Filmed in December, 2021
A little bit of walking down memory lane, where, my memory was taxed...
It started in late February or early March on 2019 with a gracious move by my buddy Dave in Ireland.
After 4/5 months of talking with Joseph via phone, he gets a hands on view of a 500i in June of 2020.
~ November 2020 I get the 1st rendition prototype cover for inspection. I alter a couple of aspects of the cover and also offer feedback in the form of the need for the baffle that the new cover seen here has.
I do saw testing and go on sabbatical in January 2021. I offer furtherance on the need for more protection over the top of the element.
As stated in this video, it's not just rain protection. It needed additional coverage over the top of the element so that when a guy gets in the blackberries, salmon berries, huckleberries, Rhododendron, small Sitka spruce trees, etc., etc., etc. the element does not get damaged. Those that have spent time in the PNW, out on the coast, in the brush will get my drift here...
After the summer version cover was released, a few others had also expressed concern about the rain causing damage to the saw. I never heard that anyone else had mentioned anything about the brush factor.
Field testing yields the need to alter the new baffle, shroud (cylinder cover) or a combination of them both.
Through one of the many "convo-s" I was lucky enough to have with Joseph, he started calling the latest rendition a "brush cover". I "kinda" like it. Hope it sticks.
A guy can easily have two covers. One for the dry months where the brush load is low. And one for when it is wet or working in a thicket.
The summer version will allow more of the heat from the engine to escape also.
Wrapping it up, a long road with many supply chain issues, revisions, testing the revisions, and a lot of associated costs making the revisions.
The end result - AWESOME factory level quality product.
At the time of your viewing this, I may, or may not, be immediately available for custom saw modifications. I am booked out several months regularly. If you are interested in having a saw zipped, please shoot me an email. That is the best, first point of contact.
danger_cat@rocketmail.com
Thanks for watching.
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