It’s a White Oak . If you look in front of the tree , that’s about all that held the tree . Yet, it was as healthy looking as any other tree around .
Gonna have to start one of those puppies for this though :) [ATTACH]
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This is a WAG . But, Can you look at the upper part of the combustion chamber . There could be a build up of carbon there . Maybe causing a rise...
My two cents . . . If that was mine , I’d restore/rebuild it . I don’t know how hard ,or easy it is to find OEM parts for that particular saw ....
My pleasure to be able to share it . I ran across it by accident years ago ,and had the good fortune to know to save it . It’s probably the best...
Yep . I’m thinking that either the spur/ clutch bell was changed at some point and the guy got a bit of gorilla in him . Or, somebody did as you...
Just got this cleaned and torn down for inspection . Given it’s age , it’s in great shape . The fuel line is still flexible ,the spur sprocket as...
My wife is pretty much use to me commandeering kitchen items for their new and improved uses . I have used her crockpot to remove the moister...
You can avoid getting in trouble for that by telling your wife “ No problem ! It’s not messing up the table .I cleaned the big parts in the...
This article by Carlton touches on progressive raker maintenance . http://gepkolcsonzo.eu/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/complete-book.pdf
Mine was leaking as well . So I picked up one of these at HF for $4.99 . Money well spent .[ATTACH]
Gain access to the carb . Is the idle adjustment screw actually causing the throttle shaft to rotate when you turn it in, or out ?
Did it do this all of a sudden ,or did the idle degrade bit at a time ?
If I’m leaving it out for any length of time , I wipe down the beam ,wedge and push plate with a light coat of oil . I do the same when it’s...
The 288 is a completely different saw .
You could go carbide . But ,it’s $$$ ,and needs a diamond wheel to sharpen ,which most dealers don’t have .The carbide cutter can be knocked off...
He does have a chainsaw that he can use if the package fails to cooperate ! :D
And ,this is where the ones that aren’t in bags ,or on saws stay .[ATTACH]
I get them from an O/R tech . When they open a pack of them for an operation , they have to dispose of the used and unused ones .
