dissecting an earthquake chainsaw

[Big_Wood]

Go to moreoutdoor4u.com an be sure to use coupon code "ebay" the 41cc will be about $44 shipped, the 45cc is under $49 shipped.

Thanks buds. Will do that later on when i'm home.

 

[Big_Wood]

Curiosity got the best of me and i had to go check it out. Turns out they won't bill me in canada

 

[gottagetsawz]

Not even thru paypal?? They take paypal on that website and they are also got some on auctions and buy it now on ebay, buy it now are $50,$52 and $55 depending on size

 

[Brian B.]

They are still there, 45/18" for 55, I'll go look and give you the seller name.

 

[Big_Wood]

Not even thru paypal?? They take paypal on that website and they are also got some on auctions and buy it now on ebay, buy it now are $50,$52 and $55 depending on size

I'll have to check it out again. I just did the proceed to checkout without paypal. I just wanna see what the end cost will be for now. It's free shipping in the states but i'm sure i'll have to pay.

 

[Brian B.]

Search term "Ardisam CS4518"

Second link...

Tc-store is the seller.

Wish I could could have two more.

Just buy the 45cc, the other two are only 1-2 lbs lighter, just cut to the chase and get the 45cc

After the muff mod they absolutely scream, well mine does anyway, I absolutely LOVe it.

 

[Brian B.]

At $55 the shipping still is no bigge vs a comparable new saw, this saw will more than likely be new in box.

 

[trophyhunter]

WILL YOU DANG PEOPLE LET THIS THREAD DIE,,,PLEASE!!!!!! if not I will be scraping some pennies together to buy another one

I just spent $48.40 for a 45cc saw shipped and it's all your fault! I can't wait to see what shows up and tear into it for fun.

 

[Big_Wood]

So when they say as is does that mean it may or may not have something wrong with it. Have any of you bought one with from that site to find something wrong with it?

 

[Brian B.]

No, he has to state that for legal reasons. Mine for example came with the Sears display tag in the users manual still and the price on it and all, can't remember what the price on it was.

Others will chime in, but mine, the muffler had a super thin coat of carbon from tc-store guy starting it to make sure it ran, but bar and chain had never been installed... Chain was brand new, $20 value alone.

The only cheesy thing on these saws are the muffler sucks, and the stickers are super cheesy... The safety chain cuts really well.

Hopefully others will chime in, but from what I understand -MOST ALL- of these saws are literally brand new.

 

[Big_Wood]

Cool. The 38cc one i got was pretty well new. I want another. The mufflers are stainless aye. I'm not into setting up my welder to weld stainless so i'm gonna have to ask my buddy to tig it for me. I didn't even get a chance to with my last one. Used it maybe 4 tines ten lent it to my grandpa. He liked it so much i had to give it to him.

 

[Brian B.]

I bubba muff modded mine, just a uni-bit hole well two on the face of the muffler. The muffler packing is still in there even though the muff is pretty much free flowing now, lol, at dusk the saw looks like its on fire from the muffler packing being all heated up, mother screams though I tell you what.. I really dig mine, ergonomics on the machine are really well thought out, oversize chain break handle, just everything about it, just really really enjoy the Cs4518, cut good part of last weekend on the 4518 and it just flat shined.

Good luck with yours

 

[Big_Wood]

well guys. looks like that seller won't ship to canada looks like i won't be getting another quake

 

[trophyhunter]

I bubba muff modded mine, just a uni-bit hole well two on the face of the muffler. The muffler packing is still in there even though the muff is pretty much free flowing now, lol, at dusk the saw looks like its on fire from the muffler packing being all heated up, mother screams though I tell you what.. I really dig mine, ergonomics on the machine are really well thought out, oversize chain break handle, just everything about it, just really really enjoy the Cs4518, cut good part of last weekend on the 4518 and it just flat shined.

Good luck with yours

I ordered mine late last night and just got an email that it shipped with FedEx tracking info already, they don't mess around! So, for starters I think I want to mod the muffler in a similar manner as you have, can't weld stainless with what I have here. Did it need much in the way of H/L side fuel increases when you did your's?

I've been going back through this thread looking for pics of muffler mods but most of them are gone thank's to the moron's that corrupted so much of the site's valuable tech info.

 

[kc4sfe]

Just got mine today. Has been used/started but looks like it's in great shape. B/C have been mounted but don't look like they have seen and wood. Came with the scrench too! I'll get started on tearing it apart tonight.

 

[jdhacker]

You can weld stainless with your mild wire. You will just need to paint it as it will rust.

I juess I should add, I welded for 15 years. Now who is the dummy dummy

 

[Scoutillac]

mine will be here tomorrow, if it does not suck I may be inspired to get a few more.

 

[Brian B.]

The bubba muff mod I think I was quoted on is a rough way to go because all the shavings fall IN the muff and you have to spend a long time shaking them all out. Works great though and the cat still has some spark arrest ability with the guts still a glowing away. I'll get a pic if I can remember to, it's next door at Pops. The holes the vari bit, or step bit make are smooth so it looks clean and all.

My saw literally runs absolutely perfect ow so I didn't dare touch h/l nor idle, it's perfect and I'm not changing 'nuttin.....

 

[Brian B.]

The other cool thing, by gosh you come off throttle the chain stops, no creep, I dig it.

 

[trophyhunter]

The bubba muff mod I think I was quoted on is a rough way to go because all the shavings fall IN the muff and you have to spend a long time shaking them all out. Works great though and the cat still has some spark arrest ability with the guts still a glowing away. I'll get a pic if I can remember to, it's next door at Pops. The holes the vari bit, or step bit make are smooth so it looks clean and all.

My saw literally runs absolutely perfect ow so I didn't dare touch h/l nor idle, it's perfect and I'm not changing 'nuttin.....

I figured the shavings would be an issue doing it that way, I'll take care to get them all gone before I hang it back on there. I think I'll run it a little bit to let the ring(s) seat and get compression numbers and lose the base gasket and see what that does for it.