Building a saw with ebay parts?

[zach613]

Anyone ever thought of buying a assembled crank case off ebay and the rest of the parts for like a 036 and build i spose i would call it a clone stihl 036. looks like a guy could buy a ready to go minus carb and exhaust engine for 119.00 a handle/fuel tank for 56.00 and the rest of the stuff for 100-150 dollars. I wounder how it would run. Lets not turn this into its going to a explode into a million peaces topic. I am talking take everything apart make sure everything cleaned and debured properly and put together with care.

[ScottAR]

https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php/topic,84773.msg1296480.html#msg1296480

Weimedog is one of the men to ask...  I enjoyed watching this build and may do the same sometime. 

[weimedog]

It can be quite a bit of fun actually if you like that type of puzzle. And you can end up with a very capable saw. Just did an "overview" on that subject.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeSmzDUfukI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dRKhOnI7uY

[weimedog]

Have to post this....how do they run relative to other big saws?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgcZMMznuhs

[zach613]

nice saws and i like the black and orange t&r arrow on the tree

[weimedog]

We have events here from time to time..

[Al_Smith]

On flea bay saws one should assume they need some work especially if they are sold as "need repair" .It might be as simple as rebuilding a carb or more intense such a complete rebuild so bid accordingly .

[deerslayer]

I suspect that a completely aftermarket saw would work out just fine. I do feel it would be important to not present one as a Stihl. If a Stihl saw is repaired by aftermarket parts, that's a different issue. ie, a Stihl with an aftermarket tank handle.

[weimedog]

I suspect that a completely aftermarket saw would work out just fine. I do feel it would be important to not present one as a Stihl. If a Stihl saw is repaired by aftermarket parts, that's a different issue. ie, a Stihl with an aftermarket tank handle.

Exactly as I see it. To go a little further, while what I did was really for kicks, it did produce workable saws. My suggestion to those who would do that is to start with a dead OEM Stihl or Husky and then build from there. An even more practical approach as the detail parts will be there as a road map. Also the money would be about the same. I plan some more projects along those lines but to make them more repeatable, starting with actual saws.  Then trying to improve on things like bearings with better than OEM options. Taking this approach should produce even better and more capable out comes.

[zach613]

So where are you buying these parts from. kinda getting a want to build one of those 660......or maybe a 460 after re watching these vids and getting most of my projects out of the shop 600ves rebuild and stuff like that.
mostly see14-24 inch oak and popular and maybe some cotton or willow.

[weimedog]

A variety of places. Most of the AM from Huztl or Leourparts on eBay. But also detail parts from my local Stihl dealer. Screws also thru the dealer from Forester. Each one a different story. Huztl is a good place to start if you want mostly AM. I'm starting with an old OEM 046 with a bad top end for the next one. Those 660's are a lot of saw for the money and effort. You could start with a pre assembled short block for the first one and save yourself a lot of guess work. For most starting from a dead saw or pre assembled bottom end is the way to go. Then just hunt eBay for the parts you want. Lots of options from AM to OEM with a pile of near OEM quality options to pick your way through to a saw. And that's part of the fun for me and that 066/660 platform is a lot of fun to work with. Stuff like the meteor brand, some of the other AM brands and certainly used OEM as well. Just remember that the resultant hybrid is not a Stihl, its your concoction of parts.

I'm pretty much done getting more though, have enough to keep me going for the rest of my life. Going to progressively get more ambitious with modifications and rotate through them as I get the itch. Also have two out on loan for "durability" R&D on my first set of mods because I'm curious. But probably won't hear or see much in the video's other than back ground (They will be used!) until this time next year. Focusing on 562's and 372 X-torqs this year.

[Al_Smith]

I'm pretty much done getting more though, have enough to keep me going for the rest of my life.< Walter quote

:D Ha a person does kind of  get that way if you stay with it long enough.