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Wow.....The 801 sold for $234.00 delivered......that's why I didn't bother bidding!!!...LOL!!!
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I miss being able to get multiple dirty "not sure what models they are" Jred saws in package deals via eBay.
Now ya'll are motivating me to see if I have a 621 and/or 621 parts hiding in the garage
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It's coming down to eBay as your last resort if you can't find a particular saw anywhere else. Of course as I said earlier, it is firewood season and that tends to draw fever bids....lol!
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Yeah....and a full wrap, even incomplete drives the price up $50-$75.00......plus the fact the "Jonsereds 801" sticker was in near mint condition from the protection said wrap afforded add a few more $$$......it boils down to how much money you have and how bad you want it....not need it....LOL!!! I wanted it but didn't need it......that bad!!!
That's the weird part, because away from the PNW, full-wraps are not popular or even wanted by most users. I read mostly negatives in the forums about using them and yet.....
And for $8 you can buy a sticker.....lol
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You're right for a saw to use......but for a big collectable old Jonsereds a full wrap really helps the $$$....at least from what I've seen on ebay.
$8 will get you a reproduced one...but sitting side by side the you can easily tell the difference from OEM.....again... from a collectors point of view.
Yeah, I guess...never seen a repro sticker side by side with the OE still intact.
So you think maybe that the collectors like the full-wraps on the big J'reds because it implies they had a hard service life in the woods....or their goal is to find one with a full-wrap and low hrs?
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It's the "Wow" factor...like crazy big aggressive dogs. Full wrap only really needed on steep hill sides and big trees ....extra big dogs only needed in very thick bark and/or to keep the saw sitting level when at rest......when not used in these ways...only "eye candy". Like mag wheels, side exhaust, absurdly wide rear tires etc. etc. etc......all have a purpose in the beginning but 99% that you see on the road is just "eye candy". AND Eye candy costs a lot more.....
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I'm a lefty that was forced to be right handed by my mother (a lefty herself who thought that she was helping me!) and my teachers. As a result I'm sort of ambidextrous/confused. I like being able to use a saw from the "opposite" side.
Interesting point...I too was a lefty forced right in school. Shoot with my left shoulder, kick with my left foot...ride goofy on a snowboard etc. But I learned with full-wraps and so it's all quite natural to me. My 90 has the simple factory wrap and I hate that fallin'....real PIA.....otherwise, love the saw itself. My 80 full-wrap is cracked and so it's off to the welding shop at the college. I have another full-wrap for the 80/90, but was saving it to clean up(very rusty). Not sure why that one is steel and the other on the saw is aluminum. I would think the aluminum is OE and the steel was maybe made....but it looks not to be a home brew adventure...hmmm.
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Funny....I am right handed.....and do everything right handed except shoot...I'm a lefty with a rifle....but shoot more right hand with a hand gun...
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I'm right eye dominant....lol!
Here's the eye dominant test:https://www.reddit.com/comments/uk6z1/heres_a_neat_trick_to_determine_your_dominant_eye/
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Here's the eye dominant test:https://www.reddit.com/comments/uk6z1/heres_a_neat_trick_to_determine_your_dominant_eye/
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LOL.....neat test.....I'm definitely left eye dominant...learn something new everyday...
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I picked up a older jonny today and was told it is a 801 but it has a decomp button and I thought only the 90's had this. What do you guys think? (lets see if I can remember how to post pics)
I picked up a older jonny today and was told it is a 801 but it has a decomp button and I thought only the 90's had this. What do you guys think? (lets see if I can remember how to post pics)
Probably a 90 unless someone put a 90 jug on an 801. We talked about how a lot of 801's had a rubber plug for the decomp. Would be a simple matter to put the 90 jug on there like a lot of 80's have had done. Otherwise, it's a plain ol' 90. Not sure why you were told it's a 801....the 801 and 80 never came with a decomp. I can almost see '90' on the sticker.....
How does it run and what's the compression?
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How does it run and what's the compression?
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Yep...Kevin about covered it...
I also thought the sticker looked more like 90 than 801. Not sure why they thought it's a 801 either. I picked it up at an auction so they were probably just guessing. Haven't started it yet I want to clean the old gas out of it first. As for compression I haven't put a gauge on it yet but I pulled it a few times and it feels pretty good. The saw is pretty dirty right now but hopefully it will look different tomorrow.
Good find....hope it's a runner for ya without a lot of work. If I look away fast and then look back at the sticker pic, I can definitely see a 9 & a 0. Unless of course my brain is having all kinds of fun confabulating things...lol
Kevin
