Vintage Chainsaw Collectors Lounge

[Kensie1988]

I really have to get my 70E running, everyone says it's a tank.

 

[Homelitexl903]

I think the confusing part between 365/372 or 2166/2172 is they are same displacement and basically identical saws. The horse power is lower on the 2166 and 365. A little time grinding inside the engine makes them the same.

 

[Kensie1988]

I just found an 880 Magnum at the saw shop for $750

 

[Homelitexl903]

I just found an 880 Magnum at the saw shop for $750

Thats a good price. Any pics? I feel those saws usually live a hard life milling. Unless I needed a 5 foot bar or milling saw I would pass on a 22 pound firewood saw. I would like one but need more vintage muscle saws before I would consider one.

 

[Boomer 87]

Thats cheap if its decent

 

[Kensie1988]

Says it runs good, my brother in law is seeing if he has the money to buy it, I've been trying to help him find a good saw for milling

 

[Boomer 87]

Be a good milling saw i think there like 122ccs

 

[Kensie1988]

Be a good milling saw i think there like 122ccs

Perfect, he needs 120+ to run the 82" mill

 

[Homelitexl903]

Perfect, he needs 120+ to run the 82" mill

Holy cow! Where is this size wood located? What a lucky man he must be.

 

[Kensie1988]

He has an oak tree 9' thick that a woman has told him he can have, they just have to have an arborist come and fell it

 

[Kensie1988]

I need to be sure to tell him to have the arborist fell it using a humbolt notch instead of a traditional notch so he doesn't have to cut a foot of the tree off

 

[Kensie1988]

Turn that frown upside down lol

 

[46 Poulan]

Hey kensie---- I got the xl700 runing today--Ran great-Look like low hours on saw going by bar-compression and paint. Only 1 problem--Tank leaks til its about 1/4 below full then liner holds it ok. Think I will try to pull liner out and use a fuel tank sealer like POR 15. Car restoration guys use it. Any Thoughts-- David

 

[Boomer 87]

Go to carquest and get Northern brand tank liner,

 

[LonestarStihl]

He has an oak tree 9' thick that a woman has told him he can have, they just have to have an arborist come and fell it

Dear goodness I'd love to see that!

 

[Boomer 87]

Ya i was thinking the same thing

 

[Kensie1988]

Go to carquest and get Northern brand tank liner, View attachment 547143

This and Red Kote seems to be what most people use for that.

 

[Boomer 87]

Talking about big trees, i had a friend growing up who had two oak trees in his front yard, that i doubt 3-4 grown men arm to arm couldnt get around, his parents had an expert come and try to date them. They concluded those two trees were alive when columbus got here

 

[Kensie1988]

Hey kensie---- I got the xl700 runing today--Ran great-Look like low hours on saw going by bar-compression and paint. Only 1 problem--Tank leaks til its about 1/4 below full then liner holds it ok. Think I will try to pull liner out and use a fuel tank sealer like POR 15. Car restoration guys use it. Any Thoughts-- David

I'm going to start prepping mine for the liner this weekend

 

[Kensie1988]

I can't wait to get mine back running, I bought a brand new piston from Chainsawr.com that I'm going to put in because it only had about 90lbs of compression.