"You Suck" Thread 2018--Pics required!

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dynodave

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Lets try starting a new thread for 2018 and see if it can get sticky status on the main chain saw forum.
hint..hint.. AS management, isn't time to let 2017, 2016 and 2015 retire?

Today -5 deg here... so inside work for me...
I wanted to give my freebee jonsered 525 a try with a longer bar than the original 16"
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So I reclaimed a poulan 20" .325 D041 bar that was rusted up solid.
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Bar is now reassembled with rivets I made on my little lathe(also freebee)
The poulan saw/bar came with two useable chains that need sharpening.
I will need to make a better than original stop to get real accurate positioning for the cutters.
$50 for this sharpener...needs work and fabrication of a few missing parts (I have a second one that is in better shape that was a freebee)
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Happy new year to all
 
I’ve worked on 4 041’s, but still have never done a full rebuild. Are all the gaskets still available? (I remember there being a ton of them, What with that carb setup...

Very cool—was that from a dealer?
 
I’ve worked on 4 041’s, but still have never done a full rebuild. Are all the gaskets still available? (I remember there being a ton of them, What with that carb setup...

Very cool—was that from a dealer?
EBay I buy my gasket sets from. Yeah with the carb set up the way it is it's all kinds of gaskets. I got all these cleaning out an old dealers back room for him

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Time to join in on the 2018 Suck fest thread with this saw I picked up for $50
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Didn't really need another top handle saw, but the compression was 150 psi, it had a solid spark, and looked to have seen little use.
The air filter was plugged, the Brand X spark plug was black with carbon loading(see plugged air filter ;)), and the fuel looked beyond ugly.
Dumped the fuel, installed a new NGK spark plug, and cleaned the air filter, then filled the tank followed with a small amount of fuel down the carburetor throat. A few pulls later it sprang to life.
Let it sit in the shop at sub-freezing temperatures over night, then put the choke on all the way and it started in 5 pulls. This might be my elk camp saw in 2018.
 
Was at the stihl shop yesterday to get some 3/8 presets/tie straps I ordered...not in yet..backordered...
Not top shelf "you suck" stuff, but yesterday I traded a (freebee)busted case 020 AV with them for these two items which I preferred.
They were both on the DNR=do not repair ($) pile
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Poulan had a little scuffing on the piston, Homelite has spark and 140psi
 
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