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Re: ALL HAIL THE 3400'S!!
« Reply #30 on: June 15, 2013, 05:57:22 pm »
 ;D it's over at a friends house this weekend ;D
should be back monday or tuesday.
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Re: ALL HAIL THE 3400'S!!
« Reply #31 on: July 26, 2013, 08:08:23 am »
so the neighbour (who did end up buying it) comes over a couple sunday night's ago, says his dad really likes the 3400 :) and wants to know if i have any more i would like to get rid of, but wants a chainbrake. the neighour (justin) came over and seen the other (yellow) saw, but i told him i wouldn't be getting around to pulling it down until late next week, but i had an idea. i don't care either way weather one of these has a brake on it, and i can fix the one off the 3700, and use the non-brake cover off the 3400 on it. i ordered a nos brake side cover off the bay, as the adjustment area on the 3700 was broke good. and switched over all the parts. now, i gotta tell you, it isn't fun dealing with those springs. they are strong.
i ended up having to also use the muffler off the 3700 to re-muffler mod as the port is right in the way of the brake arm. took a half hour to get the side cover done, and another half hour for the muffler (not including the paint ;) ) and she's a complete saw again. justin's dad was just like a kid on christmas morning. says he's bought many new saws over they years, but this one was making him loose sleep at night. guess there's another one coming down with cad. :D and the gentleman is almost 70.
here's the finished product:




so i went down the the local carquest with the brake arm as a good example for a color match. they screen it with the gun, and 5 minutes later they hand me over a spray can and a bill. in all the 15 years i've been going there for paint, i've never had a screw up until this. i ended up giving it a good coat anyway as i did sort of like the color, but wasn't sure if justin or his dad would like it and maybe wanted an exact match. figure i'd throw a random sticker from around the shop on it and see. they told me to leave it, it looks great. 8) so i guess i'm finished on it.
is it odd that this saw will easily run side by side with a husqvarna 365 speshul? ;D
and yes that stump is where the cover was painted! nothing but the best for me ;D and the paint turned out smooth and shinny with no dirt or fish eyes.


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Re: ALL HAIL THE 3400'S!!
« Reply #32 on: July 26, 2013, 08:19:15 am »
here's the cover. you can see the whole tab busted off. you can't see the crack that goes up to the rear bar stud. or the one behind the brake spring under the brake handle. the paint didn't split open until i was removing the handle.

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Re: ALL HAIL THE 3400'S!!
« Reply #33 on: July 26, 2013, 05:39:04 pm »
I didn't know they came with a brake. Where do I get one?  I actually have a red craftsman. Did they have them for those too?

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Re: ALL HAIL THE 3400'S!!
« Reply #34 on: July 26, 2013, 05:50:28 pm »
there around. in the us, they were an option. up here in canada they were an option aswell until the safety police started making them mandatory the solid brake handle like in the pic is the most rare. usually you see the metal loop handle.
this is the loop:

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Re: ALL HAIL THE 3400'S!!
« Reply #35 on: July 26, 2013, 06:05:08 pm »
I have a 3400 that I was just about to put up for sale the other day and the muffler bolts were still loose from where I had done a P&C inspection when I bought it. Well I use a squirt bottle with mix in it to squirt down the throat of a carb, but thought since I had the muffler loose I would just spritz it down the muffler port. Bout a half a squirt and that little heifer started on the first pull and ran till all that gas was gone. :) I just sat it back down and figured it could stay if it that's what it's reaction was.

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Re: ALL HAIL THE 3400'S!!
« Reply #36 on: July 26, 2013, 06:53:37 pm »
these saws are built better than sherman tanks. all that's usually needed is the regular fuel system over haul. heck. i rarely have to change out crank seals on high hour units that have been sitting a long time. well worth getting up and going again.
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Re: ALL HAIL THE 3400'S!!
« Reply #37 on: July 27, 2013, 12:38:40 am »
these saws are built better than sherman tanks. all that's usually needed is the regular fuel system over haul. heck. i rarely have to change out crank seals on high hour units that have been sitting a long time. well worth getting up and going again.

I second that.   There is also a ton of used cheap parts available. 
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Re: ALL HAIL THE 3400'S!!
« Reply #38 on: July 27, 2013, 05:56:07 am »
and so basic to work even i can do it 8)
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Re: ALL HAIL THE 3400'S!!
« Reply #39 on: July 27, 2013, 11:14:59 am »
I have a 4000 I need to get running also.  ;)

 

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