Not at all. I just find your case to be the extreme exception. Never heard of a saw making 2000+ hours without a clutch drum, recoil, rings, carb etc… What brand and model? because I'm gonna buy a few. Like I said, cool story. lol
I'm not sure why you think I'm making this stuff up, but here's some info so you can either go out and buy a few saws or at least fuck off and die a happy man:
Both saws are Stihl FS250's - I've gone through a few angle drives, shafts and a snapped throttle cable but the powerheads are still in fantastic shape mechanically. I know you're probably itching to point out that these aren't chainsaws, and that's a good point, except that I'm only sharing my info about performing the muffler mod and it's effects on carb adjustment. As far as I know people muffler mod everything from hedge trimmers to chainsaws to leaf blowers and the mechanics are all the same.
So now, you're all set. You can go out and buy a couple of saws or at least tell your friends about some saws that made it past 2k hrs with little work. When you tell the story though, don't forget to include the part where you had to try and insult and argue with someone on the internet about it, because you know, that's a really important part :lol:
Anyways, I've wasted enough time in this thread. For anyone buying a saw and wanting to open up the muffler, let er rip!