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Definitive Dave

Definitive Dave

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Are any of these something that guys and in particular builders might be interested in if I stock them?
Clearly they wont be in the numbers for the thousands of Stihl and Husqvarna parts we stock, but it never hurts to expand our offerings.
Pistons
42mmx1.5 - Alpina 450
41mmx1.5 - Alpina 484
45mmx1.5x1 - Alpina 52-55 (Ring x 1pc)
47mmx1.5x1 - Alpina 600
47mmx1.5x1 - Alpina 600i
50mmx1.5x1 - Alpina 700
47mmx1.5x1 - Castor 600i
39mmx1.5x1 - Castor 391
42mmx1.5x1 - Castor 450-42
44mmx1.5 - Dolmar 111
45mmx1.5x1 - Dolmar 116
46mmx1.5x1 - Dolmar 116
49mmx1.5 - Dolmar 120
52mmx1.5x2 - Dolmar 133
45mmx1.5x2 - Dolmar 116i
46mmx1.5x2 - Dolmar 116i
40mmx1.5x1 - Dolmar 100
35mmx1.5 - Echo 303
42mmx1.5x2 - Echo 500
48mmx1.5x2 - Echo 60S
52mmx1.5x2 - Echo 750
54mmx1.5x2 - Echo 900
32.2mmx1.5x1 - Echo SRM2300
37mmx1.5x2 - Echo SRM3550
38mmx1.2x2 - Echo SRM3605
38mmx1.2x2 - Echo RM411/SRM380/385
42mmx1.2x2 - Echo SRM4600/RM511
42mmx1.5x2 - Echo SRM4605
37mmx1.2x1 - Echo 3000
36mmx1.5x2 - Echo RM315
40mmx1.5 - Echo RM435
46mmx1.2x2 - Echo DM621
44mmx1.5x2 - Echo DM5500
32.2mmx1.5x2 - Echo 706/800
43mmx1.2x2 - Echo DM521
40mmx1.5x2 - Echo RM421
39mmx1.5x2 - Echo CS350
55.5mmx1.5x2 - Homelite 1050
45.5mmx1.5x2 - Homelite XL12
38mmx1.5x1 - Husq.132//Maruyama 240/320
40mmx1.5 - Maruyama 420H//Husq.142R
52mmx1.2x2 - Makita 6401/7301/7901
54mmx1.2x2 - Makita 6401/7301/7901
47mmx1.2x2 - Makita 325
50mm x1.2x1 - Makita DPC7300/DPC7301/DPC7310/DPC7311/DPC7320/DPC7321/DPC7331
42mmx1.5 - Oleomac 746/446
44mmx1.5 - Oleomac 750/450
45mmx1.5 - Oleomac 753/755
38mmx1.5x1 - Oleomac 936/136
40mmx1.5 - Oleomac 940/140S
42mmx1.5 - Oleomac 947
45mmx1.5 - Oleomac 952
47mmx1.5 - Oleomac 261
46mmx1.5 - Oleomac 956
48mmx1.5 - Oleomac 961/962
52mmx1.5 - Oleomac 980/981
50mmx1.5 - Oleomac 970/971
40mmx1.5 - Oleomac 941CX
42mmx1.5 - Oleomac 941/942/142
40mmx1.5 - Oleomac 938/138
40mmx1.5x2 - Oleomac SC33
56mmx1.5x2 - Partner K1200
41.06mmx1.5x1 - Poulan 2550
40mmx1.5 - Shin. B45/BP45L
32mmx1.5 - Shin. C230 (G23L)
36mmx1.5 - Shin.C35/BP40L
36mmx1.5 - Shin.C350
31mmx1.5 - Shin.T20
32mmx1.5 - Shin.T25 (BP30L)
43mmx1.2 - Shin.488
40mmx1.2 - Shin. B450
STD/33mmx1.5 - Shin.EB240
56mmx1.5 - Sachs 166
48mmx2.0 - Solo 423
58mmx1.5 - Solo 642
37mmx1.5 - Tanaka 328
38mmx1.5 - Tanaka 355/368
39.75mmx1.5x2 - Tanaka TBC422/TBC438
36mmx1.5 - Tanaka 328
37mmx1.5 - Tanaka ECS3350/ECS3300
43mmx1.5 - Tanaka TBC500

CYLINDER KITS
52mm - Makita DCS6401/DCS7301/DCS7901
54mm (Nikasil) - Makita DCS6401/DCS7301/DCS7901
50mm (Nikasil) - Makita DPC7300/DPC7310
45mm - Oleomac 753/755/744
48mm - Oleomac 961/962
46mm - Oleomac 956
44mm - Oleomac 750
60mm - Partner K1250
43mm - Partner 351
41.1mm - Partner 350/351
50mm - Partner K650//Poulan K650

thanks for any input to help me figure out stuff to carry
Dave
 
Dose anyone ever really rebuild trimmers and brush cutters? Not sure how many of those would sell. I still have some here from parts lots and gave some away to some hot rod friends for gear shift knobs. :ices_rofl:

Not really seeing the Alpina/Castor stuff moving much either.

Surprised to see the 166 pistons on the list, thats good to see..
 
Honestly the only parts I'd stock are for Makita/Dolmar's and the pro-grade Echo/Shindaiwa/Maruyama, since they are the only stuff worth fixing.

The rest is only good as spare hulks or as scrap metal.
 
Honestly aside from a few models like the 166 I don’t even know which are saws and which are those other crappy tools that wish they were saws :)
I see a lot of parts available for homie xl-12 and 1050 which is surprising also 3 different 242 husky Pistons I will bring in to investigate
 
Who are the makers of these? I know a few years back when looking for a Echo 900 piston, Golf was the only game in town.

The Poulan 2550 piston is still a available OEM part and is like $20 so I don't think that is one to stock. The Partner 351 though is a Poulan saw made in mass quantities (tons of Craftsman) and if inexpensive enough might sell. It would need to be pointed out what Poulan models it would fit though to move as the Partner versions were mostly for the European markets.
 
I'll put in a vote for the Oleomac 961/962 p&c, pure quad port Italian goodness there.

I believe they will also drop into the 956 as a bb option and are a very interesting potential candidate for various hybrids.
I have a couple of this platform in JD colors and run across them fairly regularly, if top ends were available for reasonable $
I'd be more inclined to go out of my way for them.
It's a also somewhat of an upgrade for the 48mm JD saws as those are dual port.
 
I don't think I would get too carried away with the big bore kits- Ebay is lousy with them and Bruce has to lower the price so much on Deal of the Day sales that he's close to giving them away.

I got a new Dolmar 7900 BB kit on that last DOD special for $21. The newer, larger Partner and Husqvarna cut-off saws are worth stocking some parts for as large construction companies are rebuilding those- K-750/760, K-950/960, K-1250 and 3120K.
Newer Echo, Dolmar, and Makita stuff is usually a winner. Older, larger Echo and Tanaka stuff isn't hardly moving at all. Newer, smaller Tanaka and Maruyama stuff would be ok. I wouldn't stock anything for smaller Alpina or Oleo-Mac as there's very little distribution of that
stuff in North America.
 
Bump, would be cool if the aftermarket would come out with a 52mm option for the husky 181/281/288 platform. Not sure on the particulars of the 52mm oleo mac 980/981 kit you have in your list dave, if thats even a feasible use for that kit.
 
Definitive Dave said:
Are any of these something that guys and in particular builders might be interested in if I stock them?
Clearly they wont be in the numbers for the thousands of Stihl and Husqvarna parts we stock, but it never hurts to expand our offerings.
Pistons
42mmx1.5 - Alpina 450-no
41mmx1.5 - Alpina 48-no
45mmx1.5x1 - Alpina 52-55 (Ring x 1pc)-no
47mmx1.5x1 - Alpina 600-maybe
47mmx1.5x1 - Alpina 600i-maybe
50mmx1.5x1 - Alpina 700-maybe
47mmx1.5x1 - Castor 600i
39mmx1.5x1 - Castor 391-no
42mmx1.5x1 - Castor 450-42-no
44mmx1.5 - Dolmar 111-yes
45mmx1.5x1 - Dolmar 116-yes
46mmx1.5x1 - Dolmar 116-yes
49mmx1.5 - Dolmar 120-yes
52mmx1.5x2 - Dolmar 133-yes
45mmx1.5x2 - Dolmar 116i-yes
46mmx1.5x2 - Dolmar 116i-yes
40mmx1.5x1 - Dolmar 100-yes
35mmx1.5 - Echo 303
42mmx1.5x2 - Echo 500-yes
48mmx1.5x2 - Echo 60S-yes
52mmx1.5x2 - Echo 750-yes
54mmx1.5x2 - Echo 900-yes, not sure if people would risk an unknown piston in an OEM cylinder. I probably would not.
32.2mmx1.5x1 - Echo SRM2300
37mmx1.5x2 - Echo SRM3550
38mmx1.2x2 - Echo SRM3605
38mmx1.2x2 - Echo RM411/SRM380/385
42mmx1.2x2 - Echo SRM4600/RM511
42mmx1.5x2 - Echo SRM4605
37mmx1.2x1 - Echo 3000
36mmx1.5x2 - Echo RM315
40mmx1.5 - Echo RM435
46mmx1.2x2 - Echo DM621
44mmx1.5x2 - Echo DM5500
32.2mmx1.5x2 - Echo 706/800
43mmx1.2x2 - Echo DM521
40mmx1.5x2 - Echo RM421
39mmx1.5x2 - Echo CS350-yes
55.5mmx1.5x2 - Homelite 1050-yes
45.5mmx1.5x2 - Homelite XL12-yes
38mmx1.5x1 - Husq.132//Maruyama 240/320
40mmx1.5 - Maruyama 420H//Husq.142R
52mmx1.2x2 - Makita 6401/7301/7901-yes
54mmx1.2x2 - Makita 6401/7301/7901-yes
47mmx1.2x2 - Makita 325
50mm x1.2x1 - Makita DPC7300/DPC7301/DPC7310/DPC7311/DPC7320/DPC7321/DPC7331-yes
42mmx1.5 - Oleomac 746/446
44mmx1.5 - Oleomac 750/450
45mmx1.5 - Oleomac 753/755
38mmx1.5x1 - Oleomac 936/136
40mmx1.5 - Oleomac 940/140S
42mmx1.5 - Oleomac 947
45mmx1.5 - Oleomac 952
47mmx1.5 - Oleomac 261
46mmx1.5 - Oleomac 956
48mmx1.5 - Oleomac 961/962
52mmx1.5 - Oleomac 980/981
50mmx1.5 - Oleomac 970/971
40mmx1.5 - Oleomac 941CX
42mmx1.5 - Oleomac 941/942/142
40mmx1.5 - Oleomac 938/138
40mmx1.5x2 - Oleomac SC33
56mmx1.5x2 - Partner K1200-yes
41.06mmx1.5x1 - Poulan 2550-maybe, really needs to be a cylinder set.
40mmx1.5 - Shin. B45/BP45L
32mmx1.5 - Shin. C230 (G23L)
36mmx1.5 - Shin.C35/BP40L
36mmx1.5 - Shin.C350
31mmx1.5 - Shin.T20
32mmx1.5 - Shin.T25 (BP30L)
43mmx1.2 - Shin.488-yes
40mmx1.2 - Shin. B450
STD/33mmx1.5 - Shin.EB240
56mmx1.5 - Sachs 166-yes, not sure if people would risk an unknown piston in an OEM cylinder. I would not.
48mmx2.0 - Solo 423
58mmx1.5 - Solo 642
37mmx1.5 - Tanaka 328
38mmx1.5 - Tanaka 355/368
39.75mmx1.5x2 - Tanaka TBC422/TBC438
36mmx1.5 - Tanaka 328
37mmx1.5 - Tanaka ECS3350/ECS3300
43mmx1.5 - Tanaka TBC500

CYLINDER KITS
52mm - Makita DCS6401/DCS7301/DCS7901-yes
54mm (Nikasil) - Makita DCS6401/DCS7301/DCS7901-yes
50mm (Nikasil) - Makita DPC7300/DPC7310-yes
45mm - Oleomac 753/755/744
48mm - Oleomac 961/962-maybe
46mm - Oleomac 956-maybe
44mm - Oleomac 750
60mm - Partner K1250-yes
43mm - Partner 351
41.1mm - Partner 350/351
50mm - Partner K650//Poulan K650-yes

thanks for any input to help me figure out stuff to carry
Dave
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Marked saws as no, maybe or yes based on what in recent years has been in need of parts. I am a fan of the Oleo-macs however I do not remember which models were in need and I see very few of them at all any more. Hardly anyone seems to rebuild the old Echos or Tanaka’s, nice saws just not much attention. The Alpina’s are often in need of other parts so not real sure how many folks would buy a piston for a saw that needs more parts that are harder to find. Alpina has a bigger following in West Virginia than around here.

Would not see any of these as big sellers. The Dolmar bits probably sell the most if folks knew about them and the price was right. The non chainsaw stuff I would be very cautious about, have not met many folks that bother to rebuild them. Scrap yards are littered with Echo, Redmax, trimmers and blowers.

Dolmar 120/133 cylinder sets, 309 multipurpose saw cylinder sets would be in demand as much as just the pistons. Dolmar 9000/9010 cylinder sets. 9000/9010 pistons would sell.

Husqvarna 1100-2101 cylinder sets.
 
Justsaws said:
Marked saws as no, maybe or yes based on what in recent years has been in need of parts. I am a fan of the Oleo-macs however I do not remember which models were in need and I see very few of them at all any more. Hardly anyone seems to rebuild the old Echos or Tanaka’s, nice saws just not much attention. The Alpina’s are often in need of other parts so not real sure how many folks would buy a piston for a saw that needs more parts that are harder to find. Alpina has a bigger following in West Virginia than around here.

Would not see any of these as big sellers. The Dolmar bits probably sell the most if folks knew about them and the price was right. The non chainsaw stuff I would be very cautious about, have not met many folks that bother to rebuild them. Scrap yards are littered with Echo, Redmax, trimmers and blowers.

Dolmar 120/133 cylinder sets, 309 multipurpose saw cylinder sets would be in demand as much as just the pistons. Dolmar 9000/9010 cylinder sets. 9000/9010 pistons would sell.

Husqvarna 1100-2101 cylinder sets.
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Actually, the Partner 351 p/c set is the same as the Poulan 2550 that you said needs to be a set. It is a bigger bore upgrade actually so no need to really stock the smaller Poulan 2550 piston or cyl at all.
 
Modifiedmark said:
Actually, the Partner 351 p/c set is the same as the Poulan 2550 that you said needs to be a set. It is a bigger bore upgrade actually so no need to really stock the smaller Poulan 2550 piston or cyl at all.
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Good to know.

Never seen the Partner 351, it would have to be listed on the website very clearly that it would be a drop in replacement for the Poulan 2550. It would be better to have it listed as a Poulan part referring to 2550 and sold as a drop in upgrade in size as well as under the Partner brand.

Certainly would not bother stocking both kits and always default to the largest cc.
 
Why isnt a dolmar 510 or 5100 aftermarket p&c kit made th wreck like 200$ for the oem and the saws not worth that I need one now and I'm not spending 200$ on a saw that's worth 150$ to someone else and nothing to me cause I think there garbage
 

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