Hello guys I have lurked here on and off for a long time. I have an old (mid 80s) 028 super, and was recently given an 038 magnum (all it need was a muffler and some cleaning and TLC
I did a little free hand slabbing with the 038 and decided I needed to get a mill and a bigger saw. So, I have a Huztl 660 kit on its way as well as their 36" mill. I am really looking forward to building this and making some nice slabs with it. We have a lot of red oak, white cedar and white pine down around the property. I have read the thread in completetion and will review it again before the kit gets here (hopefully this week, it was ordered on 3/14). I am pretty handy and have rebuilt motors and transmissions for various cars and trucks over the years. Have rebuilt and repaired several marine 2 strokes, and tinkered with small engines since I was a kid. But I am looking forward to the new experience of actually building one fresh. This is really a cool opportunity we have with this kit. I plan to let my 6 year old daughter help me where she can. I think she'll like it.
I'll let you all know how it looks when it gets here. Thanks for putting this thread together.
One question - Is it possible to pull the preinstalled seals and reuse them? I was hoping to pull the seals so I can be sure the bearings don't have any side load and the crank turns freely. I can probably get them at the dealer if I need to.