Did you know that STIHL recommends changing your chainsaw into winter mode when it's below 50F / 10C? This is how you do it on the ms261c You can find a quick "how to" on the ms 881 on my Instagram @femalelumberjack look under reels ;)
I was using my 261c on the weekend, the temperature was -34 C and the saw run like a charm. A little harder to start when cold, but once running it had no issues with the shutter open to preheat the air. Good video, some people don't know about the shutter.
@@Femalelumberjack , LOL, it's warming up now, the first week of February the lows were -47c and the highs were -38c. I am in northern British Columbia, Canada. Yes my 261c is a champ. It's my baby.. Stay safe!!
-25C at central Finland now, and getting a bit colder on next night. Might try to make firewood with MS261 within this week. I do not have heated handles on my MS261, so I need to take pretty warm gloves (propably multilayer mittens)....
Wow, you're awesome, I've been switching it in my 460 and didn't know there was one in the 261! I've been learning so much from you, thanks so much for your kindness...
Bought a Stihl MS 362C in late fall. I haven't had much of a chance to use it but what little I have it seems to cut like a larger saw. Way more than I expected out a 60cc. Thanks for the tip. Learn something new everyday.
I thinking of lighting my truck on fire to melt the ice. Sprayed deicer on it did nothing. Smart guy would have parked backhoe outside. Put truck in garage. Thank you for the cold weather tip on chainsaw. I had no idea had winter settings. Outstanding
I really enjoy your presentations on the little things that are in reality big things that often are over looked like this one regarding the winter/summer operation. I would really like to see you give a lesson on chain tension and how to properly adjust it, too much wears out bearings, too little allows the teeth to rock back reducing efficiency.
*Chuckle* I like the outtakes. Definite thumbs up. I've wondered what the snowflake is for on my 661cm .. but living in Australia, I thought leave it on summer as it's rarely below 15C even in winter. Didn't realise it was there to heat the air over the motor but this makes sense. Thanks.
Great info! Very important to don't forget to change it to warm weather 🌡️ again when it's time, it can blow your engine! Luckely in Portugal we don't need to change that! Greats!
👍Nice description! I always forget to tell my buddies this little gimmic (until its too late and they ask me, why their saw's stuck in cold condition after some cuts.) Shame on me! I'm thinking about telling them to follow you on your channel instead of asking me...😇 As always: very cool video - in this special case literally...
Great info! I personally don't use a winter setting only because there is 7+ feet of snow where we log. Usually can't get into the mountains until June.
Thats a simple, interesting feature. We run both Stihl 661, and Husky 372 and 385, but they dont have this vent. When its colder, like 10 F or colder we usually set the saws up on top of the log skidder exhaust and warm them up a bit before crank up.
Hello from Canada , It's been cold here too and lots of snow. I have to do this to my 261 too, believe it or not I had to show my dealer this , because he didn't know. I have a pretty crappy Stihl dealer . Thanks for sharing and keep warm
My 024 winter setting was hard to understand in the manual, i asked the dealer to show me how. 3 people looked at it, and the owners manual. They wouldn't let me look over their shoulder so i could do it myself next time. Well they gave me the saw back in 2 pieces. They told me to bring the saw back in the spring, to replace the winter mode part! I finally figured it out myself. You don't have to be a mechanic, parts person, or owner to sell a stihl saw, the saws sell themselves. Guess what 3 people at the dealer looked at my saw?
@@Femalelumberjack I never told them, i just took my saw and the now bent winter mode piece, and went home. The saw is old, the '' piece '' was metal. They didn't use as much plastic then. A 1980's saw.
Echo has same thing. It actually helps when it’s cold 50degrees is not cold tho I don’t change my echos over until it gets below 30degree But I mean there’s tons of other saws that don’t even have this option (I have a echo cs500p and a cs400 and a cs800p). And many others
I have enjoyed every one of your videos since I subscribed last year. I'm now going back and watching old ones! You do a wonderful job of explaining things. Have you ever done any discussion on the different bar oils depending on cold temperature? Seems to be some divergent opinions! Thanks so much for your great work! 👏
I have never changed mine here in Missouri if it’s that cold 🥶 I don’t go cut. My kids was like does are stihls have that I told them I would show them sometime
G'day FLJ, None of my Stihl saws have got that orange tab ? It only gets below 10C at night in winter for a few weeks and I don't like to use a chainsaw in the dark 🇦🇺👍.
Is it the same procedure to switch modes for the 400 and 362, both of them have been a little bit boggy in the cold and now I'm guessing this is probably why.
Hi Female lumber jack! Fantastic video, do you also have the artic cover for the starter side in your country? Love your videos keep up the awesome work 👍👍💪💪😁😎❤️!
I’ve just got myself a MS-231c and couldn’t make out what I was looking for to switch modes (by looking in the manual). Watching this made it jump out at me and now I know…. Thank you so much, I love your videos. PS: Do you do all of your own maintenance or do you get it serviced at a dealer for things like clutches / springs / setting the carb?
Hey Flex, Can you do a unedited normal speed cold start video outside on all your chainsaws to show how many pulls it takes you to get each of them started and running when they have been sitting outside for awhile in your next video?
I just got a STIHL ms 194 t. I can't seem to find that tab anywhere underneath the carb cover, and there's no mention of it in the manual, just different kinds of filter you can use in the summer and winter (fleece or fabric). Do smaller saws just not have this feature?
Buenas noches !!!! Para q es ese trocito de lamina de plástico q le quitas ala maquina , de al lado del motor ????? Es q la mía no lo lleva ... Saludos ...
..I bought a new 261 C-M M-Tronic directly from a Stihl dealer and it has issues every summer.. I know about changing the summer and winter setting I do that.. the problem is that once the saw has been running for 25 minutes it refuses to start again.. if I let it cool down it starts no problem.. I have read about a bunch of other people having exactly the same issue but I can find the solution..?.. I would rather not take it to the dealership because they clean it change the sparkplug and then charge me.. the issues seems to be fairly common.. any suggestions..?
I will have to go back through the manuals. My MS361C had the tab to change it accessible from the outside, so no covers have to be removed. I haven't read about the summer and winter settings on older arborist or non-professional saws. Is this on every chainsaw or just the pro saws?
@@Femalelumberjack Thank you. I ended up finding in the manual for the MS361C (which was visible on the outside of the shroud), the MS251C toward the chain from where the air filter mounts, and the MS200T on the side just below the tuning adjustment screws. Now all are set for winter! Thank you and appreciate your videos.
