Talk to me about 288s

[Stgcutter]

Parts easy for the 385?

 

[wcorey]

Have one unaltered shelf queen and a ported xp beat-up/scruffy one to use, plus another that's still a saw-in-a-box I'm slowly scrounging parts for.
This one has rubber up front and all springs in the back.

 

[Stgcutter]

I wish mine was that pretty while still working with it

 

[tpope]

View attachment 336040
OK Mike, here it is

Nice swirls on a popup.

 

[tpope]

Have one unaltered shelf queen and a ported xp beat-up/scruffy one to use, plus another that's still a saw-in-a-box I'm slowly scrounging parts for.
This one has rubber up front and all springs in the back.

That's a sweet Lite 288. I've cut too much with mine for it to look pretty... however it surely cuts pretty.

 

[HuskStihl]

Parts easy for the 385?

Yup. They share most everything with the 390.

 

[mdavlee]

Nice swirls on a popup.

View attachment 336040
OK Mike, here it is

There's not a popup there that's just the combustion chamber shape showing on the piston.

Looks pretty even from side to side. I try to look at all of them after a few tanks to see if it's washing evenly.

 

[srcarr52]

One thing about 288s is it does not have a throttle cable it has a arm. Mine was so worn when I got it it was not opening up but about 80%. Something for 288 owners to check. I had to add some material. Has anyone discussed the governed carb?

Ditch the stock carb and put on a WJ from a 394. It takes a little finagling but it's well worth it.

 

[psuiewalsh]

Ditch the stock carb and put on a WJ from a 394. It takes a little finagling but it's well worth it.

Do you have a thread on what is required to do this mod? Looks like you had to machine the case for the idle screw and some roller machining .

 

[srcarr52]

Do you have a thread on what is required to do this mod? Looks like you had to machine the case for the idle screw and some roller machining .

I did a build thread on it here. http://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/a-tale-of-two-288s.219116/

I massaged the case with a die grinder but the tricky part is welding a stud onto the linkage for the AL roller I machined for the 288 throttle arm.

 

[HuskStihl]

Would a 385 be equal with a 288? I run my 288 with 24in bar and it surprises ya

A 385 is much, much "tighter" feeling than a 288, yet vibrates less and is much smoother. Not a big power difference

 

[spike60]

Sorry to diverge off topic. Here is the promised pic of the 820/920 and 830/930 cylinder differences. These are actually "8"'s, with the 820 on the left and the 830 on the right. I love this saw family. But unlike the 288's, parts are pretty hard to find.

 

[wcorey]

...820/920 and 830/930 cylinder differences.

Do they use the same piston? No difference in port timing?
If this change alone is that significant, I have to wonder what other saws would benefit by this type of mod.
You wouldn't happen to have the stock timing numbers....?

 

[old 040]

well seeing were still talkin 288's i figured i'd get mine out for a couple pics before the next friggin snowstorm rolls in.................

 

[blsnelling]

Beautiful 288!

 

[old 040]

thanks brad, can't wait to see a video of yours once "massaged"..................

 

[james archibald]

i really wish mine had that nice little blue button on the side ....

 

[mdavlee]

Sorry to diverge off topic. Here is the promised pic of the 820/920 and 830/930 cylinder differences. These are actually "8"'s, with the 820 on the left and the 830 on the right. I love this saw family. But unlike the 288's, parts are pretty hard to find.

Nice visual difference. I would like to run a 930 and see how it stacks up against the others. I just wish they were easier to find and parts were more available.

 

[hseII]

Cool Thread

 

[sawfun]

064 vs 288 vs 930 would be a great battle with 32" bars. Well at least a fair fight of that era of saws.