and if you dont need your saw moded.
seems all the questions latlely are wich saw is best modded. so i was curious how small the stock saw crowd is now.
Gas this means you
mine are modded but i could live with them stock. specialy if i needed them to make living day in and day out
Lately the 036 and 066 are wearing piston/cylinder sets and mufflers that were modified to see if they could be saved from the scrap pile. That seems to be the direction that the hobby has headed. Largely just for the challenge beyond just strapping on undamaged parts. Usually stock saws because that is what is in the collection. However after enough duplicates are around sometimes the spares get a little extra attention.
I would think that I typically would belong in the stock saw crowd. I would not sell a modified saw.
Evan, In the past I have asked most of the "professionals" (that I have met)from the area and they all say stock only. It is not worth the extra expense and risk to them anymore. Even the big firewood guys are done with it.
Also there are no longer any local branded shops that will work on saws with broken or altered parts. If the chain brake does not work they will not put a carb kit in unless they can repair the brake as well. Commercial saws cannot leave without all the factory installed parts being operational, spark screens for example. If you brought them a saw with modified muffler they would sell you a factory muffler for you to install and then have you drop off the saw. It got strict fast it will be interesting to see if it lasts.
