worse. Piston wear is much different than scoring. Air leak caused scoring? Straight gassed?

 

[kyle1!]

He must want to buy another lemon so he can make some lemonade.

 

[LondonNeil]

Okay so its official today our world record run ended, 29 years without a recession in Australia (previous record 26 years held by the Netherlands). We have a generation who have never experianced a recession, infact the last time we had a recession the internet didn't exist. Hope it's short but sweet.

How did you get through the 2008 banking/credit crisis!?

Partially bad luck! I never had a bad saw deal until I knew better but did not bother to verify piston condition!!
Did you ever hear back from the guy on that other one?

Asking prices on used saws vary. Sometimes guys want $25 bucks for a running pro saw and other times (especially the case for 170 Stihls) they ask more than new retail LOL.

Ms170, they get better with age

 

[Tony ray]

Do you have a need for a saw that big?

Well that's a silly question

 

[mountainguyed67]

Well that's a silly question

 

[chipper1]

Pretty sure that's 120cc's lol.

Hope you don't have to go out in that heat .

 

[chipper1]

How did you get through the 2008 banking/credit

Exactly.
When the market is low its a great time to buy.

 

[djg james]

Do you have a need for a saw that big?

I would like to do some milling. Just small 18" or less dia. 6' max length) logs at first. That's why I went after the 046 originally. But maybe the 046 would handle an occasional milling job.

 

[Cowboy254]

How did you get through the 2008 banking/credit crisis!?

Up to 2007 we had a federal government who ran this thing called a 'budgetary surplus'. In fact, we had no net debt and $20 billion in the bank. When Labor won the 2007 election and the financial crisis hit, he blew an enormous hole in the budget, which due to the way GDP is calculated, narrowly avoided a technical recession. We had one quarter of negative growth but snuck through without a second but the money spent was blown on unproductive things - free house insulation (which was obviously rorted), so-called 'covered outdoor learning areas' at public schools (no cost/benefit analysis there either) and the like. At the same time, resources prices which had started to rise in the three or four years prior started to rise at a faster pace. For example, in 2007, spot iron ore prices were under US$40/ton. In 2010 they went over US$170/ton. That's how it was done.

In recent years the growth has been very tepid and really only carried by the housing and construction ponzi scheme facilitated by very low interest rates. This year was expected to be the first federal government surplus since 2007/8 (BIG maybe) but with all that has happened this year I wouldn't expect one now until approximately 2250. I fully expect to stihl be paying tax by then.

 

[djg james]

So my question remains: Would that saw be worth repairing if it needed a piston or even a cylinder and approximately how much would that run?
What's a good compression range on the 880?
And anyone do any milling with a 046?

 

[chipper1]

So my question remains: Would that saw be worth repairing if it needed a piston or even a cylinder and approximately how much would that run?
What's a good compression range on the 880?
And anyone do any milling with a 046?

Not sure they are a high compression saw, so probably 150 or so, I've never been too interested in them. Certain mufflers on them are very expensive so that is something to look out for. As has already been said, there should be zero scratches on the piston. The 460 looked bad, so bad I'm pretty sure I could ha e felt it just pulling the recoil slowly which is something I typically do when looking at a saw.
I think you should do as was suggested and get the other saw squared away and then see what your "needs" are.
Pretty sure Mike has done some milling with his 046/460's, tuning and remembering its not a 90cc saw are very important though, as is keeping the chain very sharp.

 

[Deleted member 150358]

My son took his younger cousin bear hunting yesterday evening. Who got a nice smallish one.

 

[Deleted member 150358]

Starting to see a few bigger saws come up for sale. I think the MS500i release is gonna put some 85-90cc saws on the block.