Bingo
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Been lurking here for quite awhile now. Time to invest in this place...experts galore and I've learned quite a bit lately. All is appreciated. But this is something that I have yet to run across in all my reading: Can I drop a P/C from a 390/391 onto my MS 310 and end up with a somewhat different saw? I read that the 290/310/390 are in the same 1127/clam shell family and am wondering if this would be possible or worth doing...
For arguments sake my 11 year old 310 has done nothing but run well for me. An occasional clutch sprocket/needle bearing, bars/chains sharpened correctly and she's been good to go. I cut maybe 6-7 cord of firewood a year and the occasional dead tree in the yard or for friends. Not a "pro", daily use saw just a good running homeowners saw. God forbid I just discovered some think it's made of plastic!...But for now I think I can handle that...
After all these years I'm just finishing my first MM today (using pics fm nmurph...all credit to him if it works...all blame on me if I screw up!)...Makes me think I could have gotten better use out of this saw had I known about this earlier, but better late than never and I can't think of a better way to force concentration on what you're doing than to do a modded tune on your one and only saw!...I fear CAD and would like to move up to a 440 or something like that but for now the 310 seems to do what I ask of it. I'm just curious as to options down the road re the powerplant. I like the balance/handling of this old saw with a 20" bar and I'd just as soon keep it running as well as possible. Perhaps the more experienced builders here can straighten me out on this.
Thanks all and I enjoy this forum immensely.
For arguments sake my 11 year old 310 has done nothing but run well for me. An occasional clutch sprocket/needle bearing, bars/chains sharpened correctly and she's been good to go. I cut maybe 6-7 cord of firewood a year and the occasional dead tree in the yard or for friends. Not a "pro", daily use saw just a good running homeowners saw. God forbid I just discovered some think it's made of plastic!...But for now I think I can handle that...
After all these years I'm just finishing my first MM today (using pics fm nmurph...all credit to him if it works...all blame on me if I screw up!)...Makes me think I could have gotten better use out of this saw had I known about this earlier, but better late than never and I can't think of a better way to force concentration on what you're doing than to do a modded tune on your one and only saw!...I fear CAD and would like to move up to a 440 or something like that but for now the 310 seems to do what I ask of it. I'm just curious as to options down the road re the powerplant. I like the balance/handling of this old saw with a 20" bar and I'd just as soon keep it running as well as possible. Perhaps the more experienced builders here can straighten me out on this.
Thanks all and I enjoy this forum immensely.
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