Just another junk chainsaw

[xyz123]

Be glad you guys can start your own saws still. My dad after his battle with cancer lost the strength to start his own saws. He is in his 80's now.
I hooked him up with a easy start 180 for trimming and he bought a battery polesaw for around his place.

But he can still out work my azz up cutting on the hills. I start the saws and hand him one. I have bad lungs with COPD so that is why on that part. I have to take breaks to catch my breath.

Love it when we are cut together and set on a log and hearing some of the old stories he has. He said his dad never owned a powersaw. They used crosscuts and axes together. He still has those too.

Looking down a valley on one of my pieces of land.

 

[MossRoad]

That's one thing I miss about my dad. Once in a while, we'd just sit somewhere and he'd tell me a story about his past.

I got to hear a lot more from my father in-law after my father passed away. Mostly while fishing.... and a few beers.

 

[5030]

The Echo's all have reduced effort recoils btw. Spring assist.

 

[xyz123]

The Echo's all have reduced effort recoils btw. Spring assist.

Spring assist not the same thing as easy start. I have that crap on my echo and dislike it myself. But they have their place for some folks.

Easy start you can wind up with short pulls with 2 fingers and once wound it spins to start. Actully pretty slick. takes no effort whatsoever.

 

[cqaigy2]

Spring assist not the same thing as easy start. I have that crap on my echo and dislike it myself. But they have their place for some folks.

Easy start you can wind up with short pulls with 2 fingers and once wound it spins to start. Actully pretty slick. takes no effort whatsoever.

I assume those types of starts have a spring you wind up, then it spins the saw for you?

 

[xyz123]

I assume those types of starts have a spring you wind up, then it spins the saw for you?

Watch video I posted he shows doing just that.

 

[joecoin]

I forgot all about this older echo 280E 27.9cc 7.7lbs I owned.

Wasnt to impressed with this older one. But lot of folks loved them.

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Do you still have this saw? Would you sell it?

 

[xyz123]

Do you still have this saw? Would you sell it?

Traded it for some chains.

One for sale around me but asking more then I would ever pay.

 

[xyz123]

@joecoin the one for sale looks even nicer then one I had. Their asking 135. But they are over 1hr 20mins 1 way from me. So 3hr round trip.

You want link in PM?

 

[joecoin]

@joecoin the one for sale looks even nicer then one I had. Their asking 135. But they are over 1hr 20mins 1 way from me. So 3hr round trip.

You want link in PM?

I'm up near Sandusky, so if they are north of you I would take a look.

Thanks,

 

[xyz123]

I'm up near Sandusky, so if they are north of you I would take a look.

Thanks,

Shows Ottawa . Sending link in message.

 

[xyz123]

Missed one but landed one.

Heated handle and carb 346xpG NE that will clean up like new.

After pricing a new 550xpG yesterday. This 346 will bring goooooood money to get out of my hands.

Sold all my other 346's 353 and G models off 10 years ago. Plus the other 353 last week I got already sold and shipped out.


Dumped old mix after setting 4 years. Put mine in purged real good. Then popped on 2nd pull on choke. Pushed in started next time. On real IMO. Purrs like a kitten.

 

[5030]

Came up against a brick wall removing the cat from the CS but alas, Echo sells a non cat muffler so I bought one. Issue solved. The cat is circular and inside the stock muff so it's really not removeable.

In fact, Echo sells non cat muffs for all their saws.

 

[5030]

Now I have a spare, anyone want it? Only way to remove it is cut the muff apart. Guess it's headed for the scrap can. Got the bucking spike done as well. I'll have to post up a picture.

Gotta hand it to the Japanese, securing the cat inside the muffler.

 

[5030]

Really like the Tru Fuel too. It's not cheap but all my saws run better on it. Using the 50-1 mix.

 

[xyz123]

2009. That’s as clean as it will ever be while I own it.
Just not a saw detailer.
No rash from a throwing chain ever it appears. Not even chain catcher.

Now to go test it out some more and get it looking like a saw supposed to look like.

Mahle no decomp cyl. That pic before cleaned off.

 

[xyz123]

Sometimes they get sold even when your agreed on price and say you will take it. No biggie to me. I was just going to get into right hands.
I seen this saw posted in another FB group. So safe to post now. I was suppose to pick up this full wrap 5200 85cc early this week. But guess the guy north of me got it over weekend.
These are Gen1 and there are Gen2 and Gen3 of the 85cc etc.
Least it looks like it went to a good home and the guy has several others too in his stable.

 

[xyz123]

Quit making the grub type tank vents for awhile now.

Couple dropped off with different issues. No start flooding and easy one mix leak.

He likes his old school 025 better then his 251. Says his 251 delegated to back up.

I'll show both. Even the one I used to make.

 

[cqaigy2]

That 025 is what i own. I've been happy with it, pretty much starts on 3 or 4 pulls, when cold. What is it you are showing for it? Looks like a vent for the oil tank?

 

[xyz123]

That 025 is what i own. I've been happy with it, pretty much starts on 3 or 4 pulls, when cold. What is it you are showing for it? Looks like a vent for the oil tank?

That is fuel tank vent I made to replace the missing grub screw tank vent it came with.

Stihl on this one used clear line and 2 grubs.