Pioneer chainsaws

[paul hill]

I agree with you 100% on this. I had a 281 Husky and it was not even close to my p52 or p51, so down the road it went. Are you getting close to starting on your p52 Paul?

Ha, I'm no farther than I was many months ago. I've got a great saw to work on and a pile of good parts. I just need to make the time to put it all together!

 

[paul hill]

So I should play some more with my P51 eh? Want a 20" bar for it as that is adequate up here for the small wood we have.

I ran a 24" for a long time. Then I got some good advice about trying a 28" bar on a 51. The 28" is the ticket for me. The saw has plenty of power to run it and it's very well balanced. You also don't have to bend over as much when bucking logs on the ground. My back enjoys that.

 

[p61 western]

Ha, I'm no farther than I was many months ago. I've got a great saw to work on and a pile of good parts. I just need to make the time to put it all together!

Lol when you do get around to it, I'm sure it will turn out great.

 

[p61 western]

Curious what differences are there wrt the P51 vs P52Western?
One bug I have with my P51 is why did they point the exhaust at the clutch cover? Did they not care that WE care about these saws?
Agree Tim these do run and sound great

The lime green p52s came with the new style coils. Besides the coil mount the cylinders aren't much different. I think that the upper transfers are a little better on the p51, but that is just me. I don't like the clutch cover killing mufflers either lol.

 

[Walter Glover]

While I can appreciate the exhaust away from the operator a couple small changes would protect the paint

 

[p61 western]

While I can appreciate the exhaust away from the operator a couple small changes would protect the paint

I really like the western rear exit mufflers, but they just aren't that easy to come by.

 

[fossil]

While I can appreciate the exhaust away from the operator a couple small changes would protect the paint

You're pretty handy Walter. You ought to just make a new muffler cover.

 

[pioneerguy600]

While I can appreciate the exhaust away from the operator a couple small changes would protect the paint

Easy enough to do it yourself but once the damage is done guess the paint would have to be redone.

 

[p61 western]

Do you have a K&N setup kit? l have never seen how the muffler holes were drilled on your saw.

Here is a pic of the bottom of the muffler. This is something they did, and I will probably leave it like so. Also here is a pic of my complete K&N set up on my p62.

 

[pioneerguy600]

Early vintage muffler mod.

 

[p61 western]

Early vintage muffler mod.

Lol yep sure is. The USFS can do what they want lol.

 

[pioneerguy600]

We did the same thing up here, never ran screens .

 

[p61 western]

We did the same thing up here, never ran screens .

Yep this one didn't have a screen as well. I remove them now as well.

 

[pioneerguy600]

I run the K&N airfilter on my 655, really wakes this one up,

 

[Acornhill]

I actually have everything to build a 655 as well as most of a P51, P52 NOS


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[p61 western]

I run the K&N airfilter on my 655, really wakes this one up,

I would like to find another filter for the other base that I have. They really do flow quite well. Very nice saw btw.

 

[Acornhill]

I sold all of the ones I had, I lied

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[p61 western]

I sold all of the ones I had, I lied

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Hey lol.

 

[2stroke_shaman]

Got a couple parts for the 600. The bar and chain bolted on no mods .375-.058. Going to snag a "Free Wood U Cut" trunk tomorrow . A big red oak on the ground looks around 4'. The 600 isn't ready and I wont risk it . Some of the other girls will fill in .

 

[pioneerguy600]

Got a couple parts for the 600. The bar and chain bolted on no mods .375-.058. Going to snag a "Free Wood U Cut" trunk tomorrow . A big red oak on the ground looks around 4'. The 600 isn't ready and I wont risk it . Some of the other girls will fill in .

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AAAHHHH, oooohhhhh, a 600. Almost like a sugar rush when I see one of them even though I have owned more than a couple dozen of them, always a rush on first sight. Your front handle is from a 650, nice upgrade.