IDK.Still building Hutzl kits?
IDK.Still building Hutzl kits?
Any idea why?One of his threads got deleted by Jennifer ,Mrs. Arboristsite, and he sort of spends less time on here since.
https://www.arboristsite.com/commun...kit-build-thread.313223/page-125#post-6993021What ever happened to Buford T ?
Lost interest I guess?His last post on the 7 th of Sept.
https://www.arboristsite.com/commun...kit-build-thread.313223/page-125#post-6993021
To answer your question, yes most of top plastics will work just fine. Look or feel like oem, not exactly. Color on Husqvarna items is off and feels stiffer or brittle to me. Would rather find a good used part. You will find mixed reviews, just like Hyway pistons and cylinders, some have had good luck and I will pass on them, too many failures for me.Farmtec plastic side cover and top cover for ms 180 for a few dollars?!?!
Is this too good to be true? Anyway, I have ordered them and crossing my fingers! I can’t justify 60 dollars for the two from stihl!!
AwesomeTo answer your question, yes most of top plastics will work just fine. Look or feel like oem, not exactly. Color on Husqvarna items is off and feels stiffer or brittle to me. Would rather find a good used part. You will find mixed reviews, just like Hyway pistons and cylinders, some have had good luck and I will pass on them, too many failures for me.
Any idea why?
Wow didn't take much!The 200T thread,...LOL
Sure, why not?Awesome
Thanks! So if it was just the plastics for a saw you paid 25 USD for you’d still risk it if you couldn’t find used parts or be reluctant because it’s more likely a waste of time?
Everyone has a different situation too. I don't take repair work. I don't have deadlines, so I can sit on a project and wait for parts to pop up. If I had a repair business I'd probably be broke because I could never fix something for as cheap as the other guys. I'm ok with it though saws are just my fun hobby.No one 'wants' to buy a used OEM saw or whatever filled with China parts. But most will tolerate some things to an extent. To get your ms180 rebuild buying OEM parts here in oz would not he worth it. But to build a saw that owes you a few bucks, learn something, pass some time doing something useful, cheap AM parts are a great option to have. Some will say the 'best' option is always OEM but it just depends on what your doing. Would I put AM parts on a late model 661 used to earn a living...hell no! Would I use some cheap plastix on a junker ms180...hell Yes!
Yes, I read it yesterday I think it was. I have built a couple of these kits and while they will never be OEM quality, they are getting better and better. The 365/372 and the 660 kits are a great value. I bought the 365/372 kit, the bigbore 52mm cylinder kit and a couple other small parts for $215. That saw runs great. It will pull a buried 24" bar with authority. I had to buy an OEM Oring that was missing from the kit and I put an oem decomp in it because the Chinese one popped out on every pull. Other than that, it is totally Chinese. It starts on 3-5 pulls from cold every time. For some one that only needs a bigger saw on occasion, These kits are hard to beat for the price.Anyone see the thread with the guy offering to build these POSs for people now?
Not contradicting, it might be great, but I picked up the 2171 in my avatar for about the same. Re-built two 372XTs last summer for less, along with a 562 this year. I just can't wrap my head around the excitement.Yes, I read it yesterday I think it was. I have built a couple of these kits and while they will never be OEM quality, they are getting better and better. The 365/372 and the 660 kits are a great value. I bought the 365/372 kit, the bigbore 52mm cylinder kit and a couple other small parts for $215. That saw runs great. It will pull a buried 24" bar with authority. I had to buy an OEM Oring that was missing from the kit and I put an oem decomp in it because the Chinese one popped out on every pull. Other than that, it is totally Chinese. It starts on 3-5 pulls from cold every time. For some one that only needs a bigger saw on occasion, These kits are hard to beat for the price.
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If I could find any saws like that to rebuild, that's what I would have done also. I have looked online for non running saws to rebuild and they are too high. There are none to be had locally. All you ever find are Craftsman/poulan 40cc. There are no Husqvarna dealers here anymore and all the Stihl dealers here sell are homeowner stuff no bigger than 60cc, most don't take trade ins so outta luck finding anything there. I even put a couple want ads in local paper and Craigslist wanting to buy non running saws and all the responses I got were Craftsman poulan small Macs and homelites and one Stihl 024 they wanted $150 for.Not contradicting, it might be great, but I picked up the 2171 in my avatar for about the same. Re-built two 372XTs last summer for less, along with a 562 this year. I just can't wrap my head around the excitement.
I completely understand. Sometimes projects show up on these forums and garage sales have yielded some scores as well. Putting the word out at work is starting to pay off too.If I could find any saws like that to rebuild, that's what I would have done also. I have looked online for non running saws to rebuild and they are too high. There are none to be had locally. All you ever find are Craftsman/poulan 40cc. There are no Husqvarna dealers here anymore and all the Stihl dealers here sell are homeowner stuff no bigger than 60cc, most don't take trade ins so outta luck finding anything there. I even put a couple want ads in local paper and Craigslist wanting to buy non running saws and all the responses I got were Craftsman poulan small Macs and homelites and one Stihl 024 they wanted $150 for.
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