Official "2017" You suck Thread

[huskyboy]

Tree guy I service saws for found a mint Johnny 670 champ on side of road. Free. Looks like it was prob straight gassed new and piston is scored. Prob sat years. Bought a 38$ meteor and it's going to go cut firewood. I should offer to fix it for free if he gives it to me .

 

[Gizzard]

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Got this today never seen or had one? On the cheap

This 042 pulled a 24in bar with plenty of power for my firewood duties. Somewhat of a wide-body saw, but I liked it.

 

[CrystalRiver1]

MS 270 bad crankshaft...$40...dude was just tired of fooling with it!
Found some good used crankshafts for $25 and up.
Whats the labor on installing one?
Piston & Cylinder is in great shape.

 

[Gizzard]

MS 270 bad crankshaft...$40...dude was just tired of fooling with it!
Found some good used crankshafts for $25 and up.
Whats the labor on installing one?
Piston & Cylinder is in great shape.


I haven't been inside one of those, but sent you some info in a message that may help.

 

[Stihlsmoking]

This 042 pulled a 24in bar with plenty of power for my firewood duties. Somewhat of a wide-body saw, but I liked it.View attachment 50966

I'd be curious on yours can you engage chain brake and still rev it up ? Mine you can't but seen one on utube that you could ?

 

[bigbadbob]

Free!!
BBB

 

[Gizzard]

I'd be curious on yours can you engage chain brake and still rev it up ? Mine you can't but seen one on utube that you could ?

Yes you could engage chainbrake on the one I had and sprocket drum would be stopped from turning, but you could still rev engine up (saw was a early 042). A few years back I sold most all of my Stihl saws as well as this one. If I still had it, I would photograph the internals that was allowing this. I remember it having a metal gear with teeth on it that meshed with something associated with the sprocket drum (at least thinking this was the case). When engaged chainbrake the brake band would lock onto the sprocket and if remembering correct that metal toothed gear engaged something that prevented clutch from engaging sprocket drum. Wish I still had this saw as just can't remember now the exact details. When I sold the saw it had one bad spot in that toothed metal gear and if saw had some rpms going and brake handle tripped at just the right moment and that bad spot tried to engage there was a quick short growl that didn't sound the best. That was rare though as would have to try to engage and just happen to hit that one small certain spot.

Maybe...I would presume if enough teeth were messed up or this part removed then you would still have a working brake, but saw would no longer be allowed to rev up freely with brake on.

I will send you some info. I always thought that toothed gear would take a beating with chainbrake engagement...could be that later models done away with this.

 

[Chainsaw Jim]

I scored on this little 024 super that @Heffalump was kind enough to pick up for me. Thank you again Dave!

 

[MustangMike]

I used to have one of them, but it was not nearly as nice looking as yours. However, Dr Al transformed it into an 026 and it puts a smile on my face every time I pull the trigger!

 

[Heffalump]

Wow!! That cleaned up nice!!!

 

[Jon1212]

Picked this up today. The guy had it listed as an 044, so I asked him if he replaced the tanks at some point, because of the flippy caps? He said, "Oops, my bad. It's a MS 440 Magnum I bought brand new" and gave me the serial number to check. It is indeed a MS 440 bought by him in 2005. The top covers are AM due to a limb shot, but it fires up easy, and runs really well....

I'm not used to paying big money for saws, but $350 seemed reasonable.

 

[Stihlsmoking]

I'm not used to paying big money for saws, but $350 seemed reasonable.

Yep you suck ^^^^

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

Not sure if this counts, but I picked up a straight gassed 441 Magnum for $125. And with my worker's discount I can have a running power head with OEM parts for $250. So....$375 and the saw is pretty new to begin with. Build and pics to come...it's torn apart as of now.

 

[Stihlsmoking]

Not sure if this counts, but I picked up a straight gassed 441 Magnum for $125. And with my worker's discount I can have a running power head with OEM parts for $250. So....$375 and the saw is pretty new to begin with. Build and pics to come...it's torn apart as of now.

Are you sure the cylinder won't clean up ?

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

Are you sure the cylinder won't clean up ?

I'm gonna take it in on my day off and hone it for the fun of it, but there is some pealage that I don't like. You can feel it without the need of a finger nail. lol

 

[dall]

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Picked this up today. The guy had it listed as an 044, so I asked him if he replaced the tanks at some point, because of the flippy caps? He said, "Oops, my bad. It's a MS 440 Magnum I bought brand new" and gave me the serial number to check. It is indeed a MS 440 bought by him in 2005. The top covers are AM due to a limb shot, but it fires up easy, and runs really well....

I'm not used to paying big money for saws, but $350 seemed reasonable.

im glad you got this jon

 

[Stihlsmoking]

I'm gonna take it in on my day off and hone it for the fun of it, but there is some pealage that I don't like. You can feel it without the need of a finger nail. lol

Is the pealage the plating ? If it's just transfer use the mastermind method. I made a mandrel from a carbon arrow and cleaned up several cylinders. I just made a new one with a aluminum rod just go slow. Most I've had clean up I'd be Leary of a hone may be to much ?

 

[Stihlsmoking]

Have you watched his video on removing transfer good info ?

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

I haven't, there is some transfer for sure though. Chrome transferred to the piston; it was straight gassed.

 

[Stihlsmoking]

I haven't, there is some transfer for sure though. Chrome transferred to the piston; it was straight gassed.

I don't have a link to it but someone may? It's worth watching.
Try to clean it up if not go new still a you suck price.