So what did you do today?

[furb]

Yesterday my wife says she wants to shovel and to not dig the snowblower out. Twelve hours and 10” of snow later she regrets her decision. The good Honda blower is behind my zero turn, some furniture and boxes of say parts. Two years ago my neighbor gave me a junk blower. The muffler is falling off, it revs to the moon, drive is messed up and it got hit by a car so the shaft was falling out of the side. I drug it out of the junk pile.It fired up and I beat the sides back together and it blew everything it should have. Squirrel ate the gas cap but luckily it didn’t get water in the tank with the 2” pipe cap.

 

[Vintage Engine Repairs]

Was that $900 Aus?

Yep, gave it a good clean, oil and greased where necessary, passed p&v too. Still has machining marks on the piston rings and skirt. I’m really pleased all round.
Love the whistle they make when rev’d.

 

[davidwyby]

28” of some 27x and let er eat! @Vintage Engine Repairs

 

[Bill G]

That is a good deal as $900 AUS is $564 US.

 

[Vintage Engine Repairs]

That is a good deal as $900 AUS is $564 US.

What do they go for in good condition out there?

Put a new bar, chain and sprocket on it, will keep the originals for dirty work or stumping. Going to wait for the weather to cool down (35-40 Celsius all week) then go dig it into some wood!

 

[stihl livin]

What do they go for in good condition out there?

Put a new bar, chain and sprocket on it, will keep the originals for dirty work or stumping. Going to wait for the weather to cool down (35-40 Celsius all week) then go dig it into some wood!

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I personally wouldn’t use a saw to dig into wood. Maybe a spoon but never a saw.

 

[Bill G]

What do they go for in good condition out there?

Put a new bar, chain and sprocket on it, will keep the originals for dirty work or stumping. Going to wait for the weather to cool down (35-40 Celsius all week) then go dig it into some wood!

We rarely see unused/lightly used saws here so to answer your question they go for just under what new price is. A new 661 is $1590 US plus the 7% communist tax. That brings it to $1701.30. Doing the conversion that equates to $2718.18 AUS. In my opinion a near new 660 here would be in the $1200-$1300 US range or $1917-$2077 AUS.

 

[pbillyi69]

We rarely see unused/lightly used saws here so to answer your question they go for just under what new price is. A new 661 is $1590 US plus the 7% communist tax. That brings it to $1701.30. Doing the conversion that equates to $2718.18 AUS. In my opinion a near new 660 here would be in the $1200-$1300 US range or $1917-$2077 AUS.

that is a stupid amount of money far a chainsaw

 

[Bill G]

that is a stupid amount of money far a chainsaw

I do not disagree but just think of what they cost in the late 1950's compared to what folks made back then.

 

[Vintage Engine Repairs]

We rarely see unused/lightly used saws here so to answer your question they go for just under what new price is. A new 661 is $1590 US plus the 7% communist tax. That brings it to $1701.30. Doing the conversion that equates to $2718.18 AUS. In my opinion a near new 660 here would be in the $1200-$1300 US range or $1917-$2077 AUS.

Oh yeah that’s very similar to here, just saw one for $1800 and it’s the middle of summer lol.

 

[Bill G]

Oh yeah that’s very similar to here, just saw one for $1800 and it’s the middle of summer lol.

Folks pay up for a 660 over a 661

 

[Bill G]

This was yesterday.........

 

[Vintage Engine Repairs]

Folks pay up for a 660 over a 661

Yep the same here! I’d take a 660 over a 661 just a better built machine all round.

 

[heimannm]

 

[Vintage Engine Repairs]

Cycled 6 miles to pick up a fs55 for $50 non running. 3 miles there and 3 miles back carrying the machine. Needed a carb kit and now runs great.

 

[Woodwackr]

Cycled 6 miles to pick up a fs55 for $50 non running. 3 miles there and 3 miles back carrying the machine. Needed a carb kit and now runs great. View attachment 447973

And…you burned off that big breakfast

 

[furb]

I sorted my fil rite filter stash this morning, took all the dogs out on a lake, took the devil dog to tsc and finally put the rear in my truck. It sucked not having a truck for a few weeks.

 

[heimannm]

Put some parts away, fixed the recoil starter on the Jonsereds 52E, sharpened 10 chains for a customer, and decided it was time to fix the eccentric clamp on the chain grinder used for depth gauges (lime green one). Red one has a 3/16" wheel for 3/8 and .404 chain, blue one has a 1/8" wheel for 3/8LP and .325 chain.



In the original configuration, a snap ring holds the clamp in place.



The pivot and the I.D. of the eccentric were quite worn.



I turned the pivot down and installed a brass bushing over it. Since I cut the pivot a few thousandth too small, I use the knurling tool to "swell" it a bit for a good snug fit. I drilled the eccentric to fit the bushing, the used some emery cloth on a mandrel to achieve a nice slip fit.



Initially I used a snap ring and a couple of washers to hold the clamp in place, but decided I could improve the fit and action if I used a slightly oversize washer and a screw to hold the clamp in place. The clamping action is so much better than it was with the worn parts.



Mark

 

[Mastermind]

Put some parts away, fixed the recoil starter on the Jonsereds 52E, sharpened 10 chains for a customer, and decided it was time to fix the eccentric clamp on the chain grinder used for depth gauges (lime green one). Red one has a 3/16" wheel for 3/8 and .404 chain, blue one has a 1/8" wheel for 3/8LP and .325 chain.

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In the original configuration, a snap ring holds the clamp in place.

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The pivot and the I.D. of the eccentric were quite worn.

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I turned the pivot down and installed a brass bushing over it. Since I cut the pivot a few thousandth too small, I use the knurling tool to "swell" it a bit for a good snug fit. I drilled the eccentric to fit the bushing, the used some emery cloth on a mandrel to achieve a nice slip fit.

View attachment 448047

Initially I used a snap ring and a couple of washers to hold the clamp in place, but decided I could improve the fit and action if I used a slightly oversize washer and a screw to hold the clamp in place. The clamping action is so much better than it was with the worn parts.

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Mark

Nicely done.

 

[fearofpavement]

Today I was welding and grinding steel making trusses for a Christian camp project in Africa. Here in Bamako, Mali it gets about 100 in the daytime and usually around 90 or so inside. We've been here a little over a week and will be here until the 7th of February. It's dirty, grimy work and the city power is only on a few hours a day. There's solar system but that's limited so sometimes we have no power at all. I was thinking about everyone back in the USA freezing this past weekend and it sounded a bit appealing. Groundie and were last here in 1990 so it's been a minute.