I'm scared. Hold me.

Several weeks ago I picked up an 064 on Craigslist. It looked like this:


I bought it from its original owner, a lifelong tree cutter near the West Virginia border who'd gotten an easier job. The saw wasn't running, and he didn't feel like messing with it anymore.

It only took me a few minutes to get it running (bad spark plug), but it was in rough shape, filthy and missing some important parts. Like, oh, an air filter. Since then I've had it almost completely apart, picked about a pound of greasy sawdust out of its crevices, replaced everything that was broken, missing or marginal, and today I finished reassembling it.




It took several pulls to get fuel into the carburetor, but after it fired the first time it kept running and sounded great. I haven't even found a tree worth trying it out on yet, but I have to say that a 24" bar seems bigger when you're holding it than it looks in pictures. This saw is about 25cc more displacement than anything I've cut with before and I can tell just by holding it and revving the engine a bit that it deserves a lot of respect.

Total investment not counting gas money or time: $261.03.

 

Yep........ You Suck. Nice job.

 

Thanks. I found an ad for some big oaks that are on the ground but not bucked yet. Hopefully I'll have time to head over and try the saw out tomorrow.

I've done a few of these clean-ups of neglected saws now. It's generally been easy to get them running again, but it's surprising how many little things can need attention to make it the way it should be. Besides the standard fuel and impulse lines, and the air filter assembly and cover, this one needed three AV buffers (2 damaged, 1 of incorrect hardness), a manifold (starting to fail, possibly because of the extra strain of the bad AV mounts), chain brake spring and hand guard (missing/broken), outboard felling spike (broken), and an assortment of screws and such. It really adds up, especially using OEM parts.

 

That is a great score! You suck.

 

And knowing that you can cut any tree east of the Mississippi: PRICELESS

 

Nice buy. The jealousy from your fellow wood cutters tells the story.

 

Its official: you suck.

Nice saw though. You should really put a 28 or a 32 inch bar on it, or an 8 pin rim.

 

Ah, a bidding war. Nice to know my principal is safe.

 

I bid $302 + shipping... you keep the B&C.

 

You guys crack me up...in a good way.

 

So are we using this thread to get our post counts up?

$302.51

 

Too much for my wallet now.

 

I will trade you for a Klondike bar!