Yeah.. I can understand that outlook... Of course I've heard tell of a couple saws running over 4000 hours in their life and traded in still running... Good fuel and a good cleaning once in a while will sure go a long way to extending a 2 stroke's life... That's something any operator can do... Especially if they only have the one saw...
My dad's Homelite 360 has cut 8-10 cord year for about 30 years and still runs like a wild animal. Just about everything other than the P&C, bottom end, and case on that saw has either been repaired, replaced, or both. I don't need to put a compression tester on it to know that it is still blowing well north of 150 PSI...my arm says "quit that you summmbiotch" after about 6 pulls. I've never really timed how long it takes to fell and buck a cord of wood, but let's say it is 3 hours. That would put this saw between 720 and 900 hours. Add in another 10-15 hours a year for general trail work, cleanup, etc and that would put it between 1,020 and 1,350 hours. I don't see how the average Joe non-pro arborist/logger could put 2000 hours on a saw in their lifetime.
Agree 100%, I ran a 1946 Disston 335cc two man saw a week ago, still starts/runs and cuts well after 68 years and never rebuilt!
That is it! 335cc governed to 4000 RPM, weighs 80 pounds and the helper runs the oiler besides being on the scarey end of the saw. It was really a pussy cat to run, just set it on the wood and let her go.
