Seeking advice in an unlikely place

[rocketnorton]

I ain’t got no decomp on my 288XP, So I say without
Starter rope is cheap

pulleys, knot so much, but same hear.

 

[Yukon Stihl]

I have a NOS 390/1690 PM Canadien piston if Huge Old Vintage saw pistons are something you want to make.
Makes all the others mentioned look small

 

[Sty57]

5200 Poulan

 

[thomas1]

Shindaiwa 757

 

[roberte]

Honda Ridgeline

 

[thomas1]

Honda Ridgeline

The technology doesn’t exist to improve on them.

 

[roberte]

The technology doesn’t exist to improve on them.

 

[Plan-b]

What are the popular race saws? Or proven past race saws that might be sitting in the corner, Just make pistons for those. It only makes sense to follow what is popular if you wanna sell...

 

[treeslayer2003]

5200 Poulan

can they be improved? damn strong as made. i ain't been around one in a long time.

 

[Sty57]

can they be improved? damn strong as made. i ain't been around one in a long time.

Don't know..... But there are no good pistons available for them.
I only run mine a few times a year for that reason.

 

[Barneyrb]

5200 Poulan

I agree but those are hard with 2 bearings in the piston

 

[DefinitiveDave]

I have a NOS 390/1690 PM Canadien piston if Huge Old Vintage saw pistons are something you want to make.
Makes all the others mentioned look small

how big is it? got a pic?

 

[DefinitiveDave]

5200 Poulan

Shindaiwa 757

Is there really enough demand for either of those at $150 each?
I sold a pair of 5200 for $150 each and never even seen a Shinny 757
just askin'

 

[DefinitiveDave]

What are the popular race saws? Or proven past race saws that might be sitting in the corner, Just make pistons for those. It only makes sense to follow what is popular if you wanna sell...

that is where we started and these days there are requests for other models, so I am trying to make smart judgment on our next models.

 

[DefinitiveDave]

I agree but those are hard with 2 bearings in the piston

are the bearings still available? an odd shaped piston isnt really a problem

 

[thomas1]

are the bearings still available? an odd shaped piston isnt really a problem

Is that what your wife tells you?

 

[thomas1]

Is there really enough demand for either of those at $150 each?
I sold a pair of 5200 for $150 each and never even seen a Shinny 757
just askin'

No clue, just thinking of saws that didn’t have many other options.

 

[thomas1]

See if moobs will let you choose the next build off saw. Guaranteed market.

 

[PRJ]

 

[Barneyrb]

are the bearings still available? an odd shaped piston isnt really a problem

I'm sure they are, they were a standard sized bearing but on that saw you have to heat the rod end up and slide the pin in. Wrist pin is press into the rod end.