Kit saw recommendation for teaching

[srcarr52]

I think you all convinced me to go the with 361 clone. Now, what bar/chain combo for it?

 

[Loony661]

I think you all convinced me to go the with 361 clone. Now, what bar/chain combo for it?

I always kept a 25” on mine, and it never complained. Keep the rakers in check and it will cut through oaks smoothly. I wouldn’t go any bigger however, IMO.

 

[srcarr52]

I'm thinkin g 20" 3/8's, 50 or 63? Which is an easier chain to find at big box stores?

 

[Loony661]

Great choice. Locally 3/8 .050” is easier to find here in SE MN..

 

[farminkarman]

I'm thinkin g 20" 3/8's, 50 or 63? Which is an easier chain to find at big box stores?

I would do 0.050”.

 

[farminkarman]

I will also add that the Oregon Versacut bars are nice & light and a pretty good price too

 

[srcarr52]

I found a Holzfforma G366 for a dang decent price... so that is on it's way.

 

[David Young]

I found a Holzfforma G366 for a dang decent price... so that is on it's way.

On their site?
I hope you guys do a build thread

 

[davidwyby]

@afleetcommand

 

[Paul Fithian]

Instead of clone kit, why not pick up a dead Stihl 024/026 and make it live again? Tons of OEM and AM parts available, free PDF's of service publications.

It would also teach what made it die and how to make sure it doesn't happen again.

 

[lehman live edge slab]

Is the timing late on the AM coil?

I’ve used two farmertec coils on an oem 361, both lasted maybe a year under fairly light use. The first one was super lazy acceleration and actually started backwards once. After this one quit I tried another and while it ran better than the first it only lasted 6-7 months. The guy couldn’t be talked into a 200$ oem coil so he said see what I could do and he went and bought a ms250 to cut sauna wood. I researched and figured since people use the ms441 coil and the ms361 coils on modded 880’s I would try a non mtronic 441 coil on his 361. Saw ran fantastic and not sure if it’s limited to a lower rpm than an oem 361 coil but didn’t seem like it while cutting.

 

[lehman live edge slab]

I’ve used two farmertec coils on an oem 361, both lasted maybe a year under fairly light use. The first one was super lazy acceleration and actually started backwards once. After this one quit I tried another and while it ran better than the first it only lasted 6-7 months. The guy couldn’t be talked into a 200$ oem coil so he said see what I could do and he went and bought a ms250 to cut sauna wood. I researched and figured since people use the ms441 coil and the ms361 coils on modded 880’s I would try a non mtronic 441 coil on his 361. Saw ran fantastic and not sure if it’s limited to a lower rpm than an oem 361 coil but didn’t seem like it while cutting.

His kid took over the 361 and uses it quite a bit and still running well

 

[Ketchup]

I found a Holzfforma G366 for a dang decent price... so that is on it's way.

That seems good. I learned a lot from taking saws apart before I started building them up.