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    Pole Saw Recommendation

    i had trees at front porch that needed trimming every year, when they were smaller i used manual saw but as it grew larger it became very difficult to trim with manual saw, i got an echo 2100 pole saw, in few years they were too tall for it. i finally got a stihl km130 with extension and chain...
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    First real live edge

    looks real nice
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    Vac/pressure testing saws

    what do you use evaporust for. i tried it a couple years ago on a pto rototiller it didn't do anything. but then again if the county fair gave out rust awards i'd have blue ribbon winners
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    Want to Sell Stihl oem carbs

    how much for all the 026, 036 and 044 carbs
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    550xp value?

    I have never owned a husky saw and thought it might be an excuse to rebuild one. the shop has a $229 price on it it because it does run and cut. I'll let it sit in the shop and if its still there in another year or until the carb gums up and it will no longer start i'll show them a $50 bill and...
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    Help identifying clutch on DEK 15HP Chipper

    they a re basically all the same, the shaft size, pulley size, hp rating and rpm rating are the variables, as far as rpm rating most all built for gas engines will work on a chipper, many are used in plate compactors, probably the most common use for the size your after, also another thing to...
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    Stihl 180 or Echo 352

    have you pulled the spark arrester screen out of the muffler? i thought my 180 was done for then i pulled the muffler to look at piston and saw the screen was plugged with carbon build up. pulled the screen, put muffler back on and it runs better than ever before. Ive since learned that this is...
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    Help identifying clutch on DEK 15HP Chipper

    do a search on ebay for centrifugal clutch find one with the same shaft size and pulley diameter rated for your motor hp or higher. blm makes very good quality clutches, thats what i have on my 20 hp chipper, its old ugly and well used and abused but works perfect
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    550xp value?

    need your opinions on what a fair price to pay for this would be saw this at local shop it needs a few new parts to bring it back to what it should be
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    Tuning - pulling damn hair out! Take my carb!

    do you still have the oem/stock carburetor? I'd like to know how you got all those saw parts so clean, dishwashing machine? had the saw ever been used before?
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    Vintage Chainsaw Museum

    awesome job on all of it
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    Makita dcs 5000

    some were built with deco valve i have a 520 and its not really needed, i guess i've been lucky because mine starts every time, a pull or 2 with choke pulled all the way out push choke in 1/2 way if its cold out and the thing comes alive. i would check spark, compression and carb/fuel before...
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    036 carb

    i have same problem with a rebuilt 044, my plan is to order new carb and see how that works out
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    New chain for Stihl 261 questions

    ive got same setup and run rs chain .325 063. it cuts like a beast. doesnt slow down for anything when fully buried in hickory and locust.
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    Special motor? for log splitter

    some lawn mowers, like some sarlos for example have a large round weight that bolts to end of crankshaft over belt pulley and use a non weighted flywheel engine-the only ones i have ever seen are vertical engines. ive got to believe that universal purpose engines such as harbor freight...
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    Need some help

    if you get a new ms261cm or one of those new husky 550xp's you cant go wrong with either unless you need something bigger
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    064 cylinder salvagable?

    clean it up, put it back together and let it rip,
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    064 cylinder salvagable?

    im no expert but for what places like hl charge for a cylinder piston kit why not just put a new aftermarket kit in it, then you know exactly what you have, put a big bore kit in it and you got a bit more power to boot
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    Wood splitter advice

    don't know about different brands but i've found that the ability to flip the i beam to vertical sure is a back saver with big rounds of hardwoods, the ones that are fixed in horizontal are a back killer without having a lifting mechanism.
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    Oak tree acorn ID and planting.

    stick them in ground just like a squirrel would, unless you want to start them in pots. last batch i gathered i left in the truck over winter in a zip lock bag and some kind of worms ate the meat out of the nuts had a feast. plant them now and you will know the success rate in the spring when...
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