Stihl MS361 help for a newbie

[bmp01]

25 minutes ago, chopchop said:

No that's fair enough and I know that deep down. Might just park it in the garage. The work, hassle and investment I'd be happy with if it was genuine. But I'm looking at trying to fix a saw I have little confidence in working no matter what I do. Different with a stihl as you know they will work if you work through the diagnostic process. 

If you get to parking it I'd be interested in buying it, I'd like to see the 'naff' quality of a 'Farmertec' kit saw for myself.

 

Reasonably confident it will run by the time I've finished with it, might even run quite well.

PM me if this of interest.

[Stubby]

14 hours ago, bmp01 said:

If you get to parking it I'd be interested in buying it, I'd like to see the 'naff' quality of a 'Farmertec' kit saw for myself.

 

Reasonably confident it will run by the time I've finished with it, might even run quite well.

PM me if this of interest.

There was someone on here a while back that ported a " Farmertec " saw . It was all sorta electric blue color and badged as Farmertec . I think it was a copy of a 372XP . Apparently it ran well .

[Muddy42]

I don't think the OP has bought any parts yet? Just time spent.

[bmp01]

1 hour ago, Stubby said:

There was someone on here a while back that ported a " Farmertec " saw . It was all sorta electric blue color and badged as Farmertec . I think it was a copy of a 372XP . Apparently it ran well .

I think the blue ones, which are fairly recent, are already assembled ?

Each 'new' model they bring out is supposely better than the previous, but old models were pretty dire so might not be saying much. I've not touched one so that's now third hand reporting 😃

 

 

[Macpherson]

2 hours ago, Stubby said:

I think it was a copy of a 372XP

 

My neighbour has one of these... it runs but sounds rough, doesn't really rev out, has a poor tick over and gasps and bogs in use... it makes me smile when I hear him cursing it.. just what he deserves🤣

 

When I hear him cutting firewood I like to stop what I'm doing and remind him what a real saw sounds like😈

[Stubby]

11 minutes ago, Macpherson said:

 

My neighbour has one of these... it runs but sounds rough, doesn't really rev out, has a poor tick over and gasps and bogs in use... it makes me smile when I hear him cursing it.. just what he deserves🤣

 

When I hear him cutting firewood I like to stop what I'm doing and remind him what a real saw sounds like😈

Like this one then ?

[Stubby]

1 hour ago, bmp01 said:

I think the blue ones, which are fairly recent, are already assembled ?

Each 'new' model they bring out is supposely better than the previous, but old models were pretty dire so might not be saying much. I've not touched one so that's now third hand reporting 😃

 

 

Yea , I godda feeling it was already assembled like you say .