Chinese Chainsaw, after 18 months use.

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6 жыл бұрын

This is a quick look at the cheapest Chinese saw with cheapest chain I could find and was purchased last year. I needed to cut up a dead Silver Birch, so I've used this opportunity to show this 52cc 18 inch bar saw, working after 18 months use. The saw cost £56 and the chain about £5 and cut this hardwood tree for firewood with very little effort on my part. Despite being cut into short slices, it was still difficult to split with an axe and the largest ones at the base had to be cut again into blocks. Silver Birch makes excellent sweet smelling and steady burning firewood. See also, "Cutting Willow for firewood," • Chinese chainsaw, cutt... . Update 24/10/2019: 2years on and she's still going strong, with no problems and a check on Ebay, shows these saws to be available from around £50 to £65. Here is the next, 4 year appraisal. • Chinese chainsaw, 4 ye... ..

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@arche2082 5 жыл бұрын

Seems working great.

@thomasedwards87 6 жыл бұрын

hello fella, you have probally cut more timber in a week than i have in my lifetime, but my dad was chainsaw mad, when he was teaching us the one thing he always said was never let the blade of the saw hit the ground,it may mean you putting the saw down for 20 r 30 seconds but always keep the piece of timbber you are cutting off the ground, all you have to do then at the end of the week or first thing monday morning was a quick rub of the file if needed,. best of luck, oh and these chinese saws are worth every penny .Cheers Tom.

@TheYohan831 5 жыл бұрын

I've been very happy over 3+ yrs now. the" Bluemax" and "Yard dog "(same) , Chinese chain saw's, Blue 20" yard 18" , 45 cc, use E3.12 plug's, true fuel or SEF pre mix, and use mostly" Oregon" chain's, original shitty ! but used upstart and Aussie Australia too !! , but both beast's, !! least as good as My 50cc Made in America Chainsaw too !! lookin good !!

@stingerbee8346 5 жыл бұрын

Somewhere in China, Jack Ma rubs his hands together in glee.

@davidwillard7334 3 жыл бұрын

OF COURSE !! HE ! WOULD !! SELL !! THESE !! BETER !! THAN STHILS / HUSQVARNAS !!

@kennyscott1089 5 жыл бұрын

Had stihls all me life and was looking for a second saw to take wood cutting and ended up with a near new Chinese saw very cheap and really I can't fault it. I'm sure it will do everything I need.

@osbornebay944 5 жыл бұрын

I just got my 62 cc , looking forward cutting some 20" logs....

@rabot8837 4 жыл бұрын

I have two Chinese saws. One is otherwise similar than yours, but a bit smaller 45 cc/13" bar. The other one is more modern, it even has a primer bulb. 20" bar/50 cc. I've had that 45cc ten years and it's still going strong, although grip safety spring is missing, can't lock the throttle halfway open for starting due parts wearing etc. but it starts just fine! I have used 25:1 ratio fuel/oil mix. My dad had his saws piston seized using 50:1 mixture on a similar saw. My 50cc saw is like new, bought it for extreme big logs I had to deal with. If you find a good one, these are very robust saws. Heavy as hell :)

@rabot8837 4 жыл бұрын

@Billy Bob Sorry to hear that! It's a bit gambling with these cheapos...

@daniellang6112 3 жыл бұрын

nice to see video with someone wearing safety chaps!

@aoadventures9498 5 жыл бұрын

just got my first Chinese chainsaw, cant start it yet. But will keep trying. Giantz 20" from Korgan

@markcdeyoung3118 4 жыл бұрын

2 strokes always gonna smoke when ya first start them up

@ahmadabbas1637 5 жыл бұрын

Chinese chamsaws are great . I have been using mine for two years , and it still runs smoothly . it just needs to be tuned up sometimes and the carb needs to be adjusted from time to time . In short they are even better than stihl and other crap .

@tdivison 4 жыл бұрын

You said you run 50:1 or 40:1. What fuel mix did the saw's instructions recommend? My chinese saw recommends 25:1 but I have heard that is because in many parts of the world the available oil is of such poor quality that 25:1 is needed. I would like to hear your thoughts.

@RoryTrackrod 4 жыл бұрын

Ignor the manual. If you use dedicated chainsaw oil, you can certainly use 40:1, which I use for a special mix, but generally, I use the mix for the rest of the saws, which is 50:1. I've checked the piston, which is in good condition with an oily film and it's still running well...

@mayssm 5 жыл бұрын

I just bought a very similar chainsaw from Ebay. The chain brake handle came fractured out of the box, so I wrapped it in some tape. The main problem seems to be the chain brake "locks" about a quarter inch past where the handle is. Which means you can pull it all the way back to the handle, and it won't lock unless you really pull it back hard. Not sure how to fix that.

@RoryTrackrod 5 жыл бұрын

These saws vary a lot in quality. A decent seller will replace any damaged parts. On my brake handle, a pin C clip was missing. This caused the pin to dislodge after use and gave a similar problem to yours. Check all the mechanism are in place. My dealer offered to replace the brake, but I obtained a clip from a garage and it has been no more trouble. If that fails, a new assembly is about 13 quid. ..

@osbornebay944 5 жыл бұрын

I got my new 62 cc brake handle fractured during shipping. Repair: patch a piece of alum sheeting, riveted over crack with JB weld, it is stronger than new. I repaired an outboard tiller handle this way, 15 years later, still perfect.

@davidwillard7334 3 жыл бұрын

SHOULD ! HAVE !! RETURNED !! IT !!

@klydolph2 Жыл бұрын

I wanted to know if the saw was any good or not, not what every small piece and part of the saw costs.

@davidsonbushcraft 6 жыл бұрын

Got the same chainsaw but the name was woodstorm the only problem I had with it is the chain tensioner broke. Good saw for firewood and have a fair bit of power too.

@jtbassgambler2594 6 жыл бұрын

Chinese saw are great... I've have five different brands and ran great for two.years not sure who crying out there ???

@ahmadabbas1637 5 жыл бұрын

They want us to buy expensive crap . I have a Chinese chainsaw , and it runs well . its been a year and a half since I bought it .

@jtbassgambler2594 5 жыл бұрын

@@ahmadabbas1637 sweet👌👌💪💪💪✊✌👍👍👍

@Bamse52 6 жыл бұрын

Stay awy from Stihl 261. My Stihl 261 broke down after only 3 years of cutting firewood. Stihl said it was my fault because I didnt use the Stihl oil and alcylat gasoline! 026 was a much more robust saw and I had one for allmost 20 years and used shell oil and 95 gas mixed 2%. Not happy with the Stihl 261 and Stihl support.Warranty dont count if you dont use Stihls own oil or alcylatgas

@rahmanmajid5196 6 жыл бұрын

Ola Normann . Do not under estimate our Chinese made chainsaw. I' ve bought 3 sets and they are all in good running condiction after 5 years of using. Just use them normal n no hush as you try to condamn it.

@brianellsworth4767 5 жыл бұрын

If you think VW is junk never buy an Audi. You have to take to the dealer to add oil.

@stephenmurray2993 3 жыл бұрын

How come this saw does not have a primer

@jacquesblaque7728 5 жыл бұрын

You have me wondering: 1) Why the idle's so high; 2) if you've adjusted carb mixture & how- sounds lean on (L) and (H); 3) if you've invested in necessaries to file chain; 4) why you buck the wood into "cookies"; 5) when bucking on the ground, you don't cut 2/3 or so, roll and finish cuts; 6) why you'd use an ax to split wood, when a maul (3 kg) is a purpose-made tool for splitting. Just FYI & FWIW.

@RoryTrackrod 5 жыл бұрын

Idle is OK. Chain is good, cuts well. Cookies save any further work splitting. Trunk is supported on blocks clear of the ground, so no need to part cut and roll. I own an axe, not a maul. I also own a bad back, so I don't want to use either. The cheap saw did the job and it's still working well today. Thanks for your observations..

@jacquesblaque7728 5 жыл бұрын

If you say so. Wouldn't be so sure m'self. An ax is a sub-optimum, and dangerous, tool for splitting anything larger than short kindling. Most all el-cheapo mauls are instruments of torture- BTDT. Cheers.

@jacquesblaque7728 4 жыл бұрын

@Billy Bob I (seldom) use an axe (4 lb 28" Council), on kindling. A "Kindling Cracker" is much faster & safer and can be used indoors. Many tools sold as "mauls" are simply lousy, probably coloring your perceptions. As to your vision problem, a good optometrist is your friend.

@Billy-burner 10 ай бұрын

@@jacquesblaque7728oh shut up

@goatmoag 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that dampener came broke on mine (as well the forward stud bent), so they do seem to be a weak point. All the saws I have though came with extras, so they also seem to know that they are a weak point and at least give you extra parts for it. Really surprised at some of the extra parts that come with some of the saws, though all of them come with some.

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@Lanninglongarmmowing 6 жыл бұрын

That saw still runs good and so does mine. Have you gotten a lot of hate on this saws videos?

@RoryTrackrod 6 жыл бұрын

I watch all your vids. good stuff. The saw runs great, but the bar oiler had packed up by the end of the session, but no damage to the bar. Easy to replace, I've ordered a new pump from China. £2.28 inc delivery. Yes, I received, so much hate and "advice" that I removed 6 videos and 116,000 views for piece of mind. Only people like you and I, know how much effort goes into producing a video, so I was in two minds as to doing another. Regards..

@markhooton7979 6 жыл бұрын

Keep doing them rory i enjoy your videos mucker . I was looking for one of your videos ,the other day the one on your chainsaw fleet i wondered where it went.

@RoryTrackrod 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks. See if this works. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rbSglcdhqLrNmX0.html It's in unlisted. ..

@markhooton7979 6 жыл бұрын

RoryTrackrod nice one that jonsered is one nice saw.

@RoryTrackrod 6 жыл бұрын

If I hadn't wanted to do this vid with the Chinese job, I would have used that more powerful old beastie on the trunk and the Scatco, Husqvarna 236, or Stihl 180, on the trimming, but despite having poor bar oiling, the Scatco managed the job quite well on this hardwood tree. ..

@erdogansoylar8817 3 жыл бұрын

You must use to square ground chain its better and faster than round ground chain

@tomthompson7400 6 жыл бұрын

at the price you cant grumble , a good chain would change things i think

@RoryTrackrod 6 жыл бұрын

The chain is your choice. I chose the cheap one to show the job can still be done with the cheapest combination you can find. ..

@jacquesblaque7728 5 жыл бұрын

Time & effort spent in learning proper guided chain-filing is an excellent investment. Any chain just out of the box can be noticeably improved by filing. Much better KEEPING a chain sharp than sharpening a dull one. Pay attention to depth gauges while you're at it. My ear-tach says it's peaking at pretty low revs- probably around 7k; that'll keep the power down, not a terrible thing. Serious modern saws peak around 10k. No free lunch.

@user-wc4eg2kc8e 4 жыл бұрын

هل السلسلة تتنقص ولماذا تكبر زايد عن الميزانية

@94SexyStang 6 жыл бұрын

It sounds like it's struggling...saw should Never drop Rpm's THAT hard in such small wood....it means you're pushing down too hard, dull blade, too big of blade, low compression or needs a Tune up....maybe that's the freakishly hard wood....but still, that's only a 12" tree......

@RoryTrackrod 6 жыл бұрын

No pushing, it's cutting under its own weight. New blade, no sawdust. Tune up, maybe. 17" max tree diam. It did the job.

@firewatch814 6 жыл бұрын

The carb is just tuned a little rich.

@RoryTrackrod 6 жыл бұрын

That's exactly right. It needed a little tweak on the high end. ..

@edwardyarmowich-js6lp Жыл бұрын

Gridlessness

@andybals216 4 жыл бұрын

reason it smokes when cold is likely 25:1 fuel mix ratio... very normal!

@RoryTrackrod 4 жыл бұрын

Except that I use either 40 or 50 to 1 and have done for 2.5 years. The initial smoke soon dissappears and is not a problem. The saw is still starting and running well..

@tdivison 4 жыл бұрын

@@RoryTrackrod What fuel mix did the instructions that came with the saw call for?

@JamesCouch777 4 жыл бұрын

Back when I started using a chainsaw the standard mix was 16:1. Times have changed.

@davidwillard7334 3 жыл бұрын

@@JamesCouch777 ALONG ! WITH ! PUSH !! BUTTON ! OIL PUMP ! AND NO ! CHAIN ! BRAKE !!

@JamesCouch777 3 жыл бұрын

@@davidwillard7334 yep, I got along just fine with the manual oil pump and no chain brake 👍

@darthtrump4428 6 жыл бұрын

got my 54 cc zomax last week it's almost the same model the chain tensioner got fucked up, the gears got strippet right the fuck up and NO i did not overtension it anybody had any problems with them? I'm wandering if it's even worth getting a new spare part or just weld something together and not have the chain brake

@RoryTrackrod 6 жыл бұрын

A new tensioner, in the UK, for my saw, is £2.99 inc delivery. Maybe that would be the best way to go. ..

@darthtrump4428 6 жыл бұрын

RoryTrackrod most probably the gears got chewed up because they are pressed togeather only by thin metal sheet screwed into plastic cover by 2 3mm philips screws its just poor design and still think that it would get chewed up sooner or later and if you all folks never had poblems with that particular tensioning system it might be worth to try again however since i didnt semi-tighten the two nuts that hold togeather the bar that metal sheet couldnt carry the forces involved (since it would be otherwise clamped to the bar) and the gears skipped and got stripped that might be the reason why yours still works? right? im in perception 1 have to pay for new parts and wait for them,chance of same faliure but the chainsaw is safer(the chainstop stays) 2 replace with steel plate with welded carier for M6 screw which i already started building shit would be bullet proof

@RoryTrackrod 6 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you've got a side entry adjuster. Mine is front entry. ..

@darthtrump4428 6 жыл бұрын

in 1:38 there is clearly visible the hole in plastic cover below 2nd nut( the bolts that clamp the bar)- that is side entry -part from which my problems emerge same part different screw built within you tension it via front entry china, it's kind of a gamble you may or may not invest into it after you buy it if it doesn't get fucked very soon(only after a few hours) it's gonna last a fer years(irregular use)

@jtbassgambler2594 6 жыл бұрын

Full of baloney prombly u screw it up on purpose

@mattk970 6 жыл бұрын

No thanks, I will keep my Husky.

@firewatch814 6 жыл бұрын

Matt K good im glad you like your wrenches and screw drivers.........Husky makes wrenches not chainsaws and theres no k in husqvarna.

@Fuckyoutube99 5 жыл бұрын

@@firewatch814 Husky is the nickname a lot of people use for Husqvarna. I would have thought that being you're such a smartass!! you would also know that its screwdriver not screw driver!!

@6900pilot 3 жыл бұрын

Whatever about the saw for gods sake buy a proper chain. Your dicing with serious injury on quality control there, also does that saw have a chain catcher?

@Dromestork 4 жыл бұрын

The fault in a chinese chainsaw is not the product it self, it may work OK. BUT it took someone years to develop each and every saw, that costs money and time and that is a big reason that REAL brand chainsaws are so expencive. You really sell out those companies when you buy a cheap nok-off copy, and in the long run yourself as your country will gett poor as the copy cat gets rich :( I can see that not everybody can afford a costly product but I would not be proud when buying the pirate china version....

@maritatanner3190 2 жыл бұрын

That's a strange rant...

@kevo5512 4 жыл бұрын

No gloves, no proper helmet and visor. never used the chain brake and leaves the chainsaw standing upright running while not in use. This chainsaw hasn't enough torque to cut that size log. You badly need to take a chainsaw course

@maritatanner3190 2 жыл бұрын

C'mon, cut the guy some slack, he's a Brit for God's sake!

@kevo5512 2 жыл бұрын

@@maritatanner3190 😂😂😂

@davidwillard7334 3 жыл бұрын

If THE LAWNMOWER SHOP ! SELL ! THESE !! I WILL BUY ! ONE ! OTHERWISE !! I'LL STICK !! TO WHATS ! GOOD ! AND ! RELIABLE ! WHEN ! THE ! GOING ! GETS ! TOUGH !!