Trivia/riddle: when is a plastic clamshell actually better?

[davidwyby]

For reals

 

[ammoaddict]

If it's free?

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[huskihl]

Best scenario I’ve heard of is for cutting acidic trees like palm trees. There is no magnesium to rot if it doesn’t get cleaned off right away

 

[Woodslasher]

For reals

Trick question, never!

 

[Woodslasher]

For reals I'd say weight savings, cheaper to produce, more compact design, and less potential failure points as well as what Kevin said.

 

[NPKenny]

Absolutely for palm trees. Only good use use for larger plastic clam shells like MS390 or MS391. 70cc would be better.

Dropping weight on a 50cc platform. Example is the 346 top end on a 350 chassis. Not really much advantage here, but it is a pleasure to run.

 

[huskihl]

The lightweight plastic 350 thing isn’t really true. I weighed a 2150 with a 346 cylinder against a 2153. The magnesium case 2153 is actually 4 ounces lighter

 

[Wood Doctor]

Suppose you have a Stihl 290 that you hate. The mechanic who installed the last ignition module (now dead) stripped the threads. Now you can't even remove it to replace it. You now have a good excuse to throw the saw into the boneyard for parts.

 

[blackbruin]

Cheaper to produce period. No weight savings all $$$

 

[Czed]

To start a bonfire

 

[AlfA01]

If'n you ran it over with the tractor...you didn't lose much!

 

[redline4]

When it can be purchased new a couple $100 cheaper than a "pro" saw, you cut approximately 10 cords a year with it only in the fall and you give zero *f-words what others think about it.

 

[huskihl]

When it can be purchased new a couple $100 cheaper than a "pro" saw, you cut approximately 10 cords a year with it only in the fall and you give zero *f-words what others think about it.

That itself is a great reason

 

[67L36Driver]

When you get $20 farmboss carcass and slam a Farmertec 390 engine in it and send it out the door. [emoji108]

 

[Kiwioilboiler]

Trick question, never!

Depends. Wide receiver or Running back version?

 

[davidwyby]

@huskihl got it


I was thinking palms…cuz I got asked to whack one and I didn’t have a saw I could think of that I didn’t care about.

need to get one of the 2050s going!

 

[Stump Shot]

When it takes a fall and or smacked by a tree and has everything broken except the crankcase. The honeycomb design makes them extremely tough.
When repairs are necessary, there's no case to split, bearing/seal replacement is a snap compared to a mag case saw.

 

[Maintenance Chief]

When you loan a saw out to a needy friend.

 

[Stump Shot]

It can be set on a concrete floor.

 

[davidwyby]

well there's a whole buncha raisins for plaztec. Now I really wanna get a 2050 running...and ported.

@Egg Shooter got plenty o plaztecs.