Low Budget Work Saws (Or Back From The Dead)

[PA Dan]

Got this one for $12 at a yard sale. Guy had $18 marked on it. I asked what's up with that green saw...? He says it starts and idles but dies when you hit the throttle. I said can you show me? He does and it does just what he said. He then says I'll take less for it. He says give me $12! It needed a carb kit and fuel line. Also had some nasty goop in the fuel tank. I sand blasted it and coated the tank. Bought a complete gasket/seal kit on ebay for $13 shipped. That kit had like 35 pieces in it. Only unusable part was the foam for under carb or intake it was dust! Still haven't finished it but should run this spring!

 

[Mastermind]

The 245 is a great saw Dan.

 

[PA Dan]

The 245 is a great saw Dan.

I really like the looks of that saw! Have been looking for a replacement bottom of the tank/handle for a while. Had a little rot but I'm sure I got it plugged. Just have to find the time to get all my projects finished! Couldn't belive that little saw was in 70cc class!

 

[Stump Shot]

Texas chainsaw massacre saw.

 

[kkemp]

I got this saw about a year ago for $25 . Had to to clean up the cylinder and put a new piston in it . I have around $100 in it. The first saw I ported as well . I like it . Lol

 

[PA Dan]

I got this saw about a year ago for $25 . Had to to clean up the cylinder and put a new piston in it . I have around $100 in it. The first saw I ported as well . I like it . LolView attachment 60694

One of my favorite saws!

 

[Mastermind]

The 028 is one of my favorites too.

 

[PA Dan]

The 028 is one of my favorites too.

That was the first Stihl I bought! That was the morning after attending my first get together!

 

[kkemp]

Thanks to you guys I didn't have to buy a new cylinder for it. Used the mastermind method on it and the piston still looks good .. it makes my 029/039 conversion want to run and hide .

 

[Stump Shot]

Two bucks for the sticker, might have too much stuck into this one. Lol


...and yes it really is a 52mm saw.

 

[Iceboy]

Yeap!!! After taking it apart thats exacty whats missing, i quess. Cant find an impulse on the crankcase. Thanks guys

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-HOM...hash=item1c7f392922:m:m54ZHYIC5jXKE3BleGE5m_w


He could have this style carb. Never seen one myself but oil pump is built into carb

 

[old 040]

I have many that were good/great deals, this is just one, but a good one, bought it without a top end on the cheap, found a good used cylinder and a NOS thin ring piston and rings, looked to be a very low hour saw, less than 150. in this one....

 

[old 040]

Picked up this Dayton labeled 245 last fall, needed a fuel line and went through the carb, 75. in this one, another very low hour saw.....

 

[Al Smith]

So, when I decided to start wrenching on beat up saws, I started with some MS200T's. Talk about jumping into the deep end. Those are a whole lot of saw packed into a very small space. Not terribly cheap, but better and cheaper than the original MS201T's. Sorry, no picts.

I own 2 200T's .One was given to me from Adam Clark which I souped up .The other is a stocker I got from a dealers dead pile for 20 bucks.It had spit the pin from the brake band that lodged in the flywheel and they thought it was hung up .Got lucky on that one .

I occassionaly do the saw work for two tree services and have worked on a bunch of 020 T's and 200's.IMO that little Jack Russel terrier of a saw is the best trimmers saw ever built.Those things were born to run with the wind .I'd often thought if 100 plus cc saws had the power to weight ratios of these things I'd be afraid to operate them .

 

[old 040]

Just a month or so ago off C-List, NOS Poulan Pro 330 and NOS clone Redmax 455avs Bluemax, 50. each.......

 

[XP_Slinger]

Got this for $50 out of my local dealers "junk pile". Needed a bar stud reinstalled that I found inside the oil tank and had a pin hole in the fuel line near the carb. All free fixes and after a good cleaning I flipped it for $150.

 

[old 040]

Late this last summer off C-list, needed nothing, 75. smackers.......

 

[old 040]

10-10S, runs like new, 35. big ones.......

 

[old 040]

Not so pretty 7-10A, 40. bucks......

 

[Dub11]

Late this last summer off C-list, needed nothing, 75. smackers.......View attachment 60778

Looks like your an Echo man you should let me dispose that for ya.