STIHL CHAINSAW'S Dirty Little Secret
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Protect your round files in drinking straws so they aren't dulling one another in the plastic bag.
Wow thank you I love this. Great idea.
But that sharpens them.... Lol
@@jonyemm 🤔🤯🧐😅
@@davidfultz6483 that sad part is i literally seen someone mention that on a forum once when someone asked about sharpening their files. One guy said he just leaves his loose in a drawer and them sliding around as he opens and closes the draw sharpens them. I didn't waste my time trying to explain anything to him.
Good ONE, Bro!
I've always heard the still spiked on the chainsaw are called "Dogs"
You would be correct
' Dawgs '
We call them bucking spikes.
STIHL's term is "bumper spike".
Dogs
i've owned stihl's for years and have never had any problem with them other than regular maintenance things. one of the best chainsaws made in my opinion
100% agree.
You know ive been a husqvarna guy for 18 years. There some damn good saws. However I just got my first stihl last month Ms362c. I'm fixing to buy another stihl, LOL!
That's the exact saw I bought in October. It is an absolute stud for its size class.
Maybe it's the newer ones. I have an old 028 Super and it still works great. I bought the last one when the 026 was coming out. Glad I did, they were the same price. I did have to re-build the carb once though because of ethanol. It's very easy to do BTW. DIY vids are on YT. It's the metering diaphragm that goes bad. I only use premium gas now and marine grade stabilizer.
026 for 28 years, carb when ethanol first became a problem. Stihl running, as of Saturday.
The whole vapor lock deal is dumb, the videos that I've seen, where the saws do this, the saw has been left in the sun thus causing gas vapor to build up. The videos show the person going to open the tank and they do it super fast which lets out all the pressure at once, which in turn sprays them. I did 4 years of non active fire, fire mitigation with a local company, and the main thing they told us about the Sthil saws was not to leave them in the sun. With some of the extreme heat we were working in (115 degrees+), plus leaving your saw in the hot sun, after running straight for an hour could cause low level fuel boiling. Which in turn, if the gas cap was open fast with out venting the pressure first, could spray in your face, with the potential to melt your skin (Yikes). If you flip up the handle and turn the cap 1/4 turn it will vent, then you can open it fully to fuel or do whatever you need to do.
I got sprayed once, when a coworker used my saw. I had left mine in the shade, as co-boss of the crew, I had to step away to help someone who had hurt their ankle, and while i was gone from the site (2+ hrs), a fellow crew member had used my saw. They had left it in the sun after that, then stuck it in the shade just minutes before I returned to it. When I picked it up I realized that is was light like it needed to be refueled. So I carried it to the fueling area (near our vehicles on a tarp) and set it down across from our crew boss. I quickly opened the cap, not knowing that it had been left in the sun, and got a face full of what little gas remained in the tank. It was sure hot, but not quite face melting hot yet. My crew boss scrabbled over to me, to see if I needed to be medevac-ed to the hospital, I had pretty bad burns on my lower face (thank god for eye protection), but nothing that required a medevac, via helicopter. Any ways I have rambled quite enough, just let the tank vent first before popping it open! Oh one more thing, heres a video of some of the work we did. Enjoy!
ruclips.net/video/x4HfvTZ9Zbg/видео.html
Love it....every time I get my camera out the wind starts howling! And my rooster starts crowing!!
Hey Stoney Ridge! I’m a trucker fan, I enjoy watching your videos
I live in London, I don't know why I'm watching a video about chain saws... but I'm glad I am.
slipstreamjc get out there and enjoy the forest!
Me too! The closest we come to a wildland fire is when kids set light to the bin outside the co op 😂
trees don't fall in jolly ole England. good to know.
MrCheckitout123 wow that almost made sense...... keep trying there sport you will get it one day.
yeah that was a pretty goofed comment.
Stihl MS290 user here. I cut 10 to 15 cd wood per year, and have NEVER had any sort of problem such as fuel splashing out of the saw, or so on. No mysteries, no faults....this saw has been 100% dependable in all conditions for 5+ years. Choke it, 3 pulls to first start...flip to 'run', and first pull - every time, hot or cold out. Original spark plug. This is one hell of a piece of machinery, from my point of view.
Day and nigh pro and home use 290 vs ms461 iron Mike Tyson saw know out power lots of it and that trippy timing and hot 🔥 exsust gas injection system stratification it's a saw on steroids the ms 461 holy moly and what is sad it discontinued but if you own one all you have to do is take care of it because it can be rebuilt usually piston and rings and they still have sleeves put in the cylinders so your soul will last for a lifetime it's just that you can't go out and buy one I may be wrong on the sleeve replacement I believe it's just honing and putting another piston in and if you did that just one more time that means you going to get another 20 years out of your saw if you take care of it right the first 20 and one more 20 laughing out loud it really depends on how much you use it I'm going to say you'll get every bit of 10 -12 more years the second round if you rebuild that saw piston and rings and Reed valve new carburetor flywheel and all the timing mechanism stays good forever as long as you keep it clean in there the worst thing could go wrong as a coil and most any of the bigger saws they're all the same as a four-pole coil
Dad was a hotshot for 20 years, a jumper for two seasons. When he taught my how to run a saw, it was his 044 magnum. My current boss, another forest service vet, his favorite saws are his pair of 044 magnums.
Just a very balanced saw, can run it all day, have enough power you need for 95% of trees in my area, and it doesn't seem to vibrate as much as the newer 461s (another great saw btw).
Last items to suggest: two extra fuel filters and something to fish out the old one (filter) in the tank. A stiff wire with a hook bend in it?
Depending on your air filter type, how about a stiff toothbrush for cleaning air filters?
And some hemostats/medical forceps (You can find cheap ones at swap meets or gunshows).
Not a logger but worked on a lot of demo saws and chainsaws. Small, cheap hemostats are your friend when dealing with fuel lines and fitting them into the tank, and onto the primer bulb and carb fittings. Look for the ones with rounded jaws.
Hemostats sold at Walmart in the fishing equipment as "hook removers"
Michael Dougfir damn, i always stuck my finger in and snaked out the filter.
Ronald Reed: Hi Ron,
Through the years I have used many brands and types of chainsaw. With a number of them I did just as you said. However the configuration of some saws fights against this. So it's no problem to get the fuel filter with a hooked wire. Why would anyone speak against this?
In addition, I carry a few more parts than I could use because some woodsmen need an occasional rescue. It is my pleasure to help my neighbour, but you never know what type of saw they will have. It's like carrying jumper cables or a tow chain in your truck. Sometimes using them is for someone elses benefit. Not yours.
This is more like helping your neighbour, not your ego. Ego is dangerous in the woods and has no place there.
A lot of guys in the woods have some wacky ideas about various things. If I help them out, I can often give them the secondary benefit of my experience. Otherwise they, and even some RUclipsrs, don't always listen very well.
You love listen to the sound of your own voice shut the hell up
I call BS we use stihls all day everyday commercially and we have absolutely no issues with vapor locking and we are at 10,000 ft above sea level.
Yeah I never had an issue, used an 044/046 064 commercially since 1998 and never once had a vapor lock issue. Or a gas cap issue, maybe the new ones with the floppy caps?
Personally encountered some issues last summer on some crazy hot days where if the saw was left in the sun it would vapour lock. Was two different Sthil saws and one guy with a husky. All saws doing the same thing.
Stihl is at the mercy of the EPA, the clean air gurus don't want chainsaws to vent any hydrocarbons into the atmosphere, so this is why one way check valves are used in tank vents creating a huge fire safety issue. It's not just Stihl though. Safety gas cans also a huge problem, no vent cap. When your 2 gal. can becomes a 3 gal. can while sitting in the sun, yep huge problem.
I asked grand dad "grand dad, why did you buy an aluminum wedge?" And grand dad said "SHUT UP AND GET BACK TO WORK!!!!"
Chicken Fried Bobcat. ...yup 😇👍
Your granddad sounds like my dad.
Just bought my 1st chainsaw, I am glad I ran into your videos. I have learned a lot and I am fortunate not to have started cutting until I watch what's needed before cutting. There is much more to this then I ever thought. Thank you.
Those spikes are called “dogs”
Not by the manufacturer, they are bucking /felling spikes.
Austin, you should try to make a youtube video just for the fun of it., Don't even publish it, just set up a camera then try filming yourself describe or teach something. I think you might be surprised how stupid you suddenly become. it happens to everyone.
If you knew so much PLEASE make a video.... oh wait your just jealous and can't :O
Beat me to it...
He's done a lot of videos where he has got the name right. It's not that he doesn't know it. I like Cody's videos because he does long cuts and shows his mistakes. He could do 2 minute cuts and get everything spot on but he is human. I mean, this is youtube, he could have just paused it, googled it and done another take.
Great video! I carry about the same thing, other things I like to have are a thin file to clean up the bar just in case the chain way gets a bur in it, a small tube of grease to apply to the roller bearing at the end of the day, some fuel tank sealant in case of a tank crack, and a torx screw driver to be able to remove any screws on the saw. I love my Stihl 660.
I've been cutting with chain saws for over 40 years and have owned many brands. My very first saw was a Stihl 041G with a large bow on it. Bows were used for short wood pulpwood harvesting. That "G" on the "041G" stands for a gear saw. There was a gearbox built onto the side of the saw which reduced the chain speed but increased torque dramatically. You could lay the bow on a log at idle and give it the gas and the chain would start cutting immediately. It wouldn't hang up and bog the engine down as a non-gear. Despite being a great saw it vibrated quite a bit and would often back out screws which held the saw together. It was a constant maintenance task. To attest to the toughness of Stihl chain saws, the previous owner of the G saw had run straight gas in it and it locked up. The repair shop wanted hundreds of dollars to fix it. I bought it for $25 from the individual, took it apart, replaced the piston ring, fired it up, and began cutting. I ran it for 15 years thereafter. That saw has since been retired and I currently run two other Stihl's: a 72cc 038 Magnum and a 026.
Obviously there are the Husqvarna users who tout their brand but I've always stuck with Stihls. I used to work at a distribution center for a major tool sales company. While walking by the docks one day I saw container after container of Husqvarna saws being off loaded from China. I also observed all of the Husqvarna's in the Returns department. I'll never buy a consumer grade Husqvarna simply for those observations.
I just started checking out your videos. I like them, I laugh sometimes when you say things like a real man. My Grandpa who taught me to fall trees and work in the woods. Responsible foresting trees for lumber and pulp for the paper mills. He would always say when I would ask him about using the safety things out there for cutting, real men don't need those things. Later on in life I noticed these real men would be half death, missing toes or other things would be wrong. I'm glad to see you are actually using the proper gear. It took me going in the army to see safety gear is a good thing. I also like how your teaching your boy and you showing it here helps me to see how I can teach my boys. Good job thanks for the videos.
Love this video! Last weekend I got qualified as a Sawyer 1 with Team Rubicon. We primarily use Stihl MS261Cs but we also use the 441c and 461cs. Those saws are gigantic. They are an order of magnitude greater in power in all respects. My respect for folks that can manage those has certainly increased.
Casey those are still only medium saws to most guys who do trees on a daily basis. I use a MS 650 and MS 661 every day.
Thanks.
You haz herd of Stihl MS 880? Taller than a man!
+Fritz How about a Stihl 090? 137CC rated @ 13 HP, 30.6 lbs. (powerhead only) verses 880 with 121.6CC rated @ 8.6 HP, 22.3 lbs. (powerhead only)
This guy has told me so much stuff in a very short space of time. If it was my first day on the job, I would love to be trained by this guy!
Hello Cody, I agree with everything you have said but I would recommend a stump vise. It is a fancy thing I know I don’t need but it really does make sharpening in the field a lot more enjoyable. Keep up the good work
Great video! I don’t need a big saw, love my Stihl 028 & 028 Super. My friend who owned an old time hardware store steered me that direction 30 years ago & never regretted it. I’ve cut down 36” diameter oaks with these saws. Both are still going strong. I believe their among the best medium saws Stihl ever made.
Kaw River Chopper I have an 028AV Wood Boss and love it.
Bought a new 034 farm boss in 93. It cut 25 to 30 cord of firewood a year until 2010. I put a spark plug in it once.
In '90 I bought the new MS 024 AV - Electronic.
A new carb-set & sparkplug (plus 40 cm bar and chaines) were the only items to replace. It's still doing it's job as it was a new. No scratches on the piston & super compression. I do use the original Stihl two-stroke oil.... My dealer said that 024-026-028 were the best Stihl ever made. I should hang on to the 024 'for life'... his words.
I agree they are good saws but I think if you guys try an 036 Pro, MS360, 046, or a MS460, you would throw rocks at your 028's and 024's. The four I mentioned were more expensive but weigh hardly any more than the 028 and have twice the power. To each their own.
I live in Stuttgart near Waiblingen where Stihl saws are produced. I run vegetable oil in my Stihl to keep my bar and chain oiled. Dolmar is a brand of Chainsaw. Probably call the gas/oil can a Dolmar like we say Kleenex to any tissue.
Dolmar is also the name of the mountain in Germany, from which the saw company chose to use as it's name, as the company was located nearby.
davidhintz1 I'll bet it smells like fried chicken after cutting a few trees?
Veg oil has no tack, use bio based BAR oil much better. knew a guy who ran veg oil all his bars were burnt.
Veggie oil? Lol. Good bar oil is real sticky.
I have always filled the oil chamber first! on all my chainsaws and I have never had the trouble of fuel spurting out on any of my saws including all the various Stihls I have owned and used extensively over many years.
Dad spent many summer months fighting fire in western states. I clearly remember the smell of slurry and burnt Nomex. As a fire boss, he had a couple of guys who could run a saw like a brain surgeon. They could make a tree fall like a figure skater...up hill.
He used a fire rake or a pulaski. Down South, his nickname was "Little Dozer." He raked a line around small fires in his church clothes, much to mom's displeasure.
Can you help me to get a chainsaw Stihl chainsaw your program is very informative I do not even know where to buy one I cannot afford an expensive one just a good one enough
I don't have a number for them are there any us
my job on fighting forest fires was running the fireplow-a 1968 john deere 350 with a home made 6' V-blade on the front and a plow on the back(that info for those that don't know about fireplow lol)
@ 14:55 Time for a three part video series on re-pointing the edge on those orange wedges.
you're a good man, you and me had words over something a while back...I thought you were just blowing smoke and this video proves me wrong...I apologize and appreciate the fact that you put out quality content
The firefighter videos are some of my favorite! Thanks for the info and overview. Very informative!
I am excited because I am being promoted in the Maryland Park Service. Now I get to take the Wildfire training and hopefully this time next year get to get out there and do my part. Thank you for these videos because they have helped me to be better at my job.
Stihl's little secret? Not hardly. The Forestry Service in letter 7100 March 21, 2018 concerning "geysering" like you mentioned are in error. For a number of years the Wildfire S-212 course which is required for all Forest Service firefighters operating chainsaws specifically addressed the issue of fuel spraying and how to very easily avoid it. Firefighters were instructed to allow the saw to cool before refueling, as with virtually all manufacturers of gas engines made today, Never fill a hot engine. For unknown reasons which no one has commented on, that part of the training in the S-212 course was dropped in 2012 and has only been re-introduced just lately. Stihl chainsaws are very well designed and compliant with ANSI chainsaw standards. ALL Stihl saws are equipped with a venting system that allows fuel to flow into the carburetor preventing leakage. Some manufacturers use two-way vents which allow the risk of uncontrolled fuel leakage. The Forest Service has relied on Stihl equipment for decades and has an approximate 7,500 chainsaws. Buy Stihl. There is no "Dirty Little Secret", just a lack of proper training and common sense.
This guy is something else. I think he watches other RUclips videos then tries to put it all together like he knows something.
Plus when you're refueling you're either dry or there's so little left it's not an issue. Common sense always taught me to slowly open any gas cap that COULD be under pressure. Stihl all the way!
I have been a professional timber cutter since 1978. I have used STIHL for almost all of that time and never had a problem with the "geysering" issue. I generally don't waste time fueling my saw unless it runs out....
Roy Hendrick III, the problem with running it out is you are leaning the saw out a little every time you do that. Over time you are causing light scoring that will reduce compression and shorten life.
Lol Randy prolly Ceo of Sthil
Log Teeth or pivoting claws
Thank you for covering how the western firefighter is decked out and trained. I appreciate you. From my teens I'm up into my 30's, i spent 21 years as a volunteer Rescue/Firefighter. I was raised visiting a fire-station; after school every day, so it was in my blood! I was a journeyman Machinist/Tool & Die Maker and switched professions when we wrte forced to share trade secrets abroad, and I went to Electrician, and I spent the next 30 years patching circuits. My true love, though, was fighting fire and Rescuing the helpless!
I, very much, appreciate the Professional Firefighters. I never got paid for firefighting, and when my town changed-over to paid, from privately owned, they asked me to come on and I declined. Is told them I HAD A JOB...I couldn't come in just anytime because of that, but mainly, I did the Fire ans Rescue because I Loved It! I could MAKE A DIFFERRNCE, and it not been be a MONEY THING. I've missed it, a long time! I still give the thumbs-up as they sirene by! I'm too old, now...anyway. I'm close to 70. Thanks again, for all you do!
Could you do a video talking about ticks? Your experiences with them, etc? You must've come in contact with quite a few.
You should carry extra starter pawls and a spring clip. They break and the saw won't start without them. I usually just carried a complete starter in my pack for speed and simplicity. You also need a torx driver in your kit to work on the saw and keep the screws tight. You should check all the screws you can see every time you do maintenance.
what about the filing tool that you have shown in a previous video ? didnt you say that it is working fast and great. why dont use that
mf hero check the latest comments on that video. A stihl rep commented. Always best to bring a conventional file.
“Bucking spikes” or also I’ve heard them called “log dogs”
Also “felling spikes”
I recommend an extra circlip for the clutch drum. Ive seen it many times where it flies off into the bush never to be seen again
The best saw bar covers I've ever used were sections of old firehose with a couple of relief cuts to make them slip on and off easy. Firehose is tuff stuff but you can crease it with an old iron to make it form fit.
Be a knot bumper on a landing for a summer and you will learn how to sharpen an saw LOL.
how close are you going to be standing to a ignition source when you are going to refuel your saw i under stand that its a problem but really how if you are going to be pouring gas into the saw i cant imagine that you would be standing right next the a fire where the vapor lock would be a problem
Exactly. The bigger problem is probably the gas spilled over your clothes, which doesnt evaporate fast enough before you go back near the fire (not meaning a big fire but perhaps a burnt and still glowing tree that you are cutting out of the way).
Not to mention, if your fueling your saw, wouldn't it be empty and just be "vapor". "Just gotta stop here for a minute and put fuel in my saw that's half full"
Love how you say you have never seen a husquvarna on a fire but have a video of you near the homestead at a fire useing a husky and several other videos of huskys on fires. Including one in your own engine.
Teach these wildfire guys to read, the warning label clearly reads "don't open near open flame..."
LOL that's kind of problematic for the wildfire guys...since the reason they are there is to get an open forest fire under control, they are often near open flames all day long. It's not like they can just jump in the truck and just move back away from a little bon fire or something, so they can service their saw.
We refuel in the black, so this is not an issue. We don’t bring the fuel canister near the fire line...
John C. Jenkins, II
Yes indeed, we walk away from the fire to service the saws.
@@paftaf but if your saw sprays you with gas, you probably don’t wanna rush back up to a fire after.
@@elliotaddler2302
True.
What happened to the Stihl Chainsaw chain sharpener?
Wondering the same thing. It may be too long to fit in the bag.
Will - he got laughed at by the pros the first time he pulled it out! 😂
Of all the brands of chainsaws I've used, I found Stihl to be the best.
You ain't tryed jonsereds
I like my Husqvarna more than my Stihl. But my husky is a pro saw, and my Stihl is a mid range. Same cc's but the husky packs way more punch, and is bomb proof.
Try some others
@@dmythica My Stihl is pro grade so that probably makes all the difference
Chainsaw preference is like car/truck preference, everybody has their own. Stihl, Husky, Echo vs Chevy, Ford, Dodge. On a personal level I’ve had both Stihl’s and Husky’s in home owner, farm and pro saw classes. All are comparable but my absolute fav go to saw, without a doubt, is a Stihl MS-261CM with an 18” bar and full chisel chain. It’s an awesome piece of equipment.
I am a professional arborist and use various Stihls both pro and consumer models and have never experienced this., I have just purchased 2 new trimming saws and don't experience vapor lock. The saws work great, cut well and are reliable. leave it to the government to cry wolf when experiencing any problem.
I am a city worker its not a problem for me but i have had it happen
My 2017 391 sprays fuel when you open the fuel tank when its hot.
That watch is bothering you
it's too heavy
Probably a gift, its kinda huge.
It Drives Me Nuts Watching Him Shake It All The Time, Even Distracting.
When I'm working and my hands are all dirty I can't be bothered to take out my phone and I quicky check the time on my wrist. It's also a great fashion accessory, haha
clearly not working real dirt if you can manage to keep a watch on your wrist
The name of the "Dollmar" gas can comes from the German Dollmar Company (now a part of Makita), a producer of chainsaws. They were the first ones to sell a double can like the one you use.
Great Video!
Interesting. Dolmar is owned by Makita. Pretty certain Makita has been slowly fading out the Dolmar name. German made professional grade chainsaws. Love mine
Dolmar sold those double gas/oil cans and their name was stamped into them.
After a while they just got to be called Dolmars.
whats the point, is it bar oil?
@@cindybarth8910 Yes. 2.5 gallons of gas and a gallon of bar oil. When I cut professionally, I ran a Stihl 064 with a 36" bar, and this would get me through 6 hours of cutting. When I cut, OSHA only allowed 6 hours. So we packed into our unit on our time. Then they wanted 6 hours as fast as you could cut, with no breaks except to quickly gas up or change a chain. Then pack back out on your time. You end up with 7 hours of work, 4 hours of driving, and an hour of chain grinding, jug filling, etc. Hard 12 hour days.
@@yotaismygame I started with a Husky, then moved to Stihl. (less vibration) Mostly an 064 with 36" bar. But also ran a big Sachs Dolmar with a 60" bar for when we got into big timber. Not many people have heard of them.
Thank you for the info! I'm trying to learn all I can for the fire department and there is a lot of factors I havnt thought of. Love the setup!
Thanks. I enjoy your videos. I respect your presentations. You forest firefighters are all heroes. You all put your lives on the line every time you go out. Sadly, we lost some in Ca. this year. A couple of years back, some pilots were lost when they made a pass to drop their load of retardant on a fire up near Ukiah. Terrible. These fires are living, breathing beasts that consume everything in their path and have no mercy. I still find it hard to believe what happened in Santa Rosa last year. Entire residential neighborhoods were consumed. Thank you for your service.
Great video!!
I started carrying extra chainsaw parts cause of an old video you did. And I was like that makes sense to have those when your miles away from a trail head. That is miles away from nowhere. Which is miles away from somewhere. That’s not near anything.
There is a video about an improvised chainsaw vise from a tree stump that was really useful. Cut a tree down that is like 4” round. Cut it like elbow high. And you can wedge the chainsaw bar in it to work on it easily. I think it was by Swedish homestead or something like that.
What about a Stump Vise?
Do you use one or sharpen on the Saw?
I've gone thru the firefighters school and the only thing they didn't teach us was how to properly use ur chainsaw-they asked the class how many of us had at least 100 hours on using a chainsaw-all the class-and thats why they didn't teach chainsaw use-however when i was working as a forest ranger i wasn't allowed to use the chainsaw because i didn't receive that training(I've had over 1000hours on chainsaw usage
+Idus Welton
You know what you don't have enough hours of? Putting periods at the end of sentences.
Did you forget how to write or just ignorant?
I can never learn enough about chainsaw safety, thanks, well done
Thank you Sir. I don't plan on going Fire Fighting, but your incite helps at least to understand what the job entails and the thought process.Great video/
Cheer.
You might consider tying a chip brush on a cord attached to your fuel/oil can so you can dust off the sawdust off before adding fuel or oil.
A golf ball with a small hole drilled in it makes a fantastic file handle. They are free if you walk the edges of a golf course.
As a newbie Sawyer, did Wranglerstar make that bug eyes goggles faux pas?
What's the faux pas?
Carrying the goggles on top of the helmet. He speaks about it in the video, doing so crushes the foam around the rim of the goggles, making them not seal correctly to your face.
Thanks. Must have missed tht part. I bought a pair of these based on his recommendation, so I'm glad the "faux pas" isnt' a major flaw or something.
It's a major user error.
Another great feature you did not mention on your saw is that wrap around handle. When I was on a type-1 and crew. I worked my way onto the saw. When I was on the line I carried extra parts for the soccer teams. You may want to get a fuel filter and an extra cap. That is a lot of stuff for one man to carry plus his line gear. You are a stud, Thanks for the great content keep up the good work. Congratulations on 1 million subscribers. You are a valuable asset to RUclips
@wranglestar your vids are great, u present really well with good informal details. keep up the good work mate.
Wearing the goggles on the hard hat also stretches the elastic out. Becomes less effective over time.
Lmao who cates
@ 15:30 Leave the file handle at home and take a golf ball with you. Just drill the proper sized hole for the tang. Half the size and weight and you may learn to prefer the shape.
Cody even did a video on that. I was taken back when his kit failed to have it and failed to have a device from another video about the Stihl chain sharpener. Guess it turned out to be something bad for him?
That’s one of those why didn’t think of that tips ; thank you
I made one of those aluminum ax carriers for my forest ax when working trees around the homestead and I love it. Sit, squat, bend over - it never gets in the way or falls out but is right there when I need it at a natural reach. Smartest, non-common sense thing I've ever come across.
add some e clips to your replacement kit sometimes they can shoot out when you’re trying to put it back in..
He said, "reach a round!"
Did anyone else notice he makes a video about his saw kit every fire season, like pretty much the same video every year.
i guess he does add a few things to it every year but its like deja vu every year
Thank you for this video. I learned a few things. Wranglerstar, do you have any experience doing exhaust modifications on Stihl chainsaws? What are your thoughts and/or experience with exhaust mods?
I've always worn my eye wear around my neck to keep it out of the way. I got the habit from snowboarding/ motorcycle riding. Whenever I don't I lose them. Also it's more convenient than having to remove your hat/helmet to get the elastic where it needs to be.
MAybe chain saw guys that have goggles for 5 days a year put them around their necks but Ironworkers that use their burning goggles every day for years on end put then on their hard hat. . When you need them, you need them right now. ot after taking off your hard hat and fiddeling with them. (Been on the steel since 1965)
"Dolmar" is the style of gas can made by "Dolmar", as in "Sachs Dolmar", a German chainsaw manufacturer. In 1927, Emil Lerp, the founder of Dolmar, developed the world's first gasoline-powered chainsaw and mass-produced them. The Sachs Dolmar company was sold to Japanese tool manufacturer Makita in 1991.
yes I agree and I was dolmar dealer until they left the usa market was the best saw I ever had the dolmar I also have some old sachs dolmar including the 166 was the best saw ever made I have had all the others and stihl always let me down
Love the chainsaw videos, I found this channel searching for chainsaw tips, keep em coming.
hey, Cody, I've been watching you for some time now and would lie to know what your thoughts are on the Stihl 045 supersaw know it is older but it seem to be a great saw for large trees that a small landowner might need without spendng
No...your oil tank is half the size and needs filled everytime but uses half as much in volume as the fuel and the reason for a 2:1 fuel tank (Dolmar)
What he said isn't incorrect. It just wasn't the best explanation.
Put a 3-4 '' Broken piece of hack saw blade in the kit the broken end digs out the bar chain slot a clean slot is a cooler bar because more oil can flow ,some bar edges turn blue from over tightened chain /dirty slot
When did he talk about chain saws? all i saw was a running advert about a half a dozen other products loosely related to the topic in the description?
That is a nice video for tree fallers and for the home owners as well who use chainsaws for cutting down trees. I have a Stihl chainsaw which is difficult to crank and is wondering why it is that way. I tried the way the guys at the repair shop showed me, but it is different than the recommended ways the saw companies recommend and I hate doing it where it is dangerous to me as the operator. After having three saws with the same problem I purchased a battery saw which only require the chain oil and it works just fine, but I can't cut large limbs or trees with it.
Dude you just did a video on how this is the end of your RUclips career until you finish your projects around the property?
Aidan McInnis Late reply: he’s about as disingenuous a RUclipsr as I have ever seen. He literally just LIES.
Don't be such a drama queen.
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Cutting your chaps shorter than the top of your boots is a bad call unless you're sure you won't hit your shin. It happened to me
Also this probably isn't a problem in your part of the country but the rattlers are bad here and it's easy to get hit when you're stomping around in brush. Good leather boots and chainsaw chaps protect your legs pretty well, unless you cut them short.
Thank you so much gave me tons of ideas now I know what I should yet I love the gas tank I really want one lol
Always love the historical or factual info.
They havent made a stihl all in one sharpener yet?
I LOVE mine for my farm boss
They have one, it's called the 2 in 1 and it's made by Pferd. I just used my Pferd one today to sharpen both my chains.
Oh, that’s not really ‘vapor-lock’ in the traditional sense. That’s pressure build due to clogging or design changes... there used to be a tiny tube with a really porous metallic filter to bleed off since the tank is pressurized by the case in 2-cycle to force fuel thru the carb.
James Larson yeah, it sounds like a lack of ventilation to me.
I was going to say the same thing. Needs to have a bleed off valve or a vent built into the cap.
I believe they don't vent to atmosphere due to EPA (and other bodies) not wanting unburnt hydrocarbons (gas fumes) going in to the atmosphere. That's also why there is limiter caps on high and low screws so the saw can not be run out of a very small window of operation..
Also the tank gets pressurized due to agitation and heat from the engine. The carburetor works off the pulse (pressure differential due to the piston moving up and down) of the engine to pump the fuel.
Chain saw fuel tanks are designed to let air into the tank to compensate for the fuel being used. It is an aggravating problem when they become clogged & the carb's fuel pump can't suck any more fuel mix from the tank. If your saws dies with plenty of fuel in the tank, & when you open the fuel cap you hear a whoosh of air entering the tank, you have a bad vent. It should start up after releasing the vacuum & run until the vacuum builds up again.
+Bradley Macaulay We can thank the California Air Resource Board (CARB) for much of the crazy regulations like the funky gas cans & such. Obama's EPA hated 2-cycle engines, they are the reason some OPE manufacturers went to a 4-cycle engine on some of their products, which you still had to add 2-cycle oil to your gas in order to lubricate the engine. The irony with those is that although they are a little cleaner running, they use much more fuel than your typical 2-cycle engine, so how is that saving the environment? I had bought a Shindaiwa hand-held blower a few years ago. The thing weighed a ton, but what really got to me was just how much fuel it burned. I bought the most basic Stihl hand-held blower last year. It is a 2-cycle, light as a feather, & uses about half as much fuel as the Shiny did.
Thanks for the video. Good to get clear straightforward information. Well done.
Wow. Stuff I’ll never use but found the information fascinating. The fire fighters working on a brush fire or the forest fires are a special breed of people. I’m so grateful for all the work they do here in California and around the world.
Cody, how about a bar-type grease gun for those bearings in case you do need them. It can force the grease into the bearings.
Stihl bars don't have a grease point in the bar tips like Husky one's do, just another point for dirt and debris to get into the rotor tip.
not all bars have a greasable nose sprocket. I can't see one on his bar, but I could be wrong as I didn't see it up close
Bradley Macaulay: You are right Bradley. Stihl gave up the greasable bar tip years ago. Personally I don't like sealed bearings. I like to do the maintenance so I know it is done, and have some idea of the condition of those bearings.
When the bearings on a roller tip or sprocket tip fail, that roller or sprocket may be spinning very fast, and sometimes they come speeding out. I don't like to be there when that happens. My brother had the 440 and the bar tip locked up. Without a grease hole there was no way to maintain that bar tip. It cost him a whole new bar.
I have used many saws, and have never seen another brand where you could not grease and maintain the tip. Not sure why Stihl gave those up years ago. My 051 had a greasable tip. It was quite old, but well maintained.
The sprocket on the end of the bars are lubed by the chain bar oil. If the chain is not being lubed, the sprocket is not either. No matter the saw used, in wildland fire fighting, the bar and chain should be inspected and cleaned to prevent loss of lubrication, and to ensure the equipment will be reliable, every single night.
"DAWGS"
Great video Cody, I was recently told by my local saw dealer that the Forest Service is buying all Husqvarna saws now. So even though they are a Stihl dealer and Stihl won't let them display Huskys out front, they are keeping them in stock in the back. What they didn't tell me was why the government quit buying Stihl. So thanks for that info.
Have a husq mower junk junk
I'll never by a hush anything ever again. Also I have seen 3_4hasq
That caught on fire
I carry in my tool box a large size nut like 1/2 inch that will slip over the bar nut studs holding the cover on that you have to remove to change chains. I take the cover off and immediately slip the larger nut on a stud and then tighten down the bar with a regular bar nut. The reason you need to do that to keep the bar firmly in place is because the threads do not go all the way down to the bar. Now you can remove and install the chain quickly because the bar will not slip off the tightening tang.
why got chainsaw not chainsaw helmet whit ear and visor
Log dogs
Josh Grieco
Bucking/Felling spikes
At least that's what the manufacturer calls them....
thanks for sharing your info it's incredibly valuable. I have decided to stop taking my equipment to the dealership shops. they are expensive compared to doing things yourself. after having watched some of your videos I have learned a fair bit. I have more confidence now thanks to you.
Your channel is awesome, I get a lot of good advice from you from boots to equipment to advice. Thank you
Stihl saw did use odd numbers for homeowner and farm saws, the even numbers for pro saws.
I ran an 044 arctic stihl for years for both felling and firefighting.
We had 20 inch bars on our saws for firefighting which was still a bit of overkill since when fire fighting forest fires its the underburden and small trees you want to take down and cut up ahead of the fire so it could be bulldozed. Most of our forest firefighting saws were Stihl 026 with 18 inch bars.
Felling saws in our area of Ontario Canada harvesting Eastern White pine we liked to use 24 inch bars to fell 36 inch dia timber and under. It was the safest combination, less down time sharpening than a 30 inch bar and chain, lighter and not cumbersome and not a problem for experienced cutters to take down large timber.
We always had longer and shorter bars in the office trailer if needed.
Stihl pro saws have two compression rings which was why they had so much power for the cc displacement compared to the jobber saws, and other brands
They reved lower than husqvarna, echo, jonsered saws but had more power than any of them of the same displacement, and lasted twice as long due to the robust cylinder, piston and ring set-up.
They were slightly heavier but minimal.
The prosaws are all comparable, and like chevy versus ford.
I prefer Stihl as my favorite pro saws.
The 044 was one of the hardiest saws ever made. It had all the right internal parts for longevity, stroke, piston, cylinder displacement were perfectly matched for a GREAT saw..
Kinda like the sbc,350, its was built to spec and lasted which is why over 100 million of the gen one sbc 350's were made and unchanged for decades..
How could fuel spray out when you crack the gas tank opening when it’s out of gas??
Les, here is an example of it happening. ruclips.net/video/Ja9t4PtJx_Q/видео.html
Les Lieb a tiny drop of fuel goes a long way when its vapor. have you ever cracked a half empty soda bottle? the soda doesn't need to be all the way to the top for the moisture to shoot out. as the vapor inside the tank shoots through the crack it will sort of condense on the edge and turn to droplets. Not sure what school you went too but I learned about the 4 states of matter in middle school.
Not "no one with a "brain": no one who's been told not to do that.
This is the first time I've heard (read?) that, and it does make sense. Thanks for the information. I won't let my chainsaw run out ever again.
Austin Denotter -Big mistake. I never let mine run out and so mine lasted 16 years!
That's a cute little Stihl top handle. I've always wanted one for climbing (home owner), but now the electrics are getting very good.
I do love my 026. I let it sit for quite a few years and ended up changing the carburetor. Runs good now. One of these days i'm going to get my XL 12 out and check it out. I got it from my father-in-law around 30-40 years ago. I put a new chain and sprocket on it and never messed with it much. When I was growing up in the 70's all my dad used was the XL 12. Sometimes when it wouldn't start he'd just toss it down whatever hill we happened to be on. I'd go get it and it would usually start right up. Those were the days.
Fantastic you carry two sets of files considering how much you enjoy helping others. Never know if someone else need to borrow.
I know you love the large watch you're wearing. You should step up to a grandfather clock as it won't slide around on your wrist so much. Ha Ha
I'm not much of a chainsaw guy. I did get my red card for wildland but that is the extent of that. Anyway, drill the hole through the center of your saw wrench so you can use both wrenches. They way you have it right now the para runs though the wrench for your chain. Just a thought.
Bush Pig Your right about not being much of a chainsaw guy. That end Cody has ran the p-cord through is for smaller bar nuts. He would almost never use it, hence the sinlge hole to drill in the scrinch. Get out there and get some, should be a ripper of a season.
Oh, his saw has larger nuts? so he has to carry a second wrench for those or they are the same size as the spark plug? My wrench loosens the bar nuts (small), adjusts the bar (screw driver) and removes the plug (large).
Ya, spark plug and bar nut are the same wrench size on his saw.
They should all be like this!
Its wonderful. I can pick up the nuts in chips and put them back on with heavy gloves on. My factory Skrench only has one socket.
I am looking at the MS 311. What do you think of that for cutting firewood, ranch, home. I have a cheap Polan Pro 20" that I started with.
You might consider keeping an extra chain tensioner assembly. I have had those break on several occasions. It will put an end to your day pretty quick
Dogs, are the word you were looking for
How is your foot doing?
Hi Cody, really liked this video. It was presented really well, had a good flow and information level.
Awesome video Cody. Greetings from Andreas on Off Grid Sweden