*** On the Job Review ** Proyama 68cc Chainsaw 

Thanks for that! Great saw to run so far .... I guess time will tell how it holds up

Funny! Yeah I think you're right

thanks buddy!

i think you got it... that looks similar... the two holes on the oregon or husky bar is slighlty more biased to the back of the bar and not perfectly centered like this one... but I doubt that would make too much of a difference - it would probably work

Makes sense ... I'll pick up a husky bar for backup

@@metaspencer your rant about bar nuts had me laughing. My on-the-job saws have included a ported Echo 355T. Stihl 044, 046, and a 661C. Huskies are a 372XP and 395XP. Not one of them features captive bar nuts. 😂 That said? THIS is a product review done right. “I got this free but there’s a long list of thinfs that suck, to go along with the things China got right.” It does look like it takes a Husky tail. Which means it will be easy to adapt to Stihl bars with a $10 Amazon adapter. Grind the slot in your Stihl bars longer at the front, and run Stihl bar & chain. My Huskys (and the Echo 800P I sold) have all been adapted to take Stihl gear. I only need a few spare chains snd one spare bar on the truck.

@@WildAcresFarms I've never done that bar adapting ... I've gotta try it out! Thanks for the tip!

@@metaspencer the husky uses smaller studs. So a Stihl bar would have a metric ton of up/down slop. The spacer takes up that space. Oiler lines up so you CAN slap the adapter in and go… but you need a chain with one extra drive link. I prefer to take a carbide burr and cut the forward edge of the slot in the bar longer, so the tensioner can fully retract it. As soon as you slap it on the saw & play with it? This will make total sense. $15 adapter plus a minute with a carbide burr and stihl bars run on husky and echo. 😎

I just picked up a full skip chain for the saw thinking it might be good ... so we'll have to see how it performs. Thanks for the tip on grease on the filter. I didn't know that trick!

time will tell for sure

I hope it works out for ya! mine remains a ripper after that first carb tune

Absolutely! cut that chip!

I have another saw that has a foil wrap around the plastic to avoid melting, so there are ways to mitigate heat damage

@@metaspencer How about some of that stick on Aluminum foil like they use to wrap car muffler leaks and furnace pipe joints?

@@kenchambers7604 yeah that's the stuff .... seems to work well on my other saws

sounds like it's working out for ya ... mine is going strong still

Thanks buddy! Keep it up

Or could use some grease to capture that dust. Good eye!

the second-hand saw club! sounds like ya got a goodie

Gets the job done for sure ... may take a little TLC and tuning, but rips

Good advice! thanks mate

Yeah there are definitely some good deals out there ...

I tend to use Husky oil, sometimes Oregon or stihl. I use 50:1 in all my saws, non-ethanol gas. Some of these saws call for more oil in the mix but I haven't had any trouble running 50:1 .... some guys will advise 40:1 though and they may be right

Good luck with it buddy!

Yep, so far so good ... a real ripper!

Sounds like you found a good one!

Yup!

You might oughta ’warm up’ your comments a little, might make you live longer. 😉

Sounds like you got a good one

Great points man. Thanks for the perspective

sounds excellent! ya got a good one!

@@metaspencer so far it is.. I had it over a year now I cut over 10 cord of wood so far and I done nothing to them I just ran it out of the box but I did get a better spark plug and give it a great cleaning so it's ready for the next firewood season... I got it because for years I cut branches right to the main part of the tree then I have to go back to pick up everything that I just cut. Now that I am way older this top handle chainsaw is a game changer because I can cut with one hand and hold the other end and I never have to pick up anything and I looked at every part for the chainsaw and it very cheap...

just be DANG CAREFUL! in the arborist world we see a lot of accidents from people one-handing top-handle saws ... so don't let it get ya!!! @@oldrust601

oh dang, I've never even heard of Zenoah! interesting and thanks for the info. I've tried the Husky bar on this saw since posting and you're definitely right about the fit

Yes another person said the same too 👌

Does the A6220g garwinner chainsaw bar take the ko41 mount or the ko95 mount, it's a zenoha clone saw and I need to know the bar specs for a new one,, anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated..

yeah, you said it ... the "deal" often has some reasons why it's cheaper

it's too bad they're not compatible

You could take a round file and open the bar tension holes up a bit on a husky bar

@@woodloveoutdoors yah that might be the way to do it ... or die grinder

I've shifted over to oil filters on my 500 and should probably do the same with the rest: that dang filter catches A LOT more stuff. thanks for the tip man

@@metaspencer I forgot to tell you get the velocity stack from Gordy and also the max flow the velocity stack is far better and easy to maintain over the max flow but you can't run it in the rain it runs without the cover. But man is sweet .have simaler set up from west coast on 462 those are best filters made can go all week on one sometimes

@@Sethhaun78 thanks man ... I've got the max flow ... will check out the velocity stack

@@metaspencer yes I seen it your videos.

Most of the time I clean everything up and leave it looking great, but there is always some sawdust left behind that I don't worry about. Leaving things look great in the end is always a good way to do business! :)

@@metaspencer thanks.. I'll keep cleaning...

It’s not perfect but lots to like

Thanks buddy!

they have a lot of different versions for sure ... I've also run a 62cc saw of their's and it ran pretty well. There are a bunch of 62cc clones on AMazon these days that are similar, too

Excellent. Sounds like ya found a good one

Yeah I've seen those stickers on various saws from China and always run high grade gas and good oil at 50:1 ... never had a problem.

I only run premium no ethanol just to give the saw a fighting chance

@metaspencer That is good to know, made the mistake once with running my stihl on regular, never again.

So far so good

I think Farmertec saws might be what you're looking for

@@metaspencer Thanks! I just bought the MS440 Knock off. Actually I heard they actually buy the old Sthil/Husky patents after they run out so it should be fairly legit. Anyway, I also bought an engine kit to convert my dads old 029 super into a 039 with much more cc. Thanks for the tip.

@@CrossroadToCountry That engine kit sounds pretty cool

Holzffrma(Farmertec) or Neotec/Farmmac Both offer high end Stihl and Husqvarna clones at affordable prices.

thanks buddy!

China, kinda like a lot of Stihl stuff but of lower quality in my opinion

Sauce warrior! I kinda like that phrase haha ... Thanks for checking it out man. I keep going back to that saw because the dang thing just rips. By no means perfect but rips well

Yeah I've got some sucky ones too ... dirt saws!

Shocked............ I cut 15 cords of hardwoods this year with nothing but Off Brand saws. then again, I/m retired and not in a rush. *the majority was cut with an 18" 49cc 4 stroke Senix. the Big stuff saw the Salem Master 6220H with a 22" bar and full chisel chain.

@@crxess You've been workin' hard man! gonna be a warm winter with all the wood socked away

@@metaspencerI just turned 70 and not in great health. Gathering while I can. If I go at least the wife can stay warm for a while - lol. * I also give face cords to the needier neighbors. Times are getting tougher.

@@crxess 70! You've got a few years on me but cutting firewood will keep ya young!

Yeah and get it real dirty :)

I can definitely see that perspective ... I've had a few fail on me at weird times

you run one?

That's a clone of a Komatsu Zenoah 😅

@@MrUzminiNu thanks for the tip!

Yes, but Zomax garden machinery produces this saw.​@@MrUzminiNu

You might be right ... but it still rips pretty dang hard

Interesting perspective! I can see your point

It's been a good saw to date -- I was out cutting with it at the woodpile yesterday and it was ripping. I still prefer my Stihl 500i as it's just more predictable and I think powerful. But this saw has worked for me well. One problem I had early on was with the chain tensioner getting loose all of a sudden but I think I've ironed that out

I think what you describe is a great scenario for a cheaper saw. I have a video I dropped yesterday about a NeoTec clone and their saws might be an option for you as well. I'm not saying they'll be perfect and mine have used a bit of tuning to run just right, but sure beats the pricetag of a Husqvarna these days

That's the thing: ya pay less, so you feel like you can tune on it and not stress

You said it

@@metaspencer But is it though? How it sounds and feeling can be very different.

@MrZimmaframe on the weaker end of the spectrum compared to say a 200t

interesting perspective! thanks for throwing your thoughts into the mix

great point -- yeah keeping debris out is always a challenge and well worth it

Runs it's own proprietary Proyama bar but it's dang close to Husky ... just takes a bit of drilling/grinding to make it work

@@metaspencer that’s a bummer guess I’m getting the 372 holzfforma clone then thanks for the info!

@@briankinzer4175 I've heard good things about those saws!

@@metaspencer I own a 272 clone it’s got a step piston in it that’s it everything else is stock it’s lasted 2 years built so far and I dog tf out of it now I’m gonna upgrade to the better 372xp or 395xp I just wanted to see about these saws since they are $250 and the holzfformas are $300

Yeah it's been pretty reliable once I tuned the carb a bit with the adjustment screws

Good luck to you! I'm sure you'll find work

Yeah I think it could handle a 28" -- especially skip toothed. But I think saws have a happy bar length and this one feels like closer to 20" or 24"

China like with so much these days

I haven't used it a whole lot, but it still rips every time I take it out. Took a bit of tuning to get it running just right, but it's got good power

@@metaspencer that's awesome. I bought 63cc pinkway and ported it and it will now smoke my 550xp mark2 and weighs the same. It's strange seeing a 120 saw being picked over the expensive ones. I'm not sure how long the cheap saws last but when I was porting it I was really surprised to see the quality of the cylinder was at least as good if not better than my high end saws

@@matthewknight5641 I got one of those Pinkway saws too and was pretty happy with it ... ported! awesome dude

@@metaspencer man I removed the base gasket . Did some light port work to the lower transfer area. Shaved a very small amount óff of the top of the exhaust side of the piston and I swear this thing will smoke my 550xp mark2. It's about the same weight but way more fun to run than my 550. The 550 has a muffler mod and it's not slow but the pinkway is on a whole other level. I don't see how husky and Stihl can stay in business with other saws so cheap and faster with a little work

@matthewknight5641 sounds like you hit the sweet spot on that saw