New life in an old chainsaw

[Nesikep]

Well, a while back I was finding the old Husky 65's were getting down on power, so I took them apart and found the rings were *really* badly worn, so for $20 a saw I reringed them, the cylinders and pistons were fine, and while i had them apart, I ported them out pretty good. I had a bigger carb that would fit from an old homelite, so I put it on one of them.
The results? well, I liked it, the saws scream now, and cut FAR better and don't bind the chain nearly as easily.
I'm still trying to find the right oil mix, it's a little rich in the video, but i think around 24:1 for heavy duty work, and 32:1 for lighter stuff is going to be fine.
Sky is probably better at sharpening chainsaws than I am, but there's a whole lot of people out there a lot worse than me as well. My dad bought this saw the week I was born (it's 36 years old now), the bar is a 24", the chain is a 375 full chisel

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What do you think? For $20 I think it runs better than most new saws.. and certainly better than a Stihl :hide: :deadhorse:

 

[jedstivers]

I can't keep a saw for 36 months.

 

[Nesikep]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say you're buying stihls.. boy, now I really need to hide..

No, you must cut a lot of wood

 

[Angus Cowman]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say you're buying stihls.. boy, now I really need to hide..

No, you must cut a lot of wood

Neither Nesi
They grow legs and walk off around here

 

[jedstivers]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say you're buying stihls.. boy, now I really need to hide..

No, you must cut a lot of wood

Neither Nesi
They grow legs and walk off around here

Or they get pure gas put in them because the one running it stole the mix and put in his ol lady's car then had to cover that and got some gas with no oil later and put in it. Or they get lent on the tail gate and drive off....
There's more I can't remember. It just goes on and on.

 

[lavacarancher]

Come on, Nesi. I have a Stihl that is probably as old as your Husky and it still works great. Have a hard time finding chain for it but it's a great saw. Husky indeed. :nod:

 

[hurleyjd]

I have an 044 stihl that is 35 or so years old. A bitch to crank no compression release as
on the new saws. Once cranked it is a work horse.

 

[Nesikep]

Our saws have 375 chain, pretty ordinary stuff.
A fellow on Arboristsite.com who's at least in my province offered me 1 running saw in mint shape, 1 complete that could certainly run, plus boxes and boxes of good parts all for $300.. I think I might take him up on that, with what I have I can probably make 4 running saws
since I rebuilt it I decided to do a compression check, I got 180 psi.. I think she's good for a while

 

[Rajela]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaHhB4VaI84

 

[Nesikep]

I just noticed I didn't post the video link right..
Try this again

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Nope, absolutely refuses to work, and I don't think I messed anything up Oh well, click on Rajela's link to see it