Hello, Im back from my weekend of cutting.
Before I left, i decided to check the saw out thoroughly. It started first pull like I said, but throttle response was very very sluggish. I adjusted on the carb, and seemed to make quite an improvement. Then I started cleaning on it. There was lots of engraving on it, and looks like someone got something melted on the muffler. I sanded off a lot of the engraving, and took the muffler off, sanded it down, and gave it several coats of high temp gloss black. Saw looked much better. While I had the muffler off, I drilled a nickel sized hole in the side of it where Ive seen others drill
Also, I took a peek at the piston and cylinder wall, and saw no visable scratches, except what appeared to be possible cross hatching ????
On to the cutting part-
The saw continued to start on the first pull throughout the weekend. I cut stuff ranging from 6" up to I'd say 15". The saw cut right through everything, and nothing seemed to bog the motor at all.
I will say I did notice the weight over the little Homelite, but it made such short work of everything, I got a LOT more done than I planned on.
Overall, Im very pleased with my purchase I know nothing about chainsaws, but I'd like to think that for $200 I got a heckuva saw.
