545 spark arrestor

[treesap]

Heard that people remove these, are there any noticeable benefits if not needed?

[MattyF]

Bin any spark arrestor! They cause more problems than they are worth.

[SawTroll]

They reduce the effective exaust opening by about 20% when clean, and by more when they get clogged up.

 

Just remove it, if they aren't mandatory in the area where you cut.

[Stubby]

One screw whip it out and forget it . Got a stack of em here I would not want to fall off !

[wisecobandit]

You've probably guessed by now about binning it.

All they do is block things up and make the saw run hotter.

[TGB]

Mine's still in place and never had a problem with it. But also, one woodland the saw gets used in, the owner specifies all saws must have spark arresters fitting. Even on cold soaking wet days. I suppose it's easier to make one rule fits all occasions, than mess around with, if A fits BC, then it's ok to Z with a purple nose in the great abyss of geranium wellies.

Edited November 23, 2014 by TGB

[wisecobandit]

Mine's still in place and never had a problem with it. But also, one woodland the saw gets used in, the owner specifies all saws must have spark arresters fitting. Even on cold soaking set days. I suppose it's easier to make one rule fits all occasions, than mess around with, if A fits BC, then it's ok to Z with a purple nose in the great abyss of geranium wellies.

 

Hope you never have to use a bigger Husqvarna saw in there as none of them have spark arrestors fitted

[TGB]

You better PM Stubby on that one. Suffice to say, Stubby still has a big saw.

[Stubby]

You better PM Stubby on that one. Suffice to say, Stubby still has a big saw.

 

For Sale ........

[wisecobandit]

Lol, knowing stubby runs saws similar to mine with dual ports etc im not asking no more ;-P

You done your 385 now stubby?