New saw...run it first or port it out of the box?

I thought like the bandit??

Stihl is that way too buy a 440 as a homeowner you get a year if our a tree service or logger or other commercial app you get 6 months right?? Forget all the oil buying stuff in this scenario.

 

I have not had my hands on a new saw for many years now, but if I did, I would run it for a good part of the warranty period without modifying it. Especially if it was one of those new-fangled M-Tronic jobs that a dealer is going to have to fix. Unless I lived down the street from someone who could bail me out, I would not consider porting it/voiding warranty. A muffler mod that other's experience has shown would stay within M-Tronic's range response would be a different story. I'd just have to have a second one that it wore back to the dealer.

But then, I wouldn't buy one of those new gizmos in the first place anyway!

 

+1

After working on different generations of saws from husky and stihl it's obvious they've "value engineered" them to save a few pennies per unit.

And then added complexity to the carbs where a screwdriver would do just fine... Not what I will buy until they start showing up broken down and cheap on cl.

 

For the added warranty, the oil or pre mix must be on the original sales receipt. I have bought the pre mix to get the additional 2 years. It is laughable that buying 3 quarts of fuel would extend the warranty. With these bigger saws you could burn that up in a day.

I like the pre mix though for storing saws. I run the tank almost empty, then add 5-6 oz of pre mix which is supposed to be stable for 2-3 years, run a minute to get into the carb, shut off and put away. Actually better than running dry.

FWIW, if you cut the plastic thingy out in the mouth of the pre mix cans, (so you can't put a funnel and refill) with a utility knife, the cans make great containers for packing gas into the woods.

 

Run it a bit first... Then go for it !

 

Saw is in bound. I found like new 5-8 tanks of fuel through it 562xp. It will wear a 20" techlite bar. So since I am not the original owner warranty will not apply to me. The saw is stick originally from Terry wicked work saws.

Plan is to run the saw for a while and see what I think of it. If it is all everyone says it is I may not feel the need to port it. However I kind of got the bug for a ported saw. MORE POWER. Had thought of porting the MS261, but I think the 562XP would be the more bang for the buck option.

 

We'll, maybe so ............................... but I still think it is going to take a long time before screwdriver toting folks like me buy into all the hype!

 

How so?

Things like single bar studs... Or the latest I just noticed on the ms 361 they did away with the little screw that holds on the black cover over the throttle linkage on the rear handle. Instead they used a snap in place piece... Maybe it will last as long but it sure is easier to remove a screw then fiddle with the new design. And if you break the tabs it's time for the duct tape or a new one... The screw will always provide a more positive connection then flimsy tabs.


There will be plenty of auto tune and moronics to buy once the warranties run out. When saws develop mysterious hot start and stalling when you set it down symptoms people will do the math. At 75 an hour to diagnose plus parts... They will dump them pretty fast.

 

The 241 is a pro saw with a single bar stud.

Strip the screw? Just grab a slightly bigger one from the junk drawer instead of a trip to the stealer ship... Don't forget the husky plastic intake clamp

 

I can understand some of this banter ! But.....I have collected..fixed..used....all sorts of saws .Really old...antique..vintage..newer..and new . I had a thing for the old blue Homelites . They were very heavy duty . They were also very HEAVY !! They were also slow and vibrated the pizz out of the users hands and arms ! I think its a fine line between "cheapening" up and making improvements in power to weight ratios while still being "heavy duty " . Everyone has there own opinion I guess . New technology isnt going away . So either embrace it...or get good at fixin the "old" stuff .
For me personally........I like to have a couple new ..hopefully "reliable" saws on the shelf that can be counted on . Then I like the older stuff to play with..and experiment with .........and use now and then . Thats just me !

 

For me the best mix of power, reliability, weight etc. is the late model 2xx-xp series of husqvarna (with air injection) Simple no nonsense chainsaws with all the modern safety features built for power and reliability and light weight... Chainsaws have just gotten more complicated since and probably will get more so until the I/C engine is replaced by a fuel cell.

 

I agree also . 257.....262xp....two of my favorites !!

 

From a users standpoint, the new Autotunes are fantastic performers...
I like turning screwdrivers, but when I got 2 solid days of cutting staring me in the face, the one saw in my shop that ALWAYS goes on the truck, is the Autotune from Terry...
Always...