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By the way that exhaust hole is fairly small if not smaller, small port work with a dremel and it’ll be breathing much better in no time and should see a noticeable improvement as long as you don’t get crazy and lose your low end tork from eliminating all back pressure.
The big thing on the new saws is it looks like it’s possible to do base gasket delete like you can on the bigger saws. You also can access the crank case bolts easier with the new design. I do worry about what might happen with the weak lower half design vs the hard bottom on the 170 for people tend to set their saws down in mucky areas. Might bring about new issues but also may not, time will tell.
I run the piss out of 180s and 250s cutting cordwood. I run 180 with a 250 sprocket, 063 bar,18 inch, and yellow .325 chain. Huge improvement and wont power out
Ms170 are the worst heap of shit made . There is fuck all different between 170 and 180 both shit , 171 and 181 are a little better Own the 170 and just dont like it , They are very easy to start
I got the 170 last year - It's already 'paid' for itself. Once it is warmed up and going, it's like butter. But it's a 'Beech' to get going - It takes me 15-20 minutes before it will run smoothly. Because of that, I try to do my refills fast and get going again so I don't have to do the whole cold start again.
When I got my snow blower as a gift for christmas, the oil gauge assembly was broken and cracked in two pieces. The company has not been helpful at all in helping me. They are telling me that I have to buy the part off eBay which I've gone to a eBay and there are no parts to replace it. I've gone to the Power Smart Tool place and there's no part to replace it. My two options are to return it or to somehow try and glue the two pieces together. I got this last December and my issue has still not been resolved with the company I would appreciate any advice you could give. Thank you very much
Sadly it’s been a real struggle to try and get parts from them I think I will be deleting my review videos promoting their products. The axle broke on mine after a year and they refused to replace it even after it says online you have a two year warranty. Only way to really get a hold of them is through email off their website and hope they respond
Good to know Kyle My older 170 runs like a champ my newer one i supect the crank seal is leaking not sure what i will do not real comfortable doing my self and not really worth paying some one else to do it. i have been thinking a new 170 but i like the looks of the new style air breather .
Good to know. Thanks for sharing. My local Stihl dealer told me that they were trying to make all the chainsaws battery powered vs gas powered. Have you heard anything about that? I want to get a bigger gas powered saw for cutting bigger logs as I only have the MSA 70C battery saw. Any suggestions for that ? I have some logs that are about 2 1/2- 3 foot across. I'm a newbie at chainsaws so any info there would be great.
Stihl isn’t necessarily trying to get rid of gas it’s our government. Ontop of that depending on your state and local counties you live in they might push it as well . Some will and some won’t
As far as 2-1/2 to 3 ft logs and a chainsaw for blocking I’d say small end a ms271 -ms291. And up . But these saws will be a really big difference from the 170 and msa 70 I’m talking about whole different animal
@@KyleHallwoodworker Thank you, Kyle. I figured they would be a lot different. I know a few people that can help me out as far as learning the saws and how to use and care for them properly. I want to build up my saws slowly, so it's always good to know which ones work best for different things. I appreciate you sharing what you know. I have several bigger logs in the size I described, from trees we had felled in our yard,... and I have about 9 more big trees on our property to have felled eventually. So a saw like this could help a lot. I just can't move them as whole trunks.😅 As fifty year old lady, I'm new to all this, but taking my time learning chainsaw carving and being safe are important to me. I appreciate all your tips and information you have on your channel.
Greetings from Scotland. I found your video very useful. Many thanks for taking the time to do this. I'll be taking mine apart tomorrow and will use this as my tutorial.
Enjoyed your video. I just purchased a G888 for chainsaw milling. Was wondering what gas/oil mixture are you using for chainsaw milling and what did you do for break-in?
I watched the live stream, turned out really good bud. Now someone just add mirror (like water) on the bottom portion 👍 I think watching your streams has convinced me to want that saw setup also 😆
need more control if use the tip on a saw that big (better off doing it on a detailing saw... best way to avoid cutting yourself while carving is to raise up what you are working on then you can't cut a leg.. been chainsaw carving sine 2016 with zero accidents
