Makita EA3601...the most intriguing saw to date

[FergusonTO35]

Wow, I would be stocking up!

 

[Allar]

hah, one is enough to feed my CAD.

https://imgur.com/xXrVAAi

 

[Wilhelm]

hah, one is enough to feed my CAD.

https://imgur.com/xXrVAAi

Hmm . . .

Just what I need, one of those would nicely fill the void between my 31cc PS-311TH and my 40cc SD105/108.

I'd buy one for 100€, but no dice here in Croatia.

 

[Skisawyer]

I want one. What’s shipping from your euro country northwest USA?

 

[Skisawyer]

The more I run small light 14” bar saws with snort (muff modded dolmar 421) the more I want to only run small light saws with snort.

 

[Allar]

I reckon that the shipping would be ridicously high. A lot of folks are buying atleast 2 of em, so i doubt that there's any left

 

[Skisawyer]

The cheapest I’ve seen the makita reed valve 3601 in the US was $260 plus shipping this Fall.

 

[Finnlogger]

I heard from a reliable source, that the saw will go through some changes, they'll be adding a new carb and a cat muffler to comply with emission standards.

 

[Skisawyer]

Good to know. Thank you for the heads up.

 

[Woodpecker]

Has the 3601 been updated to the cat muffler yet?

Can't say for sure. The 3601 I just bought had a dom of 10.18 and has the standard cage with holes in it and nothing else. It's a crimped muffler that looks like it would be easy to split like a 7910 muffler. The deflector is spot welded on.

However, the larger issue is lack of availability of the micro DD carb tool. I've looked all over at the hipa and acv carb sets and nothing. So unless your super tight with a makita dealer (I'm tight with mine and he was too skeereded to sell me one) your sol for adjusting these carbs without cutting a slot in the screw heads.

It's a nice little saw but it's your choice wheather it's worth the carb adjustment snafu. These smaller saws are prime Homeowner-Harry territory and the epa has the carb stuff locked right down.

 

[SOS Ridgerider]

No makita dealers here. Only luck is to buy it online. It’s over $300 online though. Might see if some guys here have good deals

Calling @166
Price check on a 3601?

 

[Wilhelm]

Make Your own micro-DD?!

 

[huskihl]

The 8 piece HIPA set has the micro DD in it I believe

 

[Stump Shot]

The 8 piece HIPA set has the micro DD in it I believe

It does, I have it but it still doesn't fit, either too big or too small, need one just right.

 

[huskihl]

It does, I have it but it still doesn't fit, either too big or too small, need one just right.

I could be wrong. It wasn’t the Makita I tried it on, it was one of the micro DD on the echo blower that it fit. Muh bad

 

[Stump Shot]

I could be wrong. It wasn’t the Makita I tried it on, it was one of the micros on the echo blower that it fit. Muh bad

Too darn many different ones...

 

[Allar]

Does anyone know if it's possible to upgrade it to .325 pitch? Would love to run 13'' .325 on it

Kinda weird to see that everyone lost the interest on that saw

I did some first cut videos aswell if anyone interested.

 

[Skisawyer]

I’m still interested, just tied up
with buying a 60cc. Heck ya we want videos!

 

[OldJack]

The 3601 has an outboard clutch, could be tricky to find one in .325. Your best bet might be emailing Oregon.
https://www.makita.ca/data/upload/parts_breakdown/EA3601FRDB - JUN2020.pdf?tm=1593660584