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Dolmar/Makita 36v Battery Top Handle Chainsaw
billpierce replied to Jamie Jones's topic in Chainsaws
Its arrived! Seems mint! -
Dolmar/Makita 36v Battery Top Handle Chainsaw
billpierce replied to Jamie Jones's topic in Chainsaws
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Dolmar/Makita 36v Battery Top Handle Chainsaw
billpierce replied to Jamie Jones's topic in Chainsaws
Ordered one. Will let you know how it goes. 233 squids Makita DUC256Z Twin 36V Li-ion Brushless 25cm Chainsaw Body Only ROVER.EBAY.COM Part Number: DUC256Z. Brushless motor. HS 1-9, I 1-56, KA27-28... -
I like mine, ace for carving, small trees, chipper saw, coppicing, hedging etc. Nice and light and nimble. Defs a 12" bar like. Prolly wouldn't buy one new given the price though compared to what else you can get and certainly not as an all rounder. Wouldnt really cut the mustard as your only saw. Doesnt come out to play much, now i have battery saw though.
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You'll be well pleased when you do. Very zippy after
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Yes have checked throttle opening fully, linkage is doing its job and appears fine
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No history on the saw, bought second hand, a few different shades of orange plastics so probably atleast has a few bits replaced if not rebuilt. How to destress bearings? The saw runs ok, cuts strongly, just not very zippy, as fast to pick up as id like, and sounds like it has a bit more to go but wont. Ive had a new fuel filter on but nor checked the lines, suppose it could be a kink or something, but my gut feeling is its something inside the engine, as no real difference in rpm with the bar off. How on earth could it still rev fine with the h needle turned right in? Yes saw seems ok to pull over with the plug out. Very slight turning a 50pence feel to it but i dont think any more than i have felt on other saws that have worked fine.
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Thanks spud, idle is fine so possibley not this. Failing to achieve more than 13k with no bar. Piston looks fine, slightly carbony but not scored. Ignition module is 537 16 21 01 which a quick google says is for 345, 346, 350 etc so probably correct. I guess a vac test is next but seems unlikely and air leak from symptoms
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Ah yes. Think you can open up the exhaust crimpy edges and mash it out with a drill. Id assumed that has been done in the pic
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Thanks spud. Dont know what the check valve in the carb is? Compression feels good so havent checked with a gauge but will have look at piston. Will get numbers off coil and look them up check its the right one. Also will run it with no bar on see what its doing
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Enjoyed that, especially the cheeky few limbs boshed out perfectly judged to not hit the house.
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Having a pretty rad saturday night btw!
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Had a funny few hours trying to sort a 46cc 346. Got it from a pal with the carb in bits. So ordered new carb kit and fitted. Noticed the idle was set v high and the h and l screws were at about 4 turns out, so new carb kit in, got it to run but not revving out proper, leaned h and could get about 12k and it ran fine with the h jet right in! Wierd. So pulled carb and reinspected, checked l and h screw werent swapped, gaskets on right, metering arm set right, changed the welsch plug etc etc. Checked flywheel gap, heat shrinked a nick on the kill lead, cleaned fuel filter. Its a black ignition module, so not limited? Seems alot better but not getting above 13k. Idles fine unless you bump it and it then will cut out. Seems fine, but clearly something a bit funny. What have i missed?
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When i did mine i only noticed louder and very much revvier and quicker to pick up. Definately needed h screw richening. Maybe you're concerned about emissions regs spud?
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I want to know
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Yes it makes a very noticable difference. Id definitely suggest a tune up, as could well be running pretty lean now. When i did mine it was over revving alot
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How long have you been using it tim? Mine definately felt stronger after it had seen a good few tanks, maybe a few weeks work. I bent the chain it came with as it got snatched in a chog early on, and replaced with oregon ( cant recall which ) so cant advise on best chain in comparison. Found mine fine, but a bit unremarkable. Have drilled out the cat of the exhaust and opened it up a little and retuned and made a decent difference. Reckon mine isnt far off my 200 if not the same. I have both and pick the echo up over the 200 for some reason! So dont reckon its thay much slower! Bought mine in 2016, no issues with it all since then
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Chain tensioner looks pretty weekend warrior
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That would be amazing! Very very kind of you. Where abouts are you again? Cheers
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Not surprised on a sunny day like today you found outside jobs rather than digging inside! Was up to my elbows in silted cundys around the house today. Sadly alot of it has been "repaired" by previous owner which seems to consist of smashing it all to bits every few meters and watching the hole fill with water and leaves. Still keen to get over and see your solar setup and pick yer brains a bit. Got that to sort out next
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I will hate covering them up too matty, but perhaps hate it less than lifting them and digging down 15", then doing a slab witha mixer ( no truck access for concrete truck) etc etc. If it were up to me it would be left alone until id put up with it for a few years and then decide whether its too cold/damp. Whats the plan with your floor?
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Its an amazing stone floor, some of the slabs are 4ft square. Ideally id lift it stick a dpm in, insulate and underfloor hearing pipes in, and re lay it, but this will be pretty expensive/mega time consuming, so toying with idea of insulating and laying a wooden floor on top with v shallow timbers laid on the stone, this wouldnt destroy the lovely stone if we ever wanted to change in future, also a pita. If it was just me there id probably just put up with a damp cold floor like. But hey ho. Only about 1.5 miles to the big lights of allendale, which has a coop and pubs. 20 mins to hexham, which has a few builders merchants and that, so its not too far out, but also not really on the way to anywhere else. Only about a couple miles from where we stay at the minute, but bigger and with a few fields and bit of wood.
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Here are a few random pics of what its like just now
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Certainly have, got a digger on hire making a track so it is can be driven to, then need to sort out alot of renewables, and wiring in house, insulate all the walls, renew windows, few wooden floors down, convert an attic into a bedroom, sky lights in, re fit bathroom, carpets upstairs, jobs a gooden!
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I also sound that video meant my saw didnt run. I cant quite remember but , im sure it says something about starting out with one of the screws right in and then turning it out and taching it - couldnt get past this so just would it out a bit and went from there. I've spent so long trying to set mine up perfectly, and its pretty good now, but im hesitant to turn the screws in so i can tell you the settings, as it could take me hours and several tank fulls to sort it out again! Fiddley wee buggers. If i remember correctly the h screw did something mad, like us you unwind it beyond one turn, the revs died off as youd expect, then pick up quite nicely again, out beyond 2.5 turns. Worth a good play with it anyway. Bear in mind all of the above may be completely unique to my saw and of no help what so ever.
