cheap saws, foam filters, fine dust

[Pioneer]

What is your preferred oil for wetting out a foam filter? I have a Wild thing with a MM and AM cylinder I'm thrashing to see what I can get out of it performance wise, and fines are getting past the filter. Use thick oil? Thin? Certain types? Would like to eliminate anything getting through without impairing air flow.
Cut a fair amount of very dry elm(?) saturday, lots of fine dust everywhere, a sharp chain does not help here.

 

[camel2019]

I’d use an air filter oil that’s for foam air filters and if possible find a dual layer filter that has a finer side.

 

[sean donato]

I use motul air filter oil. It's tacky as snott. Little bit goes a long way on a foam filter. Never cared for the thin stuff or the spray on stuff on a foam filter.

 

[grizz55chev]

What is your preferred oil for wetting out a foam filter? I have a Wild thing with a MM and AM cylinder I'm thrashing to see what I can get out of it performance wise, and fines are getting past the filter. Use thick oil? Thin? Certain types? Would like to eliminate anything getting through without impairing air flow.
Cut a fair amount of very dry elm(?) saturday, lots of fine dust everywhere, a sharp chain does not help here.

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It's a Wild Thang, run it till it blows. 10 min with it and yer hands go to sleep for an hr! It'll die long before you wear it out with fine dust, just my opinion. Take it with a grain of salt.

 

[The Shooters Apprentice]

I use bar oil on them.

 

[Chevboy0167]

You may be able to fashion something out of a small Outerwears pre-filter maybe??? Found 1 in purple! LOL

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1509470558...ddX8HOW6BYaEcf2lJTrgH/CSs=|tkp:Bk9SR5bvidmKYQ
Or black flat stock...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/3253919405...7NhqZmeuctAVEkm6tQ6aiqHA==|tkp:Bk9SR5rvidmKYQ

 

[Pioneer]

Yeah, we make fun of the 'things, and they do vibrate quite a bit, but after two hours of cutting my back tells me it's time to quit before the vibration does. I find that having the saw in the wood dampens the vibration quite a bit, and this goes for all the non AV saws.

On the plus side they are easy to work on, they oil well, and they're decently reliable when they're not burning themselves out with their garbage OEM piston and cylinder.
With an AM piston/cylinder and a muffler mod, they actually put out decent power for their displacement.
Will have to experiment with different oils, guess I'll start with that old bottle of KN air filter oil. A pre-filter might be a good idea too. Wouldn't mind upgrading to a Husqvarna part if that was possible, so far I've used a 141 clutch sprocket to replace the bad one on it, other parts may fit as well.

 

[camel2019]

Yeah, we make fun of the 'things, and they do vibrate quite a bit, but after two hours of cutting my back tells me it's time to quit before the vibration does. I find that having the saw in the wood dampens the vibration quite a bit, and this goes for all the non AV saws.

On the plus side they are easy to work on, they oil well, and they're decently reliable when they're not burning themselves out with their garbage OEM piston and cylinder.
With an AM piston/cylinder and a muffler mod, they actually put out decent power for their displacement.
Will have to experiment with different oils, guess I'll start with that old bottle of KN air filter oil. A pre-filter might be a good idea too. Wouldn't mind upgrading to a Husqvarna part if that was possible, so far I've used a 141 clutch sprocket to replace the bad one on it, other parts may fit as well.

Should be too hard to find an air filter adapter/mount that will work as long as the bolt spacing is right

 

[Sierra_rider]

I use Bel Ray oil on all my foam filters both bikes and saws. If the bike filters can be caked with powder, yet spotless on the inside, after a summertime moondust ride, I figure it's good enough oil for the saws.

 

[ballisticdoughnut]

I use bel-ray oil on my red beard filter for my CS-600P. Happy with it so far.

 

[thompsoncustom]

Yeah, we make fun of the 'things, and they do vibrate quite a bit, but after two hours of cutting my back tells me it's time to quit before the vibration does. I find that having the saw in the wood dampens the vibration quite a bit, and this goes for all the non AV saws.

On the plus side they are easy to work on, they oil well, and they're decently reliable when they're not burning themselves out with their garbage OEM piston and cylinder.
With an AM piston/cylinder and a muffler mod, they actually put out decent power for their displacement.
Will have to experiment with different oils, guess I'll start with that old bottle of KN air filter oil. A pre-filter might be a good idea too. Wouldn't mind upgrading to a Husqvarna part if that was possible, so far I've used a 141 clutch sprocket to replace the bad one on it, other parts may fit as well.

Ya they are good little saws and mine wild thing was the first saw I ported and messed up but I liked it enough that I haven't thrown it away and will put a different top end on it sometime.

I was never very picky with what oil I used on the filter just whatever I could find first.

What are you plans for turning your wild thing up?

 

[huskihl]

BelRay or yamaha

 

[sean donato]

Straight carb adapters are easy, there are all sorts for about any carb imaginable. It's when you need a 90* adapter that becomes the issue. Same for small uni/tgn filters, use them in 1/5 scale rc. Outerwears also makes specific covers for standard size filters in 1/5 scale rc. Really it's all readily available.

 

[camel2019]

Straight carb adapters are easy, there are all sorts for about any carb imaginable. It's when you need a 90* adapter that becomes the issue. Same for small uni/tgn filters, use them in 1/5 scale rc. Outerwears also makes specific covers for standard size filters in 1/5 scale rc. Really it's all readily available.

I’m sure something off a different saw will fit I’d have to look at the wild thing I have here to see. I have been kinda looking for a good used wild thing and Tim Allen bad boy more so for sh**s and giggles.

 

[grizz55chev]

Yeah, we make fun of the 'things, and they do vibrate quite a bit, but after two hours of cutting my back tells me it's time to quit before the vibration does. I find that having the saw in the wood dampens the vibration quite a bit, and this goes for all the non AV saws.

On the plus side they are easy to work on, they oil well, and they're decently reliable when they're not burning themselves out with their garbage OEM piston and cylinder.
With an AM piston/cylinder and a muffler mod, they actually put out decent power for their displacement.
Will have to experiment with different oils, guess I'll start with that old bottle of KN air filter oil. A pre-filter might be a good idea too. Wouldn't mind upgrading to a Husqvarna part if that was possible, so far I've used a 141 clutch sprocket to replace the bad one on it, other parts may fit as well.

I give them a bad review, but have come across them at the dump and brought them home to be used when appropriate. Great when you need to cut a stump at ground level, or just do a little trim in the yard. Just gave one away to someone that wanted to borrow a saw, lol! All saws matter!

 

[sean donato]

I give them a bad review, but have come across them at the dump and brought them home to be used when appropriate. Great when you need to cut a stump at ground level, or just do a little trim in the yard. Just gave one away to someone that wanted to borrow a saw, lol! All saws matter!

I loved them when you could pick them up for $25.00 and under at yardsales. Not so much anymore.

 

[Squareground3691]

Some of what I use .

 

[sean donato]

The k&n should only be used on cotton filters.

 

[grizz55chev]

I loved them when you could pick them up for $25.00 and under at yardsales. Not so much anymore.

I've never paid a dime for one.

 

[champion221elite]

The newer Poulan saws are cheap and lack refinement, but I'll be damned if mine is still running fine after nearly 17 years of abuse. It's been muffler modded and loaned out to countless buddies and neighbors. I use it for flush cutting stumps and projects where I know there are likely nails and debris.