Yet Another Dual Port Muffler Question...

[bump_r]

and the less you'll need to compensate.

that's why I only needed an MS460...

 

[weatherby guy]

Well, I was going to say that if you were nearby you'd be more than welcome to roll by and put a tach on the saw to see what it's doing. But I reckon that it's not worth a trip from Novi to East Lansing just to tach a saw...

You'll be content with that saw. Despite its weight it handles pretty well with a 20" bar, and as long as you're not going to be carrying it all over creation the weight won't be the end of the world.

Where are you doing your cutting? The Novi area?

Hey thanks for the offer. I am going to keep the muffler off the saw until I get the feel for the saw. I have acreage in Tennessee and lease a few farms (for hunting) in western kentucky. I actually live in Commerce Twp (close to Novi) and have some very large trees in my back yard. When they developed the land some time ago the builders must have disturbed many of the trees as some of them had fallen down prior to house being completed. Additionally some of the other large trees are in the process of dying or are already dead. Many of these are just huge trees at the base. My neighbor has hired a tree service to take down one of his as it is way way too complex for anyone other than a pro to tackle (huge limbs jetting out everywhere, over his pool, kids playground..........etc). Anyway, enough of my babbling. East Lansing is not to far down the road from me actually (40min), I live right off of 96. If you are a beer drinker I will buy you a case of your favorite if you would put my saw on your tach if I put the dual port on.

Thanks again for your kind offer. Have a safe and happy holiday weekend.

 

[RiverRat2]

If you are a beer drinker I will buy you a case of your favorite if you would put my saw on your tach if I put the dual port on.

Thanks again for your kind offer. Have a safe and happy holiday weekend.

Now that sounds like a plan!!!!!!!

Dont ya love it when a plan comes together!!!!!!

Weatherby bring your new limiter caps an remval tool when ya go and do it up right..,

I promise if ya break it in wi the stock muffler,,,,, then put the dual port on later YOU WILL BE SMILING!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[weatherby guy]

Weatherby,

Don't listen to all the sissy's around here about "too much saw". My first saw was an 041, about a week later I got a 2100 Husky (99cc's and 25+ lbs) and got rid of the 041. If I could change anything about it I would never have bothered with the 041. Its like anything else thats dangerous, just approach it with caution.

Romeo,
It was hot as hell in Tennessee this past weekend and the tree tops were a heck of a lot uglier than I remembered them being when I was turkey hunting down there earlier this spring. That said I didn't spend a lot of time with my saw messing in the tangles. However I did burn through 5 tanks cutting up some fairly large sections that the loggers left behind. I bought some chaps and stopped in Indy at a place called Wood Mizer on the drive down and bought a logrite cant hook. The saw performed very well. I kept the bar out of the dirt and made sure the nose didn't hit anything while I was sawing. I did end up binding the bar once while cutting a long section. I didn't read the log right and upon nearing completion the trunk moved a bit and bound the bar. Other than that the saw runs very very strong <more than I expected....haha>. Appreciate your advice.

 

[04ultra]

If you decide its too much saw for what you need,,, Dont you worry,,, I'll give you all your money back and make you a deal on a good same brand smaller saw that will get it done!!!

and dont listen to Ultra!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hmmmmmmm.................And Why not????



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[RiverRat2]

Hmmmmmmm.................And Why not????



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Just pokin fun Ultra,,, and I was just trying to head you off at the pass,,,,, like it would do any good,,,, cause I figured you would have already made a run @ him for it..........

 

[04ultra]

Just pokin fun Ultra,,, and I was just trying to head you off at the pass,,,,, like it would do any good,,,, cause I figured you would have already made a run @ him for it..........

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[KiwiTony]

Romeo,
I kept the bar out of the dirt and made sure the nose didn't hit anything while I was sawing. I did end up binding the bar once while cutting a long section. I didn't read the log right and upon nearing completion the trunk moved a bit and bound the bar. Other than that the saw runs very very strong <more than I expected....haha>. Appreciate your advice.

Hi Weatherby..If you keep an 8" plastic wedge or two in your pocket,just hammer one or two into the cut,and usually the bar will pull out O.K.
Just a thought.

 

[weatherby guy]

Good Grief, it makes me ill to think about how simple that would have made my life. As I am not planning on felling any large trees (leave that to the pros....my parents are having a local tree company knock some very large trees down today) I don't even own a wedge. When I bound the saw I had to walk all the way back to the house and grab a pry bar.......then walk all the way back down and wrench on the logs for 5 min before the saw dropped free. Great Tip, in addition to being smarter on how I cut the logs I will have a few wedges in my bag.

Thanks much

 

[RiverRat2]

Good Grief, it makes me ill to think about how simple that would have made my life. As I am not planning on felling any large trees (leave that to the pros....my parents are having a local tree company knock some very large trees down today) I don't even own a wedge. When I bound the saw I had to walk all the way back to the house and grab a pry bar.......then walk all the way back down and wrench on the logs for 5 min before the saw dropped free. Great Tip, in addition to being smarter on how I cut the logs I will have a few wedges in my bag.

Thanks much

just takes a minute to size up each cut,, bring your wedges and a shorthandled maul (4lb) on big spars if you cant block up under with some smaller limbs they're just about garunteed to move.....especially if its suspended off the ground... I'll take and start on the top cut watching the kerf and just as you see it begin to close throttle down just slightly, quit pushing down, and pull straight back on the saw and pull it free from the spar idle down and set the brake drive your wedge snugly. If I have room below then I will bring the top of the bar in under the spar in line with the cut,,,, and finish up the cut,,, My younger Bro is a pretty good faller and bucker,,if watched him sense the kerf closing, pull it out immediatley and slip in from the bottom and never miss a beat,,,,, its a feel thing ya just have to get some time hanging that baby in tha wood before you get the feel of it... How did it cut with the Safety chain BTW?????

 

[weatherby guy]

just takes a minute to size up each cut,, bring your wedges and a shorthandled maul (4lb) on big spars if you cant block up under with some smaller limbs they're just about garunteed to move.....especially if its suspended off the ground... I'll take and start on the top cut watching the kerf and just as you see it begin to close throttle down just slightly, quit pushing down, and pull straight back on the saw and pull it free from the spar idle down and set the brake drive your wedge snugly. If I have room below then I will bring the top of the bar in under the spar in line with the cut,,,, and finish up the cut,,, My younger Bro is a pretty good faller and bucker,,if watched him sense the kerf closing, pull it out immediatley and slip in from the bottom and never miss a beat,,,,, its a feel thing ya just have to get some time hanging that baby in tha wood before you get the feel of it... How did it cut with the Safety chain BTW?????

Thanks RR,
I don't really have a good reference point with respect to the safety chain. I made sure I kept it out of the dirt as well as keeping the tip of the bar away from anything that might cause the saw to kickback. The saw definitely cuts a lot better than any saw I have ever used before. It never really bogged down and didn't slow much even when going through the really big trunks. I took it very very easy the first 5 tanks, not so much on the throttle but just with what I was cutting. I only went after the logs that were stable and those that I could cut without having to use a stance that wasn't perfect. I bound the saw on the last tankful......and as you made mention on your last email it was on a log that was suspended slightly.