Just bought a 181se in working order, £150 all in, no bar or chain though

[Sty57]

these are diamonds! thanks!

Your Welcome Sir!

 

[XP_Slinger]

I would say a ported 372 would out cut a 288 with a shorter bar no problem. 28+ I don't think it would be close

Agree 100%

 

[Adamski]

So, had a spare hour to clean and check the 181 over. Looks better than the ad suggested I think. Just won a bid on a 26" old Windsor replaceable tip bar to keep the vintage of this saw. Currently to tune it to idle I used a 15"... hahaaha.


I think it ticks over nicely. Need a bigger pull start handle as this thing snaps back a treat and to be honest it's pretty daunting to start it with no decomp.


Metal flag chain brake has a better mechanical feel than any of the plastic ones. Although ergonomically it is a bit naff in the hand.


After dismantling, it all seems OEM apart from a Tygon fuel tube and a 288 AM choke lever.


It sounds like a dirt bike!


Picked up a non runner 262xp too. This started by accident when I was testing the pull cord in the garage lol..

 

[Adamski]

well I don't know what is going on but none of my photos are showing up... Sad times.. I will have to do it on the computer on Monday.

 

[Czed]

So, had a spare hour to clean and check the 181 over. Looks better than the ad suggested I think. Just won a bid on a 26" old Windsor replaceable tip bar to keep the vintage of this saw. Currently to tune it to idle I used a 15"... hahaaha.


I think it ticks over nicely. Need a bigger pull start handle as this thing snaps back a treat and to be honest it's pretty daunting to start it with no decomp.


Metal flag chain brake has a better mechanical feel than any of the plastic ones. Although ergonomically it is a bit naff in the hand.


After dismantling, it all seems OEM apart from a Tygon fuel tube and a 288 AM choke lever.


It sounds like a dirt bike!


Picked up a non runner 262xp too. This started by accident when I was testing the pull cord in the garage lol..

That's good
I personally hate tygon lol
Echo bulk or stihl line for me
Those saws are rare here so i would imagine they are there too?
The next one i get i'm keeping lol

 

[XP_Slinger]

Sounds like you got yourself a good runner. Those 2 series love to try to rip fingers off don't they...lol! How does the piston look?

 

[XP_Slinger]

What your fingers look like after a day of starting a non-decomp 2xx.

 

[Czed]

I built 4 372s and didn't trust the chinese decomps so i bought these 6.00 ebay shipped.
Work perfect still hard enough to start that no one wants to borrow my saw's but if you know how to start a high comp saw it's cake lol
My inexperienced friends don't need ported saw's.

 

[Onan18]

What your fingers look like after a day of starting a non-decomp 2xx.
View attachment 75097

Close, where are the blood blister and grease stains?

 

[Czed]

I've got a 288 non decomp new meteor and caber that's getting a d handle.
It's a pain to start.

 

[XP_Slinger]

I've got a 288 non decomp new meteor and caber that's getting a d handle.
It's a pain to start.

I made the mistake of putting the tank handle between muh legs to start my 288 when I first got it...no decomp, never started one before. Man was that a shot to the bag. Never again

 

[Al Smith]

I've got a 281 in the shed,slightly newer model than a 181 .It does okay but I really don't use it much.I had to fix something on it,throttle linkage maybe but I didn't have any problems finding the parts . I can't remember if it has a brake or not,probably not .

 

[Adamski]

Here are a few of it all nice and clean...

 

[Adamski]

And a few more.... Think it is pretty neato for it's age.

Snuck one in of my new line up of Husky's... No Stihl's for me anymore...
Fully rebuilt 372/362xp from the crank upwards, this 181se and my new project 262xp

 

[XP_Slinger]

Your 181 doesn't look like it's had a very difficult life. Very nice, fits right in with the rest of your kids.

 

[Adamski]

Yep! It looks very tidy. starts nice and easily too. Got my new OEM Husky handle, bit larger than the one on it so I can fit two more fingers on it. Might help with the snap back. Now to get the 3 snapped bolts out of the 262 top cover holes.. Not sure how as they are buried deep down the threads..