Lifespan of a saw engine

[quantico]

I have no saws that I bought new.. and none of them have high hours. I am careful to clean the air cleaner and saw even on a 35cc homeowner special.

I am just a homeowner, not a pro... but i like using pro saws and the power they provide. Dont know the reasoning of having ten or 20 saws unless your just collecting.. any more than five in my opinion and your not running the saws enough to keep them around.

I am guessing 2 or 3 hours a day of revenue time on a chainsaw is average for professionals.. but if you carry 6 saws on your truck your still only getting 2 or 3 hours a day.

The electronic autotune saws may wake folks up when they can see actual hours per year.. it will be far lower than people think.

 

[MacAttack]

If you can really get a few thousand hours out of a chainsaw engine without a rebuild, that is really amazing. It's typical for an aircooled 4-stroke engine in a small tractor to be getting tired at that many hours.

 

[Ted Jenkins]

The life span of a saw has little to do with how long will a saw run under ideal conditions. I fail to see a point. I like clone saws and older rebuilt saws because they are the most reliable. Having a running saw when a batch of logs comes up that matches the size for size is priceless. After such job is completed throwing the saw away and starting over is some times the way I look at it. Every body know that there is a high likeliness a climbing saw will fall a falling will get pinched or a production saw will get crushed by a tractor. Thanks

 

[Junkwrencher]

The life span of a saw has little to do with how long will a saw run under ideal conditions. I fail to see a point. I like clone saws and older rebuilt saws because they are the most reliable. Having a running saw when a batch of logs comes up that matches the size for size is priceless. After such job is completed throwing the saw away and starting over is some times the way I look at it. Every body know that there is a high likeliness a climbing saw will fall a falling will get pinched or a production saw will get crushed by a tractor. Thanks

 

[Junkwrencher]

Twelve year old thread indeed. It is tax time and I'm not a full timer, just an ole' timer. This saw and another went through 50 gallons of fuel this year and this one did the bulk of the work. I keep up with my expenses and time.

 

[Jkstihl]

1995 046 magnum full oem except for piston and only had to change piston because it had a intake flange nut inside the case that broke the piston skirt. Dont know the hours on it but its been getting weekly use since i got it.

 

[Dieselshawn]

Stihl 661 cm computer data:

1,010 hrs, started 12,*** some times, etc, died.

replace with a new saw.

I find the 660’s to be more reliable but none have hour meters to prove it.

I got mine used and it’s well used looking.

 

[holeycow]

It's nice to see some real data.

 

[Junkwrencher]

 

[rarefish383]

How does doing a drop start harm the saw in any way. ??

It doesn’t. I have two 100CC super 1050’s with no decomp. My Dad bought them new in the early mid 70’s. I’m 64 and still drop start them. I like the idea of all that weight falling away from me helping to crank it over.

 

[rarefish383]

13 year old thread. Good job!

And all of the saws I had running then are still running!

 

[Okie]

Will normally last a very long time, really depends on how well you take care of them and operate them yourself. (even if not stored properly can do them in)
I have couple that are 40+ years old (one of them was bought new)

 

[Wood Doctor]

A Poulan Wild Thing might last 100 operating hours. A Stihl professional saw will last 2000 hours. Note that the Stihl saw also costs four times as much but lasts 20 times longer. Something to think about...

 

[ammoaddict]

But I don’t run the saws for eight hours straight non stop. I don’t think anyone does.

He was joking Bill.

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[ammoaddict]

13 year old thread. Good job!

That's funny. I hadn't even noticed. I rarely look at the dates on threads.

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