My 360t does what I wanted it to do, it cuts well and I find it to be well balanced (I am using a 12" Echo bar and chain on it). I got it for tree work, but I have been using it for firewood to break it in. It will cut dead oak easily without stalling. It has one shortcoming that I would like to ask you about. It is slow to come up to speed from idle, and it seems that the chain is hard to get going, probably because of the hesitation in throttling up. Does your 360 do this? If not it, may be that just a carb adjustment would improve mine.
Try opening the low adjuster about 1/4 turn, you may need to speed up the idle after that. Steve
My CS-360T was really lean across the entire load/speed range right out of the box. It was not within the range of the mixture screws with the limiter caps still in place to get it tuned.
The rev-limiter also fools the tuner when setting the "H" speed screw, as it mimics "four stroking" at full throttle/no load.
Even before I muffler modded the CS-360T, it ran quite well once the limiter caps were removed and I gave it some fuel.
It's no different that setting any other carburetor on a 2 stroke engine, except it has a rev limiter that kicks in at high rpm's no-load. Set the "L" speed screw first, for highest idle, then go slightly rich till you just here a change in engine speed. Re-set the idle speed.
Set the "H" speed screw pretty rich to start with, and start making cuts with it. Start leaning it up and make a cut after each adjustment. There is a very fine line with that saw between going on the rev limiter and the best "H" speed screw setting. You basically have to sneak up on the ideal setting, setting the "H" screw for best power in the cut, er on the rich side, and it will be fine......Cliff
It should be "lightening" fast for accelleration off idle. Add some fuel as Steve mentioned, this will really help. I would also spend some time with the "H" speed screw as well, there is quite a bit of power lurking in that saw from tuning, and even more with a muffler mod.
The CS-360T is a great little top handle saw. As mentioned I've been running mine for years now trying to get it to develope a "death rattle". Instead, it just keeps on running flawlessly, and doing everything that I ask of it. It has great power for the cc's.
Negatives are a tad "bulky" for a top handle. I like the slim lines and compactness of the MS-200 better, but not the price tag that comes with it.......Cliff
Isn't the CS355T $419 and the MS192T $319? I have an MS192T and do enjoy it in softwood less than four inches DBH. I bought it as a cheaper alternative to a battery powered saw for knocking brush down to fit in a loader bucket. Is the CS355T really 33% better than the MS192T as the pricing should indicate?
I'm really considering purchasing this cs 355 t shortly here. I'd like to do the best things for it right out of the box, so I'm open ears you guys! I was curious on how I should just start breaking it in, removing the plastic crap to adjust the carb (to richin it up), and possibly a muffler mod if Its easy enough for me.
- C.J.
Has anyone here actually run a 200T and a 355T ? I'd like to know what the 355T is like. I just read 15 pages of mostly nonsense and still haven't heard if it's up to par.
Has anyone here actually run a 200T and a 355T ? I'd like to know what the 355T is like. I just read 15 pages of mostly nonsense and still haven't heard if it's up to par.
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