Big CC Chainsaws a thing of the past or will new models come out soon?

[Gray git]

For anyone running large saws that don't get used often.....drain the fuel after use, old fuel is one of the main reason that big saws get seized.
Guys finish the job, it goes back on the shelf for months and then......it comes out and there is half a tank of old fuel, enough for the job and pop, the oil has been degraded by the petrol and the saw seizes - pretty common!

That's why I get baffled when people say they run Aspen but not in the big saws as they use too much then do exactly what you say and pop that's a £1000 + saw ruined.

[trigger_andy]

14 hours ago, Gray git said:

That's why I get baffled when people say they run Aspen but not in the big saws as they use too much then do exactly what you say and pop that's a £1000 + saw ruined.

He said to drain the tank, not that you should run Aspen....

Edited October 21, 2020 by trigger_andy

[josharb87]

3 hours ago, trigger_andy said:

He said to drain the tank, not that you should run Aspen....

read it again  

 

grey git is baffled people don’t use aspen in big saws due to cost, yet they hardly get used and due to lazyness when using with the old fuel go bang-a lot more expensive than the cost of aspen in the first place.

Aspen doesn’t go off like normal fuel so  safer to leave in the tank and use a few months later

[trigger_andy]

read it again [emoji4] 
 
grey git is baffled people don’t use aspen in big saws due to cost, yet they hardly get used and due to lazyness when using with the old fuel go bang-a lot more expensive than the cost of aspen in the first place.

Aspen doesn’t go off like normal fuel so  safer to leave in the tank and use a few months later

Reread it. Spud still said what I thought he said.

Anyway, not everyone who has a big saw “hardly uses them” I’ve no long sold my 088 but used it regularly as it was for Milling. Quite a few folk here have 880’s for milling and use them extensively for that reason.

Now I can’t speak for others but using Aspen in a Saw that needs refilling halfway through a single slab is simply not economical. So in light of that I’ll stick to what Spud said, and that’s drain your saws when not in use.

[josharb87]

So yeah, either drain your saw as spud said or as grey git added to the discussion, use aspen

 

if you can’t be arsed to drain your big expensive saw and too tight to buy aspen then expect failure.

Uneconomical? Does a couple quid difference per slab really hit your profit margin that much? 

[wicklamulla]

i simply drain off the 2T mix out of the big saws and run the carb dry.  I'm not interested in using Aspen.

[spudulike]

I gave my advice free of charge and with experience of fixing quite a few 880s with heat seize failures typically from fuel being left in the tank for a  long period before being used again. Using Aspen will work as well but the point is, the saws cost a fortune, supply is in constraint and if you want to generate more business for your repair guy, CARRY ON DOING WHAT YOU DO.......I can't be arsed to argue!!

 

I was going to mention the oil pumps on 880s but think I will keep it to myself as the advice.....that I also like to give my paying customers as well, seems to be causing angst on the site!!!

[trigger_andy]

7 minutes ago, josharb87 said:

Uneconomical? Does a couple quid difference per slab really hit your profit margin that much? 

1.3l a tank full. So say a slab uses two tanks, thats £10 per slab. First cut is the scab, so thats another £10. The last log I milled I got 6 slabs outta the Log, so that would be £70 in Aspen. 

 

In petrol it would be under £19 plus oil so add £2-3 for that. 

 

Expect to use a chain for the day (not always but you have to be ready for metal when slabbing) . So another  £65. 

 

Bar oil £20.

 

So yes, an extra £50 can really cut into your margins for a days milling. 

 

All to save 5 minutes of tipping the last of the fuel out at the end of the day?

 

Again, I'll stick with what Spud said. 

[josharb87]

Fair enough  

 

I wasn’t disputing that emptying an infrequently used saw was a good idea, merely pointing out greygits addition to the discussion that aspen is basically good for saws was also an option.

 

anyhow, cool to see Stihls 881 is looking like a reality, although I doubt I’ll ever need to buy one. My 880 running aspen (?) rarely gets used (?)! 

[Moose McAlpine]

1 hour ago, trigger_andy said:

1.3l a tank full. So say a slab uses two tanks, thats £10 per slab. First cut is the scab, so thats another £10. The last log I milled I got 6 slabs outta the Log, so that would be £70 in Aspen. 

 

Bloody hell! Is that what they use? I bought a 3120XP for milling, which i kinda regretted the moment i paid for it and picked it up off the ground, discovering the damn thing weighs about 15kg fully dressed.

 

I knew it was thirsty but 2 tanks per slab might make it completely uneconomical for me. ?