Woodslasher
Teh debil
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I bought an 048 from a guy, after dark, without pulling the muffler, and without peeking under the duck/electrical tape. Never did use it in the 2 years I had it, I got it running the day before I sent it to its new owner. Aside from that, I've had a charmed life when it comes to buying saws.
Now, my brudda bought a 372 from a shady guy that apparently manages to find hundreds of pro saws in storage units over time (B *frenching S, in my opinion) and he got screwed. He paid too much ($800 with a 28 inch repainted 70's Oregon bar) and when I gave it a once-over I saw the saw had an a/m recoil and p/c (and probably a few other parts too). I pulled the good used top end off his other 372, swapped it over, and he traded off the saw. Later my boss and a buddy separately told me to never buy a saw from that guy again and I haven't since then. We both learned just because a guy seems friendly and tosses around the names of guys you know and trust doesn't mean you should trust him. When I mentioned that the stuff was chinese garbage, "Well, I'm sorry to hear that but I had no idea. The previous owner must have done that." Yeah, everyone puts an a/m top end and recoil on a like-new 372 just for fun. And after working on countless saws you still can't tell that Genuine Husky plastics don't look sand-cast and their cylinders aren't pencil-lead gray.
Now, my brudda bought a 372 from a shady guy that apparently manages to find hundreds of pro saws in storage units over time (B *frenching S, in my opinion) and he got screwed. He paid too much ($800 with a 28 inch repainted 70's Oregon bar) and when I gave it a once-over I saw the saw had an a/m recoil and p/c (and probably a few other parts too). I pulled the good used top end off his other 372, swapped it over, and he traded off the saw. Later my boss and a buddy separately told me to never buy a saw from that guy again and I haven't since then. We both learned just because a guy seems friendly and tosses around the names of guys you know and trust doesn't mean you should trust him. When I mentioned that the stuff was chinese garbage, "Well, I'm sorry to hear that but I had no idea. The previous owner must have done that." Yeah, everyone puts an a/m top end and recoil on a like-new 372 just for fun. And after working on countless saws you still can't tell that Genuine Husky plastics don't look sand-cast and their cylinders aren't pencil-lead gray.
