Stihl 034 Questions???

[RI Chevy]

Ahh. OK. Thanks Mike.

 

[BuckthornBonnie]

Yep I had pics on another forum but cant find em.

 

[Wood Doctor]

They cut away some of the protection so the chips (noodles) don't clog things up. It is also why a lot of people use the West Coast covers, they dispense the noodles better.

I've seen a couple of drastic noodling "covers" made by men in their shops. They consist of one 3" length of strap steel about an inch wide with two holes drilled for the bar studs and perhaps one hole for the tensioner. Gasp!

I've never used one and I doubt I ever will, but you have to admire ingenuity. I doubt that ever clogs up with noodles.

 

[Basher]

I've seen a couple of drastic noodling "covers" made by men in their shops. They consist of one 3" length of strap steel about an inch wide with two holes drilled for the bar studs and perhaps one hole for the tensioner. Gasp!

I've never used one and I doubt I ever will, but you have to admire ingenuity. I doubt that ever clogs up with noodles.

Yep, old school right there. A lot of the real old saws had no clutch cover at all, just a metal plate with a couple bar stud holes in them.

 

[Wood Doctor]

Yep, old school right there. A lot of the real old saws had no clutch cover at all, just a metal plate with a couple bar stud holes in them.

I guess OSHA or the EPA never ran into that. I may have to try it after all.

Put it this way, which is more dangerous: a a saw that never clogs up while noodling or one that does with the clutch cover on board and the operator tries to unclog it with the engine running WOT? Hmm... Time for me to drill a couple of bar stud holes in a short length of strap steel?

This topic might deserve a separate thread.

 

[Basher]

I have lots of Stihl clutch covers that have small cracks or even some with small pieces missing that I can cut off the bottom skirt just about level with the bottom of the drive sprocket or ring drive. That effectively alone will stop the cover from choking full of noodles and leaves the top portion on to keep most of the chips from flying up into my face.

 

[Wood Doctor]

The back portion of a customer's Stihl sprocket cover broke off and I replaced it with a new one. I ground down the jagged portions smooth and may try this remnant first before anything more drastic. I imagine it's almost exactly like Basher is describing. The top remains intact but the back end is wide open and slightly truncated.

Somebody recommended spraying it with some sort of teflon spray to make it really slippery to help keep the noodles from sticking. Not sure what that would be. Would WD40 work? Hmmm...

 

[Stihlsmoking]

Somebody recommended spraying it with some sort of teflon spray to make it really slippery to help keep the noodles from sticking. Not sure what that would be. Would WD40 work? Hmmm...

Pam???

 

[Basher]

When noodling the strands are between 3 - 5" long and they just drop out without winding up around the drive like they do when there is a full cover. It seems to me that if there is no restriction to the chips/strands at the rear of the drive no matter if its a sprocket or a ring type there is no binding up. I don`t see where any extra lube would have any real affect as the chips and strands would quickly wipe the area clean and dry.

 

[MustangMike]

Not sure what that would be

If I were going to try anything, it would be spray silicon (like they use to lube motorcycle chains).

 

[Basher]

I have run these old saws, never had one jamb up with noodles...LOL

 

[Wood Doctor]

I have run these old saws, never had one jamb up with noodles...LOL

One nut holding the bar on and practically nothing else? I guess I'm a bit gun shy at using just a thick steel strap, holes for both bar nuts, and a hole for the chain tensioner. I could have made that today, but I got sidetracked.

 

[junkman]

 

[Basher]

Took me a little while to find this pict, one of more than 8,000 I now have,took some looking but a cover like this works great for noodling,

 

[Basher]

One nut holding the bar on and practically nothing else? I guess I'm a bit gun shy at using just a thick steel strap, holes for both bar nuts, and a hole for the chain tensioner. I could have made that today, but I got sidetracked.

Awww, both bar nuts are there but yea, its a skimpy setup.

Have several,

 

[Backtroller]

I don't have the cojones to run that cover

 

[Wood Doctor]

I don't have the cojones to run that cover

Well, remember that if you keep your left hand on the outer handle and your right hand on the throttle handle, not much can happen. I've never cut myself with a running chainsaw.

 

[Deets066]

This one covers the sprocket, kinda

 

[Stihlsmoking]

Well, remember that if you keep your left hand on the outer handle and your right hand on the throttle handle, not much can happen. I've never cut myself with a running chainsaw.

I noticed you said "running" don't know how many times I cut myself on a sharp chain? Lol

 

[Deets066]

I noticed you said "running" don't know how many times I cut myself on a shape chain? Lol

Race chains play hell on your hands