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I found a complete ryobi clone on ebay as a non runner yesterday and offered the guy $50.00 for it, if he bites ill pop the cylinder off it. And take some pics of it. I may end up with a few of these for parts lol. Still have that one I bid on that goes off this weekendThat is an odd looking carb set up. If you ever take the cylinder off for some odd reason, I'd be interested in seeing that...I just like seeing odd designs that I normally don't get to study.
Anyway, did some lathe work on one of my cylinders tonight. The actual porting will be for another day:
Good to know thanks. I'll look them up. I'm getting a bit more money wrapped up in a loaner saw then I wanted lol.
I went by my Stihl dealer that had the buy one get one free deal, for years. He said Stihl squashed that deal, but, now they have buy two, get one free. I needed a 36", 114 dl's for my 660. He was out and they were up to $67 each. That was a month or two back. My local Ace Hardware was my go to Echo dealer, they just got a Stihl dealership, they had the chain for $55, that was RS. Side note, don't know if there is any science to it? A friend gave me 3 20" bars for an MS 390. I wanted to put a 20" bar on my 290 and run standard 3/8's, instead of the 3/8LP. So, I bought a sprocket and converted it. Later, is was on a job and my climber asked me to send up a saw, for 1 cut. I grabbed the 290 and he had a fit. I don't want that home owner saw, just send me the 660. I said I wasn't sending up the 660 with a 36" bar on it for one little cut. I sent the 290 up, he made the cut. He yelled back down, "What did you do to this thing, is it ported, does it have a 390 top end?" Nope, I just changed the sprocket so I could run RS. Only chain I use.
I must have missed it? What did it start out as, and what are you turning it into?Progress on the trailer build yesterday, it's been a while
Cut the ICC bumper off, it's on the deck now.
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Then cut the headache rack down a bit more to my liking.
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And here's some man glitter for you guys lol.
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It was a 25' flatbed like used on a lumber truck. I'm building it into a 25' deck over trailer with a 5' dovetail.
You had 3/8 picco on your ms290?, never seen one set up with picco.
It was the 3/8's that has lower teeth than standard 3/8's. When I first got it I put standard 3/8's on it and the DL's didn't sit all the way in the groove and it made a loud zinging noise. Took it back and they gave me Stihl Green box. I said I didn't use safety chain, they said that was all I could get with that set up. I actually switched bars and 3/8's fit, but the clutch was loud. I used it like that for ten years and it finally cut the clutch in half. That's when I got the proper clutch and all is well ever since. The original clutch did not have a rim, I think the replacement one does. Maybe I'll look later today.
I actually seen that first hand when I was calling around looking for a saw. The rental place not far from my place is a stihl dealer, they wanted $1200.00 something dollars for an ms400 that I ended up buying for just under $1k at eblings. Thays total bs in my book. I've rented a lot of equipment from them, but I'll never buy any stihl products from them. I'll just keep driving across the county to eblings.
My main local saw shop is still one of the good places...they carry both Stihl and Husky. Their prices are very fair...I think Stihl sets prices, but I could be wrong on that. My only gripe with them is one of the owners is kind of a know-it-all...he's only mildly annoying to deal with and he's probably good for the homeowner-type people that come in there.
Oir healthcare system is more scary than the bugs these days….I thought I posted this here, but I can't find it. Knowing Steve had Lymes, I was going to run it by him.
We've been working on my daughters yard most every day since they moved in. On Monday my wife started to feel sick and was running a fever. Tuesday she got up and felt worse, so she laid in bed all day. Wednesday she felt worse, and in the evening, just before I went to bed, she pulled her sleeve up and said, "What's this?". It was a red spot as big as a 50 cent piece with a dark, gray, black, purple center. I said it looked like a spider bite with necrotic tissue in the center. Told her she needed to go to immediate care. She said if she didn't feel better in the morning she would go. Yesterday morning she felt worse and went to immediate care. Waited for 21/2 hours and finally saw a nurse junior grade. She said, Lymes. I told her the nurse was stupid, ticks don't bite and jump off, and don't leave visible fang marks. She went to her real doctor and the first thing she said was, "NOT A TICK". They cut out the necrotic tissue and put her on 3 weeks of potent antibiotics. I think that people think that Widow bites are so exotic they don't even consider them of them. I found two of these in my wood pile in the middle of the Summer, the last two years. I hate gloves, but wear them when working in the wood pile this time of year. Then the pic of the bite after they removed the necrotic tissue.
I think there’s repercussions if they do not stick at or near MSRP. Also they aren’t supposed to ship parts or saws.
That looks scary and I agree not a tick.I thought I posted this here, but I can't find it. Knowing Steve had Lymes, I was going to run it by him.
We've been working on my daughters yard most every day since they moved in. On Monday my wife started to feel sick and was running a fever. Tuesday she got up and felt worse, so she laid in bed all day. Wednesday she felt worse, and in the evening, just before I went to bed, she pulled her sleeve up and said, "What's this?". It was a red spot as big as a 50 cent piece with a dark, gray, black, purple center. I said it looked like a spider bite with necrotic tissue in the center. Told her she needed to go to immediate care. She said if she didn't feel better in the morning she would go. Yesterday morning she felt worse and went to immediate care. Waited for 21/2 hours and finally saw a nurse junior grade. She said, Lymes. I told her the nurse was stupid, ticks don't bite and jump off, and don't leave visible fang marks. She went to her real doctor and the first thing she said was, "NOT A TICK". They cut out the necrotic tissue and put her on 3 weeks of potent antibiotics. I think that people think that Widow bites are so exotic they don't even consider them of them. I found two of these in my wood pile in the middle of the Summer, the last two years. I hate gloves, but wear them when working in the wood pile this time of year. Then the pic of the bite after they removed the necrotic tissue.
When the rural king opened up I was there looking at the stihl saws. The guy working there told me to look at the RK yellow tag and not the stihl MSRP tag. They were $10-30 cheaper with their prices compared to the MSRP. They stihl weren't as cheap as what I could do at my dealer though. I mentioned in another thread that my dealer stihl had a couple of the MS 241 saws on the shelf. A fellow on here contacted me and got my dealers info and ended up buying both which my dealer shipped to him in the Midwest.
seems to like you, too!
i have a friend who has an old Mac... bot it new, has not run in years... all together and is still in the Mac case for it....albiet bit dusty on the edges... he is 88
well, that explains a lot! ~
i was wondering, too... but din't ask
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