Search results

Arborist Forum

Help Support Arborist Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
  1. V

    Saws Losing Power When Turned Sideways

    OK -- Here's the next question. Both my newer MS290 and old reliable 028 saws lose a good deal of cutting power and engine speed when turned sideways to cut a tree. When they are held straight up and down as to cut firewood logs they run great with all the expected power. I use only...
  2. V

    Husqvarna 350 Repair Question

    Yep. It's going to be the fuel tank vent. Thanks, gentlemen, for pointing me in the right direction.
  3. V

    Husqvarna 350 Repair Question

    I haven’t posted here in several years, so I know that you fellows don’t know me. Allow me to humbly admit my status: purely homeowner saw work (storm cleanup & firewood), non-professional, far more amateur than most of you. I’m also not much of a saw mechanic, but I do take care of my...
  4. V

    What About This 028 ?

    Now that's funny, right there. :) Ultimately I've decided against such a project, but I appreciate the good discussion from you gentlemen. I suspect JEEPTJ is right -- there would be a few parts from not only a leaf blower and a Homelite saw from 1970, but also a part or two mixed in from a...
  5. V

    What About This 028 ?

    You fellows know I'm not much of a saw mechanic, but I was thinking that if I studied on it awhile I might figure out how to get this saw back together. What say ye? :greenchainsaw: Link...
  6. V

    Impressed - Stihl 041 FarmBoss

    One of the best responses I've ever read on this forum. Quite a good literary style, my friend! My list of last things I will have is very similar: a Stihl saw, my Marlin .30/30, and my old Toyota truck. --VT
  7. V

    Helpful Chronological Saw Model timeline

    Good info. Thanks.
  8. V

    028 av WOOD BOSS questions

    Additional info . . . and the Super WoodBoss (usually known simply as the 028 Super) featured a 51.5cc engine. Several folks, including myself, here on the forum have asked over the last couple of years about the date of discontinuation for the 028, but no one has ever given a definitive...
  9. V

    husky 350 vs ms 290

    Now THAT's a funny post, RB. The only one you missed . . . Q -- I think my wife is in love with another man. What should I do? A -- Get a 361. Your wife will still probably leave you, but by God that chainsaw will be there forever for you!
  10. V

    028 Has Developed a Problem . . .

    Chainsaw Kid -- Yes, recently I've had to bump up the idle speed because it wanted to die out as it sat idling. I haven't thought to try letting it idle on its side. Maybe I need to try that. And yes, when it bogs down and loses power while cutting into a tree from the side, it is for the...
  11. V

    028 Has Developed a Problem . . .

    My 028 Super has just recently developed a problem. While holding the saw upright (as with cutting a log into lengths of firewood) it cuts fast and strong. But when the saw is turned sideways to cut a standing tree, it very quickly bogs down and loses almost all its power. A factor that may...
  12. V

    Cleanup Day At the gun Club!

    Now that's an expression I didn't expect to read on this site! :jawdrop: On a more serious note, this post makes a good story of some sore muscles and a job well done.
  13. V

    Damaged Bar -- Any Repair ?

    Many thanks, ScottR, from here in Alabama. This home remedy worked quite well. I followed your suggestion and the bar went back mostly into shape. I'd say mine is about 98%. The chain now turns freely without binding, and even though I've bought a new bar, I'm glad this one is still in service.
  14. V

    Damaged Bar -- Any Repair ?

    Sorry, gentlemen, that I haven't been able to post pics. I've been trying to move to a new house on my property, and I've been busier this past week than I've ever been it seems. I appreciate the responses.
  15. V

    Damaged Bar -- Any Repair ?

    That sounds about right! I don't mind good neighbors borrowing tools, but nobody around here seems to care about the appearance and condition of my saws as much as I do. To so many people, a saw is just another tool to be thrown around and left dirty.
  16. V

    Damaged Bar -- Any Repair ?

    The quick and simple answer to this question is . . . Never let neighbors borrow your tools. However, some of you who live in rural areas know that it's not always that simple when you rely on each other for help. I let a neighbor borrow one of my saws the other day, and the new bar came...
  17. V

    The Beginning of My 028 Collection: Birth of the ArboristSite 028 Museum . . .

    Adkranger -- You and I both need to get a camera that takes photos as clear and vibrant as Tzed's. My digital camera is ancient by technological standards; it was made about 1999 and still uses a diskette! I'm now fighting the urge to begin collecting 041s. By the time I got into high...
  18. V

    The Beginning of My 028 Collection: Birth of the ArboristSite 028 Museum . . .

    Tzed -- That's about the cleanest 028 I've ever seen other than my grandfather's when his was new in '81. I thought my two were clean, but your saw is far better. If I had a saw that clean I would struggle with the desire to work it vs. the pull of keeping it pristine as a shelf queen for...
  19. V

    The Beginning of My 028 Collection: Birth of the ArboristSite 028 Museum . . .

    Good to hear a voice from the land of Faulkner, Larry Brown, Shelby Foote, Square Books, and the Ole Miss Rebels. We're here in Hamilton, just about 70 miles away from Oxford. I've always enjoyed our visits to Oxford. Your story about the man running your 028 for a couple of hours says a...
  20. V

    The Beginning of My 028 Collection: Birth of the ArboristSite 028 Museum . . .

    Good info. The 028 Super in my picture is one of the last ones produced, I think, because it has the rare side tensioner, a see-through fuel tank, and the word "Super" printed in orange -- all signs of the last few made according to some sources. The side tensioners and see-through fuel tanks...
Back
Top