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look what I just "re-acquired"!!

Discussion in 'Chainsaws and Power Equipment' started by Scotty Overkill, Aug 26, 2016.

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  1. brenndatomu

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    Oh yeah, absolutely. I just found 12:1 SAE 40 amusing for some reason. I'm sure modern oil lubes the cyl and crank way better than SAE 40...and burns SOOO much much cleaner too.
     
    brenndatomu, Aug 28, 2016
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    Well, after rebuilding the vintage Fairbanks-Morse recoil, and tinkering with the carburetor, I got the old girl running. I'm fairly certain that the Tillotson HL carburetor still has the original kit in it, and it's giving me fits trying to tune it, so I ordered a replacement carb on ebay as well as a rebuild kit for the old carb.....
    It's running, just not at its optimum.

    And I also scored an NOS 36" bar off of eBay today!! The transformation will commence soon....

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    Scotty Overkill, Aug 29, 2016
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    Definitely a cool old saw Scotty Overkill!:saw::saw:
     
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    It's different, and it VERY CLOSELY RESEMBLES the Stihl Contra/070/090 series. Most people agree that Stihl may have "borrowed" ideas from this saw. It really is a revolutionary saw from the early days of one-man, non-float carbureted chainsaws......
     
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    And another $300 in PPE for this saw! :rofl: :lol:
     
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    That saw is a beauty. :)
     
    Unicorn1, Sep 1, 2016
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    Regular chainsaw chaps probably wouldn't be as effective as you'd like with these old beasts. Chain mail anyone?
     
    MasterMech, Sep 5, 2016
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    You don't think. Slower chain speed and larger chain to grab more. I'd think they stop up faster?
     
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