Used saws seem like a waste...

[Jon1270]

Deal of the day: DCS6401. Looks to have been straight-gassed (locked up, and the gas in the tank is disturbingly pale). Also looks like it was barely ever used, because under the dirt it's shiny and nice. $15.

 

[Mag Craft]

Deal of the day: DCS6401. Looks to have been straight-gassed (locked up, and the gas in the tank is disturbingly pale). Also looks like it was barely ever used, because under the dirt it's shiny and nice. $15.

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Excellent.

 

[D8Chumley]

That's awesome! I'm jealous

 

[Jon1270]

Yeah, that one is hard to beat. This will be the first Dolkita I've worked on, so yay for learning experiences.

Edit: I asked the seller if the price was a typo. Nope, he'd gotten it for free from his employer, and the price was correct. He even held it for me for several hours because I was heading out to work. Not an everyday occurrence.

 

[WiscWoody]

Maybe he will straight gas a few more and you can pick up another one?

 

[Jon1270]

Maybe he will straight gas a few more and you can pick up another one?

Heh. The ad was up for 12 minutes before I saw it, and five minutes later we'd made arrangements and he took the ad down. Most of Pittsburgh's chainsaw-hunting community never even knew it was there.

 

[mstoelton]

I would put an 80cc kit on that saw. It would be one bad boy for about $150 total!

 

[dougand3]

Well, it's time....Jon1270, you suck! LOL

 

[Jon1270]

Thank you very much.

I hosed it down and pulled the top end off this morning. Scoring is not bad at all -- mostly aluminum transfer, really. I think the original cylinder is salvageable, so I have to decide between the AM BB kit and simply grabbing a new piston for about a third the cost.

 

[mstoelton]

The BB kit puts that saw in another class altogether. It will be a wood chompin' Beast!

http://www.baileysonline.com/Parts/...olmar-7900-Makita-6401-Solo-681-Chainsaws.axd

This one is a little bigger (84.6 cc) than the dolmar kit and only $130.

 

[D8Chumley]

Well, it's time....Jon1270, you suck! LOL

Yeah I thought I got a decent deal on my MS 360 for $75 now I feel like I got hosed

 

[Jon1270]

Yeah I thought I got a decent deal on my MS 360 for $75 now I feel like I got hosed

Don't feel bad. My first project saw was "free," but I rebuilt it twice before I got it right, by which time I had over $300 in parts into it... which is more than it's worth. You stand to do better than that with your 360.

For the record, this is one of the better deals I've ever gotten. When I hung up after the seller said he'd hold it for me until I got off of work, I sat there for a minute repeating, "I can't believe it. I can't believe it."