What's on your bench?

[Partner]

[QUOTE="Bryan Newton, post: 1410670, membe
this echo I just watched in Europe, very good condition for its age / how much does it cost?

 

[Bryan Newton]

[QUOTE="Bryan Newton, post: 1410670, membe
this echo I just watched in Europe, very good condition for its age / how much does it cost?

I gave $60 for all three of them

 

[AlexStromberg]

on my lunch i installed the crank in one of the cases in the wait for the gasket on my 242.
Also fixed a clutch on a 435 for a customer. Pos saws.

 

[bigbadbob]

372XT with heat. Generator magnet is in chunks,,
Big end bearing is done. Slug it done.
Jug will be OK
Fallers saw, so lots hours.

 

[whitesnake]

Wow. She done blew her cookies.

 

[Partner]

I bought an R18 some cleaning plus a string and a handle to try to start the saw is 50 years old so keep your fingers crossed ;-)

 

[Ronie]

Husqvarna 450 with an air leak behind the carb

 

[Sierra_rider]

Just finished my 500i hybrid I built last night and got to run it today. I'm really impressed with the results...I left some room for myself to tweak with the port timing just a bit more, so possibly some more power to be had.

 

[Agent Smith]

Cold windy snowy day so hanging out by the woodburner and putting an 026 together to sell on the local fakebook marketplace.

 

[AlexStromberg]

Have almost everything to start building it back together. Just need a top cover and clutch cover.

Very miss matched parts, 242 cases, 238 piston and cylinder. The 242 con rod is 3mm too long but with a spacer it will result it better rod ratio compared to the 238 crank. Hopefully that and stuffers will make it a real screamer. Maybe i should do a build thread

 

[Kiwioilboiler]

Have almost everything to start building it back together. Just need a top cover and clutch cover.

Very miss matched parts, 242 cases, 238 piston and cylinder. The 242 crank is 3mm too long but with a spacer it will result it better rod ratio compared to the 238 crank. Hopefully that and stuffers will make it a real screamer. Maybe i should do a build thread
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Following with interest mate. Having had a 242 my only complaint with it was it revved like mad, but had no real guts (particularly noticeable once my 346 Mastermind turned up).

 

[AlexStromberg]

Following with interest mate. Having had a 242 my only complaint with it was it revved like mad, but had no real guts (particularly noticeable once my 346 Mastermind turned up).

My plan is to have the bottom end done next week. Will have a friend help me weld the muffler after i have cut it open to gut it and i have to source some aluminium to make the spacer. Hopefully it will run good.

 

[heimannm]

A while back a local tree service dropped off three saws, 261, 460, and 660...all were in rough shape.
The 460 had the tank broken where the handle attaches at the bottom and (I discovered when putting it back together) the handle was rather bent up. The recoil starter cover had already been replaced, and the clutch cover was badly broken. HLS provided the new tank and clutch cover and that one is ready to go back to work.

The 660 was described as "hard to start", partial disassembly revealed a cut or worn section of the intake boot, that would certainly make it hard to start. New boot (manifold), new impulse line, carburetor kit (Vinny would describe the diaphragms as hard as woodpecker lips) replaced the rope and starter handle. Put it back together and it still wouldn't pull fuel to start...a shot of prime and it would run for a moment like a giant air leak. I saw a screw sticking out from under muffler...what could this be? Muffler off (also missing two screws) and the two front cylinder screws are missing...actually one fell out and was trapped under the muffler, the other had the head broken off. Since this saw will most likely be run over by a truck or accidentally tossed in the chipper, I just replaced the front screws and retorqued the rear ones. All back together and now it starts and runs as it should.

They said the 261 "needs an overhaul" however the compression is very good, but no spark. They started taking it apart and just threw most of the parts and fasteners in a bag and sent it along. I'll see what else they did next week.

How can anyone be so hard on their equipment, especially considering that is how they make a living?

Mark

 

[Moparmyway]

Just finished my 500i hybrid I built last night

Looks great, what parts did you install that would make your 500i a hybrid ?

 

[Sierra_rider]

Looks great, what parts did you install that would make your 500i a hybrid ?

660 piston...allows for cutting squish band and decking the cylinder, yet the possibility of less than stock intake duration. Not really a straightforward swap though, lots of grinding, milling, and machining to make it fit.

This is only the first iteration of it, I've already got some different ideas I want to try out.

 

[Maintenance Chief]

A while back a local tree service dropped off three saws, 261, 460, and 660...all were in rough shape.
The 460 had the tank broken where the handle attaches at the bottom and (I discovered when putting it back together) the handle was rather bent up. The recoil starter cover had already been replaced, and the clutch cover was badly broken. HLS provided the new tank and clutch cover and that one is ready to go back to work.

The 660 was described as "hard to start", partial disassembly revealed a cut or worn section of the intake boot, that would certainly make it hard to start. New boot (manifold), new impulse line, carburetor kit (Vinny would describe the diaphragms as hard as woodpecker lips) replaced the rope and starter handle. Put it back together and it still wouldn't pull fuel to start...a shot of prime and it would run for a moment like a giant air leak. I saw a screw sticking out from under muffler...what could this be? Muffler off (also missing two screws) and the two front cylinder screws are missing...actually one fell out and was trapped under the muffler, the other had the head broken off. Since this saw will most likely be run over by a truck or accidentally tossed in the chipper, I just replaced the front screws and retorqued the rear ones. All back together and now it starts and runs as it should.

They said the 261 "needs an overhaul" however the compression is very good, but no spark. They started taking it apart and just threw most of the parts and fasteners in a bag and sent it along. I'll see what else they did next week.

How can anyone be so hard on their equipment, especially considering that is how they make a living?

Mark

I often receive saws from Rangers that have been riding along in the back of their work truck for 5 years and they say to me that it won't run?
I did a 555 and a 465 this past month and I almost hate to hand them back!

 

[Moparmyway]

660 piston... Not really a straightforward swap though, lots of grinding, milling, and machining to make it fit.

This is only the first iteration of it, I've already got some different ideas I want to try out.

That’s awesome !!!
Hopefully you can do a build thread on it, I’d definitely like to follow you along as you experiment with your ideas

 

[Stevetheboatguy]

New hacked up, monkeyed with, molested 400 getting a third or fouth hand used 362 fish gilled muffler.




Have to say........ Doesn't sound remotely like a 362.... Bar should be here soon. First cutting runs in a few days hopefully.

Then shelf it and break out the heated saws



Steven

 

[WillG]

3700 Counter Vibe for a fuel system overhaul will be on the bench later. Carb kit, fuel line, filter and tank vent. Have a new air filter on the way but will be able to test with the one on it now.

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[Agent Smith]

Made some skis for the plow blade on the Cub. Works out well for allowing to keep down pressure on the blade while keeping the cutting edge from relocating my gravel till the ground freezes. Now I don't have to dick around with the blade height adjustment every time. Just drop the blade, lock it down and make a pass