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How To Install Ceramic Chainsaw Crankshaft Bearings
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Dominant hybrid ceramic bearings are are strong and reliable if installed properly. The ceramic balls themselves are extremely hard which give them their low rolling resistance and durability.
This hardness is the very reason you want them in your saw, but it also makes them susceptible to fracture or chipping as a result of a improper installation.
How To Blow Up Your Saw With A Titanium Wrist Pin
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How To Ship Your Chainsaw
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Follow these easy steps to safely ship your chainsaw. Carefully empty the oil tank, and place cap back on snuggly. Carefully empty the fuel tank, and let it dry. Once dry place the cap on snuggly. Remove the guide bar and chain, do not ship them. We have test bars, and chains. Remove the felling dogs, both the inside side and the outside dog if there is one. These just end up puncturing the shipping box and make a mess of your packing. Use two trash bags and double bag your saw. Tie the bags with tape, twist or zip ties....
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5 Reasons To Put A Dominant Wiseco Piston In Your Husky 372
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5 Reasons To Put A Dominant Wiseco Piston In Your Husky 372 Hey Dominant Fans, This is Andy from West Hill Saw House, the co-owner of Dominant Saw, and the saw-tech who designs and tests all things saw. Today I ok'd the production specs of remaining batch of lightweight Dominant Saw X Wiseco 372XP super pistons. Right from the box these little gems will drop in and up the performance of your saw noticeably. You don't have to be a veteran saw modder, you don't need a burr grinder, you just need to be handy and thorough. Lighter Reciprocating Piston Weight Spools up...
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Finally Received Our First Run of Pistons
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Dominant Saw makes the best chainsaw piston on the market We've been busy sending around drawings and working on prototypes, but the fruits of our labor finally arrived today. These little jewel like pistons are the creme-de-la-creme of chainsaw pistons. Of course we will tell you why on the product page. Here's a video of it going into the 372xp. 372xp saw build with new Dominant Saw /WISECO piston. Posted by West Hill Saw House on Tuesday, August 18, 2015
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The Benefits of Ceramic Bearings for Stihl and Husky Chainsaws
Posted by Bill Lockwood at
Few modifications can compete with the value and performance increase that hybrid ceramic bearings can provide. Many mods such as porting a saw for max rpm can be detrimental when working the saw. An RPM saw might have less torque than one tuned for torque - maybe your saw is huge and power isn't the problem but speed in the wood is, sure make it speedy. That said, not all saws benefit from the same mods. A hybrid ceramic bearing is great for every saw, it doesn't build heat with load, so no matter how hard you work it, the...