Crazy things people do when buying saw

[ELECT6845]

I buy and sell ALOT of saws. I'm always impressed with the way people check out saws and there crazy theories on them. Here is a few, please feel free to add.

Guy buys a saw the other day, starts it and sets it on the floor. Claims at idle it should vibrate around in a full circle if the compression is good.

Had a guy buy a 201t and held his ear up to the air filter cover and revved it. Still trying to figure this one out??

Always love the guy that starts it and revs the crap out of it for minutes on end.

 

[angelo c]

what about the guy that doesn't even know how to start the dern thing....says "hey- can you start it for me? "
yea- that guy makes me nervous....

 

[huskihl]

I buy and sell ALOT of saws. I'm always impressed with the way people check out saws and there crazy theories on them. Here is a few, please feel free to add.

Guy buys a saw the other day, starts it and sets it on the floor. Claims at idle it should vibrate around in a full circle if the compression is good.

Had a guy buy a 201t and held his ear up to the air filter cover and revved it. Still trying to figure this one out??

Always love the guy that starts it and revs the crap out of it for minutes on end.

If it's a husky, it should at least fall over on its side while idling. I don't know if it would make a complete circle or not

 

[Stihlsmoking]

How about the guy that thinks a 026 should cut like a race saw? Why won't it cut that 18" oak log in 2 sec ?
Or reefing on it trying to make cut faster ?

 

[Nathan lassley]

How about the guy that over primes a brand new saw and keeps priming after every rope pull then takes the saw back to wherever and says x brand saws are all pos's from there on.

 

[MustangMike]

The emphasis some people put on the "Magnum" sticker, when the older versions w/o the sticker were often stronger. (other than the factory original DP cover Magnums).

 

[jacob j.]

Some of the "pro" firewood sellers we sold to would remove parts of the filter or sometimes the entire air filter, claiming the saw "runs much better without this junk."

 

[Adirondackstihl]

This is some good stuff!

 

[Nathan lassley]

The emphasis some people put on the "Magnum" sticker, when the older versions w/o the sticker were often stronger. (other than the factory original DP cover Magnums).

Tell em did they give you a pack of condoms or ice cream?

 

[Wilhelm]

I once tried starting a Dolmar PS-7900 with the kill switch in OFF position!
After 4-6 pulls the seller told me to put it in ON position to start it.

Crazy thing is I own a Dolmar PS-6400 since long before I went to purchase the PS-7900 so these saws are not unfamiliar to me!
I had luck and the PS-7900 didn't flood (several pulls on choke + kill switch in OFF will easily flood these saws).

That was damn embarrassing!
I claim to have been overexcited as I always wanted a PS-7900, thus my brain just shut off.

I call this particular saw my own since, no regrets whatsoever!

 

[drf256]

The old "letting it drop only holding the starter to check compression" has always intrigued me. I'm still trying to figure this one out.

 

[BGE541]

When someone asks about the "blade"...

 

[ELECT6845]

I also like the guy that calls the saw "ported" when he sees a dual port muffler cover.

 

[Mastermind]

Chainsaws are loud....they scare me.

 

[jk14]

The guy that has no idea how to start the saw let alone what a chain brake is. He then proceeds to explain how he's got multiple 30+ foot pine trees next to the house he's gonna "take" down. Just flat out scary.

 

[redtractor]

After I pointed out where the chain tensioner was, one guy asked if he could bring it back to me if it needed to be done.

 

[David Young]

The old "letting it drop only holding the starter to check compression" has always intrigued me. I'm still trying to figure this one out.

This is the one I was going to post. It takes a ton of compression or a cylinder full of oil.

 

[treesmith]

I love the fact that most people don't realise a chain should be sharp, or even pointing forward

warning - this sig causes splinters

 

[huskihl]

If it's a husky, it should at least fall over on its side while idling. I don't know if it would make a complete circle or not

Dual spikes on the 394, but that 3fiddy? Ain't making a complete circle at idle

 

[Homelite410]

Or the ones I cringe are cutting wood with non saw folk. I have seen this one guy start a 455 with brake on and hi idle until there was smoke just a rolling out of the cover. Yesterday a guy started a ms180 and wot as soon as it fired for 1 minute then into the log never let off the poor thing.