Chainsaw Repair
Husqvarna - Stihl - Poulan - Jonsered - Dolmar chainsaws and more => Efco Olympyk Oleo-Mac => Topic started by: Old Iron Logging on July 13, 2011, 08:35:38 pm
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The last 2 weeks have been interesting. 2 weeks ago I parked my logging gear and went to work for the local Stihl dealer. Sold the forwarder today.
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Is it a semi retirement or are you going to be working for them full time?
6 more years 2 months till I have a full retire at 66% after 30 years or buy 4 years of federal military time and get out in 2 years and about 4 months.
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Now comes the hard part Art..
making 40 K instead of a 100...
Just got a lead on some work a little north of me, they cant find any loggers and the timber companies are begging
for wood to be cut, no bidding..
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I could boogie any time I want on a fairly good pension ,not as much as working though .
Now the choice would come down to either going to work or listening to "honey do "stuff 24 and 7 . Can you imagine those people that have half a dozen wives .No body could take that . I have a hard enough time with one . ;D
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Is it a semi retirement or are you going to be working for them full time?
6 more years 2 months till I have a full retire at 66% after 30 years or buy 4 years of federal military time and get out in 2 years and about 4 months.
Its full time. Only been 2 weeks but alot of pain is going away already. Shop is going to be for sale in 5 years. Going to learn the business in case I may want to buy it.
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I could boogie any time I want on a fairly good pension ,not as much as working though .
Now the choice would come down to either going to work or listening to "honey do "stuff 24 and 7 . Can you imagine those people that have half a dozen wives .No body could take that . I have a hard enough time with one . ;D
At home I only have one non demanding wife, at work, I have planners and schedulers and they are like 12 needy ladies. At home I can leave, at work I'm forced to listen..
If I had any kind of pension I'd be cutting grass at a golf course... 14 years 4 months till its available...I'm sure it will go fast
Glad your healing Art, hand logging isn't an easy sport..
Is it lobster season yet?
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We have a winter lobster fishery. Season runs from the end of November to the end of May.
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I didn't know that, is that all the Maritimes? I have a hankering and its got me thinking of them.
Imagine being on the Atlantic ocean during winter soaking wet all day, another good sport.
Is your shop in the rental biz also? that seems to be the local cottage industry here.
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That season is just for our area ( LFA 34 ). Check this link. http://thisfish.info/fishery/15/
We are not into rentals. The owner sold his sales/rental business to Cat Rentals in 2006. Cat wanted to part with the sales side this spring so he bought it back.
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Darn your hide Jeff. Got me wanting some sweet sauteed bay scallops and lobster. :'(
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One thing about the rental gig around here is I never see any of them go broke. One fella I know and used to do business with is a Pen guard on shift and his wife runs the office and in the last 3 years I'll bet hes acquired another 100 grand worth of mini high hoes and Kubota little stuff.
He does have 10 wood splitters which he wishes he had more in fall/spring...
Cut,
the Vancouver Island summer va-kay is on hiatus, had a friend of a friend who runs a charter biz in Campbell River was gonna take us out for 200lb Halibut and in the last week the Alaskan kings were "ON" with 47 lb the biggest of the week. The 60lbers are in mid August when we would be there.Fresh shellfish to boot ...but oh NO
Downtown Toronto is now the destination :'( :( ball game,ROM,Science Center type stuff, anyhoo they have a spot called Fishermans wharf which is a takeoff of the San Fran version.
Last time there, you could get a LARGE pizza platter covered in Lobster/crab/all shell fish and a couple of chunks of fish. Its so big you can't see the people on the other side of the table...
It will feed 3 easy, and i been thinkin of that for a few weeks
I like good scallops, Art's neighborhood is some of the best, Bay of Fundy,
They are the size of urinal pucks, my buddy used to say
Even went picking clams in the mud there after tide, not a clean event.
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When I was a little kid growing up on hood canal in Washington we used to have a oyster bed in our backyard. Fresh shucked that day by mom and a trout stream ran between houses next door that went into the canal. Used to catch cutthroat out of it. I guess that must be the place where I got my taste buds going.
Somewhere in Calif, San Bernardo I think, dad used to go diving for abalone.
Then as a 6th-8th grader lived in Norfolk Va and oh the seafood houses. ;D
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I live in a pretty good place for sure. I get all my seafood fresh off the boats. Sold most of my firewood to fishermen so I made some good contacts for life.
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so that's how you could afford to eat a dozen canners at a time...
Art, on another note, would a feller buncher not make life a little easier?
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Art, on another note, would a feller buncher not make life a little easier?
Alot of the bigger gear is being parked or sold off and being replaced with small crews running skidders and chainsaws. Only 2 feller/buncher crews left in my area. We only have 1 mill left south of Halifax and that keeps threatening to close. I was advised by their private wood buyer to get out while I could. NDP government is also waffling back and forth between a 50% and 100% ban on clear cutting phased in over the next 5 years. They admit that it will cause job loss but are courting the tree huggers as they have more votes. 70% of NS timberland is under private ownership. Hard to get big gear on private land today, many will only let tractors on their land. The end of industrial logging is on its way here.
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As i expected you've done the math in that geopolitical environment...
I foresee in your area will realize its feller buncher or nothing..
Just called a logger looking for firewood logs and he said nothing till August1, they are waiting for the bark to harden??
Never heard of that, have you?
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Yes, from the oldtimers.
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That's whats controlling the cut, any science you know of
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Changing again. No traffic in the shop since the 1st week of Dec. Got laid off on Friday, going back 1st of April. Picked up a skidder job until then. Look out trees, an old man armed with Efcos is heading your way.
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be safe
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Got some advice from an old guy awhile back, "breath till you stop". Worked so far. :)
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Skidder job fell thru. Was a cleanup of another guys mess. Said no thanks. Start Monday on a 2000 acre lot. Mostly hardwood shelterwood work. Bet the crew has never seen a couple ported Efcos before.
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Bet the crew has never seen a couple ported Efcos before.
I would bet not too. Which ones do you use most for this type of work?
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The stroked 156 is my favorite. More torque than the TW962. If the wood gets big the ported 980 will see some service. Have a few regular stroke 156s to port next.
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stroked as in crank work Art, as in 500 bucks for a work saw to be stroked?
again be safe
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Efco makes 2 different stroke cranks that interchange in their saws. Cheap and effective.
1mm longer stroke for the 156, 962 and a 2mm longer stroke for the 70 cc saw.
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okay that sounds better...what is the purpose of having two cranks
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I think the longer cranks started life in the concrete saws and got carried over into the saw line.
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Are the cranks hard to get ? if so maybe "stockpile" some for those "rainy day builds" 8)
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Both cranks are in production in new saws. The 156 has the short crank, 165 has the longer crank. I think they wanted more cc's out of the existing platform. The base saw was a 56, next option was the 962 (a 2 mm bore increase over the 56). Then the 165 came out. It has the bigger (962) bore and longer stroke.
The 156 has a wide squish, stick the 165 crank in (or easier put the 156 head on a 165 case) the squish drops to .020.
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Both cranks are in production in new saws. The 156 has the short crank, 165 has the longer crank. I think they wanted more cc's out of the existing platform. The base saw was a 56, next option was the 962 (a 2 mm bore increase over the 56). Then the 165 came out. It has the bigger (962) bore and longer stroke.
The 156 has a wide squish, stick the 165 crank in (or easier put the 156 head on a 165 case) the squish drops to .020.
Did you think about a 962 cyl on a 165? I have 6 new 165 and 2-156's and a new 962 P&C kit to play with. Don't know which way to go with the 962 P&C 156 or 165?? What would you suggest? Also have new 181 and a spare P&C for it to play with.
Shep
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962 on a 165 would be my choice. I have a JD CS62 cyl I am cleaning up for the next project. That would give you a strong 63cc saw. I went with a 56 cyl to fit into the 0-60cc class at a local GTG.
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I wish poulan would have used a longer stroke on the med size 54cc 60cc saws. 49cc - 60cc 32mm stroke
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Are these Poulan or Elux Poulan? Can you slip 254/257/262 cranks in?
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The elux ones 3000 305 335, 330 3750 365 3500. They use same crank bearings as 372 5000 etc. The metal worm gear could be a problem.
(http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g289/doemaster789/PP505PP365JD800/pp365anflowers007.jpg)
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I sold all of my parts so I can't check on oil gears.
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I have a 336 pro, is that the Elux poulan ? says made in the states
Steve
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Same as 335 I think. I consider them elux.
I could be totally wrong though because I'm not up on the fine print stuff.
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Well the new job has me sore. An eight month break from a saw is not good for me. Thinning a 250 acre lot. Pine and spruce. Anything under 16" stays standing unless it has rot or bark beetle. Most of the wood is 20"-36".
The first morning the 2 guys on the crew with me were bragging up their stock 357 Huskys. Walking out they couldn't stop talking about the ported Efcos. I am using the stroked 156 and the TW 962 with 16" bars.
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Are you still a Efco dealer Art?
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Yes still a dealer.
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Well the new job has me sore. An eight month break from a saw is not good for me. Thinning a 250 acre lot. Pine and spruce. Anything under 16" stays standing unless it has rot or bark beetle. Most of the wood is 20"-36".
The first morning the 2 guys on the crew with me were bragging up their stock 357 Huskys. Walking out they couldn't stop talking about the ported Efcos. I am using the stroked 156 and the TW 962 with 16" bars.
Any chance of you getting some video of those big trees falling prey to "the treeslayer" ? ;D
Steve
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I will try. Big or small, a tree is just a tree. They all come down the same way.
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Put the saws and gear away today. Back in the Stihl shop on Monday. Have been offered a job on the logging crew anything I need one. Nice to always have a backup.
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Good to hear Art !, I'm also back to work . Kinda nice to be busy in a different sort of way for a change !
Steve