Re: Chainsaws

Posted by JDEM on September 20, 2016 at 12:24:38 from (70.194.20.120):

In Reply to: Re: Chainsaws posted by jeff nwoh on September 20, 2016 at 09:17:23:

A friend of mine owned a Husqvarna and Echo dealership. Back when Husqvarna starting focusing more on homeowner type sales - he had a bunch of bad saws that failed under warranty on his bench. I forget the details - but whatever had bonded the plastic to the aluminum had separated on many. He said that Husqvarna tech said it was from running the saws too long at one time and letting the crankcases get too hot. True or not - I do not know. I DO know that prop-saws have all magnesium crankcases like in my Dolmar, EFCO, and older Sthil saws. As I understand it, all the larger (like over 50 ccs) Stihl saws have all magnesium crankcases. That is, unless something has changed recently. Back when I was a Stihl saw mechanic -all Stihl saws were magnesium. Even the cheap little 011.

I have a Husqvarna 455 Xtra Torque that I got at a yard sale a few years ago as a beater saw. I've used it pretty hard and so far, it's been fine. In fact, better then I expected. Very fast cutter. My only complain is it floods easy when trying to start it in hot weather. Often the only way to start it when hot is to pull the rope when holding the throttle on full. I've used it for a lot of trail-work and I can sit it down for 10 minutes at a time and it keep on purring. Never stalls which is a great feature for a trail or climbing saw. My John Deere CS56s have a lot of metal. Even the bar cover is magnesium. It's a professional saw made in Italy by EFCO. It is the only saw I own that no matter what I do - it starts with one or two pulls hot or cold, can sit and idle forever without stalling, and has great cutting speed. My only regret is that I only bought two on Deere dealer closeout sales. If I had known at the time what fantastic saws they are - I'd have gotten more. 56 cc saw that can keep right up with my 64 cc Dolmar.

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