Low Budget Work Saws (Or Back From The Dead)

[Mastermind]

Post up those saws you got really cheap.......or even free. Post up the ones that you had to put some work into to get a good runner on the cheap.

I got this 562XP sent to me to do an evaluation on. Why did it fail.......that sort of thing. I got to keep the carcass. It had a bad PTO bearing, and a bad clutch drum bearing. I blamed it on a dull chain, and abuse.

Cost? $40.00 in parts.


This one was sent to me by a friend out of their dead saw pile.

It now has a new case, crank, bearings, seals, gaskets, and top end.

I have about $300.00 in it. Not a real cheap saw......but it may last me a long time.



What have you guys got that you brought back from the dead?

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

Ya'all have seen this a million times....but I got this Homelite for $40 and spent about $20 in tune up parts to make it run. Stack muffler cost me about 30 minutes of time.

 

[Mastermind]

Dibs on the PB Blaster.

 

[astnmacgto]

Most of my saws have cost me less than 50 bucks including getting them running.

I have an 029 super that I have about 50 bucks in, it came with a brand new 25 inch rolomatic es bar and all I had to do was replace the wrap handle and tune it.

 

[astnmacgto]

I have 10ish bucks in this one. Including the nos bar and chain, it's actually a 365, I had to use a donor recoil.

 

[Stump Shot]

Almost every saw I own. Lol

I fixed this one for a fella.


...and received this and a couple others in return. I call it my lil' hot rod. Carb kit, fuel line and filter is all I put in it.

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

Dibs on the PB Blaster.

I used it all. Sorry man. You reminded me I need to get some more though. haha

 

[rocketnorton]

have $30. in this ph. parts given, traded, bought. thx to hoggwood, jj, cfb, ddave, magnumitis.

 

[Mastermind]

I have 10ish bucks in this one. Including the nos bar and chain, it's actually a 365, I had to use a donor recoil.View attachment 60316

Great saws. One of my favorite models.

 

[Mastermind]

have $30. in this ph. parts given, traded, bought. thx to hoggwood, jj, cfb, ddave, magnumitis.View attachment 60317

Winner so far. lol

 

[Stump Shot]

Back when I started milling I did some welding of a couple trailer frames and was paid in the form of an Alaskan Sawmill, a 281xp and a 272xp that was logger road hard and put up wet. So just a bit of my time for initial investment. When I tried to use it I would have to richen up the carb as the seals would start to leak. So like the Johnny Cash song one piece at a time, I started fixing it up. Seals, piston, starter, new palls on the flywheel carburetor, ignition coil, handle, top cover, muffler and a whole lot of little bits that were neglected. Just kept at it getting the worst ones at the time. Now it's my favorite saw that I own.

 

[Stump Shot]

This saw just showed up here one day, and would not be running today had it not been for the help of Mastermind with the cylinder clean up efforts that had to go into the repair work. While it did have the most expensive piston that I've ever paid for for anything. It is a very fun saw to run. Otherwise some gaskets and fuel system restoration. And no Muffler Mods necessary.

 

[Mastermind]

Nice saws Steve.

 

[Stump Shot]

Another freebie that showed up at the orphanage, 041AV. It's in really nice shape and again a fuel system resto was all it took to bring back to life. I just love to listen to it run, I really don't care how fast it cuts...

 

[Stump Shot]

Nice saws Steve.

Thanks, if I ever get to the end of fixing up my junk pile this is going to be a long thread. Lol

 

[e.fisher26]

$30 & $50

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[sawmikaze]

Fiddy bucks.

 

[Stump Shot]

This could be a new firewood favorite a 266XP, that a friend gave me last fall and that I did some fixing up on with stuff I had lying around here this winter cost - 0$. Can't wait for spring to sink this in some wood, as it really sounds snarly when it runs.

 

[exSW]

575 Shindaiwa free. Plus another one from mdavlee for shipping. Work in progress less than sixty in parts with shipping so far. Can't say enough about the build quality,tolerances and design intellect that went into these. Looking forward to running it.

 

[Armbru84]

Got this as a box of parts. Had to buy a few odds and ends pcs. But overall runs great? Prolly have 75 into it. Had the bar as I bought it by mistake.