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Newbie stuck Bar and Chain 3/8 3.25 444 EWindsor
SawTroll replied to champagnecharly's topic in Chainsaws
3/8" is just an approxitate (and nominal) designation - and it just gets wrong when 3/8 is "translated" into .375, that leaves the impression of being an accurate measurement. -
Newbie stuck Bar and Chain 3/8 3.25 444 EWindsor
SawTroll replied to champagnecharly's topic in Chainsaws
Windsor and Carlton have been bought up by Oregons owner (Blount), and as far as I know all that is left of the Windsor products are some of the bars, that are sold under the Carlton brand name (Speed-Tip). Windsor branded products are history (again, as far as I know). -
As far as I know it still is current - just not really new - and the 4300 may not have hit the UK market yet? I assume the 4300 will be more expensive than the 4500, so they may well keep both, to hit different price points? Time will tell....
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You got that wrong - the 4500 is an older model, that is heavier and with less rated power. The 4300 is the new Zenoah model, and basically the same as the 543xp. The only identified differense (apart from the obvious) so far is that the chain catcher is polymer on the 4300, while it is metal on the 543xp. There also is a 3900, which is the same saw with a lesser engine.
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Newbie stuck Bar and Chain 3/8 3.25 444 EWindsor
SawTroll replied to champagnecharly's topic in Chainsaws
It is. As a general comment, the term ".375" shouldn't be used though, as the pitch of 3/8" chain isn't .375, but rather .366.... -
Definately Zenoah, and maybe too much so - time will tell...
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Well said!
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Far from always true!
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Mahle is gererally regarded as the best quality, along with KolbenSchmidt and Gilardoni.
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The PS-5000/DSC5000 was made at the same time as the 5100S (for all markets except the US), but it was rev limited at 13,500 rpm and had a different crank. There were other more minor differences as well (plastic handlebar?). I haven't heard of a similar amount of issues with those models, but that may just be because I mainly have been on US saw forums?
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I assume that cylinder is a cheap aftermarket one?
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Not that early, as far as I know - and if so it didn't work too well. However, the 5105 was supposed to have improved engine cooling over the 5100S - but the trouble continued, at least as long as they were the 14,500 rpm version.
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Btw, the US sold 5000 series Dolmars used to come with a too lean carb setting as "standard", to pass EPA regulations. Of course that should have been corrected by the dealer that sold it (many didn't), and then the operator should sheck it now and then - but that doesn't always happen.....
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The 5000 series Dolmars have a long record of engine scorching due to a somewhat faulty basic design in the US. The "victims" mostly were the US 5100S and the early US 5105 saws - the ones that had the 14,500rpm rev. limiter. The trick is to not submit them to heavy and prolonged cutting, that will overheat the engines. My 2006 5100SH still is fine, likely because I knew about it from the outset. Of course there are the usual possible culprits as well, like a too lean carb setting, an air leak, or bad fuel mix.
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Same here regarding 20", and that is the longest I want even on that very strong 60cc saw. I had to order from the other side of the Atlantic, to get a suitable 20" bar in 3/8". It is a pity that the SugiHara light bars aren't availiable (listed) in 3/8" in the UK - I ended up with buying a Tsumura light&tough from Canada.
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What is availiable varies between different markets/areas, and 24" bars for the small Husky mount does exist, as do 3/8" bars of different lengths. They are not common in Europe though. The real question is what is sensible to use on the saw in question.....
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Now old is this saw? There was an update to the intake clamp etc in 2006. SB intake clamp 346_357 2006 and carb 357 2008.doc
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Cheaper, yes.
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Fine - but the 257 never was an xp saw - just 257.
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Everything points at a 621. Btw, what is the serial number (it is on a small metal plate at the rear of the saw). I would look at Ebay etc (USA, not just UK) for a muffler or a parts saw with a decent muffler.
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Exhaust based handle heating was a thing of the late 1960s and the 1970s.
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They surely help when it is cold and/or wet - that's why most of my saws have heated handles!
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The 251 replaced the 250, but they are complety different basic designs, not different versions of the same.
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It is really funny that no-one reacts to my assumpition that H37 has to be 91PX. A couple of good pics of the chain would tell the story for sure!
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Depends on which bars you compare.
