Good advice.. Thanks Al... I did not have time to play with the smaller one today that I brought home. Was busy watching the kiddos so momma could go get stuff done. Then outside to help Rob finish fencing a two acre portion of the back side. Let the goats loose in it tonight to start brushing...
Figured the 036 should. Guess the torque is the key with the old saws. Being almost the same cc rating I just thought it would be fun to run them side by side just for shits and giggles.
Thanks Brian and Gary for the mix info. Now just have to take some time and clean em up and give them a kick...
I'll have to see if I can get that 3.7 running. Maybe do a comp test and run it against the 036 pro. The 036 is about the same size engine. Should be interesting.
Roper eh? Hmmmmmm.:/:
So if I read ya right Brian... The reason the older saws required higher oil to gas ratio than now is that the mix (especially synthetic like what I use) was just not engineered well enough for the time.. Ok that's a start...
BTW ... in the pic you can see the handle is hanging a bit .. I gave...
Last old homelite I got I gave to my groundie to practice sharpening and cutting with. It was a lil low in compression but still running pretty good. It was also a top handle and not as old ass these. I don't know if these are Homelites or not as they just say Sears. Al might know. Don't know...
I just scored a couple of old Sears saws.
One is a 2.5 cube the other a 3.7 cube.
Both say sears and have the cube info on the bars still, the 3.7 looks like a stainless steel bar also. They are going to take some cleaning. The homeowner gave them to me.. I left the 3.7 there as it was in a...
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