Hello everyone! Apologies for this long post I promise this will be the only super long one I make I'm just excited. Quick question for people who know but don't want to read all the way to the bottom or skim it finding the questions. Will a hd12b work on the 372 xtourq if boot is modified? It seems to be same diameter as non xtourq just has that divider in it.
I'm new to this site and well chainsaws in general. I've been reading some posts on working on chainsaws and this place seems to be the best out of the different sites. My chainsaw back story. first time I ever saw or heard a chainsaw I was about 9 or 10 out wondering the wooded area by my house. I stumbled upon a drunk man running a chainsaw,the sound the smell just peaked my childhood curiosity. I thought I had to hold it and rev it a few times. I spoke with the guy and In his drunken state he passed me the saw and with guidance helped me fell 3 trees right then and there( he was helping me hold the saw when I did this) nothing bad came out of this instance 4 months ago I got my first saw from Wilco (prior to this I had went a dark direction in life with drugs which I do have 10years of sobriety now)
my first saw Stihl 271 which has lead me into a new addiction with saws
all the research I've been doing since getting that saw has made me realize how stupid that man was and how lucky i am to not have been injured. That drunk man's saw was a 070 with I want to say 30+ inch bar and chain. Maybe that is why when I got my 271 I craved more. Not even 1 week into owning that saw I picked up a pinkway from Amazon only because I'd never seen a purple saw before when it showed up the 271 was apart and the jug thrown into a vise I slightly raised the roof of the exhaust semi polished I widen the lower transfers a bit and added finger ports to it(bell hopper inspired) it woke up but still left me wanting more then I grabbed a g660 ya i know clones aren't really something most of y'all like but i couldn't afford a real one it has a big bore with pop up hwy titanikel. I slightly ported intake raised the upper transfers with a flat diamond dremel burr and light finger ports angled towards intake. (Chamfering ports with foredom blue ceramic stones ball shaped is superior to diamond burrs in my opinion) and I used the poor mans lathe a piece of glass with sand paper glued to it squish .25 175psi and has OEM carburetor with what Amazon said was the warhawk made by some name i cant recall but it showed up in a hwy package timing is unknown i dont have a timing wheel. It's a beast for sure. then I picked up a g372xp pro yes another clone same thing ported ground transfer wall flat with matting surface quad muffler ports which look horrible but i used what had on hand .35 flux core wire, so the seams around the tubing is thick as hell because build up was needed. Any of y'all used flux core know what a pain in the ass it is to weld thin metal with.oem walbro hd 12b I believe it's the b whatever hlsproparts has on there site for close to100$ oem boot holder pice and air filter and filter mount and oem coil(blue) didnt know when i got the coil that there is a difference. I really liked that saw it took to the oak on my property perfectly, tuned easy enough even with what i hear is the finicky limited coil My intention with the 372 was to swapp out part by part when i could afford it. About 5 days ago I got a screaming deal on a used 372 xtourq 28inch oregon bar stihl skip tooth sqaure cut chain it was all stock parts besides bar and chain of course for 250$. I was sceptical at first but it being made in 2012 was in great running condition no vacuum or pressure leaks guy apparently used nothing but ethanol free gas liqui moly 2 stroke oil 40:1 ( I say it was all stock because IDK why but the g372xps trigger and lock had to be swapped over the hydro dipped trigger just looks cool to me plus I modified a 660 wrap around handle to it. I really didn't like the OEM handle getting in the way with clutch and bar cover nuts. Currently awaiting for new carb rebuild kit. I accidentally damaged the valve diaphragm. I pulled the limiter caps and pulled it apart to clean it out with carburetor cleaner when re installing the diaphragm i tore it with one of the screws. I'm just wondering how many have had their saw addiction progress this fast or faster? Ive got to say from what I've read on here y'all seem like my majik family ( if you know you know) the negativity in life has driven me to isolation and the positivity and constructive criticism of this site I feel like it will help guide me in this new addiction of mine
Btw the 271 is not the first port work I've done. It is the first 2 stroke I've ever worked on tho. I've done a couple ls engines. I've got a foredom tx with 4 hand pieces metal pedal and pfred burrs no right angle handpiece tho. To those who have the higher quality right angles are they really worth it? I really don't want to drop the money on it if its not worth it my foredom is the only tool I will kill someone for so I refuse to buy the cheap right angle. Sorry again for the long post I'm looking forward to have other people to talk to about chainsaw related topics.
I'm new to this site and well chainsaws in general. I've been reading some posts on working on chainsaws and this place seems to be the best out of the different sites. My chainsaw back story. first time I ever saw or heard a chainsaw I was about 9 or 10 out wondering the wooded area by my house. I stumbled upon a drunk man running a chainsaw,the sound the smell just peaked my childhood curiosity. I thought I had to hold it and rev it a few times. I spoke with the guy and In his drunken state he passed me the saw and with guidance helped me fell 3 trees right then and there( he was helping me hold the saw when I did this) nothing bad came out of this instance 4 months ago I got my first saw from Wilco (prior to this I had went a dark direction in life with drugs which I do have 10years of sobriety now)
my first saw Stihl 271 which has lead me into a new addiction with saws
all the research I've been doing since getting that saw has made me realize how stupid that man was and how lucky i am to not have been injured. That drunk man's saw was a 070 with I want to say 30+ inch bar and chain. Maybe that is why when I got my 271 I craved more. Not even 1 week into owning that saw I picked up a pinkway from Amazon only because I'd never seen a purple saw before when it showed up the 271 was apart and the jug thrown into a vise I slightly raised the roof of the exhaust semi polished I widen the lower transfers a bit and added finger ports to it(bell hopper inspired) it woke up but still left me wanting more then I grabbed a g660 ya i know clones aren't really something most of y'all like but i couldn't afford a real one it has a big bore with pop up hwy titanikel. I slightly ported intake raised the upper transfers with a flat diamond dremel burr and light finger ports angled towards intake. (Chamfering ports with foredom blue ceramic stones ball shaped is superior to diamond burrs in my opinion) and I used the poor mans lathe a piece of glass with sand paper glued to it squish .25 175psi and has OEM carburetor with what Amazon said was the warhawk made by some name i cant recall but it showed up in a hwy package timing is unknown i dont have a timing wheel. It's a beast for sure. then I picked up a g372xp pro yes another clone same thing ported ground transfer wall flat with matting surface quad muffler ports which look horrible but i used what had on hand .35 flux core wire, so the seams around the tubing is thick as hell because build up was needed. Any of y'all used flux core know what a pain in the ass it is to weld thin metal with.oem walbro hd 12b I believe it's the b whatever hlsproparts has on there site for close to100$ oem boot holder pice and air filter and filter mount and oem coil(blue) didnt know when i got the coil that there is a difference. I really liked that saw it took to the oak on my property perfectly, tuned easy enough even with what i hear is the finicky limited coil My intention with the 372 was to swapp out part by part when i could afford it. About 5 days ago I got a screaming deal on a used 372 xtourq 28inch oregon bar stihl skip tooth sqaure cut chain it was all stock parts besides bar and chain of course for 250$. I was sceptical at first but it being made in 2012 was in great running condition no vacuum or pressure leaks guy apparently used nothing but ethanol free gas liqui moly 2 stroke oil 40:1 ( I say it was all stock because IDK why but the g372xps trigger and lock had to be swapped over the hydro dipped trigger just looks cool to me plus I modified a 660 wrap around handle to it. I really didn't like the OEM handle getting in the way with clutch and bar cover nuts. Currently awaiting for new carb rebuild kit. I accidentally damaged the valve diaphragm. I pulled the limiter caps and pulled it apart to clean it out with carburetor cleaner when re installing the diaphragm i tore it with one of the screws. I'm just wondering how many have had their saw addiction progress this fast or faster? Ive got to say from what I've read on here y'all seem like my majik family ( if you know you know) the negativity in life has driven me to isolation and the positivity and constructive criticism of this site I feel like it will help guide me in this new addiction of mine Btw the 271 is not the first port work I've done. It is the first 2 stroke I've ever worked on tho. I've done a couple ls engines. I've got a foredom tx with 4 hand pieces metal pedal and pfred burrs no right angle handpiece tho. To those who have the higher quality right angles are they really worth it? I really don't want to drop the money on it if its not worth it my foredom is the only tool I will kill someone for so I refuse to buy the cheap right angle. Sorry again for the long post I'm looking forward to have other people to talk to about chainsaw related topics.
