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Well fellas. New Chainsaw Day, Ol Chili never let's his chores, repairs, learning of new Ins and Outs of important equipment, tools, machinery, electronics etc let moss grow under his feet.

Anyway, a few of you know I got a new used Echo CS3000 top handle limbing saw at a pawn shop a few months back. Knowing what I know now, I overpaid by a little on it. ( it had an improper bar, the wrong bolts to hold the clutch cover and bar on, No chain adjuster, and even a thread-like string wrapped around the sprocket I didn't see when I bought it. ) I have since removed the string, bought proper bolts, bought chain tensioner parts and 5 new 14 inch Echo bars( great price) So, as soon as my 14 inch chain gets here, that saw should be ready to cut.

Now for the reason I started this thread. TODAY I went to examine another saw. I already own one of these same Stihl 026's. Since mine is not running, I needed a running saw. So, I was high bidder on ebay for one I could drive to see and either decline the saw or talk the seller down some. I removed the muffler, examined the piston, showed the seller the light score marks on it and then put it back together. As we prepared to test start and run it some, I said. I was thinking, I could go 2 ways on the situation. Since it was less compression than the saw I already own, and he saw the scoring marks, I was hesitant to buy it for the full bid price. I told him I could either pass on it, or ask if he'd take less. He asked how much less, so I shot him a number which he said ok to.

SO, I now own a PAIR of wonderful Stihl 026 saws,,,,,,, OH and in case anyone cares, I am contemplating pulling the cylinder off the running saw to see how minimal or extensive the damage is, then proceeding from there. If the cylinder is salvageable, I will simply buy a new piston, rings, wrist pin, roller bearing and proceed. If I need a cylinder, that is nothing but a few more bucks and same reassembly procedure.\

To be Cont. Thanks
 
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Here is what my Echo looks like,

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And my 2 Stihl 026's look like this
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We had a NCSD about a year ago.
Mrs Gasket loves her electric ...

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She isn't strong enough to use it with all 3 extensions attached but she's super happy in the garden with 2 ...

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I have the MAN powered version of that pole saw. It will give your shoulders and grip a workout for sure.

As for a similar only using 2 sections of a 3 section poled tool, one winter we had so much snow that a lady friend was concerned about all the weight on the roof of her house. I pondered what I could use to scrape the snow down and came up with asking a friend to borrow his concrete finishing bull float. It had 3 poles one could screw together to make it longer. I could only assemble 2 of them on the head and get it high enough toward the peak of the roof while perilously perched on an 8 foot step ladder over top of her bushes and almost 3 feet of snow below me.

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NIce! you fixin' to do some pickup routing??
Hahaha.

Im running an old Ryan string trimmer that I got free with 2 junk parts donors. I'm on the 1st piston/ cylinger replacement. Had these things like 20 years. I wore that first one into the ground.
 
HAHAHA JT. I didn't see that "pickup routing" comment coming.

I hear you on the Ryan trimmer.
When I got my first house in 1993, I bought 3-4 major outdoor maintenance pcs of equipment.

1 NEW Echo string trimmer Ran 19 years on original everything, plus 1 yr on carb rebuild. Now it is a hard to start unit. I am suspecting piston and maybe cylinder due to wear and age.

1 New Stihl 026 chainsaw that got less use than the trimmer but did get used a decent amount. ( less in the past 10 years) long enough to have ethanol gas begin to harm fuel line/carb parts etc.

1 Used Steiner tractor


Now in the past 10+ years I have also begun to accumulate used pcs for as low as free to $20/$25 for some Poulan Chainsaws,
Also, other free on up to a couple hundred dollar riding tractors, blowers, and even a $1 truck and a number of other good items to work on and make functioning for the future. I guess it is the ferengi version of a resurrector of the good ol tools to former glory that keeps me doing it.
 
Nice.
I picked up an Echo hedge trimmer used like new for $40. at least 6 or 7 years ago. It gets usesd 2-3 times a year and winterized and such.
It STILL llooks and runs new. Echo is good stuff.
i have a Weed Eater leaf blower with the pulse membrane type carb I couldnt seem to get right when it started running poorly. Plug stays clean (for a 2-stroke) compression is good. Thats at least 5 or 6 years old and got a lot of hours. I still have it I cant give up on it.

I went and bought the lower end Homelite Home Depot carries. It is a bit cheaply made but runs good and has a lot of oomph; its satisfactory for under $100.

My Toro push mower is probably 10, maybe 12 years old and usually starts on 1 or 2 pulls, even after winter storage. It stalls once when cold in cooler weather because it is primer bulb not choke. I brush it down and scrape the deck after each use, and while not new, it still looks and runs great. I actually enjoy sharpening that blade with a very light touch on a bench grinder and always check it for balance.

I got into the routine of Stabil in fresh gas and a little oil down the spark plug hole before winter storage on all my equipment from doing same on outboard motors.
If I have gas (unmixed) for over about 2 months I burn it in the cars and get fresh.
 
JT, after seeing this video about ethanol, I think I will almost 100% NEVER use it in my equipment again and certainly not in cars. Knowing how awful it is, I almost do not want to run it even in lawn mowers or tractors either.
 
It is bad. It is in our fuel up here and unavoidable.
What a load of crap too. It cost more to produce the stuff, drives up feed and food prices, and doesnt burn as hot as gasoline so it produces less energy per combustion cycle.
 
chilipeppermaniac said:
I have the MAN powered version of that pole saw. It will give your shoulders and grip a workout for sure.

As for a similar only using 2 sections of a 3 section poled tool, one winter we had so much snow that a lady friend was concerned about all the weight on the roof of her house. I pondered what I could use to scrape the snow down and came up with asking a friend to borrow his concrete finishing bull float. It had 3 poles one could screw together to make it longer. I could only assemble 2 of them on the head and get it high enough toward the peak of the roof while perilously perched on an 8 foot step ladder over top of her bushes and almost 3 feet of snow below me.

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Is that you in the picture chili?
 
nice chainsaws and equipment Chili.

I'm a huge fan of Echo equipment. Going on 13 years with my blower and trimmer. Actually, the blower just crapped out, but that was from some bad oil.....never again will that happen. I put some serious use on them, not just once a week.

Also have a pair of stihl chainsaws. Not as big as yours, but They rip.

My favorite is my Exmark 48" mower...thing takes a beating and keeps cutting
 
I love my Stihl chainsaw.
Great score Chili.
Around here you can get away from ethanol in gas by buying yard tool fuel at marinas.
The marinas have ethanol free gas.
It's a pain in the ass, but worth it in the long run.
 
Oh and Grant,,,, this is way more intense than "Gardening" Check out how freaking high that guy is in that tree, plus all the unreal gear he has to get there and to get the limbs down in controlled way.

 
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