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59billy reacted to David Boyd's post in the thread How important are parts availability for a home owner? with
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Why not just keep running it as is? You don't need autotune or the latest saw to cut a cord a year. Some of the older saws are simple as... -
59billy reacted to Czed's post in the thread How important are parts availability for a home owner? with Like.
I can honestly say since I've started running and working on saws since the mid 80s All i ever needed was carb kits,fuel lines,piston...
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59billy reacted to Maintenance Chief's post in the thread Tips for making fish-gill slits in a muffler? IE how to make them "flare out"? with Like.
I cut a slit with a dremel wheel. I then use a small anvil or heavy chunk of iron and take my 10 oz ball peen hammer and stretch the...
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350 oe is open. 350 ne is like yours, with a dished piston. And I believe the 353 is like yours, but flat piston
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346 case, 350 cylinder, flat top piston if I recall correct? (edited to correct the piston being flat top)
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59billy reacted to lehman live edge slab's post in the thread STIHL The Official Stihl Chainsaws Thread with Like.
Don’t actually think it ran too bad for a Clamshell with a widened and lowered intake and a widened exhaust
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I have one of those, it seems quite fine, and I'm a husqvarna devotee.
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If this is the grill paint you’re thinking of don’t waste your money. I bought this can years ago thinking it would be good for saw...
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Thanks guys, I’ll take your advice. Upper chain side of the muffler.
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Get a medium deflector or six off of @Red97. (It's addictive, you'll need the extras....) Unibit a hole in the upper corner above the...
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59billy replied to the thread Not so pros 4 new and without politics.I guess nobody ever told him not to bring a knife to a gunfight.
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A standard Stihl Carbide chain for a 20" bar runs about $70. I hear they are great for plunge cutting in the ground and cutting tree...
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I'm the last person who could be called a saw snob and I don't have a problem with clamshells or homeowner grade saws as long as they...
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Currently new 261s are averaging between $779 - $799. 550s area sitting around $650 - $699. I agree, the Echo 590 is looking more...
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I have a 046 that I found at the dump, no compression due to stuck rings and some scoring. Took my time using fine grit sand paper and...