Recent content by RD35

Brother-in-law came in to my shop to pick up his saw that I had repaired. He handed me this! Said a guy he knows is a tree trimmer and was climbing with this saw on a lanyard and the clasp broke. Saw fell several feet and "exploded" when it hit the ground. The owner was placing it in the...

Hello I am looking for a service manual for an older Stihl 031 non-electronic saw (points ignition). Thanks.

Repaired a Homie 150 for a friend a few years ago. Just needed new fuel lines, carb cleaned, etc......ran beautiful...torquey little varmint! Anyway, a week later he calls me! Saw stopped running and won't start. Brings it back to me. I walk out of the shop door when he pulls in the drive...

So....Brother-in-law brings me this nasty looking little CS-340 Echo saw. Tells me it hasn't been started for years.....and last time he tried to cut with it the chain had become very dull....so dull it would not cut at all. The saw looked to be covered with mold, pump bulb rubber was missing...

This is my Dad a few years ago. We cut up this red-oak and brought it to the barn where we do all of our firewood splitting. For reference, Dad is 6ft tall and was around 230lbs in this photo. Used his tractor with front loader to haul them out of the woods to our spitting pile. And this is...

Hey Ken, so are you saying that by beveling the leading edge of the depth gauge it helps to give more consistent regulation of the depth of bite on the cutter thereby smoothing out the performance and avoiding chatter? I don't currently bevel the leading edges. And, on chains that are worn...

After I got my grinder and had done my homework (reading and studying posts in this forum) I asked my Dad if he had any chains in his scrap metal bin. He said, "Yes, I just put one in there off my 026. Why do you ask?" I told him I would like to try sharpening it for him just to see how it...

Sold a saw to a guy at work. As a bonus, I threw in an old chain as a spare for him. It was about 80% used up. I sharpened it like I do all my other customer's chains....clean, sharpen, set depth gauges, lube, and package in a zip-lock bag. Few days later he tells me he cut all weekend with...

LOL!!…...Actually, if it fails to match, I will likely turn that creamsicle into a chocolate bar!!!!!:eek: :D:D

Hey folks. Just noticed this "dye" thread. Glanced through the posts. Looks like Rit Dye is the solution to coloring plastics without using paint! I acquired a super cheap 025 some time back. Low compression and a broken rear handle. So, I fixed the engine and I bought a used replacement...

Stumbled on to this today while nosing through CL ads. Just thought somebody might be interested. https://kokomo.craigslist.org/grd/d/elwood-stihl-chainsaw/6871686817.html

Pollen? :confused:

I live way out in the sticks. Nearest 3-phase power is over 2 miles away. Mostly wooded country with power poles running through the woods. So, we have lots of outages. I have 3 generators. #1 is a little HF Storm Cat 800W 120V. I use this unit to power the block heater on my diesel...

I had an 036pro quit on me once while in the cut...was working it real hard when it died. Would not restart. Sat it back on the truck and grabbed another saw. 30 minutes later picked it up again and it started. Began cutting with it and in about 30 seconds it quit like I hit the kill switch...

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