Never got a chance to mill been cutting timber for people.Been taking down some willows (poplars next) for a mate over past weekends - horrible trees, leaning all over the show and had the odd spot of rot for extra surprise. Chinese saw handled it well with 24 inch bar. It’s not a light sabre but certainly does the job.
Now has been in bits a few times as I had a couple of hiccups and it now wears a hyway bb with pop up along with new carb boot, echo hoses and tank valve. Have a 380cd piston coming that I may try to fettle with if it fits - wanted to try something different. Will probably try a new carb also, this one seems hard to find and hold a tune but that could be my sausage fingers in fiddly bits. Cheap entertainment and quite addictive
Sounds like my situation. I needed a much bigger saw to cut big Ozzie hardwood. No way was I going to pay for Stihl/Husky around A$2,000 to do the job.
This one suprised me they just released a 372xtWow, that's a much bigger gap in price between the clones and the real thing than we see here in the US. Here it's 3-4 times the price but you guys are almost 10 times the cost for the OEM saw? Clones ought to be mighty popular down there.![]()
especially if he's getting his fancy 70cc beat by a cheap chinese 70cc.
This one suprised me they just released a 372xtView attachment 192604 figured a 268/272 or 288 would've come along.
Wonder if the xt will hold up as well as my oe clones
Mine vibrate a bit more than oem
With a heavier piston it may be really noticible.
I wouldn't call a BB cheating. A well modified BB should get the embarrassment you seek.OK, I admit it, I cheat. I use a 77cc cheap big bore kit that I have ported to flow like a 77cc engine. A muffler mod, filter and a carb mod - and it runs like a strong 77cc engine from the major manufacturers. Carb mods can make a big difference in low end torque.
Don't tell anyone, the price of these clones have been going up since we started modding them...