What's on your bench

[Backyard Lumberjack]

for me it is: What's Off Your Bench?

for years this Uniflame grill (L) has been sitting in corner of my workbench. not 20, but imo... more than 10! lol. given to me down the family tree. had once cooked on it even. came to me in sad shape. roller legs all but rusted out on bottom, soon to break off! and had couple other issues, too. the legs were a serious issue. then had an idea! made some wooden plugs and fit them to leg's IDs... epoxy'd in. and filled the cavities rusted tube to wood made. sanded clean, round. primered. and painted black. inspired by a recent Weber scrounge in much worse condition, but now back into solid cooking/working condition, thot i'd put the Uniflame back together. i like it. not sure if i will cook on it, but makes a nice bbqing patio work table, grill tools etc. flip top up and a man can set a Miller down. now i can put my lil Echo on the bench. it would like me to sharpen its chain. and i got some scrounged oak to cut up. i like my ribs smoked, but not my chains, too!

.yesterday

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Cummins wheel bearing
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he** of an impact!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

I guess my man Coleman is up next...... 2nd shift managers spare genny. He claims it will not fire off.
I get it home and pop the fuel tank cap off for a whiff..... empty... but smells rank.
If I get it to run good then move on to oil change and spark plug with a few other odds and ends. So how about it? Who's rooting for my man Coleman???

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

And now this... my bench seems to be getting bigger....

My cousins place up the road. Had some gnarly wind with a storm a few weeks ago. I only lost 7 small branches... him not so lucky. Poor tree... that is the 3rd big branch that has come off of it over a 20yr stint. We may just drop it totally in the end.

At least I can give my 562XP a better work out!

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not on my bench, per se... but on the ground. one other, too. big nasty wind storm up in farming area. down went my 2nd gate in cedar...

 

[Chevboy0167]

After work, I hit that branch hard cuz starting tomorrow our temps hit 92 plus for a week. Yuck....

Most of the work was done with my Milwaukee pole saw and an Echo 271 with 12" bar! I even sliced the attachment point with that same bar, then gave it a few bore cuts to "roll" it of the trunk.



Brought out the 24" 562 to finish off the big chunks and give that Echo a well-deserved rest. Got to noodle 3 pcs even! My job is done.... my cuz can finish the cleanup!

 

[Chevboy0167]

So.... at 7:45 am laying in bed, I hear this cracking then a thump.......yeah......... that can't be good. I guess it was my trees turn. 3 trunks out of the same root system. Bark on bark with carpenter ants doing their thing....... b***tards!




No cutting today.... 95* out and humid. Be like this all week. It can wait for a week for a bit cooler temps. Them fence post really being put to the test! I guesstimate that trunk to be 24-26" in diameter or so???

 

[Sidecarflip]

Both of you have stumps to contend with....

 

[ballisticdoughnut]

So, update on the problem child 3120XP. Replaced the clutch side crank seal and o-ring, still leaks pressure. Didn’t see anything wrong with the seal but the o-ring had a small metal shaving between it and the case. Thought that would surely cause an air leak so replaced it, no dice. Turns out (get ready for this) THE GD CRANK IS LEAKING. The hole in the crank for greasing the clutch bearing is leaking air!!!

 

[Bob Hedgecutter]

So, update on the problem child 3120XP. Replaced the clutch side crank seal and o-ring, still leaks pressure. Didn’t see anything wrong with the seal but the o-ring had a small metal shaving between it and the case. Thought that would surely cause an air leak so replaced it, no dice. Turns out (get ready for this) THE GD CRANK IS LEAKING. The hole in the crank for greasing the clutch bearing is leaking air!!!
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Yeah not unheard of- lots of people get caught out with that one when using K cranks in chainsaw applications- the grease hole goes clean through to the internals of the crankcase- so the dry cut saw can lube the clutch bearing via residual crankcase vapours/oil.
Not sure on the back story of the 3120 issues- if they made a batch with cutoff saw cranks or not- but it has been eluded to on here before.

 

[ballisticdoughnut]

Yeah not unheard of- lots of people get caught out with that one when using K cranks in chainsaw applications- the grease hole goes clean through to the internals of the crankcase- so the dry cut saw can lube the clutch bearing via residual crankcase vapours/oil.
Not sure on the back story of the 3120 issues- if they made a batch with cutoff saw cranks or not- but it has been eluded to on here before.

That’s interesting. I’ll be on the phone with Husqvarna tomorrow morning, I’ll have to ask about that.

 

[ballisticdoughnut]

Service manual says to pressurize crankcase to 11.6 PSI, shouldn’t drop below 8.7 PSI after 30 seconds. I can’t get more than 3 PSI and that’s me pumping the tester like a madman.

 

[Woodslasher]

That’s interesting. I’ll be on the phone with Husqvarna tomorrow morning, I’ll have to ask about that.

I had a 3120 that couldn't pass a p/v test with a full rebuild, turns out there were 3 vents built into the crankcase (the bunch of little lumps in the shape of a disc type). At that point I said f-it and tried running it, the saw fired right up and still 4-stroked out of the cut so I decided it must be fine and sent it on it's way.

 

[heimannm]

McCulloch 99 needs a little fuel system attention to resolve a leak, Titan Blue Streak just needed a little cleaning before moving to the display, the Ryobi just needs the chain sharpened.



Mark

 

[Sidecarflip]

Can you plug it with a dab of RTV?

 

[ballisticdoughnut]

Got this 026 for free, had a scored piston. Waiting on parts to come in. Got a very nice used KS top end for it. One thing I noticed is the KS cylinder has smaller combustion chamber and bigger ports compared to the Mahle cylinders so this thing is gonna be a strong runner. Also has the pre EPA muffler.

 

[JoeMay]

I inherited my late father in law's 026. It’s got very low hours on it. It is used occasionally to clean up dead spruce and balsam around the cabin. Although it is oh so good in stock form, I’m curious how an 026 responds to mild porting.
Also just noticed today that a small chain of local fleet stores here in northern MN have all Husky saws tagged 20% off until Sept. 6. There was a wide variety of models on the packed shelves.

 

[ballisticdoughnut]

I inherited my late father in law's 026. It’s got very low hours on it. It is used occasionally to clean up dead spruce and balsam around the cabin. Although it is oh so good in stock form, I’m curious how an 026 responds to mild porting.
Also just noticed today that a small chain of local fleet stores here in northern MN have all Husky saws tagged 20% off until Sept. 6. There was a wide variety of models on the packed shelves.

Most saws from that era (late 80’s through the 90’s) leave quite a bit on the table performance wise. More compression, few degrees of ignition timing, and port work really wake them up.

 

[JoeMay]

Thank you. That's encouraging to know. However, I'm now conflicted over leaving the saw as he left it for me or making it more my saw.

 

[ballisticdoughnut]

Thank you. That's encouraging to know. However, I'm now conflicted over leaving the saw as he left it for me or making it more my saw.

I understand what you mean. Your saw mite benefit greatly from a simple rebuild. When they start getting tired performance drops off but it’s slow so not always immediately apparent. That and a simple muffler mod mite be just what it needs. They’re quite choked up from the factory depending on the year of manufacture.

 

[JoeMay]

That’s good guidance and work I have done before on other saws. I’ve never gotten into this saw beyond very basics of maintenance. Never needed to because it still does its job so well. But seals, carb internals, hoses etc. are wear items. Maybe this winter it will become a project.