PeachMan
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Hi. new to the site, quite a bit of widson (& wit) here.
Background--I'm slowly getting out of the peach orchard business and have cut down/cut up a few hundred peach trees with the 445 saw. Peachwood is just below rocks in hardness, dulls a chain in no time.
The (10 year old) saw was running a bit rough last year, wouldn't start in the spring. Fuel, spark, etc, OK. Dry cold compression is 92 psi, so no wonder it wouldn't start. A shot of 90 wt. gear oil gets it to 145.
So, I'm thinking a top end rebuild is in order. Downloaded the workshop manual from this site (Thanks!) and it all looks pretty straightforward. I'm looking for advice on parts, useful upgrades, etc. Here's what I was planning to do. All OEM parts from Bailey's 'cause there's no full service dealer anywhere close.
New cylinder/piston kit, crankcase gaskets, mainshaft oil seals. Wasn't going to replace stuff that works that's easy to access from the outside (coil, carb, etc.).
Anything else or something different I should do? No need for a performance saw, just need to have my old saw back.
Thanks!
Background--I'm slowly getting out of the peach orchard business and have cut down/cut up a few hundred peach trees with the 445 saw. Peachwood is just below rocks in hardness, dulls a chain in no time.
The (10 year old) saw was running a bit rough last year, wouldn't start in the spring. Fuel, spark, etc, OK. Dry cold compression is 92 psi, so no wonder it wouldn't start. A shot of 90 wt. gear oil gets it to 145.
So, I'm thinking a top end rebuild is in order. Downloaded the workshop manual from this site (Thanks!) and it all looks pretty straightforward. I'm looking for advice on parts, useful upgrades, etc. Here's what I was planning to do. All OEM parts from Bailey's 'cause there's no full service dealer anywhere close.
New cylinder/piston kit, crankcase gaskets, mainshaft oil seals. Wasn't going to replace stuff that works that's easy to access from the outside (coil, carb, etc.).
Anything else or something different I should do? No need for a performance saw, just need to have my old saw back.
Thanks!