Adamam
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For future reference, it works fine. Vibration is worse than with the tiny chain (which is already quite shaky) but cuts better. 12" bar buried in seasoned conifer, beech and chestnut doesn't bog down, not that I'd want to use it like that for long... Reckon the chain should last better.
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Anybody 'upgraded' the bar/chain on an ms170? Worth doing or not? The bar and chain are dead anyway, so just wondering...
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MS170. Weird that the last two saws I've fixed have had exactly the same problem with exactly the same solution. Problem: Chain moves while idling. Solution/issue: cover washer/washer behind the clutch is missing or the wrong way round. Strange. How did it (the one from the 170) ever go missing?
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We have a Contura 850 with rear exit to flu which has been absolutely brilliant so far; virtually nothing about it I change. Looks ace too. Same as this:
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Time to rebuild the carb?
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If its for parts, I always use diyspareparts for oleo/efco. Good service.
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Stihl 036 is officially the biggest knob on the planet when it comes to blocking the piston. Using rope, unless the piston is DEFINITELY above the exhaust port thee rope will DEFINITELY shoot straight out of the port. Using a plastic piston stop it only stops the piston about 50% of the time. Stupid piston. The mystery of the unstoppable chain was swiftly solved though; washer/spacer twixt clutch and drum on wrong way round. Stupid previous owner.
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Isn't my normal dealer; just needed a can today and that was the only dealer anywhere near where I was working. Leicestershire doesn't seem to have many dealers, maybe that's why the price was ridiculous...
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Just paid £23.99 for 5 litres in Leicestershire (not naming) because I happen to be here today and I need some. Absolutely bonkers price. Last can I bought was about £18 which is already plenty expensive. £23.99!!!
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L&S is usually about 5 pence more expensive. I've never forgiven Garden Hire Spares for sending me a sewing machine screwdriver in place of a carb screwdriver! No pointer! How is a carb screwdriver a carb screwdriver if it doesn't have a pointer?!?! *takes deep breathes*
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Amen!
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It's hardly a binary lifestyle choice! I reckon looking at pictures of chainsaws on the internet for a few minutes a week as absolutely fine. No shame required!
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Is a shame since they're fab.
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Doesn't take a minute to report an item that might be dangerous, or cause somebody financial hardship or whatever. Might save somebody's bank balance, or arm...
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Pots for those are rare as hen's dentists. Same pot (I'm pretty sure) as Dolmar PS6800i and Makita DCS6800i. Downgradable (is that a word?) to 60cc with a 116i pot/piston (same I think as PS6000i or Makita DCS600i) which is slightly easier to find, but still almost impossible. I just sold a PS6000i in amazing condition which I had hoped to upgrade to 68cc, but as I say, you just can't find the parts. That US saw site (chainsawr.com) has a pot (unlisted, email them) that has been ground down and would need faffing about with using gaskets/spacers or whatever, but who can be arsed? Hope that helps!
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£104 of death. Hopefully somebody is having a laugh since these saws can be had new for £50...
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£102?!
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I suggested that they compare it to a picture of the real thing and they said "No thanks!", so they are obviously dodgy as you like...
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husqvarna chainsaw | eBay Messaged the seller, but he/she has corrected me saying it is an old saw bought by his/her grandad!
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Understandable for little 17/18 type saws, but it does seem daft for bigger saws. There's doubtless some sort of price/weight reason for it... It looks like you can get an alloy version for the 036, but where the fitting is the same I don't know. The plastic one has the mortise/tenon type thing going on whereas the allow ones obviously don't...
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Balls. Thanks!
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Stupid question. You know the Stihl front handles that show no metal at all and look like some sort of fancy plastic? Is there metal in there? I ask because I'm fixing an 036, and the handle has a thick hairline (if there is such a thing!) crack. If there's a metal core then I'm thinking epoxy'll do, if not then probably not safe?
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Maybe the Efco saws have changed? The 'power sharp' bit is new; I assumed (from pictures) that the saw is exactly as it has been for many years now, but possibly it has had an internal redesign? I just checked the older literature and that also claims 5.5kg, which (as I said) genuinely surprises me as I would have guesses quite a bit heavier. My experience is that the 56cc saw is an absolute screamer, very much like the old Husky 254xp, and that the 65cc saw is an unkillable grinder, but as I say maybe there's a difference with the 'Powersharp' saw. Looks exactly the same though. Weak areas are the design of the air filter and the magnesium brake cover which is a bugger doe cracking if abused. Other than that, they are super!
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On the efco saws: I have had/fixed a few. I find 5.5kg very hard to believe. They are old skool, solid saws. The 62cc saw is a lowish rpm firewood grinder built for longevity, not comparable to pro forestry saws. The 56cc efco is ace.
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Thanks for that! I don't think I'll make enough on my two saws to cover a new Dolmar, sadly.
