G'day, I've spent a fair amount of time lurking in here and i thought i might as well make a post or 2.
I've worked in the tree game for the last 15 years and like most guys in the industry,to me, a saw is just a tool of the trade. You buy 'em, you work 'em and you kill 'em, a vicious circle i know but what are you gunna do!
A while ago I had a bad run of luck with saws and dealers, and said to myself, "self, why don't you just fix 'em yourself?". Well that sort of went by the wayside, you know the deal, ya get home after swinging of a saw all day, the last thing you want is to look at a saw, let alone pull them apart.
The plus side to my run of bad luck was reading some of the posts here, at an attempt at DIY. Some really good info and a lot of inspiring builds.
Soooooo..... I've got a few saws laying around that have met an untimely demise, I may as well jump in and see if i can get 1 or more up and going again, slightly modified of course!
I run small stihl saws and large huskys, no particular reason, thats just what i like. In saying that, the dealer i have an account with now is stihl, they stock some husky parts (consumables) but it can take some time to order in anything they don't have on the shelf. So if anyone knows the part numbers for the gear im going to need or where i can find them, your help would be much appreciated.
I thought I'd start with something that i wouldn't miss if it all went pear shaped....Ye Olde 394, it hasn't run in....um....bout 2 years. Can't remember the job it died on, just remember that it was hard to start and after i ran it dry, i couldn't get 'er going again. I checked spark and it was weak and intermitant, so under the bench she went.
Now I'd like to get it up and running again maybe even better than new, you know the deal muff mod, clean up the ports etc. any hints, tips will be gladly taken on board.
Now for the pics, I have seen some of you guys work and while truly inspirational, its not what im after. What I want is a workhorse, not a show pony, no disrespect intended to those who love there saws. So please excuse the condition of this poor old beast
Im assuming that this might have something to do with the bad spark?
Will it live????
I've worked in the tree game for the last 15 years and like most guys in the industry,to me, a saw is just a tool of the trade. You buy 'em, you work 'em and you kill 'em, a vicious circle i know but what are you gunna do!
A while ago I had a bad run of luck with saws and dealers, and said to myself, "self, why don't you just fix 'em yourself?". Well that sort of went by the wayside, you know the deal, ya get home after swinging of a saw all day, the last thing you want is to look at a saw, let alone pull them apart.
The plus side to my run of bad luck was reading some of the posts here, at an attempt at DIY. Some really good info and a lot of inspiring builds.
Soooooo..... I've got a few saws laying around that have met an untimely demise, I may as well jump in and see if i can get 1 or more up and going again, slightly modified of course!
I run small stihl saws and large huskys, no particular reason, thats just what i like. In saying that, the dealer i have an account with now is stihl, they stock some husky parts (consumables) but it can take some time to order in anything they don't have on the shelf. So if anyone knows the part numbers for the gear im going to need or where i can find them, your help would be much appreciated.
I thought I'd start with something that i wouldn't miss if it all went pear shaped....Ye Olde 394, it hasn't run in....um....bout 2 years. Can't remember the job it died on, just remember that it was hard to start and after i ran it dry, i couldn't get 'er going again. I checked spark and it was weak and intermitant, so under the bench she went.
Now I'd like to get it up and running again maybe even better than new, you know the deal muff mod, clean up the ports etc. any hints, tips will be gladly taken on board.
Now for the pics, I have seen some of you guys work and while truly inspirational, its not what im after. What I want is a workhorse, not a show pony, no disrespect intended to those who love there saws. So please excuse the condition of this poor old beast
Im assuming that this might have something to do with the bad spark?
Will it live????