Just Mow
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New off the shelf or used????opcorn:
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Definately new on the shelf. Cause we all know they won't last long enough to get the filter dirty.:jawdrop:
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Definately new on the shelf. Cause we all know they won't last long enough to get the filter dirty.:jawdrop:
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Just Mow
Don't touch my Willie !!!
The problem with homeowners is that they don't know how to sharpen a chain. With sharp chains, I agree with Woodie on the 6 months cleaning interval on a 2171. That is compared to once a day on the 026.
I get some chains for free from a guy who doesn't know how to sharpen them
Wow Peter, a comment on the 026. How typical.
Just Mow
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According to Red no matter what it is: feature set, longevity, durability, etc Echo wins hands down. As long as we take him with a grain a salt it may be refreshing learning a bit about the echo product line. Since I've been around here there has never been a real big echo advocate.
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That's cool - Al
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Not at all, nothing to do with Poulan!
... but the basic design is about 25 years old (Partner 500)....
There is no cure to Morons, anyway!!!! :greenchainsaw:
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I would like to:
#1 Ask he owner if he got an owner's manual when he bought his saw.
#2 Ask him if he read it.
It is funny how people interpret what someone tells them. Guess you can never assume.
#1 Ask he owner if he got an owner's manual when he bought his saw.
#2 Ask him if he read it.
It is funny how people interpret what someone tells them. Guess you can never assume.
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Wow ! That's terrible maintennance or rather NO MAINTENNANCE! The idiot should be slapped up-side the head.
However I do have a problem with RED-85-Z51 referring to the 55 Rancher as a glorified throw-away Poulan. This mag case beauty is super dependable and has been around in production for a long time. In fact I've still got mine - in fact Red-85 is only 5 years older than my saw according to his profile!
So let's try to train the goofballs but don't necessarily blame the saws - - no matter the brand!
Al
Ive got a Husqvarna 55 at work, and it is different than the 55 Rancher. The old 55 is a decent saw, runs great although it pulls a little hard. The 55 rancher as in the pics above is no better than the 350, or whatever other husky stuff they sell at Lowes.
The flimsy little air filters cleary clog easily, but instead of impeding performace and forcing maintainance, the saw simply sucks dirty air from around the filter element. That is a throw away saw trait.
We have an older Husky at work, Ill try and get a picture one day. It is a top handle saw, muffler on the right, choke o nthe top....like the poulan XXV...in fact it IS a poulan XXV. It is totally identical except it is orange, not green.
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Fish was lieing he really has a stihl, but he wrote "Echo" on it with permanent marker so no one would steal it.
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Ive got a Husqvarna 55 at work, and it is different than the 55 Rancher. The old 55 is a decent saw, runs great although it pulls a little hard. The 55 rancher as in the pics above is no better than the 350, or whatever other husky stuff they sell at Lowes.
The flimsy little air filters cleary clog easily, but instead of impeding performace and forcing maintainance, the saw simply sucks dirty air from around the filter element. That is a throw away saw trait.
We have an older Husky at work, Ill try and get a picture one day. It is a top handle saw, muffler on the right, choke o nthe top....like the poulan XXV...in fact it IS a poulan XXV. It is totally identical except it is orange, not green.
The first US EPA 55s had the 51 engine in them (1997/98), I believe...
At $379.00 a pop at the local Farm & Fleet...It's much cheaper to maintain the BEAST:hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange:
Lakeside53
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I have a 310U... needs a carb.. so if you have an ADJUSTABLE CARB around, let me know...
Wow, that air filter looks just like the one on the MS660 I sold, after a good day of cutting. :jawdrop: Everyone knows the air filtration on the Huskies are far better than Stihl but you have to clean the filters regardless of the brand name.
Glad you never looked at the air filter on the 288XP lite after a day of cutting......
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Fish
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Srm-3100 I think, too cold to go out and check for this reason......
Makes most Stihls I work on look like IDC/Ryans, like, like the fs 36.........
Or those silly 45/46/55s......., or even the newer style fs80s
Makes most Stihls I work on look like IDC/Ryans, like, like the fs 36.........
Or those silly 45/46/55s......., or even the newer style fs80s
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I know that Ive only had 2 Echo's come in that were beyond repair.
One had been used commercially for a year with no air filter installed, and one had been run on straight gas. Both blew 70psi, and started easily, and ran fine, but bogged when they warmed.
Customers bought new ones without a 2nd thought.
Boss said that at an Echo "expo" they took 3 NEW identical SRM-210's.
Taped the throttles wide open on all 3.
the first one they tapped the air vents up, all over, they went through a ton of tape making sure the thing couldnt breath. Filled it with 50:1 mix gas, Echo power blend.
The 2nd one was filled with 50:1 mix of gas/ sae30 motor oil.
The 3rd one was filled with straight gas.
All 3 were cranked and set outside to run with line installed.
They all ran out of gas about the same time, 1 tank...Then they were filled a 2nd time...the first 2 ran the whole time they were there...only stopping momentarily to refuel. The 3rd one seized after 2 tanks. IT cooled, unstuck, and refired, and ran through a 3rd tank...and seized. Cooled, refired and ran through a 4th tank, and seized again.
All in all it seized 4 times...the other 2 kept running.
After it was all done, they compression tested all 3, and the first 2 still tested at new compression levels. The 3rd one was like 130.
As they were leaving they offered the 3rd one to my boss "if he wanted it"...so he accepted.
He took it, pulled it apart and found a mildly scuffed piston...he put it together, added mixed gas, and we are still using it to trim around the shop every week...runs like new with a ton of power, just like a new one.
Echo Trimmers are some tough SOB's. just like their saws, which dont get any love.
