cut for 4 hours straight today, pausing to refuel. The CS330T is a fuel sipper. only ran 2 tanks thru the whole time i was cutting. Limbing, thinning, and slash cutting the pile up afterwards. 4 x 8" cedar trees notched and dropped, and about 10 rounds of 12" cedar too.
Likes:
- very economic to fuel this saw, its a sipper (compared to the 200T i'm used to)
- quieter than both the Husky 338XPT and the 200T (that may change after i mod the muffler...
- ergonomic! fits my hand comfortabley, can run it all day long. I dont get sharp pains in the wrist like i did with the 200T
- light, but solidly built.
- the centrifugal air "precleaning" system works MUCH better that the Husky version of centrifugal cleaning. The air filter was still clean at the end of the day, even with all the dead dusty limbs and sawdust flying around. My bigger Husky was clogged full after bucking up the logs and the bigger slash pile.
- starts on first pull, even after lunch when the saw had been sitting off for an hour.
- only takes a pull of about 6" - 8" to fire it up. Nice when in the tree. I had issue with the work 200Ts, they were horrible to start (10 pulls) after refueling or sitting for a bit
(but i dont blame the 200T, i blame poor maintenance and lack of proper spark plug gapping)
- the clutch does'nt pack up with crud like some saws seem prone to do. After work it was clean, barely a speck of sawdust in it. Will re-evaluate after making some noodles with the saw.
- solid, quick chainbrake - either manual or centrifigual.
- screw on/screwoff gas/oil caps, with replacable O rings seals !!! no stupid, prone to breakage "flip up" caps here
- TWO clutch cover nuts, not one. nice solid setup, with side tensioner
dislikes:
- the oiler loves to oil, even when idling and the saw was at the side of the harness. When you rev it to make a cut, you see a heavy stream/spray of bar oil plastering the wood and flying into the air (after prolonged idling). During use it oils normaly.
- felt air filter (i prefer the husky 61 nylon mesh cartridge filters myself....but each to their own...)