I confess, I made a BIG mistake....
I spent good money at a BBS for a red & black LEMON!
It took me a week and a half, to figure that the spark plug really wasn't. A-Yep, I did check out after about the 30th pull, It did spark (I thought it was OK, I saw a bit of blue when I sparked it against the motor)..... Finally bought a new plug and the stupid nut driver thing (Pac-Man, really? I should have known it was a loss/game/toy at that point....) Since then I was able to spend less than 45 minutes each time I used it pulling the rope.
I finally felled one out of approx 30 drought killed 'live' oaks. I got almost 2/3 of a cord out of the part of the tree I've cut so far and after the factory chain went smooth I bought another, times two, got the bar AFU in my vice while sharpening the spare chain - Had help from a curious cow - havn't gotten the "SAW" to run since.
I have contacted the Homelite help line numerous times. I am not a registered owner because I had the audacity to call with a problem before I registered the blinking thing ( it dosnt really blink, if it did it would be useful for something..)
So, to get to the point, Do I shoot it?
Even if it's repairable it is badly undersized for my need. These trees average 3' in DIAMETER and have tree sized limbs dropping way to often.,
SO, ,,,,,,,,......
Could anyone (PLEASE) recomend something above 40cc and below 65cc to someone who has virtually no experience with 2 cycle motors, maybe $300.00 and no time before these trees kill a cow or a person. (I have alot of felling under my belt from working northern Maine's pulp wood with pneumatic two man bars ect... (way back), I really can't afford another purchasing mistake..... I am VERY frustrated..HELP< HELP!
I spent good money at a BBS for a red & black LEMON!
It took me a week and a half, to figure that the spark plug really wasn't. A-Yep, I did check out after about the 30th pull, It did spark (I thought it was OK, I saw a bit of blue when I sparked it against the motor)..... Finally bought a new plug and the stupid nut driver thing (Pac-Man, really? I should have known it was a loss/game/toy at that point....) Since then I was able to spend less than 45 minutes each time I used it pulling the rope.
I finally felled one out of approx 30 drought killed 'live' oaks. I got almost 2/3 of a cord out of the part of the tree I've cut so far and after the factory chain went smooth I bought another, times two, got the bar AFU in my vice while sharpening the spare chain - Had help from a curious cow - havn't gotten the "SAW" to run since.
I have contacted the Homelite help line numerous times. I am not a registered owner because I had the audacity to call with a problem before I registered the blinking thing ( it dosnt really blink, if it did it would be useful for something..)
So, to get to the point, Do I shoot it?
Even if it's repairable it is badly undersized for my need. These trees average 3' in DIAMETER and have tree sized limbs dropping way to often.,
SO, ,,,,,,,,......
Could anyone (PLEASE) recomend something above 40cc and below 65cc to someone who has virtually no experience with 2 cycle motors, maybe $300.00 and no time before these trees kill a cow or a person. (I have alot of felling under my belt from working northern Maine's pulp wood with pneumatic two man bars ect... (way back), I really can't afford another purchasing mistake..... I am VERY frustrated..HELP< HELP!