You got me! Good one. You've got about 10 guys planning some payback. Keep yer eyes peeled!
:msp_laugh: I will....you got my back? Haha.
I know how we all like pics on here, so I got about 50 or so to put up. :wink2:
What was funny was when I bought that 266xp that is pictured in the first post, the guy told me it would run. He says, " it runs" , I cranked it up for my brother about six months ago. Lol. Yeah, right before he threw it back out in the yard. He called me from my Craigslist ad wanting to know if I was interested in a 266xp bow saw that runs. Started out wanting $75 for it. I told him I wouldn't go over $50 if it was in running condition. We made a deal on the phone and he was to meet me halfway, about 25 miles.
I nearly laughed in the guy's face when I saw it. He's a retired pulpwood logger with a saw that hasn't seen maintenance in over a decade and sat unused under a rickety shed for half that time.
He pulled the start cord and said, this saw runs. Yeah, not today. Lol! I gave him $30 for it and went on about my bizness. The chain, clutch and drive sprocket were just replaced and in pretty good shape. Nice and free, and surprisingly very little rust on it.
After sloshing all the water out of the oil tank and some out of the crankcase, I got it fired up and ran it for a few minutes. It had some carb issues, but had compression, so I figured the p/c was good.
The good; I ended up with a good top end, chain, clutch, bow bar, flywheel, ignition, tank, muffin, starter housing, oil pump..... The bad; needs crank bearings and seals and one of the cover holes is busted out of the case. It could be a good runner, but I have a 61 that's getting that top end/carb.
Here's some more teasers of the "new" 61.
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Worst part of the case paint.
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More goodness
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