Yackcountryman
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After many years of reading old threads and chat about the production of a four stroke chainsaw and how big they need to be, how gutless,,,, and bla bla bla, well the German retailer Aldi has just released in Australia this week a 47cc four stroke that runs on Unleaded fuel, not a two stroke mix as is the case from Stihl. At a cost of $199. Cheap it is, but more expensive than a Chinese 83cc two stroke which would eat wood faster than this little thing. It also comes with a 3 year Warranty and Aldi has already recruited some Stihl shops as authorised repair agents,,,, go figure.,, must be that German connection.
A brief history, i worked for Stihl as a mechanic, am a qualified marine mechanic and a life long motorcycle and old car fanatic. I used to develop power pipes to make the bikes quicker in my younger days, got into playing with pistons and cylinders (jugs) so when i was asked to build race saws for the fanatics that race them at Shows, i was in my happy place. Years later i have a shed full of Stihl saws and one Husky 40 Rancher thats in need of parts, an old Sachs 100 , and sadly a Ryobi 4040 which I inherited.
So when the chance arrived to get my hands on a four stroke chainsaw i couldn’t get to the store quick enough. Once back home and Having filled it with fuel and bar oil, which by the way has to be high quality 10-30 four stroke engine oil, yep you guessed it,, the motor uses the oil from the bar oil tank to lube the motor,,, it must then spit it out to lube the bar. I primed the carby, pulled the choke and pulled the starter cord three times and she fired up, ran for 15 seconds then stuttered indicating it was flooding. Choke in, It idled smooth, a brief hit of the throttle proved a good and very strong engine response with a heavy 4 stroke sound and a splutter in the high end of the revs that seems closely linked to an electronic ignition cutout to prevent over revving. Its acceleration is very quick,, quicker than my two strokes, i think,,
I put the sound meter on it, at one meter 103 db, at six meters 93 db. I am not sure how that compares to an 017 or 024 super which i own, but when i get to the comparison, we’ll have a better understanding. So more to follow with this little saw.
It sounds a lot like a worked Yamaha YZF50 if they make anything that small, i doubt the Chinese would have invented this,, i am very sceptical about its durability and longevity,, i bought it to play with,, nothing else. Whats the worst that can happen through my tests and comparo if i end up destroying it,,,, i cut some wood for the house,,, bonus!
I’ll drop a few pictures of it on here and if i can set up my phone to record a cut , i’ll do that too, including a shot of the tappets, filter area and carby etc.
I have already read that its made in China,, i’ll past a pic of the label too.
Stay tuned and we’ll see how this thing performs over the coming months,, and years if it lasts that long.
Yack.
A brief history, i worked for Stihl as a mechanic, am a qualified marine mechanic and a life long motorcycle and old car fanatic. I used to develop power pipes to make the bikes quicker in my younger days, got into playing with pistons and cylinders (jugs) so when i was asked to build race saws for the fanatics that race them at Shows, i was in my happy place. Years later i have a shed full of Stihl saws and one Husky 40 Rancher thats in need of parts, an old Sachs 100 , and sadly a Ryobi 4040 which I inherited.
So when the chance arrived to get my hands on a four stroke chainsaw i couldn’t get to the store quick enough. Once back home and Having filled it with fuel and bar oil, which by the way has to be high quality 10-30 four stroke engine oil, yep you guessed it,, the motor uses the oil from the bar oil tank to lube the motor,,, it must then spit it out to lube the bar. I primed the carby, pulled the choke and pulled the starter cord three times and she fired up, ran for 15 seconds then stuttered indicating it was flooding. Choke in, It idled smooth, a brief hit of the throttle proved a good and very strong engine response with a heavy 4 stroke sound and a splutter in the high end of the revs that seems closely linked to an electronic ignition cutout to prevent over revving. Its acceleration is very quick,, quicker than my two strokes, i think,,
I put the sound meter on it, at one meter 103 db, at six meters 93 db. I am not sure how that compares to an 017 or 024 super which i own, but when i get to the comparison, we’ll have a better understanding. So more to follow with this little saw.
It sounds a lot like a worked Yamaha YZF50 if they make anything that small, i doubt the Chinese would have invented this,, i am very sceptical about its durability and longevity,, i bought it to play with,, nothing else. Whats the worst that can happen through my tests and comparo if i end up destroying it,,,, i cut some wood for the house,,, bonus!
I’ll drop a few pictures of it on here and if i can set up my phone to record a cut , i’ll do that too, including a shot of the tappets, filter area and carby etc.
I have already read that its made in China,, i’ll past a pic of the label too.
Stay tuned and we’ll see how this thing performs over the coming months,, and years if it lasts that long.
Yack.
