Brmorgan
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Dropped by one of the pawnshops today and they had this one on the bottom shelf:
I walked away with it for $450. I don't really have the money for it right now but I just couldn't pass up the opportunity. The thing's in mint condition externally and I have no reason to believe the internals aren't as well. It only had a couple tablespoons of gas in the tank but still started in 6 pulls, and idled and accelerated smoothly right away. I haven't put the comp tester on it yet, but if I pick it up by the starter rope with the piston at TDC, it takes a good 8 seconds or so before it drops a revolution.
You can see clamp marks from an Alaskan on the bar, so if it's been used mostly for milling that would explain the lack of wear to the powerhead. Why anyone would want to mill with an 084 with a 25" .404 chisel chain is beyond me since an 066 with 3/8" is much better suited to the size, but hey, who am I to criticize a bit of healthy overkill? That would be an amazing firewood setup though. I'm going to take it out on the quad here in a little while so if I find a good test subject I'll make a video. I'm also considering throwing the 33" .404 bar from the 090 on it for a spin; I could go up to the same log as in its video for a comparison maybe.
So I'm pretty happy right now. Once I get everything set up right on it, it'll see quite a bit of milling use. The 090 is nice for big wood too, but the lack of antivibe and the sheer volume are severe drawbacks; and for the size of wood I normally see this thing will likely outcut it anyway. I'm not set up for milling big 4'+ logs quite yet.
I could flip it and probably double my money with the right buyer given its condition. But, I think I'll likely sell one of the 066s and hope to break even, since I've been wanting an 084/088/3120 in a bad way for a while now, and finding one in this condition this cheap probably won't happen again anytime soon. So expect to see a '66 on the trading post in the near future once I get the second one rebuilt.
Anything I should know about these? What exactly differentiates them from an 088, and which if either are a better performer?
I walked away with it for $450. I don't really have the money for it right now but I just couldn't pass up the opportunity. The thing's in mint condition externally and I have no reason to believe the internals aren't as well. It only had a couple tablespoons of gas in the tank but still started in 6 pulls, and idled and accelerated smoothly right away. I haven't put the comp tester on it yet, but if I pick it up by the starter rope with the piston at TDC, it takes a good 8 seconds or so before it drops a revolution.
You can see clamp marks from an Alaskan on the bar, so if it's been used mostly for milling that would explain the lack of wear to the powerhead. Why anyone would want to mill with an 084 with a 25" .404 chisel chain is beyond me since an 066 with 3/8" is much better suited to the size, but hey, who am I to criticize a bit of healthy overkill? That would be an amazing firewood setup though. I'm going to take it out on the quad here in a little while so if I find a good test subject I'll make a video. I'm also considering throwing the 33" .404 bar from the 090 on it for a spin; I could go up to the same log as in its video for a comparison maybe.
So I'm pretty happy right now. Once I get everything set up right on it, it'll see quite a bit of milling use. The 090 is nice for big wood too, but the lack of antivibe and the sheer volume are severe drawbacks; and for the size of wood I normally see this thing will likely outcut it anyway. I'm not set up for milling big 4'+ logs quite yet.
I could flip it and probably double my money with the right buyer given its condition. But, I think I'll likely sell one of the 066s and hope to break even, since I've been wanting an 084/088/3120 in a bad way for a while now, and finding one in this condition this cheap probably won't happen again anytime soon. So expect to see a '66 on the trading post in the near future once I get the second one rebuilt.
Anything I should know about these? What exactly differentiates them from an 088, and which if either are a better performer?
