Holzfformer G372XP

[Mick Dempsey]

2 minutes ago, htb said:

That's cos you threw them out the tree in a hissy fit.😂

I’ve seen that happen, never understood it.
Throw a thousand quid out of a tree?

See my post on performative celebration, throwing a saw out of a tree is performative anger.

[Mick Dempsey]

48 minutes ago, kram said:

Many people say that. What made it a great saw? I ask because I have found several annoyances in the design and I did not enjoy todays task of swapping the petrol tank.

 

I have cocked something up as its not running now. Fires on choke and fast idle, then dies unless it gets full throttle. Bogs and dies with any touch of throttle.

 

My Echo 2511 and Still 020T, they are great saws, but I read that they can be a pain to work on. I have not needed to, yet.

That 020T is 24 years old at least. 
Never needed any work?

[spudulike]

I had one of these Chinese 372 copies in a while ago. It was a strange experience in that the saw had a familiarity about it but it just wasn't right.

I will clarify, the recoil didn't feel right as the recoil spring was much thicker.

The rubber parts were cheap and shiny, not like the nitryl rubber originals.

The plastic parts were not as well finished.

The worst part was an elusive air leak was tracked down to hairline fractures around the alloy supporting the main bearings.

Sure, it sorted of went and felt like a 372 but the build quality was lacking. 

I haven't had any in recently but you do get what you pay for but a pro, doing a pro job, with insurance and in a dangerous profession......choice is yours.

[kram]

Not that Im aware, I got the 020T in 2023. It was a climbers spare/backup saw and only ever had very light use, original bar and sprocket we think.. He left the industry a while back and when I was looking, he was happy to sell it. Tipped the stale fuel out and it started up no issues. It cleans up like a new saw except for the clutch cover has some burn marks near exhaust.

 

[Mick Dempsey]

I did some work for a client a few years back, I noticed a nearly immaculate 020t in his shed.

I told him straight, I wanted that saw (I started my career with one)

He says fine, when I get too old you can have it.

I did some more work a year or so back, ‘where’s the 020? I ask.

’oh, I reversed over it in my tractor a couple of years back’

 

Bastardo!

 

 

[adw]

1 hour ago, kram said:

Many people say that. What made it a great saw? I ask because I have found several annoyances in the design and I did not enjoy todays task of swapping the petrol tank.

 

I have cocked something up as its not running now. Fires on choke and fast idle, then dies unless it gets full throttle. Bogs and dies with any touch of throttle.

 

My Echo 2511 and Still 020T, they are great saws, but I read that they can be a pain to work on. I have not needed to, yet.

That’s because you have kinked the fuel hose between the tank and the crankcase, easily done.

[kram]

Fuel starvation? I dont think the hose is kinked but I will check it tomorrow when I try again. It may be the replacement tank is not allowing air in to replace the fuel consumed. This one has a mesh style vent instead of a hose.

[spudulike]

22 hours ago, adw said:

That’s because you have kinked the fuel hose between the tank and the crankcase, easily done.

Probably caused by the cheap rubber parts I mentioned earlier

[kram]

Its running perfectly now, starts first pull and idles nice in all positions! It was worth the couple hours of swearing to swap over the tank...

 

I have ordered this. It generally gets good reviews but I will check it over before fitting..

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Z5VXZMD

 

Last week I hit some hidden wire/nail that was deep in the trunk. Perhaps a bird put it there as it was near the top... Anyway half of the left side, cutters are destroyed and will need to be ground back a long way.. expensive full chisel chain is ruined 🤬

 

 

Now I have a cheap 20" bar and loads of cheap £2.70 chains in .325 pitch but I need to modify a clutch drum/sprocket as it seems you cant buy a 22mm bore .325.

 

Edited August 5 by kram

[adw]

What did you find wrong with it??