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Do you always like to flaunt your ignorance like this? The PS420 is probably the finest saw of it's size, and certainly the easiest to start.

Fortunately, the 15% ethanol content is not a mandate, they'll only be allowing it to be sold, but only for newer vehicles (I don't remember the year). It won't make financial sense for many retailers to spring for a separate pump and tank just to serve such a small customer base.

Yes foche, that is pretty much what I saw too. If the process weren't so costly and take so long, I might try again. Oh well. We're talking about saws here, right? :biggrinbounce2:

Ok thanks, I guess I won't worry about it, then.

Very nice. I don't understand much either. Ladies from that part of the world are, in many ways, refreshingly different from ours. I brought one over (from Kiev) and came very close to marrying her a few years back. Sweet, gracious, easy to be with, the perfect partner in many respects. But very...

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That's a helluva deal. I'm considering going the other way and selling my 5100S! It barely got used this year, the 401 and 420 handled it all.

I did my final cutting of the year today with the Dolmar PS420, dumped the remaining mix out and idled the saw until it died, just like usual. Took it inside to start cleaning it up, and then I noticed that there is still some gas in the priming bulb. Having never owned a saw with a primer...

I used a nibbling tool to enlarge the hole on my 401's muffler, made it very easy. This summer I bought a PS420 thinking it might replace my 401, but even though I love the 420, it made me appreciate the 401 all the more. An effortless saw to use with great power for its size. It's a keeper.

I like mine too, but if I start out using the 401, I'll encounter a few things that are a tad too big for it and have to get out the 5100. The 420 can handle those. It's the perfect one-saw program for softwoods. That doesn't mean I'm gonna sell the other two, though! :laugh:

Since I was the one who was making such a big fuss about this, I thought I should post an update. I ran the 420 all day yesterday with the original mesh air filter, cutting all dead wood. I just took the filter out, the outside is filthy, as it should be. Opened it up and the inside of the...

Piñon (pronounced "pinyon") is the best firewood we have around here. It is a very slow-growing tree, taking nearly 200 years to produce a 12-inch diameter trunk. Last year I felled a standing dead one that was 14 inches in diameter, making it about about 235 years old. So this tree was a...

At some point, you won't have a choice...

Wish there was a way to fight this. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE68G2O220100917

Yes, that would be nice, but not gonna happen... It looks like a pretty fine mesh. But the amount of residue inside the filter when I got it was alarming. And the previous owner was in much more humid conditions and only cut live trees with it. So I'm not going to use it as is. Maybe I'll...

No Mike, not stung in that sense... just financially. For a saw in this size/price range, 55 bucks is a big deal, and the cost of the kit turns my "bargain" used 420 into not much of a bargain at all - I probably would have been better off buying a new 420, as long as it had the fleece filter in...

Myself and another AS member have recently been stung by this problem, so I thought it would be good to spell it out for others who are considering a PS420, whether new or used. (The PS350 is also affected.) Thanks to Steve at the Cutting Edge for helping sort this out. Early 350/420's were...

Not every place on the planet has monster trees. Around here, the best firewood is pinon. I'm lucky if I can find one that WON'T fit in the Smart Holder.

Good deal, Al. You'll still need the sawhorse for stuff larger than 9-10" diameter. When I use my Makita electric to cut to length, I stack a couple bricks to put the saw on so I don't have to bend over to pick it up either...

None of choices fit me. I watch CL daily for saws but not many are listed in this area. And I'm very picky.