Makita 7901

[redpowerd]

dan may correct me but i think he said the red saws were about 30 bucks more. i like red but not that much.

the only problem i have is finding synthetic two stroke oil.

[ehp]

if you like blue you better get them while you can ,

[redpowerd]

if you like blue you better get them while you can ,

whys that? is makita not badging them anymore or are they gunna be makita red?

[ehp]

Makita is no sure what is going on but from what I have been told they are dropping the bigger sawslike the 7300, 7900, 9010. Not sure on the 6400. Now that Power Source has picked up Dolmar they wil be alot more of them in Canada, now lets see this new 5100 and see if it is as good as the 346

[sawdust]

Had to go look at my blue saw, is a 7901.  This is the saw that I built my chainsaw mill for. Works great! I had never seen one of these saws before, I got it at a log building get together. Makita had donated it to our silent auction. I have never had problems with it so I have no idea about parts or service.

sawdust

[meazlejr]

Thanks Sawdust,
I saw those pics and thought that might be it.  All reports seem to indicatie light and strong.  I think I found a good deal just have to get it by the CFO.
Joe

[jokers]

dan knows what hes doin and packages a brand new modded saw allmost broken in

Must depend on whether or not Dan likes you, or something to do with the lunar cycles. I`ll guarantee that the 346 I bought modified from him was never in wood unless he really does put them in the dishwasher, there wasn`t a speck of dust anywhere on that saw when I got, I mean ANYWHERE, and there wasn`t any soap residue either. Hmmmm... I wonder how he does that? 

Besides, what kind of nimrod would put a brand new assembled saw in a dishwasher or hit it with a Steam Jenny(another of his cockammamee stories) anyway?

Had he ran my 346 he would have known that it was all bark an no bite.

Russ

[jokers]

Jon(redpowerd),

I`m planning another GTG, either late October or early November. I know, that impacts deer season, but I`m sure you would have a good time and get to meet a bunch of people face to face. Then you might find out that Ed, Gypo, Marky, Hoffman, myself, and maybe even Ben Walker aren`t the bad guys that Dan portrays us as. You could also run some different saws, just don`t eat and run like someone else did and you can run any saw I have.

It would also be nice if you would bring your Power Ported 7300 to back up your claims regarding it, but if you`d rather not, I`d be happy if you simply showed up yourself. The experience of a GTG would probably be worth volumes to you so that you could put all of us in the proper context from first hand experience.

Later, Russ

[Minnesota_boy]

There is a recall of certain serial numbers of Makita 7901.  Something about a flywheel coming apart.  http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml05/05265.html

[jokers]

awww...who needs a flywheel anyway?

[redpowerd]

oh, in the heart of harvest season, eh? boy thats a ruff one. bout that time were just warming up the combine. if i got a little window ill try and make it down.

as far as comparing my saw to a factory saw, have any watches been run against a factory 6400 or 7300? new chain, dia. and type of wood? if there were numbers their to race against id have a reason to go out and get a new chain early. "how fast does a broken-in 7300 chew thru 16" of basswood?" for example.

[rahtreelimbs]

oh, in the heart of harvest season, eh? boy thats a ruff one. bout that time were just warming up the combine. if i got a little window ill try and make it down.

as far as comparing my saw to a factory saw, have any watches been run against a factory 6400 or 7300? new chain, dia. and type of wood? if there were numbers their to race against id have a reason to go out and get a new chain early. "how fast does a broken-in 7300 chew thru 16" of basswood?" for example.

If I make it to Russ's GTG I will gladly bring my stock ( except for a muffler mod) Makita 7301 to time against your 7300!

You can even run my PP 7900!!!


Yeah I know we ( especially me as of late ) rag on Dan alot. But this does not come without merit!

We aren't blowing smoke either!

I was the biggest Dan Henry advocate out there.........NOT anymore!

I know of 2 other builders whos quality of work is much better!!!

[redpowerd]

now now now......

send me a factory saw or send me an address so i can send you mine

[rahtreelimbs]

now now now......

send me a factory saw or send me an address so i can send you mine

No...........just attend a GTG!!!

[jokers]

oh, in the heart of harvest season, eh? boy thats a ruff one. bout that time were just warming up the combine.

I understand Redpowerd, we can work something out for another time if you are interested.

I`m sorry for the way this thread took a little turn, I don`t mean to "call you out" Jon, just the way it looks and probably feels. It would be interesting to see how the saws compare, a pp7301 vs a stock 7301 but I don`t want this interest to degenerate into a peeing match or me saying your saw is no good because of who has been under it`s hood. I meant to express my awe at the way things went for me dealing with Dan vs the way things apparently worked out between yourself and Dan.

BTW, Sucker Brook seems to be down near Warsaw.  Weren`t you up near Lisbon at one time, or am I just confused again? If we have our next GTG in Kendall, it wouldn`t be that far for you, I think you would enjoy yourself.

Russ

[redpowerd]

no, sucker brook is running right thru my back yard, looking pretty muddy. and its still in lisbon.

i understand the sitceation a bit better now. i wasnt taking anything wrong or upset about the turn on the thread, just listening and interpreting information as allways. absolutley no harm done.

the first thing i did after running that saw all day was get on here and praise dan.  do you know how pithed ill be to open it up and..................or to find all he did was install a reman'd muffler with a bit of carbon on it. who knows??? or mabie he built the saw faster and better than any saw hes ever built. i havent got a stock saw to compare it to. or mabie im running an overpriced stock saw and just dont know it yet.

tha'd be the cats pa-toot right there!

theres more i need to say on this but gotta go work land, so ill be back.....

[jokers]

Hi redpowerd,

Chances are that if you are happy with the saw the way it works now, you shouldn`t go looking for trouble by inspecting what Dan has done.

As I recall, you`ve got some experience with an 044, a comparable size saw with a good reputation for performance. If your 7300 compares favorably to the 044, then you know it. We can`t say anything about your saw`s performance without ever seeing it and I had no intention of making you disappointed with what you have. I`m sorry that I even raised the possibility that you didn`t get what you paid for. Now on the other hand, you might be impressed if you test drive a few other builders saws, but again, that doesn`t mean that what you`ve got is no good.

Take care, Russ