The working man, and chainsaw thread!!!!!!!!!

[parrisw]

I can do better then that, I got a whole thread going on it.

Go have a look here. http://www.arboristsite.com/chainsaw/188054.htm

:bang: Now you went and did it, you got my CAD all worked up! :bang:
...No seriously, I just got done reading through your 390xp thread. That's
some very good quality work you're doing on that saw, lookin' forward to seeing
it done and running. Thanks for posting updates, I'll be looking for them.:msp_thumbsup:
:arg: Sorry about the thread hijack, I'm done. :redface:

No worries. Its getting close. Started assembling it last night. Still waiting on a couple small parts though, looking like it wont get finished till the beginning of February now.

 

[NORMZILLA44]

390xp could strike a fire with anybody! And good threads should be intertwined!

 

[NHlocal]

390xp could strike a fire with anybody! And good threads should be intertwined!

...after I got my 385xp last spring and using it on several jobs through the summer and fall I can only dream of what it
would be like to run a 390xp...and then have it modified? :msp_ohmy: I get huge satisfaction from working on my own saws,
but attempting some of those mods are waaaayyyyy beyond my ability. But I sure would like learn how to do some of those
mods. I've been working in the same machine shop for going on 27 years and it's common to run product with .0005 of an
inch tolerance. Unfortunately I have very little experience with actual "machining", all my experience is finish grinding. I have
great respect for everyone doing their own saw mods, machining, porting, etc. The level of skill required to do these mods and
actually understand how each one affects the saw.....I can appreciate and relate to that.
...My hands are starting to twitch, I'm itching to put a saw into some wood. Cuttin' more firewood this Saturday. :msp_thumbsup:

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Sweet man, and I agree some real modification pro's out there. Im not one of em either. I am cutting this Saturday too, and next. We have had a real overgrown cuttiing project at work. We are running CDF firecrews to help cut, and chip. I have been on the front lines, pole saw, top saw, and 046 and or the 365. I have been tuckered out at night, but hell I do it for fun on the weekends, and bowl overhand during the week!:biggrin:

 

[parrisw]

...after I got my 385xp last spring and using it on several jobs through the summer and fall I can only dream of what it
would be like to run a 390xp...and then have it modified? :msp_ohmy: I get huge satisfaction from working on my own saws,
but attempting some of those mods are waaaayyyyy beyond my ability. But I sure would like learn how to do some of those
mods. I've been working in the same machine shop for going on 27 years and it's common to run product with .0005 of an
inch tolerance. Unfortunately I have very little experience with actual "machining", all my experience is finish grinding. I have
great respect for everyone doing their own saw mods, machining, porting, etc. The level of skill required to do these mods and
actually understand how each one affects the saw.....I can appreciate and relate to that.
...My hands are starting to twitch, I'm itching to put a saw into some wood. Cuttin' more firewood this Saturday. :msp_thumbsup:

Its fun and rewarding, many other guys around have been doing it much longer then I have. I think I'm starting to get ok at it now.

 

[John D]

Is there really any noticeable difference between a 385 and 390? I mean aren't these identical saws with a very slight bump in displacement .....

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[parrisw]

Is there really any noticeable difference between a 385 and 390? I mean aren't these identical saws with a very slight bump in displacement .....

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There is a difference, how much I don't know. I've never run them side by side.

 

[NHlocal]

There is a difference, how much I don't know. I've never run them side by side.

...Here are a few pics of my 385xp when I bought it last spring...

...and here it is 5 minutes ago waiting to get the chain freshened up,

I got it for $330 and put another $350 into it for parts that that were missing, broke, or worn out.
Being on a very limited income this definitely is working for me. Not that I wouldn't like to mod my saw
or get the 390, but that ain't happenin' right now. Sooooo, I'll continue to get my CAD fix watching and
reading about all of you guy's saws. Keep posting the updates and the pics...
I'm lovin' it!!! ::thumbsup:: ::thumbsup:: ::thumbsup::

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Im loaded with gear, and off in the morning to one of the hunting ranches. A work day cutting splitting, haul some wood home. No burn day otherwise, would burn brush too. Yep the pups are going too!View attachment 217259View attachment 217260View attachment 217261View attachment 217262

 

[NORMZILLA44]

P.S awesome saw Duane

 

[jimdad07]

...Here are a few pics of my 385xp when I bought it last spring...

...and here it is 5 minutes ago waiting to get the chain freshened up,

I got it for $330 and put another $350 into it for parts that that were missing, broke, or worn out.
Being on a very limited income this definitely is working for me. Not that I wouldn't like to mod my saw
or get the 390, but that ain't happenin' right now. Sooooo, I'll continue to get my CAD fix watching and
reading about all of you guy's saws. Keep posting the updates and the pics...
I'm lovin' it!!! ::thumbsup:: ::thumbsup:: ::thumbsup::

I think how you did it is the most rewarding way of getting a saw. It's nice to buy them new, but it's even nicer to take an old saw that you refurbished and maybe hopped it up a little :msp_wink: and put it up against a brand new saw and then spank it. I got to do that last weekend with a Dolmar 120si that I got running and then ported it, spanked a newer ms441 with it. That was a good day in the woods.

 

[parrisw]

...Here are a few pics of my 385xp when I bought it last spring...


...and here it is 5 minutes ago waiting to get the chain freshened up,
I got it for $330 and put another $350 into it for parts that that were missing, broke, or worn out.
Being on a very limited income this definitely is working for me. Not that I wouldn't like to mod my saw
or get the 390, but that ain't happenin' right now. Sooooo, I'll continue to get my CAD fix watching and
reading about all of you guy's saws. Keep posting the updates and the pics...
I'm lovin' it!!! ::thumbsup:: ::thumbsup:: ::thumbsup::

Really nice work getting it going!! Looks good.

 

[Rounder]

Still trying to get this right. Computer impaired. Pic from today for ya Norm. No saw, but the two yarders in the pic have been keeping my saw busy.....along with the other two ####in' yarders on the otherside of the hill.

Hope all's well pard -Sam



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[turtle561]

 

[NHlocal]

Im loaded with gear, and off in the morning to one of the hunting ranches. A work day cutting splitting, haul some wood home. No burn day otherwise, would burn brush too. Yep the pups are going too!View attachment 217259View attachment 217260View attachment 217261View attachment 217262

Norm?.....almost looks like you're gonna go do some work...:msp_laugh: please post some pics. ::thumbsup::

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Gorgeous view Sam, nice picture buddy! Glad you are doing well! Jim I agree you kind of bond with a saw, you do more work on or piece together. Duane my camera is on the front seat!!!!!!!

 

[NHlocal]

Really nice work getting it going!! Looks good.

...tore it all the way down except pulling the cylinder and splitting the cases to clean it up,
a real diamond in the rough. Everything smooth and tight, throttle is crisp and strong, 160lbs.
on cold compression, couldn't ask for much more, except maybe that beast of a saw you're building...:msp_wink:
keep posting updates... :msp_thumbsup:

 

[parrisw]

...tore it all the way down except pulling the cylinder and splitting the cases to clean it up,
a real diamond in the rough. Everything smooth and tight, throttle is crisp and strong, 160lbs.
on cold compression, couldn't ask for much more, except maybe that beast of a saw you're building...:msp_wink:
keep posting updates... :msp_thumbsup:

Cool!

I'll post updates as soon and I do them. Its pretty much all finished, just waiting on some parts. If I had the tank vent I could run it. I also need the plastic clip on the throttle arm which holds the throttle cable.

 

[NHlocal]

Still trying to get this right. Computer impaired. Pic from today for ya Norm. No saw, but the two yarders in the pic have been keeping my saw busy.....along with the other two ####in' yarders on the otherside of the hill.

Hope all's well pard -Sam



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That's a view I could look at for a long time, thanks for the pic, VERY NICE!:msp_drool:

 

[NHlocal]

Cool!

I'll post updates as soon and I do them. Its pretty much all finished, just waiting on some parts. If I had the tank vent I could run it. I also need the plastic clip on the throttle arm which holds the throttle cable.

It's always the little things that hold you up...:bang::bang: