dolmar commercial warranty is 2 years.Someone asked, so I looked. Stihl's commercial warranty is 90 days. Husky (and likely J-red) is 6 months on XP saws, commercial or not. Dolmar is also 90 days commercial use.
dolmar commercial warranty is 2 years.Someone asked, so I looked. Stihl's commercial warranty is 90 days. Husky (and likely J-red) is 6 months on XP saws, commercial or not. Dolmar is also 90 days commercial use.
wondering how many hours they are putting on their saws. 30 hrs a week?? times 24 weeks = 720 hrs how many hours would one expect to get out of a saw.
2,000 hours with the original rings and piston???? I have owned dirt bikes of varying sizes and in the owners manual it said to change the rings every 15 hrs and the piston like every 50. And i dont need to hear the difference between the two(bikes and saws) but to me its kinda like a person getting 300,000 miles on a car . I am sure they have stuck some money into it. should rings and pistons on a big saws be considered routine maintenance??? Maybe.....Pro saws are designed to go for 2,000 hours. Typical hard run falling saws rarely run for more than a year or 1,000 hours. I have bought several well taken care of falling saws with over 1,000 hours on them and they ran just fine. Lean tuned saws might get you 5-10 hours. Straight gassed saws will get you all of about 30 minutes.
As for caring, that is the main issue. My oldest brother once had a psych job at Soledad Prison in California. He used to ask the inmates what they did for entertainment. The typical answer was they drained all the oil out of a lawn mower to see how long it would last before blowing up (again). Seems they went through a lot of mowers there at that prison at that time.
Strangely enough...this post wasnt right without your B.S. !! Missed ya buddy........NOTI never claimed to be a saw mechanic, so I don't have a very sure diagnosis for this particular problem. But I do know that carbon forms rapidly from 2 cycle oil sticking to hot surfaces (coking). Likely more than one operating parameter was out of whack that allowed the saw to cook. Any engine can be destroyed, but Husqys are still flimsy.
I have owned the same type of bikes too, yet kids around here get YEARS out of CR125's with no maintenance at all, much less a ring or piston change. When I was 15to 17 I easily put 1000 hours on an RM250 without ever doing a top end.2,000 hours with the original rings and piston???? I have owned dirt bikes of varying sizes and in the owners manual it said to change the rings every 15 hrs and the piston like every 50. And i dont need to hear the difference between the two(bikes and saws) but to me its kinda like a person getting 300,000 miles on a car . I am sure they have stuck some money into it. should rings and pistons on a big saws be considered routine maintenance??? Maybe.....
2,000 hours with the original rings and piston???? I have owned dirt bikes of varying sizes and in the owners manual it said to change the rings every 15 hrs and the piston like every 50. And i dont need to hear the difference between the two(bikes and saws) but to me its kinda like a person getting 300,000 miles on a car . I am sure they have stuck some money into it. should rings and pistons on a big saws be considered routine maintenance??? Maybe.....
Bought a brand new Stihl 362 in July of 2013. Took it to the shop yesterday, Jan. 10 2014, because it would not start. The dealer tore it down to find carbon on top of the piston so thick it was hitting the top of the cylinder, 2 broke cylinder bolts and 1 was loose one. I asked what caused this and was told "gas. (well the saw wont run without it)This saw was recomended to me by a Stihl Product Specialist after I complained that my saws weren't lasting much longer than 6 months. I was running Stihl 460.I will tell you that i do run my saws hard, topping 8 to 10 loads of hardwood per saw in the average day. I was told to expect more than 6 months of use from this saw for my application. I buy my gas 2-1/ to 5 gal at a time and was told only to use fresh gas and mix it according to the mixing oil ( I only use Stihl in the orange bottle) instructions.
Stihl rep said it would be about 2 weeks before he could look at the saw and see if he could help me with it. SO i will update after that and let everyone what they say and do or don't do.
Instead of waiting around i went and bought a bigger saw, 70cc or so, from a different manufacturer. I will see if i can get more than 6 months from a different brand of saw.
No thats seems to be a fact......I have had plenty of old snowmobiles that can prove that theory !! You risk carbon builld up and fouled plugs when they sit and idle to long . Start em..and run them . If not needed..shut em downI've had more problems with carbon on equiptment that idles alot or is hard to use at wot all the time ie hedgetrimmer, weedeater or to bigger saw for the job. The harder you run them the less carbon issues you have. JMHO
Not saying they should be done that often. But how bout every 500. Why wait till they blow up and then throw em out. If the o p's saw would have been looked at it would be running. And I am not buying into the theory that his oil ratio was rich..for 6 monthsI have owned the same type of bikes too, yet kids around here get YEARS out of CR125's with no maintenance at all, much less a ring or piston change. When I was 15to 17 I easily put 1000 hours on an RM250 without ever doing a top end.
I stand corrected. I read it wrong. Press release here, as of April 2013:dolmar commercial warranty is 2 years.
Not saying they should be done that often. But how bout every 500. Why wait till they blow up and then throw em out. If the o p's saw would have been looked at it would be running. And I am not buying into the theory that his oil was rich..for 6 months
Not saying they should be done that often. But how bout every 500. Why wait till they blow up and then throw em out. If the o p's saw would have been looked at it would be running. And I am not buying into the theory that his oil ratio was rich..for 6 months
My powerstroke 7.3 diesels both have over 300,000 on them with no major repairs. The auto transmissions are original and don't shift odd or slip or anything (I use John Deere hy-gard low viscosity hydraulic fluid in them instead of Dex-III). My '95 acura has 254K on original engine/trans/clutch... only had a timing belt and water pump along with 2 batteries, 1 alternator, new belts, brake pads, and master cyl. My '92 F150 has 287K on all original engine/trans/rear. My '97 BMW 540i has 238K on all original drivetrain too. In fact, I've never once had an engine, trans, or rear end fail on me or need rebuilt, except for my '89 camaro. But it had a big roller cam, forged 2618 pistons, 6" rods... yadda yadda, 11.3:1 on pump gas so I didn't really expect it to last a long time with regular rips down the road over 7K rpm.2,000 hours with the original rings and piston???? I have owned dirt bikes of varying sizes and in the owners manual it said to change the rings every 15 hrs and the piston like every 50. And i dont need to hear the difference between the two(bikes and saws) but to me its kinda like a person getting 300,000 miles on a car . I am sure they have stuck some money into it. should rings and pistons on a big saws be considered routine maintenance??? Maybe.....
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