Just another junk chainsaw

[xyz123]

Man would I like to see a top notch American made saw again.

They were some heavy MFers though back then. 85cc and cut right with but stronger in cuts then today's 85 cc torque wise.

I had 3 of them 2 8500 gen3 and 1 5400 gen2
5200 was gen1.

I did get to test the newer Partner made poulan 505 83cc I owned, husky 385xp I owned and friend stihl 064. All in hardwood buried.
Didnt own one of the older ones during the testing.

Thinking the 8500 5400 was like 18lbs 3oz PHO dry weight.

 

[xyz123]

One oregon order in.

Echo 2511 set for clone some day. Stihl 200T G111 set for testing against stihl 63PS 3/8LP and Echo 501 18" for one of my 3 of those.

 

[xyz123]

Amazing 25cc with that Egan pipe for extra 28%

Limbing out the last one.

 

[xyz123]

Wanted to check the hack ported echo 490 out.
Being it’s the one that went flying over a month ago.

Even with the spring assist start it has. I can’t drop start it with right hand like 2511.
So on the ground and straddling to start left handed.

Did the same for stock 359 I got on trade. To check out.

After what I think was echo bar tip might have said bye bye on 490.

Looking like I will be close to 46”-48” across where I am going to stump this pita tree.

 

[xyz123]

Got the stock 359 out yesterday by mistake. But being I already walked to tree I went ahead and cut with it.

It is a redneck gilled muffler mod. Came with gasket delete already and showed about 160psi.

IMO ran fine compared to some of the stock 2159 I sold from memory. So I think the mm and maybe delete helped.

 

[xyz123]

Letting project packrat eat some today.

OE 346 built from parts with NE 44.3mm aftermarket topend.

Gasket in and just muffler mod.

Trying to get some run time to break in. Thinking only started 2nd tank.

 

[Hay Dude]

Nice looking sawdust chips.
What do you like for sharpening in the field? I just use the Stihl sharpening unit. Seems to be satisfactory for this wood butcher.


I have some sawing to do on Thursday/Friday. I think I put them away dull, so sharpening will be 1st order of bizniz.

 

[JeepHead]

Nice looking sawdust chips.
What do you like for sharpening in the field? I just use the Stihl sharpening unit. Seems to be satisfactory for this wood butcher.


I have some sawing to do on Thursday/Friday. I think I put them away dull, so sharpening will be 1st order of bizniz.

Are you talking about the Stihl 2 in 1 sharpener? If so, those are my favorite files I have.

 

[Hay Dude]

Are you talking about the Stihl 2 in 1 sharpener? If so, those are my favorite files I have.

Yes, I have 2 of them and they seem to do a nice job.

 

[xyz123]

Nice looking sawdust chips.
What do you like for sharpening in the field? I just use the Stihl sharpening unit. Seems to be satisfactory for this wood butcher.


I have some sawing to do on Thursday/Friday. I think I put them away dull, so sharpening will be 1st order of bizniz.

Thats some oregon 325 LPX I still have on hand.
I really like the LPX and LGX for price. But also like these new ones in C33 23RS too. But their double the price.

I just carry files on handles.

This is out front of my shop/barn so I can walk across drive and just swap saws or file if I wanted to in vise.