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TreeHouser
Yeah that is a little steep.
440 is back
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sawinredneck
Treehouser
If you want to have some fun, send me your 350, you pay shipping each way, you will never look at that saw the same way again!
flushcut
TreeHouser
The 350 is my beater saw and the only one I don't care about kind of like the "red headed step child" which is it's name. I will keep that in mind for the future though. Maybe in a few months.
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NeTree
Guest
GASoline71
'cause chicks dig scars
At least he didn't call me to bail him out... so... Nice Guy Dave must have been "nice" on this one. 
Gary
Gary
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Guy from Calif posted cost of in stock MS440 is $979 for a 28" b+c with full wrap and $30.00 less for half wrap.
And we wonder why I am starting to by used and learning to rebuild
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bill22
Guest
And we wonder why I am starting to by used and learning to rebuild
cause its cheaper, and lasts exactly as long if not longer.
Ed L
Treehouser
If the price is reasonable ($979 ain't) I'll definately be adding a full wrap version to the herd. Tweak the muffler and should be good to go.
Ed
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Al Smith
Mac Daddy
Oh the price has gone off the charts on these danged things .Like a 200T going from around 500 to 600 in about a year .It wasn't that long ago an 084 was a tad over a thousand now an 880 is about twice that ,good grief .
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fishhuntcutwood
Guest
Well I was gonna start a thread asking about this, but it fits nicely here. What's the common consensus on the 440 in the market? What I'm getting at is I've got one sitting in my garage in storage that I haven't used in two years. (No timber work here in the burbs of Detroit, too much fishing, no wood stove...equals saws sitting collecting dust.) I'm thinking of selling it, but only want to sell it if I can get a worthwhile price for it. Are 440's prized with the new technology Stihls or are they outdone by the new saws and no one wants one? I think back to the 372 going away and everyone wanting one....then it came back....then it went away....etc. But it appears as though the 440 is still around and there may not be a huge demand for one. What's a used, low-hour 440 full wrap going for these days anyway? Anybody here want it?
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fishhuntcutwood
Guest
Guy from Calif posted cost of in stock MS440 is $979 for a 28" b+c with full wrap and $30.00 less for half wrap.
Geezo. I spent that on my 660 wrap w/ a 36". Now may be the time to unload a used 440 for a good price!
vharrison
Island Girl
Jeff, where you been mang?
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Fishing???
Al Smith
Mac Daddy
Well, he's got the perfect job for it .In the CG you are always going to be around water .
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fishhuntcutwood
Guest
Gone. I've been deployed alot. Alot of last-minute stuff I wasn't planning on. Nothing exciting. And now I'm playing catch up on getting crap ready for fishing season in a few weeks.
Al Smith
Mac Daddy
On those used prices .I've seen them upwards of 550 on flea bay .Supposedly refurbished or in cherry condition .Most fetch 300 or a tad more . Now that could be listed 044 or 440 .
There's a couple right now that's had the snot ran out them fairly cheap .I'd guess with a usable case etc you could probabley get a decent runner using after market parts all done for 300 or so .It's a guessing game on the bay though,might be okay or just a pile of parts .That's the chance you take .
There's a couple right now that's had the snot ran out them fairly cheap .I'd guess with a usable case etc you could probabley get a decent runner using after market parts all done for 300 or so .It's a guessing game on the bay though,might be okay or just a pile of parts .That's the chance you take .
squisher
THE CALM ONE!!!!
Jeff. I'd say probably not worth selling it. Honestly, it's a pro tool, fire it up now and then, keep it drained and whenever you need a chainsaw in your life it'll be there for you already in your possession.
Al Smith
Mac Daddy
That thing would last almost forever if it was stored properly or ran on occasion just to keep it limbered up .One thing often overlooked though is the lube oil .Given enough time the stuff will wax up .A little bit of diesel or kerosine pumped through system will solve that problem .
About the only thing that could go wrong is the carb innards getting stiff .That's only a matter of ten bucks for the kit and 20 minutes,half hour of fiddling around rebuilding it .
About the only thing that could go wrong is the carb innards getting stiff .That's only a matter of ten bucks for the kit and 20 minutes,half hour of fiddling around rebuilding it .
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
On a couple large saws that don't see much use, I follow the recommendations for storing a saw, you know, running it until it is dry, a teaspoon of two cycle oil in the cylinder and a few pulls to distribute it, drain the oil tank. It works great.
flushcut
TreeHouser
Do you rises out the oil tank with gas?
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
Usually kerosene, Rajan. I like to keep the oil and gas caps off for a spell to dry out the tanks before putting into storage. it probably doesn't accomplish much.
flushcut
TreeHouser
Good enough.
