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[Kensie1988]

Who all has their Husky and Stihl catologs dog eared-marked up etc to reference stuff they read about or whatever. ON my Husky catolog I have marked where all the magnesiun cased saws start-I am really hung up on the pro saws. I CAN'T TELL so much about the Stihl line up--some one help me. I also record prices of Stihls as I see them listed--I know I can go to dealer sight and look but why can't they just list like Husky.

Sometimes the local dealers web pages have the prices, I know I have seen them before

 

[46 Poulan]

So tell the history and condition of these 2 BRANDS you have committed to...

 

[46 Poulan]

At this rate Boomer will have a MS880 before Summer.That is a season down here for you northern guys that may have never experienced one.......

 

[46 Poulan]

I may not have the nicest saws but I am able to keep this thread alive and well in the clutch....

 

[46 Poulan]

I guess everybody but me is out bidding on one,chasing a lead or looking for the ups truck to bring in the next big one!!!!!!

 

[46 Poulan]

Headed to ebay--David

 

[astnmacgto]

At this rate Boomer will have a MS880 before Summer.That is a season down here for you northern guys that may have never experienced one.......

We had a pretty wicked summer this year, high 90s for most of it reached over a hundred a few times

 

[astnmacgto]

So tell the history and condition of these 2 BRANDS you have committed to...

Well, you should be able to guess where that beautiful specimen in yellow came from haha.

 

[Mac&Homelite]

Man that saw looks good!! I have a 268 Husky torn all the way down and want to rering,bearing and seals,lines etc--Waiting on me--never have done all that with a chainsaw yet!! Future project

I don't know how bad it would be to put new bearings in (definitely need a press for that), but other than that everything was pretty easy. This is coming from a guy who hasn't done all that much work on saws either. First time with oil seals, pistons and the like. It took some careful finessing to get some of the parts to go in, but if you can rebuild a carb, the rest isn't that much harder.

 

[Kensie1988]

@Boomer 87 how much you want for that 10-10 haha

 

[Mac&Homelite]

@Boomer 87 how much you want for that 10-10 haha

I'm thinking the same thing. I would have bought a 10-10 already, but shipping kills fleabay saws most of the time. I need to find one local.

 

[Boomer 87]

Awww i just got it lol the new hasnt even wore off yet

 

[Boomer 87]

At this rate Boomer will have a MS880 before Summer.That is a season down here for you northern guys that may have never experienced one.......

I Definately wouldn't pass up an 880 thats for sure

 

[astnmacgto]

@Boomer 87 how much you want for that 10-10 haha

I'm thinking the same thing. I would have bought a 10-10 already, but shipping kills fleabay saws most of the time. I need to find one local.

I didn't realize yall were so hard up for a 10-10. You definitely need to find one locally, as not even I could ship one to you and it not be more than the saw is worth. That 10-10 came from me

 

[Mac&Homelite]

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She is done!!! Just finished the last touches on it tonight. Going to give it some gas tomorrow and see how it runs. The build went pretty smooth. There were things I wish went better, but first time for most of this stuff. I got 20'' bar and I finally got a loop of non-safety chain to try out. The silly little 361 decal is going to disappear when the oem shows up, and a chain adjuster is another item that is in short order. Will post an update (maybe even a vid) when I get to running it (hopefully tomorrow).

Well the update on the 361 is that it runs. Finally!!! I had a lot of fun (not really) with adjusting the carb so it would actually run. I felt like it was pretty finicky to get to run. It being brand new and only 10 F out probably didn't help things either but... I will say it is a very nice feeling saw, I can't wait to put the bar on it and try it out on some wood. All I need now is a clearing job or something so I can run some tanks through it.

 

[Boomer 87]

@46 Poulan you asked about stihl pro saws, up to the 390 the even number models are pro like 024,026,028,034,036,038,044, most of the odd number models are clamshell or non pro 021,023,025,029,ms series are as well 290,310,390 all clamshell. Some cross over like the 031 its pro, 041 its pro as well

 

[Boomer 87]

As a whole most even models are pro odd models are clamshell, there are odd ducks in there though
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[Mac&Homelite]

I didn't realize yall were so hard up for a 10-10. You definitely need to find one locally, as not even I could ship one to you and it not be more than the saw is worth. That 10-10 came from me

Well come on, when you have CAD most saws look pretty appealing! On that note, when I do find one locally, what would be a reasonable price for one in non-running condition?

 

[Kensie1988]

Probably about 30 bucks if he says he can't ship one for what it's worth.

 

[brandonstc6]

I don't know how bad it would be to put new bearings in (definitely need a press for that), but other than that everything was pretty easy. This is coming from a guy who hasn't done all that much work on saws either. First time with oil seals, pistons and the like. It took some careful finessing to get some of the parts to go in, but if you can rebuild a carb, the rest isn't that much harder.

I've used blocks of wood and a hammer and very carefully drove in bearings before and it worked okay. A press is much easier tho.


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