I have had several different versions of these. 52cc 58cc 62cc you name it. They are great for what they are, cheap easy to repair. When the brother-in-law or anyone needs to borrow a chainsaw. This is what they get. If the burn it up, crush it, or it gets stolen. I repair it or replace it cheaply either way. I buy them all the time from 25 to 50 bucks. Repair them to see if i can and then keep it, sell or trade it, and sometimes give them away. Gave one to a teen wanting to start a firewood side hustle. He used it a couple years saved money, bought him an excellent used pro saw. He gave it back to me with three new bars and chains and simply said thank you. I then gave it to my elderly neighbor for a backup. They are great for learning how to repair and maintain a saw. Their week points are cheap plastics, fuel lines rot, and easy starts break cause people try to drop start them. Oh and people melt the clutch covers running them with the brake engaged. All operator errors. The engines themselves are great runners until they are straight gassed. Then you put on another cylinder kit for 20 shipped and repeat. If you buy one they will seem to multiply. I have one ported that lays down yje hate on my cousins $800 stihl. It pisses him off so much its the only saw I use around him. Cause he knows i have expensive pro saws and is such a fan boy this just makes me smile. He will call me and tell me not to bring that p.o.s. saw and guess what I bring. Yep that pos and another one as a backup.
@ lol, had family over and had to be a good host! I tried convincing the wife that watching Saws on the farm with guests is very festive, however she did not think so!
These guys have a great idea,, take it down and do the work it needs,,and open that muffler up,,, or build a pipe for it and see what you can achieve would make some good content for your videos
I have had several different versions of these. 52cc 58cc 62cc you name it. They are great for what they are, cheap easy to repair. When the brother-in-law or anyone needs to borrow a chainsaw. This is what they get. If the burn it up, crush it, or it gets stolen. I repair it or replace it cheaply either way. I buy them all the time from 25 to 50 bucks. Repair them to see if i can and then keep it, sell or trade it, and sometimes give them away. Gave one to a teen wanting to start a firewood side hustle. He used it a couple years saved money, bought him an excellent used pro saw. He gave it back to me with three new bars and chains and simply said thank you. I then gave it to my elderly neighbor for a backup. They are great for learning how to repair and maintain a saw. Their week points are cheap plastics, fuel lines rot, and easy starts break cause people try to drop start them. Oh and people melt the clutch covers running them with the brake engaged. All operator errors. The engines themselves are great runners until they are straight gassed. Then you put on another cylinder kit for 20 shipped and repeat. If you buy one they will seem to multiply. I have one ported that lays down yje hate on my cousins $800 stihl. It pisses him off so much its the only saw I use around him. Cause he knows i have expensive pro saws and is such a fan boy this just makes me smile. He will call me and tell me not to bring that p.o.s. saw and guess what I bring. Yep that pos and another one as a backup.
I'm dyin over here! Lmao! That's great! Thank you so much! 🤣😂
These zenoah clones are pretty simple to bullet proof, take the same bearings as a husqvarna 61,162,266 etc
That's good to know! I do have an extra set!🤔thanks for that info!
Love the analogy of “a skeleton in a garbage can”. On to the previous video on this saw.
Thanks for sharing
Stay safe
There you are! I was beginning to wonder! Thanks Dirk!
@ lol, had family over and had to be a good host! I tried convincing the wife that watching Saws on the farm with guests is very festive, however she did not think so!
lol! You're awesome man! Some things are more important I understand. I may have been in a similar situation this past week! lol! 👍🏻thanks man!
Thanks
I enjoy watching your videos
Thank you! I appreciate that! I got a few out there now!
Cool that you got that submerged basket case running. Be interesting to see how long she'll run on those crunchy bearings...
Kinda what I was wondering!
It almost deserves some bearings! Thanks!
Are you going to tear it apart maybe change bearings and a muffler mod or maybe not worth the time etc..
I don't know, she's pretty rough! Probably not worth the trouble. The top of the piston is pretty pitted too!
@@sawsonthefarm pistons are ruff top by design, not pitted
@@thomasmorris302 I agree!!!!
It's common on these saws to have big pits in the piston? I'm not talking a rough surface finish.
@ Check the compression to see If it effects it much?
cuts pretty good.
Not bad for how it came to me, locked up! lol!
It reminds me of a crap brand here in Ireland ProPlus i see a lot of repair shops with old steel barrels full of them all scrap
They are basically throw away saws, when you can replace them for around $100
This saw was horrible abused soaked in water, still runs and cuts how is that "crap"??
It is definitely a testament to the resilience of these "cheap" saws! I wouldn't have expected this saw to perform as well as it did!
Putting bearings in it would be a good video.
Yeah, don't forget i still have the 257 torn down for rebuild! Just ordered a set of SKF's and a gasket/seal kit, so we have that build yet to come!
@ As my dad used to say “Hurry up every chance you get”. Lol!!!
@ mine says," Hurry up and I'll wait for ya"!
@ Lol!!! Happy New Year!! I’ll send you some “Round To Its”
@@rodneymiddleton9624 lol! Nice! I like that!
These guys have a great idea,, take it down and do the work it needs,,and open that muffler up,,, or build a pipe for it and see what you can achieve would make some good content for your videos
I'm leaning that way! I already have the bearings! It could definitely use a pipe, that muffler is horrendous!
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Nice!