powerstroke73
ArboristSite Member
Hello everyone. Just looking for a few other opinions.
I recently got my hands on an MS290 that had "just stopped working, but it had good gas in it!" It turns out the piston and cylinder look like someone has taken a grinder to them. I would bet they put straight gas in it and toasted it. Its a shame, the rest of the saw is in excellent condition.
I am trying to decide to repair it, flip it for something else, or just sell as parts. It looks like an absolute nightmare saw to work on.
Are the Chinese pistons and cylinders worth the money? If i went to that trouble, I might as well do the bearings and I have seen that the OEM circlips are recommended over the aftermarket ones.
It does seem like the 290 gets a lot of flak for being under powered vs its weight. So I am hesitant to dump a lot of money into it without knowing more.
I am just curious as to what anyone else thinks. Thanks.
I recently got my hands on an MS290 that had "just stopped working, but it had good gas in it!" It turns out the piston and cylinder look like someone has taken a grinder to them. I would bet they put straight gas in it and toasted it. Its a shame, the rest of the saw is in excellent condition.
I am trying to decide to repair it, flip it for something else, or just sell as parts. It looks like an absolute nightmare saw to work on.
Are the Chinese pistons and cylinders worth the money? If i went to that trouble, I might as well do the bearings and I have seen that the OEM circlips are recommended over the aftermarket ones.
It does seem like the 290 gets a lot of flak for being under powered vs its weight. So I am hesitant to dump a lot of money into it without knowing more.
I am just curious as to what anyone else thinks. Thanks.