I was going to order a saw muffler from them but it was going to take 30-45 days to ship it from China. So I elected to order one off Ebay. It will be here in 8 days.That's interesting, I haven't tried farmertec carbs yet.
I was going to order a saw muffler from them but it was going to take 30-45 days to ship it from China. So I elected to order one off Ebay. It will be here in 8 days.That's interesting, I haven't tried farmertec carbs yet.
I, like many of the people on this forum (I assume) am kind of a cheap skate and one way to save money it seems is by purchasing amazon/chinese carburetors. I have ordered a few and have one on order for a Stihl ms260 but I think that will be the last one I purchase, here's why. In my experience chinese carbs are not consistent, you will get one that runs great, tunes great and lasts but you will also get ones that won't run, won't tune and are just built really poorly. Often it seems that amazon carbs are missing parts (that special cover for ms260 metering diaphragm as an example). The real reason that I am righting/venting about this can trace its roots back to 2 things.
1) the ms260 I bought that came with an amazon carburetor that is missing the metering diaphragm cover with the vent to the air filter, and the fact that in order to get that saw to run close to decent it needs the hi screw at almost 3 turns!
2) I bought an amazon carburetor for a troybilt (MTD) weed eater that is owned by a friend, it looked great in the photos but when it got here I notices that it didn't have a choke flap, it also didn't have a threaded hole for the little screw.
So, I was just wondering what you guys thought about chinese carbs and what has your experienceView attachment 1031487 View attachment 1031485 been? I am planning on going OEM from this point forward and I will give an update on that amazon carb I have on order when it gets here. Sorry for the "rant".
The top photo is the chinese carbs choke flap, the bottom is the original walbros.
You’re absolutely right. Not just weed whackers either. Tons of Ryobi and MTD, but also Stihl FS series, Poulan, etc in trimmers. An endless stream of McCulloch and Textron Homelite saws all because of fuel delivery issues. Either free or dirt cheap. Most of the stuff is homeowner grade, or semi pro stuff owned by someone who uses it so infrequently that it’s actually in great shape but doesn’t start, so they just replace it and discard the thing. My favorite saw that is plentiful are the Mac 3200 series. I’ve had about a dozen so far, and every single one has rotted fuel and oil lines and needs a carb kit. In about an hour, I can tear it down, pull new lines, replace the purge bulb, clean the carb, put it back together and it’s a 75-125 saw depending on how shiny I make it. And, they are great saws too. Mini Macs are excellent, too, for what they are and are a bit more time consuming. Clean and running, they fetch about $100. A few weeks back, for $10, I picked up a 1965 Homelite XLAO the guy said hadn’t run in thirty years. I haven’t done anything to it other than add fuel. Last weekend, I picked up a Mac Timberbear, a PM610, a Poulan 2300av, a Poulan 3816, a 4218, a Mac 3200, a blue and white super xl auto, a Homelite 330, a Homelite 360, a Poulan hedger, an Echo edger and a Craftsman 33cc trimmer with a bunch of attachments-all for $100. I wanted the Timberbear and the 620 for a saw I’ve got in the shed, and parts for the 65 Homelite. The guy said they were just for parts. Out of all of that, the Timberbear is roached, but the starter is good which I needed, but all of the others needed simple fuel lines and carb kits,the homeys both need starters. It’s amazing what people throw awayI'd bet money that 95% of the discarded weed eaters on the side of the road are a carb kit, fuel lines and primer bulb away from running like new. It's a damn shame.
Rebuilding carbs on the Super Xl are a piece of cake but on some saws, like the small Stihls I generally just buy a new carb because they're fairly cheap and easier than cleaning and kitting one. You're kinda right about the mini-mac. I was offered one a couple of weeks ago for free and I turned it down..I have a stable of saws that have cost me almost nothing except for some parts. The most I ever paid for any of my saws was $40 for my Homelite Big Red SXL, because it's like new, but needed the carb rebuilt.
The average person today would no sooner attempt a carb rebuild any more than performing brain surgery. (Unless they're a brain surgeon). And I'd bet a brain surgeon would give up on trying to rebuild a Mini Mac.