Chainsaw advice - what to buy?

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Originally Posted by uninformed

well let me know how old it is (adjustable high speed needle?) and how much....also what about the 084?

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Forgot about the 084, will ask next time I'm at Larry the Chainsaw guy's place.
I have to take some pics of Larry's splitter for the Chinese splitter thread, he mounted a Chinese splitter where the front deck should be on a commercial front deck mower using the engine and hydraulics of the mower :D

i have a recent mini stihl .......... was dubiuos ,,due to so much plastic in construction ,,but has proved a very good unit ,,,if used within its limits...... also have a twenty year old sachs dolmar ,,,,,,,, these r rock solid ,highly reccomend ,,has provide f/wood for me //felling large timer for two decades ..... one ignition upgrade in 20 yrs ,,,,,,,cheers

check out this limbing race :o

awesome stuff and technical to

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Looks like the saw is mine. Got it for $600 with the Huski bag. Is big enought to put safety gear, chain oil and fuel in the bag with it.

Am happy.

Chris

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Originally Posted by haggisbasher

Looks like the saw is mine. Got it for $600 with the Huski bag. Is big enought to put safety gear, chain oil and fuel in the bag with it.

Am happy.

Chris

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glad to hear Chris,

the 357xp is a great saw.

a few points to consider:

always use preimum fuel (NO ETHENOL) i use 98 octaine BP,Shell has Ethenol

always use a premium 2 stroke oil ie Husky xp or sthil...you can use any good oil that is designed for AIR COOLED 2 stokes, Motul, Maxima 927, Sikolene etc etc

only use fresh mix, if the saw is going to sit for a while, drain the fuel and bar oil. Start saw and let idle until it stops, using the last of the fuel.

Make sure your chain is sharp and dont forget to give it and the bar a clean after use.

keep the air fliter clean....always

try to only use the saw at full throttle, the way the carb is designed on chainsaws, they dont have a midrange jet so even though they run at part throttle they are running lean.....get use to running it WOT and adjusting pressure with your hands rather than the throttle

let it warm up at with idle before WOT and let it cool before shut down...

ENJOY :D

Serg

Thanks Serg.....

Explians the lack of fuel and bar oil when i got it to try. Will fill her up with both and have a blast. Didn't know about the WOT. Bit like driving my old 2-stroke boat!

Off to find courses now! Plus buy all of the safety gear to pack into the bag. Thanks goodness we will have our deposit soon.

Cheers

Chris