Sourwould
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Picked up this gnarly 281 here on the forum. Looks like it's lived a hard life, but still makes good compression and starts and runs well. This is going to be mostly dedicated to milling and maybe bucking big logs that outclass my 630. This isn't going to be a huge in depth project.
The picture pretty well shows the condition the day I got it. Needs a bath like nothing else! Starter cord was broken and the reel was pretty rough, so I threw in the guts from a 625 starter I have. Still feels like something is catching/dragging, so I need to pull the whole thing apart and clean it really well. There's mismatched fasteners all over, so I'll be replacing those as I go.
It came with two metal chain brakes, and I'll try to build one out of both. It looks like I'm missing both the springs and probably need a band, as this one has some kinks in it.
Need to pull apart the tank handle and see what's jamming up and keeping the saw from going full throttle. I'll have to find some studs for the air cleaner elbow. The saw is set up for the light duty filter and I'll be ditching the hi rise cover. I think I'll also ditch the full wrap and bucking sprike/extra spring. As is, the saw is very bulky, I'd like to slim it down and basically convert it to a 288xp lite.
Still debating on whether I want to move to a 288 p&c. Seems to make good compression as is, so my gut's telling to not to mess with it for a few cc's.
If anyone has any parts, please let me know!
The picture pretty well shows the condition the day I got it. Needs a bath like nothing else! Starter cord was broken and the reel was pretty rough, so I threw in the guts from a 625 starter I have. Still feels like something is catching/dragging, so I need to pull the whole thing apart and clean it really well. There's mismatched fasteners all over, so I'll be replacing those as I go.
It came with two metal chain brakes, and I'll try to build one out of both. It looks like I'm missing both the springs and probably need a band, as this one has some kinks in it.
Need to pull apart the tank handle and see what's jamming up and keeping the saw from going full throttle. I'll have to find some studs for the air cleaner elbow. The saw is set up for the light duty filter and I'll be ditching the hi rise cover. I think I'll also ditch the full wrap and bucking sprike/extra spring. As is, the saw is very bulky, I'd like to slim it down and basically convert it to a 288xp lite.
Still debating on whether I want to move to a 288 p&c. Seems to make good compression as is, so my gut's telling to not to mess with it for a few cc's.
If anyone has any parts, please let me know!