Vintage John Deere 40 V Chainsaw - History - Specs + Use
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- In this video I talk about my vintage John Deere 40 V chainsaw and also show it in action cutting wood on the homestead. I also use a sawbuck to make kindling and firewood.
Wow I didn't even know John Deere made up chainsaw thank you for the video
love the vintage echos--well made-start quick and the paint holds on forever--great saws!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You are right about the Kioritz-Echo's. My JD was one of the worst looking saws I had ever seen when I received it, but was a gem hidden under all the dirt and corrosion that was on it.
I Have a Kioritz John Deere Handheld Blower From The Early 80’s MrObsolete 😊😀 Your Saw Ran Great Smooth Steady Cutting Those Had a Reed Plate If I’m Not Mistaken Cant Remember Now
The little Kioritz-JD is a real nice, smooth running saw.I don't have a parts book on it, so I don't know if it is a reed, but I would guess it does, the way it runs.
Cool ol saw!
The JD 40V is a real nice little saw. It is one of the nicent operating small saws I have ever had and used.
I watch your video every Tuesday here at our little farm in Otto NC. Like you saw, I have the 50 and the 55.
Thanks for the nice comment and for watching. The saws you have are basically the same as the 40V, but larger displacement. Nice saws for sure.
That's a cool looking 😎 saw. It runs and sounds great 👍. Nice video Mr Obsolete....👍🤙
The JD-Kioritz saws were very well made and engineered for their time. Better than most others. My only real complaint would be the modest power output
I have several John Deere saws in my project pile. I also have some Echos that run. I would agree they are well built and smooth.
Yes they are !
Interestingly, an John Deere 80 V was the same as my old 75EVL (both were 80.1cc I believe). That Kiotitz 75EVL saw a lot of wood in my hands. When the rubber grommet where the handle attached to the saw went out, it was almost impossible for me to find another. Anyway, they were well built.
The early Kioritz and JD versions were not large sellers, so the lack of spare parts was a result of this. The saws are very well made, better than most others of the same era, and had advanced features over others as well.
Im sorry , noticed this but. I've been cutting big oak in the woods all day. Between that an my bad back l gotta hit the sack. Lol can't hardly walk. I promise first thing in the morning , I'll watch.
Get better soon !
It was very interesting to me that they changed their name to Echo in 1978. In '79 I took a class in log house building from Skip Ellsworth in Woodinville, Wa.. This is before he started building a log village between Monroe and Duvall. Anyway, his had always used Stihls until he tried Echo saws. After he tried them, he became a devoted fan. I figured because you're from around here you might have heard of him. I have always wondered if they were early adopters of electronic ignition, and there for easy starting compared to the Stihls he had been used to.
I always thought the name ECHO was a weird choice. I am not familiar with the log cabin adventure. The reason for the ECHO saw being easier starting as well as long lasting was of the exceptional build quality and components. Stihl had a lot of high quality parts in the saws at the same time frame, but the ignition systems were substandard, and the designs were complicated and used too many parts, as well as outdated technology. They did work and last a long time, but were hard to work on and also hard starting. I am not sure of the first electronic ignitions in the Kioritz saws. My 40V and my Craftsman 4.3 both use points ignition. These are the only two Kioritz saws I have.
Echo is an odd choice. I have an Echo weedwhacker but have never had one of their saws. Some guys who work on saws, agree with you about the Stihls being overly complicated, and hard to work on. That's why some prefer to work on Huskys, Jonsereds, and others. Since you've worked on quite a few saws, what saw make or model do you think is the easiest to work on?
The saws that I find the easiest to work on are mostly my old McCulloch's. Simple, well engineered, and high quality materials. Surprisingly, a couple of my Stihls are fairly easy to work on, such as my 031 and 034, but many others Stihls are terrible to work on. I haven't had any Husky's for a very long time, and haven't worked on any for a long time either, so I have no opinion at this time. I have never had or worked on a Jonsereds, so again no opinion. Some of the Homelites were easy to work on, but some others were terrible.
I have been busy on axes, recently. I picked up a broad axe off eBay. It had been painted and they left the rust, underneath. I figure it is close to 200 years old. It was hand forged, so it is old. I have the rust off of it, now. I still have to reset the bevel on the cutting side and flatten the back side. Some idiot had tried to put a bevel on the back side but I will get rid of it.
I miss the high idle lever on all saws but STIHL still has one on most of their saws for the most part. That JD saw is probably from the mid 1980s from the type of chain guard it has. By the 90’s they had chain breaks on just about every saw.😂❤
Nice find on the axe. My JD 40V saw was made around 1980 to 1983 I believe. The bar on it is not the original. The original bar and chain were 1/4" and rusted solid. I put the 3/8" low profile bar and chain and clutch drum on it. It is now a really handy little saw.
@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 it’s about like my 021 and probably smaller than my 024 and 025. You can usually tell the age of a saw by the safety measures installed on it. I have never thrown a chain, so that. Rap is wasted on me. Slipped a few but not to the extent that I threw them. That is pure carelessness or lack of attention. You can easily tell when they get loose or worn beyond their useful life. Only idiots or newbies throw chains.
The Stihl 021 is the closest to the JD 40V chainsaw, as they are about the same displacement. You are mostly correct about chains being thrown , but there are some exceptions. I have two saws that will always throw the chain in the right circumstances. Both are crappy low end Poulans with safety chains that the safety rakers are too high. When doing side cuts in harder woods, the bar and chain start bouncing so much that the chain always comes off. The other time these two pieces of crap throw the chain is when cutting rotten wood. The roller tips binds up with sawdust and stops turning and the chains comes off. The bars and chains have only a few hours of use, so wear is not a problem. I have put on non safety chains on both saws and the problem is solved, even though the bars and chain are of inferior quality.
@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 if you are throwing chains then you set them to loose or they have problems with the chain, sprocket or bar. I find it hard to fathom it is operator error, but it could be.
The only times I have had saws that throw chains have all had the same type of big raker safety chains on them. They all would come off doing side cuts in fairly hard wood. The same situation happened in all 3 saws that had those chains. The rakers catch and bind in the cut, causing the bar to start bouncing around and the chain coming off. My 031 did it only once, even with a brand new bar, but old chain. The other two are the crappy Poulans with cheapo soft bars and the same crappy chain.. All three had the chains tensioned properly. Once the chains were replaced with non safety chains, none of them have tossed a chain. You haven't experienced the problem since all your saws have good bars and chains.
I kind of wonder if the JD i have is a Kioritz, it kind of reminds me of the one your using here, i have yet to gain possession yet but hopefully this coming month its a 66sv and i think it's like 60cc not quite sure but it's similar to yours
When you get it, it will say on the builders plate where it was manufactured. Remington built JD saws were made here in the USA, the Kioritz saws came from Japan, and the EFCO saw were from Italy. Most likely yours is a KIORITZ.
I was told by a John Deere equipment small garden tractor lawn equipment dealer the John Deere made a twin cylinder chainsaw you said they're pretty unique have you ever seen one and what are they like I suppose they're that same manufacturers that kiyoshi or whatever you call it
I have seen some of the twin cylinder Kioritz built saws, but I have never had or used one. Kioritz bought out Shindaiwa, and the larger Kioritz saws were those designs at one time.
I would bet he is right, as Echo made a 2 cylinder horizontally opposed engine saw.
I have the Echo version. It's unique and somewhat rare. Not a great saw but it's a novelty. Similar sized single cylinder saws from other manufacturers definitely out perform it.
It would be interesting to know why they built these small 2 cylinder saws. My guess is that it was to make a smooth running saw. Every saw company made some dud's over the years.
I'm sure they did it to reduce vibration, but as you say the negatives; increased weight, complexity, size, etc., must be why they dropped that design.