I have a question regarding the infamous 52cc chinese saws that have a million brand names, colors, and can be had for $100. They all look like these:
Before anyone gets all up in arms regarding the pros/cons of these things, let me say that I have had this saw for two years, and used it almost exclusively for clearing new dirtbike/atv trails at my camp - created/cleared over 2 miles so far. I will NOT ever bring my 036 Pro out there, for those purists. Trail clearing is one of the most brutal jobs a hapless saw can do - beats the hell out of the poor thing. A zillion small trees and brush, the occasional big one, all of which have to be cut flush to the ground. 95% of the cutting is on it's side, the saw gets dragged across rocks and dirt continuously, and the chain invariably gets stuffed into the ground regularly. I'm lucky if I make it though 2 tanks before having to break it down and run the chain through my electric sharpener (cutting trees out of rock beds sucks...). The bashing it gets being strapped to the front of an ATV might even be the worst part. Actually, this is my second saw - the first one was great, but it accidentally fell out of my Kubota L4200 tractor bucket and got run over before it got a chance to age gracefully:
Hilarious, I know. Yet another reason to never bring my 036 Pro out there...
Anyway, while still running and cutting great, my saw is suffering one of the common issues that plague chinese machines - inadequate metal hardness in fasteners. The threads stripped off of one of the studs that sticks out of the saw body and holds the bar and clutch cover/ brake in place (I don't know the correct buzz word for them). I put a spacer under the nut to pick up the higher threads, so it's OK for now, but I'd like to replace that stud/bolt. Can anyone tell me how to do that?
thanks - JayC
Before anyone gets all up in arms regarding the pros/cons of these things, let me say that I have had this saw for two years, and used it almost exclusively for clearing new dirtbike/atv trails at my camp - created/cleared over 2 miles so far. I will NOT ever bring my 036 Pro out there, for those purists. Trail clearing is one of the most brutal jobs a hapless saw can do - beats the hell out of the poor thing. A zillion small trees and brush, the occasional big one, all of which have to be cut flush to the ground. 95% of the cutting is on it's side, the saw gets dragged across rocks and dirt continuously, and the chain invariably gets stuffed into the ground regularly. I'm lucky if I make it though 2 tanks before having to break it down and run the chain through my electric sharpener (cutting trees out of rock beds sucks...). The bashing it gets being strapped to the front of an ATV might even be the worst part. Actually, this is my second saw - the first one was great, but it accidentally fell out of my Kubota L4200 tractor bucket and got run over before it got a chance to age gracefully:
Hilarious, I know. Yet another reason to never bring my 036 Pro out there...
Anyway, while still running and cutting great, my saw is suffering one of the common issues that plague chinese machines - inadequate metal hardness in fasteners. The threads stripped off of one of the studs that sticks out of the saw body and holds the bar and clutch cover/ brake in place (I don't know the correct buzz word for them). I put a spacer under the nut to pick up the higher threads, so it's OK for now, but I'd like to replace that stud/bolt. Can anyone tell me how to do that?
thanks - JayC