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Yes, it is accurate in my area, too. John

Angry beaver ! Seriously, those look like a small circular saw was used, maybe even a table saw. John

I agree with the other comments about the 55 Rancher being a good saw and easy to work on. I've worked on mine enough to know. That comment about the plastic carb mount is probably the most important one after checking to make sure the piston isn't scored. It is easy to strip the screws that...

Actually, there are 3 units that make up the ignition system on this saw. Here's a schematic (I hope): The pulser is #8 on the schematic. I just changed it to a brand new one but still no spark, so that's not it. That leaves the coil, #10, or whatever #6 is. It is triggered by the...

Nothing, but there was nothing to cause it to close either, and with the air screen removed you can just look in the end of the carb to confirm the choke is open. It was. John

I have a 55 Rancher with the 46 mm piston. I got the saw for free with a scored piston; however, the cylinder "looked" good and measured the same diameter everywhere I checked so I put in a new piston kit. Bad idea. I doubt it ran 10 hours before that piston went bad. Now that I've replaced...

At first we did nothing. Then when I realized what it was and how it might be the source of the problem, I disconnected it and made sure the return spring didn't close the choke plate. I didn't try it with the choke plate closed; just didn't see any reason to think that would help. Mind you...

Thanks for the additional ideas. It's not fuel related as we've been over that at least 3 times all the way from the tank. We've also verified there's nothing clogging the gasket and crankcase opening that provides the pulse to the carb. I think the comments about the ignition system being...

I verified the air vane's not the cause by disconnecting the linkage between it and the carb. No difference. We even put a new carb. on it. No difference. There's no point in trying to tune it under load because it doesn't rev up - at all. If you put it in wood, it stalls. I don't know...

Nope, we checked that early on. John

Yeah, the throttle is free and opens fully. John

My friend has a Stihl 08. It starts but won't rev up to top end rpm's. I did a carb. rebuild - no difference. We put a brand new carb. on it - no difference. The rev. limiter is not the problem, since I disconnected it and it still won't rev up. Could there be something with the ignition...

My Shindaiwa 345 stopped running and I soon found it had no spark. It's happened before and I've traced it to poor connections between the ignition coil and pulser modules. I cleaned those connections, put it back together and, sure enough, I had spark - for 2 or 3 pulls of the starter and...

I agree with the last post. You spent time and money to get the 55 running well, so why buy a new saw especially if you are concerned about the new gizmos? Your 55 should last a long time if you use fresh mixed gas, and drain the gas and gently run it dry if you arn't going to use it for...

There was a posting on here a couple of weeks ago about this issue. Do a search and you should find it. There was a lot of good info. But, yes, sounds like you might have a vapor lock problem. The solution is richen the mixture so that the saw doesn't get so hot. You probably only got this...

As others have said, it depends. If you're a pro why would you consider anything but new? Your time is too valuable to dink around with anything used. But if you don't make your living with a saw, then a good used one offers the potential to save a lot of money IF you don't mind and are able...

Husky made several poor design decisions, in my opinion. Chief among them was the use of screws to secure the carb. Torque them just a little too much, or take them on and off a few times, and they strip out. I finally had to replace them with a bolts and nuts. Another poor decision is the...

In my opinion, the 55 Rancher is subject to air leaks due to it's poor design, and will fry pistons quickly if that happens. Otherwise, it's a good saw. I have one, and have been through a bunch of rebuilds with it. A new piston and cylinder from Bailey's is about $100 if you need both, a...

You certainly can regrind a semi-chisel chain into a ripping chain. Anything less than 15 deg. works pretty well to reduce shavings binding up in the clutch. Oregon makes the best ripping chain, in my opinion, 72RD is the one I use on my 28" bar. I use it for both milling and for splitting...

If you have a compressor you can easily check the accuracy of your gauge. Just set your compressor pressure gage to 100 psi or so, put a rubber tipped inflator on the end of your blow gun, and press it against the inlet of your gauge. It should be close, I'd say +/- 5 psi would be OK. Then...