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Discussion in 'Chainsaws and Power Equipment' started by WeldrDave, Sep 4, 2014.

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  1. Pallet Pete

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    :rofl: :lol: I wonder if it's been modded?:thumbs:
     
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    Rotti, If I get to much in the "dog" house, HA! no pun intended,:rofl: :lol: I'll send right up to ya!:p
     
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    Smart dispose of the evidence but where you can find it again! :cheers:
     
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    Don't appear to be Pete. I think this was a garage cleanout where someone passed away and this just happened to be there. This guy who owns this buisness makes a "KILLING" on stuff. He advertizes cleanouts of homes, garages etc.. I live in a comunuty where there are "lots" of our senior folks, it's a shame usually when one of them passes:(.. this guy usually comes in like a actioneer and buys all the stuff for next to dirt. Then they move on to senior living and such. It's good for us working folks, but I wonder just how much our Seniors are making out on this. Some of this also is bank repo's from homes, Hard to say.
     
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    That there is what we call an "investment saw". Enjoy it for about a month Dave and stick it up on CL. If you get less than $300 for it I'd be surprised.
     
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    I'll put it up on the shelf with the rest of the herd! You got one coming shortly…. Finding this was a pure accident, and I still have no idea why I went today. usually I go on Saturday when the wife and I go to breakfast.
     
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    We have a bank that does that here as well... They have an auction house and a very big flea market style sales building. I like to go but I don't buy much. There are stories with every piece of equipment there some obvious most not so much. It's sad but defiantly interesting.
     
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    Could easily sell this for the money MasterMech described above and turn it into an 036/044!! :dex:

    Or run it as is and still sell it for a profit a decade from now! :thumbs:
     
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    You guys crack me up.. Bad cad! :rofl: :lol:
     
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    Nice score. But flip that thing and get a better one!
     
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    Wow Dave, that is certainly the deal 'o the day.....lol....
    Awesome. My buddy runs one and it's great for bucking up the medium stuff, do a muffler mod on her and really wake that saw up. Run it for a couple years, take good care of it and make a profit....put that money towards an 036-044. Win win.....
     
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    Scotty, I took your advise and did a "minor" muffler mod on the 290 today. I left the screen in, but I opened up the front more with the grinder and drilled 2 @ 5/16 holes on the straight through to help it breathe easier. The piston looked like "brand new" so I don't think the saw was abused in any way, and the cylinder didn't have a mark on it, "from what I could see"…
    What little bit I did o_O, was a big improvement in the throttle response, :cool:I have not cut with it yet but i'm sure it's gonna be fun:D
     

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    Dave make sure you retune the saw........its gonna need richened up to compensate for the easier breathing.....
     
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    I don't know if I would sell it. There is a reason you went and have that saw. You didn't start out looking for a saw.
    I once bought an old mantel clock. I have to keep it up high because both my dogs bark at it if they can see it. Hum....
     
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    Yeah but he's got a 390 as well, same weight, mo' powah! :saw::saw::saw:

    @WeldrDave That mod looks great Dave, nice job peeling back the deflector! Those two holes in the dimple are straight-through vents that will bypass the internal baffle. How loud is it now? :whistle::saw:
     
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    Yes, In a few years he is going to move to his retirement home. I'm not a betting man, but I would take a bet that he will move to a place with lots of elbow room and plenty of cutting opportunities. He'll be set with the equipment he has been accumulating.
     
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    It got a little louder but not "screaming" just a bit more "bark"!
    I did tweek it and rich'nd it up, seems to be ok:whistle:
    SM, the only thing I'm lacking is a backhoe for the most part…. I figure when the time comes, I'll pick one up where I hang my hat for good;):cool:
     
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    I just recieved an e-mail from Stihl tech-support, They rock!!!:cool:… I e-mailed them and explained I bought a used MS290 and gave them the serial number, They said it was made, April 2003 and purchased new in June 2003. Not that I couldn't get one but he also gave me a pdf manual for it also, They were super helpful and quick.
     
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