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Me and a number of chaps i know run older husky and stihl chainsaws some parts are either so exspensive or unavailable meaning that saw is pretty much not repairable or not worthwhile
Well the Chinese have truly upped their aftermarket production to the point you can buy a complete set or repair parts enough to make a running saw clone so this to me seemed the best possible way to check out the longevity of these parts.
The box of kit parts
Step one install the crank, crank in the freezer case in the oven
Measure the squish, this was well over spec being 1.15mm instead of 1.0mm i took it to 0.8 as ive done this in the past makes the 372's really punchy and much easier to start something they have always been poor at
Then we have a complete saw
This experiment was a complete success was happily pushing a 24" bar through oak, the parts are actually pretty good, at least good enough for a knackered saw that needs an slightly extended service life
So this opens my workshop up to affordable repairs which unsurprisingly has picked up. More to come from the healing bench.
Well the Chinese have truly upped their aftermarket production to the point you can buy a complete set or repair parts enough to make a running saw clone so this to me seemed the best possible way to check out the longevity of these parts.
The box of kit parts
Step one install the crank, crank in the freezer case in the oven
Measure the squish, this was well over spec being 1.15mm instead of 1.0mm i took it to 0.8 as ive done this in the past makes the 372's really punchy and much easier to start something they have always been poor at
Then we have a complete saw
This experiment was a complete success was happily pushing a 24" bar through oak, the parts are actually pretty good, at least good enough for a knackered saw that needs an slightly extended service life
So this opens my workshop up to affordable repairs which unsurprisingly has picked up. More to come from the healing bench.