Dustincoc
ArboristSite Lurker
Long time, no login(2014). Amazed my login still worked.
Found a Dolmar 115i in the recycling stream at work(recycling plant.) It was missing a sparkplug, but when replaced, it started right up on the old gas that was in the tank and ran great. It even idles for extended times.
So far, I've replaced the sparkplug and run another tank of 50:1 fuel through it. It's fuel hungry(20 minutes to a tank). I didn't sharpen the chain(which seems new, or at least hasn't been sharpened much)or anything. It does cut slightly crooked, but that could be operator error, as this was the first time I've run a saw in a couple years(my father gets the firewood cut when I'm at work). As to the task at hand, I was spitting/ripping up knotty chunks of pine that we're using for firewood. It didn't like to cut down the grain, but when ripping the grain, it threw so many chips the chain was throwing them forward as the discharge on the bottom couldn't keep up.
The saw's existence confuses me, as Stihl and Husqvarna are the brands around here, along with the el cheap big box brands. Never even seen another Dolmar around.
As I've run a tank of non-ethanol fuel through it, until it stalled, the saw will be put up for the year, or at least until needed. It runs better than any of the saws I've got, although my father did just buy a Husqvarna this year that he's using. Definitely a better runner than any of the saws I have, although I'll admit all were bought used, and I'm not much of a small engine mechanic(2 cycle especially), and I seemingly can't learn, having attempted to little success for years. The pile of crappily running old saws attests to that. I'd especially like to get one of the top handles running reliably, as I prefer them for limbing, but so far no luck.
Found a Dolmar 115i in the recycling stream at work(recycling plant.) It was missing a sparkplug, but when replaced, it started right up on the old gas that was in the tank and ran great. It even idles for extended times.
So far, I've replaced the sparkplug and run another tank of 50:1 fuel through it. It's fuel hungry(20 minutes to a tank). I didn't sharpen the chain(which seems new, or at least hasn't been sharpened much)or anything. It does cut slightly crooked, but that could be operator error, as this was the first time I've run a saw in a couple years(my father gets the firewood cut when I'm at work). As to the task at hand, I was spitting/ripping up knotty chunks of pine that we're using for firewood. It didn't like to cut down the grain, but when ripping the grain, it threw so many chips the chain was throwing them forward as the discharge on the bottom couldn't keep up.
The saw's existence confuses me, as Stihl and Husqvarna are the brands around here, along with the el cheap big box brands. Never even seen another Dolmar around.
As I've run a tank of non-ethanol fuel through it, until it stalled, the saw will be put up for the year, or at least until needed. It runs better than any of the saws I've got, although my father did just buy a Husqvarna this year that he's using. Definitely a better runner than any of the saws I have, although I'll admit all were bought used, and I'm not much of a small engine mechanic(2 cycle especially), and I seemingly can't learn, having attempted to little success for years. The pile of crappily running old saws attests to that. I'd especially like to get one of the top handles running reliably, as I prefer them for limbing, but so far no luck.