John Deere cleanup

[berryman70]

A friend brought over this John Deere 55SV that had been in the hay mow of a barn for over 15 years. It really was a mess, My brother-in-law & I cleaned it up & got it running. Wish I had taken some before pics couldn't wait to get started on it.
Does anyone know who built this saw for JD & approx what year? It says made in Japan on the inside cover, couldn't find much info on the acres site. Also it has a bow on one side of the bar, never seen that before has anybody else seen that?

 

[outdoorlivin247]

echo...cs550evl for comparison...54.7 cc...

 

[parrisw]

A friend brought over this John Deere 55SV that had been in the hay mow of a barn for over 15 years. It really was a mess, My brother-in-law & I cleaned it up & got it running. Wish I had taken some before pics couldn't wait to get started on it.
Does anyone know who built this saw for JD & approx what year? It says made in Japan on the inside cover, couldn't find much info on the acres site. Also it has a bow on one side of the bar, never seen that before has anybody else seen that?

Hey, your hat's on backwards.

 

[berryman70]

A small pile of saws

While I was taking pictures -

 

[mattinky]

Good job!

 

[berryman70]

Hey, your hat's on backwards.

Must be the mirror or the beer

 

[blsnelling]

Nice work. Looks brand new!

 

[parrisw]

Must be the mirror or the beer

LOL, its that fridge behind you full of beer?

 

[berryman70]

LOL, its that fridge behind you full of beer?

At one time it was, not long ago

 

[parrisw]

Nice work, when you get it restocked, pm me your addy

 

[berryman70]

echo...cs550evl for comparison...54.7 cc...

thanks for the info,

Good job!

Nice work. Looks brand new!

thankyou

Nice work, when you get it restocked, pm me your addy

thanks, restocked today, but already started on another project & the stock is going down fast.

 

[grandpatractor]

Hey cool pics! I had a 51SV that I bought new in 88. I got rid of it a few years ago-- Dang!! I wish I still had it.

 

[Dan_IN_MN]

Had the JD 55V as a kid

We had the JD 55V as a kid. We bought it new ran it quite a bit. I don't know what happened to it. Anyone know what the S means? How about the V while I'm at it?

I have a JD 50V.....don't know the condition.

Dan

 

[Modifiedmark]

We had the JD 55V as a kid. We bought it new ran it quite a bit. I don't know what happened to it. Anyone know what the S means? How about the V while I'm at it?

I have a JD 50V.....don't know the condition.

Dan

I'm not sure what the "s" stands for, but the V should stand for antivibe. The Echos marked VL stands for vibeless, but the JD's just say V. An EV would be electronic ignition and the Echo would say EVL.

 

[outdoorlivin247]

Never really understood the JD models?...The 55 came in an EV and a SV...The EV was a 50cc saw and the SV was a 54cc saw...The E in the echo line stood for electronic ignition can't remember what the VL stands for...But I will get out the owners manuals and figure it out...

 

[outdoorlivin247]

I'm not sure what the "s" stands for, but the V should stand for antivibe. The Echos marked VL stands for vibeless, but the JD's just say V. An EV would be electronic ignition and the Echo would say EVL.

Thanks MM saved me some digging...

 

[Darton2]

Well, I picked up a real nice running 450V for trade on some labor. Thing looks brand new. I am having problems ID'ing it as well. What echo model is its clone?

 

[FELLNORTH]

While I was taking pictures -

IS THAT A WILD THINGY?

 

[outdoorlivin247]

Well, I picked up a real nice running 450V for trade on some labor. Thing looks brand new. I am having problems ID'ing it as well. What echo model is its clone?

If I had to guess it would be a cs4500...Lots of plastic?...If you can grab a picture that would help...

 

[Darton2]

I will grab a pic tonight. I think your right though, looks very similar to some of the pics I seen of the cs4500.
The colors and plastic are similar to the 55v in this post.