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#1
Chainsaws / Re: MS170 Chain Spinning at I...
Last post by sawguy21 - Today at 03:57:20 PMDid you grease the sprocket bearing? It may be seized, a little dab of white grease will do it.
#2
Chainsaws / MS170 Chain Spinning at Idle
Last post by mitchstockdale - Today at 03:42:04 PMHi all,
I have a 10year old Stihl Ms170 that I have been using lately and ran into a problem.
A couple months back I was cutting up some spruce that had some stringy center rot and the chain quit spinning while in the cut...clutch area was noticeably hot so i shut it down. This seemed odd since the spruce was nothing out of the ordinary...I just chocked it up to stringy fibers and different densities of wood. I had also just started using a different brand bar oil and removed the clutch cover and blew out behind the clutch with compressed air...I cant see this making a difference.
Since this incident the chain has started to turn while the saw is idling (faster than typical creeping) and seems to pick up speed once the saw heats up. I have been researching the problem for about a month and have completed the following:
- Cleaned out behind the clutch.
- Removed the clutch and hit all the parts with a wire brush as there was some mild rust in a few places as it appeared like one clutch shoe was harder to move. Put the clutch back together with a little anti-seize (obviously not on the face of the shoes)
- replaced the clutch springs.
- Although the idle was normal I turned down the idle just to be sure this just stalled the saw and didn't stop the chain.
- Checked the carb for loose bolts and air leaks around the filter...didn't find any noticeable problems.
Recently had the gas tank vent start leaking..likely just worn out.
I am at a loss and don't know what else to check. Hoping to draw on some of the forums knowledge. Saw cuts great despite the minor chain spinning safety issue.
I have a 10year old Stihl Ms170 that I have been using lately and ran into a problem.
A couple months back I was cutting up some spruce that had some stringy center rot and the chain quit spinning while in the cut...clutch area was noticeably hot so i shut it down. This seemed odd since the spruce was nothing out of the ordinary...I just chocked it up to stringy fibers and different densities of wood. I had also just started using a different brand bar oil and removed the clutch cover and blew out behind the clutch with compressed air...I cant see this making a difference.
Since this incident the chain has started to turn while the saw is idling (faster than typical creeping) and seems to pick up speed once the saw heats up. I have been researching the problem for about a month and have completed the following:
- Cleaned out behind the clutch.
- Removed the clutch and hit all the parts with a wire brush as there was some mild rust in a few places as it appeared like one clutch shoe was harder to move. Put the clutch back together with a little anti-seize (obviously not on the face of the shoes)
- replaced the clutch springs.
- Although the idle was normal I turned down the idle just to be sure this just stalled the saw and didn't stop the chain.
- Checked the carb for loose bolts and air leaks around the filter...didn't find any noticeable problems.
Recently had the gas tank vent start leaking..likely just worn out.
I am at a loss and don't know what else to check. Hoping to draw on some of the forums knowledge. Saw cuts great despite the minor chain spinning safety issue.
#3
Firewood and Wood Heating / Re: 2024 Firewood
Last post by RetiredTech - Today at 03:10:03 PM I have read where check theft and reuse is on the rise. I hate to have to change the way we pay bills. Our mailbox is 2/10ths of a mile from the house. There's no way to keep an eye on it. They say it's still safe to drop the checks in the mail at the post office. Of course we don't make that half hour drive every day either.
I've been working on firewood down here myself. We lost a bunch of hardwoods in a recent storm. My big oak shade tree that I stage my firewood under was one of them. Actually I only lost half of it and it's still hung up in another oak. I'll try to post some pictures later. Maybe someone can give some advice on how to get it down safely. I cut wood for my Mom's house, My Uncles house and My own. There's no shortage of firewood this year and I won't have to cut a single tree down. Two houses are almost full now. Looks like we need a firewood storage shed.
Good luck on the mill repair Bruno.
I've been working on firewood down here myself. We lost a bunch of hardwoods in a recent storm. My big oak shade tree that I stage my firewood under was one of them. Actually I only lost half of it and it's still hung up in another oak. I'll try to post some pictures later. Maybe someone can give some advice on how to get it down safely. I cut wood for my Mom's house, My Uncles house and My own. There's no shortage of firewood this year and I won't have to cut a single tree down. Two houses are almost full now. Looks like we need a firewood storage shed.
Good luck on the mill repair Bruno.
#4
Firewood and Wood Heating / Re: For the guys selling bundl...
Last post by Andries - Today at 02:56:01 PMQuote from: B.C.C. Lapp on Today at 12:13:26 PM. . . I need three of me.I met the guy who figured out how to do that.
Turns out that a copy of a copy isn't so sharp.
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Doc, I agree completely.
The curse of the "handy guy" being forced to watch a contractor in his own home. Enough to drive a guy around the bend!
#5
Firewood and Wood Heating / Re: For the guys selling bundl...
Last post by doc henderson - Today at 01:57:02 PMIt is a curse to know enough to be able to do all things ourselves. makes it hard to shell out cash to others that know less than us. My wife wants the guy who says, "yes madam we can do whatever you want". That scares me to death!
#6
Forestry and Logging / Re: Maintaining the state park...
Last post by doc henderson - Today at 01:51:54 PMOur camper is 13' 6" tall. we have done our street. lots of old trees. with neighbors' permission, I pull the gooseneck behind the truck to stand on and use my gas Stihl pole saw and get all limbs above that. knocked the antenna off our first trip home. It is hard to tell how high it is from the cab of the truck. cut limbs go on the trailer. Most in town have no way to do this themselves but could be asked to hire it done if they do not allow me to do it. we have had trucks refuse to deliver on our street due to the limbs over the roadway.
#7
General Board / Re: 20 years
Last post by Andries - Today at 01:46:20 PMAn echo of NewYankee's comments, thank you to the 20+ crowd.
I am curious about cutterboys comment, saying that he would like to do it over again.
If it's not too nosy a question, what's the biggest thing that you would change?
I am curious about cutterboys comment, saying that he would like to do it over again.
If it's not too nosy a question, what's the biggest thing that you would change?
#8
Forestry and Logging / Re: Maintaining the state park...
Last post by Andries - Today at 01:27:54 PMOn our lake cabin roads, us owners need to do our own roadway maintenance.
That includes taking off the lower branches, deadwood and brush at roadside. Especially important on the inside curve of the road, as it allows a driver to see on-coming traffic.
I find that a limbing/pruning saw on a 10 foot ash pole is the tool of choice. A Stihl brush saw clears the ground level stuff, the pole saw gives the old logging trails that raised canopy park-like look.
It's a fair bit of work - might be best suited to an older guy that likes to spend time in the woods with his dog.
That includes taking off the lower branches, deadwood and brush at roadside. Especially important on the inside curve of the road, as it allows a driver to see on-coming traffic.
I find that a limbing/pruning saw on a 10 foot ash pole is the tool of choice. A Stihl brush saw clears the ground level stuff, the pole saw gives the old logging trails that raised canopy park-like look.
It's a fair bit of work - might be best suited to an older guy that likes to spend time in the woods with his dog.
#9
Drying and Processing / Re: Can ERC be altered to chan...
Last post by NewYankeeSawmill - Today at 12:39:46 PM
@ Magic Eraser!I think I'm going to get some kind of oil on them as they come off... Since they'll be garden stakes in the dirt and getting wet anyways, it can't hurt?
#10
Forestry and Logging / Re: Maintaining the state park...
Last post by TroyC - Today at 12:29:12 PMI volunteered at a state park in the Keys. We trimmed limbs and branches even with the board railing around the campsites. Weedeating to keep the campsites clear. A couple walkways where people walk were cleared so the vegetation would not interfere with walking. Other than that most was left to nature. There was no firewood or campsite fires permitted because the tree roots in the Keys are very close to the ground surface.
