"You Suck" Thread 2023"--Pics required!

Ed Penney · Sep 24, 2023

They are still in production powerhead only, new 700 bucks. I have used one a couple times and they got lots of cajones and will spin big bars with ease. if it runs it's worth it. New plastic is cheap unless you go OEM. Dukes, traverse creek has gobs of parts in stock. Personally speaking, if it ran decent I'd probably get it

.358 win · Sep 24, 2023

singinwoodwackr said:
happens a lot with me, lol. get a saw…runs like crap…clean everything and all good
carbs are the worst culprits on old saws that have sat around for years. Sonic tank is a must.

Finally found the culprit, Flat out " my bad " for not finding it sooner. Live and learn on diagnosing. a broken hose just doesn't work too well. It's not old enough to be busted, yet there it is.

Overlooker · Sep 27, 2023

A lady I met at a garage sale a few weeks ago invited me to look through her late husband's garage full of treasures. I couldn't pass up this pole saw for $100:

It's a model TT24A Power Pruner which I have also seen wearing an ECHO badge. It's a telescoping saw with an extention, bringing it to over 16 1/2 feet fully extended! That's 5 feet longer than my Stihl HT75s. I had to replace fuel lines to get it running, but I think it needs a carb kit to make it run right. Thanks for watching! O

Czed · Sep 29, 2023

Local fire department was throwing this away

I took it
They said it's been setting for over 20 year's
Fuel line collapsed and carb was gummed up

I don't have any Mac parts so I modified a Husqvarna 288 carb diaphragm and a stihl 029 fuel line to get it running.

sliceoflife · Oct 2, 2023

Not my score but someone near me got a stihl 038 Magnum that looked brand new with the OEM carrying case, hard shell... for $100. Seller listed it on Facebook late at night and marked it sold without responding to my message in the morning.

Gratewhitehuntr · Oct 4, 2023

Runs well, nice condition other than the missing cover. Looking forward to doing some port work, and an 8 pin rim

Does anyone have a reasonably priced cover? Or know which other models are interchangeable?
Condition and actual markings aren't real important, I just need to restore proper air flow for cooling.

singinwoodwackr · Oct 4, 2023

Gratewhitehuntr said:
Runs well, nice condition other than the missing cover. Looking forward to doing some port work, and an 8 pin rim
Does anyone have a reasonably priced cover? Or know which other models are interchangeable?
Condition and actual markings aren't real important, I just need to restore proper air flow for cooling.

New covers aren’t insane. Last one I bought was $70, I think.
lots of junk on eBay…winds up costing near new with all the fees.

Gratewhitehuntr · Oct 4, 2023

singinwoodwackr said:
New covers aren’t insane. Last one I bought was $70, I think.
lots of junk on eBay…winds up costing near new with all the fees.

$70 is insane. I'll duct tape a Wild Thang cover on it before paying that.
Sure, I'll post pics.
EBuy It Now w/ free shipping, the only additional "fee" is sales tax. I don't know what other "fees" you could possibly be paying.

I pulled the plug on that 261. The piston top is still clean, exhaust port area still wearing crosshatch.
Pulled the muffler because maybe strato piston tops are always clean. Could be? I don't know!
Compared to the 024 026 and 260 saws I was considering, this is a super low hours saw! Nice!

singinwoodwackr · Oct 4, 2023

Gratewhitehuntr said:
$70 is insane. I'll duct tape a Wild Thang cover on it before paying that.
Sure, I'll post pics.
EBuy It Now w/ free shipping, the only additional "fee" is sales tax. I don't know what other "fees" you could possibly be paying.

I pulled the plug on that 261. The piston top is still clean, exhaust port area still wearing crosshatch.
Pulled the muffler because maybe strato piston tops are always clean. Could be? I don't know!
Compared to the 024 026 and 260 saws I was considering, this is a super low hours saw! Nice!

Some shipping costs are ridiculous.

CBGold · Oct 12, 2023

1997 365 purchased for CDN$150 during the summer. Had a friend pick it at that time and I’d forgotten about it for a couple of months until my buddy dropped it off last weekend. Pictures online look ok and when I finally got a look, not bad. Well, cleaned it up on the weekend and it doesn’t look like it had more than a couple of tanks through it. Even the bottom of the saw only has a couple of scratches. Rim sprocket looks brand new. Fired up well, idles fine. Odd clutch drum - yes, I’ve cleaned clutch side.

Bought a 254, my first, at the same time, same price, same town, different owner. My buddy dropped it off at the same time as the 365. It was a nice weekend. The 254 had a “copper“ plated dogs. Is that usual?

Gratewhitehuntr · Oct 15, 2023

Copper plating is used as a base for other plated metals.
So copper plating is extremely common, but it's usually covered by more plating.

jellyroll · Oct 15, 2023

SimonHS said:
Not sure that this qualifies as a "you suck" given the low quality of the saw. But I snagged it for 99 British pence, that's one US dollar and 13 cents.

It's a clone of a Zenoah G3800. Should make a good beater or loaner saw.

Looks like it was used once or twice and then left out in the sun.

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It's complete with an integrated scrench:

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Those are decent saws uses a A041 oregon mount.

Gratewhitehuntr · Oct 19, 2023

$70 for an orange plastic tinfoil hat wut dunt even comes with da foil ???
you waz warn't dat bad things might happen'd...
Scamazon link for that juicee $8 MS261 P&C kit

it sez MS261 in the doobly dooz... We gon herp this derp bois! REEEEE-haw!
Line forms behind me :chainsaw: