/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1712769
if its not a Pro version your gonna have a bad time

>>1712769
worked rebuilding a aluminium plant once. the ovens was powered 950V 160k A through 30cm wide 120cm high aluminium girders. the guys doing the demolition part used stihl chansaws on the aluminium girders. they where the only saws that didnt explode or seize up too often. some of them even lasted a day or two going full throttle cutting metal.

Twice, I have cleaned
the air filter
the spark arrestor
Fuel lines/filter
And the carburetor
I can start it but, but it dies when I give it throttle
It worked great until it didn’t.
In other forums, they suggest buying a new carburetor for $20-$30 instead of trying to clean the old one because of the labor involved.

>>1712927
yes buy a 20 dollar carb. that ill fix 99 percent of 2 stroke problems.

>muh dealer said
shut the fuck up

>>1712769
>fuck off southern hemisphere
Fuck you too, mate

>>1712927
Need to check for compression with a gauge, not just your thumb.

Mine had a fucked up bore and cylinder. It got exhaust shit on the exhaust port that opened over the cylinder, seized the rings, and scratched the bore.

(Thanks dad) (sort of for real, it did cut down one more tree after I smoothed put the cylinder and freed the rings)

>>1712954
i'm not your mate you filthy abbo

I want a small chainsaw for clearing trails and cutting lanes at my hunt club and Im real interested in the Dewalt 60v saw because im already invested in the Flexvolt line for work. Anyone have one? Ive heard the power is good but the durability is so so.
Im gay too btw if that matters.

>>1712769
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Their old saws where the best. My old man spent 800 bucks on a saw back in the early 80's and that fucking thing still works better than our newer saws. It probably has 10k hours on it. Fucking believable.

>>1712999
It's lower-speed but torquier than a comparable gas chainsaw. Works well for everything I've tried (clearing dead/damaged trees, pruning, brush removal). The battery platform is great for short-duration intermittent use, where the lack of engine-related issues is nice. As you said, it's powerful, but that comes at the price of draining batteries fast, even the larger ones. It can clear a few medium size trees per battery, but it's not made to clear a swath through a forest and cut all day. You'd want a gas chainsaw for that. The casing and bucking spikes are plastic, and the bar mount is relatively light duty. Mine has no problems so far, but I haven't abused it.

>>1712999

>>1712769
I like their electrical tree pruning one. Small chain cuts pretty gud, also alright for felling smaller trees.

Also less vibrations, noise and fumes.

>>1712769
stihl ms 460 magnum master race

who here /wildland firefighter/

>>1712769
I have 261 for firewood at home. Works fine, I wouldn't recommend smaller for an acreage/ homesteading.
We use Magnums for wildfires in northern Alberta and NWT. I couldn't justify buying one for personal use as it would be overkill. They are the cats ass if your rich.

>>1712982
im not your abbo, you bloody wanker

>>1712999
id bet i could clear that shit with a machete and and axe

>>1712769
>Thoughts on pic related ?
Seems solid enough. Just do good maintenance, wear proper PPE, and have a spotter.

>>1712778
That's more about duty cycle really. You have to stop, take a break, wait for the saw to cool off, and continue when it is cool enough. Crew bosses don't like that, if they are not the ones paying for the saws, but if they are then they usually want you do that. Sometimes big companies are like, "fuck it, here's you new saw for the next 3 hours."

>>1712999

>>1712927

>Because of the labour involved

You can rebuild that carb in 15 mins.

>>1712769
Got the biggest one Stihl the shop had.
36" bar. Runs amazing, though it would take a big man to run it all day every day

>>1716467
This is /diy/ my man. Everyone here is the best there is and makes $200/hr, with a 2 hour minimum. That measly 15 minutes you're making light of? That's $400 here.

>>1716617

My local shop still sells 070's right next to the 880's

>>1716622

Yet you don't have Eduardo just cut the tree?

In my experience Echo makes the best non-pro saws these days. My CS 590 is incredible next to my Dad's consumer grade Stihl.

>>1716617
I do but I do everything with a 18" bar
I have a 32" bar that I use occasionally but I can't find the skip tooth chain, the normal chain is too much load on the smaller Stihl (382 in the picture, I used to work with a 064), but I have a 070 with 25" bar that does the job