STIHL The Official Stihl Chainsaws Thread

[singinwoodwackr]

Yes.

Yes I have.

My dad and I cut or split firewood every Saturday my entire childhood. Homelite XL was the saw. I wish I still had it. If I find a nice one I would buy it to hang in my shop.

 

[Lawless]

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Ours was red but pretty much like that

 

[Maintenance Chief]

 

[Maintenance Chief]

 

[Maintenance Chief]

 

[Maintenance Chief]

 

[Maintenance Chief]

I like homelite too.

 

[Maintenance Chief]

Oh yeah, bow bars too!

 

[singinwoodwackr]

Ours was red but pretty much like that

So…that means I can’t pawn this one off on you.

 

[Lawless]

So…that means I can’t pawn this one off on you.

Well nostalgia dictates it to be.

 

[bogieboy]

The big bore 460 got some fresh plastics today, farmertec air filter cover and engine shroud, and oem name plate... next is getting a nameplate for the recoil and some appropriately colored paint to restore it to beauty...

 

[Maintenance Chief]

The big bore 460 got some fresh plastics today, farmertec air filter cover and engine shroud, and oem name plate... next is getting a nameplate for the recoil and some appropriately colored paint to restore it to beauty...

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That's a great saw to work with.

 

[Maintenance Chief]

Ran a tank through my new 500i.

 

[bogieboy]

That's a great saw to work with.

The big bore isnt even broken in yet, and with the mild port work i did (fixed the horrible transfers, fixed the offset oblong exhaust roof, and widened out the intake and exhaust, along with raising the exhaust and lowering the intake each about a mm or so, i dont do precision port work... i guess at what looks "right" and and so far have gotten darn lucky ) it gives my ms661 with a mastermind/cross jug a good run for its money, at 12cc less.... gotta let it warm back up here in east tn (currently 9°f) and get some more fuel thru the 460 to really open her up and lean out the top end to see what it can do.... then i gotta decide if i want to keep the "woods ported" 044.... do i really need 3 70+cc saws? I dont heat with wood (aside from my mancave shed, but thats technically a coal stove i have been feeding wood) and the biggest tree on my acre and a half is currently about 20ft tall....i do have pasture land adjacent to me that has larger trees though....

 

[MtnHaul]

do i really need 3 70+cc saws?

Now that's an absurd question if I ever seen one. My lineup includes 044, 046, 461, and 462--looks like I'm missing a 460 in there.

 

[bogieboy]

Now that's an absurd question if I ever seen one. My lineup includes 044, 046, 461, and 462--looks like I'm missing a 460 in there.

Looks like you are missing more than that.... i dont see an ms440, or 441 either.....

Heres the family photo, ms194t, ms280, ms261, ms362, 044, ms460, ms661, and a swedish cousin 455 rancher, not shown is grandpappy 020ave (was chasing carb issues at the shop i work at), and the "lend out saw" poulan pro 50cc 20" bar(ironically was lent out to a coworker when i organized mt chainsaw wall)... you can also see the br600, but the FS130 is also out of shot....LOL since this pic i also hung all my chains on nails on the 2x4 to the right of the saws, organized by length and drive pitch, from 14" 3/8, to 36" 3/8 with a a "few" sizes scattered between....(16lp,18-.325,20-3/8,25-3/8, 32-3/8, 32-.404) i kept the 12,14, and 16 1/4‐.050 chains for the 020 hanging with thier respective bars...

 

[MtnHaul]

Looks like you are missing more than that.... i dont see an ms440, or 441 either.....

Heres the family photo, ms194t, ms280, ms261, ms362, 044, ms460, ms661, and a swedish cousin 455 rancher, not shown is grandpappy 020ave (was chasing carb issues at the shop i work at), and the "lend out saw" poulan pro 50cc 20" bar(ironically was lent out to a coworker when i organized mt chainsaw wall)... you can also see the br600, but the FS130 is also out of shot....LOL since this pic i also hung all my chains on nails on the 2x4 to the right of the saws, organized by length and drive pitch, from 14" 3/8, to 36" 3/8 with a a "few" sizes scattered between....(16lp,18-.325,20-3/8,25-3/8, 32-3/8, 32-.404) i kept the 12,14, and 16 1/4‐.050 chains for the 020 hanging with thier respective bars...


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Good lord am I envious of all that space! My tool shed makes me look like a hoarder. I've been tempted to try hanging some saws like that. Do you ever have bar oil leak on to the saws below or do you empty the tank before hanging?

 

[bogieboy]

Good lord am I envious of all that space! My tool shed makes me look like a hoarder. I've been tempted to try hanging some saws like that. Do you ever have bar oil leak on to the saws below or do you empty the tank before hanging?

Thanks for the envy... we just moved here and i lucked into having this shed, which also has the coal/wood stove, a second smaller shed, and a garage sized metal building that houses the mower and the yard tractor...

LOL lets just say it was Once in a lifetime opportunity... we didnt win the lotto, but life dealt us a favorable hand finally.

As for looking like a hoarder.... you havent seen the rest of the shed.... i think i have about 5 inches of clear space on the 16 ft long work bench?

On the subject of bar oil, i have found that most of my saws dont leak to begin with, but if they do, its gonna go down the bar and pool in the scabbard, so they stay relatively clean, aside from some extra oil on the bar and chain which is a good thing in my eyes LOL

 

[Lawless]

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Ran a tank through my new 500i.

Well….. do you love it?

 

[Maintenance Chief]

Well….. do you love it?

I do, I got 2 saws for work when Helene hit , a 500i and a 592xp. Both worked flawlessly and got a lifetime of hours on them in about 4 months.
I wanted to personally own the 500i again, come spring I'll probably be looking at scratching the 592xp itch!
Despite the fan boys I think it's worth getting a 500 over the 462.