Stihl MS362 Chainsaw! Hard To Start And Low On Power! Stihl MS881 First Start Up! 

Well done Erica.. I hit all the buttons.. see you soon

You definitely are the chainsaw repair queen 👑👑

So glad to see another chainsaw repair upload! You were missed young lady❤❤❤❤

I just don't understand why people pay all that money for equipment and don't do general maintenance on it.

I so enjoy watching you take care of these little machines. The lesson here- there’s so much you can learn from careful observation of the clues! 👍

Thank you for your videos, I really appreciate your level of detail and step by step processes.

Looks like you have your hands full! It’s good to be busy! Nice work!

Hello from southern Tasmania. We are getting ready for our winter the sound of chainsaws cutting firewood is everywhere . At 5 am this morning I was stoking the fire just like you were in this vid. I’m running a lot of old saws 032 034 38 and 46 magnums. I’m learning so much from you very through and informative vids. Thank you.

I love your videos! Now I'm just waiting to see how you disassemble and reassemble an engine :) Greetings from Italy

Another great video...thanks for shareing your workday!

Keep up the good work. I really enjoy your videos. I know that it must be hard to film, edit, run your business, and most importantly, family obligations. Your content is excellent, I truly believe that you should teach, you are an excellent instructor. Thanks from a fellow Ontario resident.

GREAT JOB REPAIRING THAT SAW 👍👍👍

Love your methodical and practical routine and commentary. Easy to follow.

Awesome video as usual Erica !

I'm amazed at how big those saws are ,they sound like a dirt bike running 😊 . Good video.

Saw Erica sucking air trying to start those 881's. Tough saw for a good man to start. Man that is one powerful saw, like to see it working wood.

I'm 1000% certain that I will never ever start or use a chainsaw of any type at any time in my lifetime but I like these videos so much. Love from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Nice work Erica😊

Great work on the chainsaws, especially the small one, servicing is key if you do it yourself or send into the dealer dependant on the tool and skill set. Using the right fuels and lubricants from Stihl is key as well, I’m still using the Stihl oil Castrol Manufactured before the red and green superseded the blue one. Run beautifully😁🇦🇺 Note:Read your Stihl Instruction manual, even on a rainy day!

Well done again!💪💪🍺🍺👍

Nice work Erica and those are some big 881s for sure. 👍

Another great job, Erica. Thanks for the video. 🇬🇧

This last fall, our snowmobile club purchased an MS362. We've had a few issues with it and the first one, of course, the dealer said that they had never seen it before...the throttle butterfly shaft was frozen up. After one running, it was inoperable. The mechanic had to replace the new carb. The other issue is the dealer tunes it for 1300 feet in elevation and we run it above 4000. Just after the saw warms up, it doesn't start unless we have the throttle cracked open. Other than that, the saw loves to eat wood. Thanks for putting up such great videos...not only educational but very entertaining as well.

It's amazing how many problems can be avoided with just regular maintenance. Also I had no idea that you could put a snow blower attachment on a riding lawn mower.

great video, but would be nice to see a mower service on the channel too.

This lady is good. What makes her videos so good is that she does close ups when she needs to. If I did not know better I would think she works for Stihl Corp as a trainer. She has all the correct equipment to work on saws and has a pleasant personality to boot. She speaks slow enough to follow her work, unlike the vast majority of shade tree mechanics who seem to think you have to speak as fast as an auctioneer if you want to make videos. Another one of her positive traits is the fact that she cleans up her saws before she puts them on the bench, unlike most other RU-vid small engine mechanics. She also moves the parts that she removes out of the camera shot so that she keeps a clean and uncluttered bench. That in itself is tremendously important. She has a good camera/microphone and does superb setups. I don't know if she does her own editing or not but someone spends a lot of time with the software to do that. I rank her RU-vid Channel equal to James Condon's RU-vid Channel. With all her positive traits I am certain her business is profitable and her RU-vid channel is very profitable as well. If you want to learn something about repairing chain saws follow her closely. Did I say she was entertaining too? Well, I just did.

I love my saws, especially my big Stihls. I'm very meticulous when it comes to cleaning them and I do it after each and every use. Good saws are an expensive investment and well worth the time and effort to keep them clean. At least in my opinion. That poor 362 looked like it had never been cleaned. Wow

Wow the size on that beast. Daymmm

Enjoy your chainsaw videos immensely. So refreshing to hear someone/another Canadian pronounce the name Husqvarna correctly.

I got a 362, and if you ask me, it's one of the best saws ever made for general tree felling. Light, brutal power and acceleration. I use mine with 16" Tsumura light, and an extra 20" Oregon bar in my toolbox.

Good job young lady.

Thank You so much for sharing your valuable time, knowledge and resources to bring us such well produced and edited videos. BTW.. Erica, you remind me of a back in the day CBC children's show called 'The Friendly Giant'. Erica, you have the same calm, pleasant demeanor as the Giant. 👍

Man those 881s make you look tiny Erica. Big beautiful saws though. I'd love to try one out. I've run 066s and now I have a 661.

Nice job 🙂

I hope you have more staff than you and your husband to help you out?...great video btw

Boy, what a mess!!! Nice that it didn't overheat from all the crap built up.

I have spent a lot of time with a Stihl MS362. Nice machines, both the analog and the electronic version. Thank you for bringing back the memories... wood flakes burning in the eyes and being drenched in sweat 😂

Love your woodstove too. I have an insert and there's nuthin' like wood heat for some amazing warmth.

buying at least a portable 125psi capable air compressor for a home shop is good enough for users to use to keep their chainsaw cleaned out after each use

Thank you for posting this excellent video. It is a good lesson in the value of giving any mechanical device a good cleaning and inspection at regular intervals. My grandfather owned and operated a commercial sawmill. He did keep the mill's engine (a gasoline v8) and the platform where people worked pretty clean, but everything else was covered in sawdust. He went deaf because he refused to wear ear protection. I hope you will consider wearing ear protection even when you start an engine for short periods.

Some mornings need a magnum coffee. Perhaps a new chain went on. Chain got retensioned after cutting while hot and then put away. It cooled down and tightened up. Blue oring on the bar oil cap!

881 is equivalent to a 4hp outboard engine. BIG to carry around all day. I paid good money for my 361 years ago, gets kept clean, runs as strong as day one

Some big boys have too handle them 881s

dont know why i am seeing this but i have watched two so far. great stuff

fun fact, a saw covered in wood dust usually means they have been using a dull chain or a chain with high rakers. the chain should make chips, not saw dust. an overly tight chain can also make it feel low on power

Wow, 122cc good lord! We used to use Pneumatic chain saws, they where 4 foot bars and need two people and a diesel compressor. Thats a beast!

Enjoy the content 👍

Really enjoy your videos. They are very educational and full of useful content.

Hi Erica Bruce Here. Nice work. Looks like basic maintenance on that 362. Nice that the fuel lines are OK. I am stund on the amount of machines you have out there.

Another great video!

Nice intro to your video.

You are one busy and gifted person. Great skills too. Enjoying your videos. Cheers from Alberta! 😊

I have a MS-362‐C with a ported muffler and a 24-inch skip tooth. The saw is a beast. My saw gets broken down and cleaned "washed" after every use. If you take care of your equipment, your equipment will take care of you.

There is always saw dust, but that amount of fine dust looks like they were cutting with dull chains. Looking at the work waiting makes me glad I am retired. When the freight or hot shot trucks pulled in and I was looking out the shop window I knew I was in for some long days and even weekends. The OT was good to get, but the human body can only take so much.

Lovely saw the MS 362, I bought one second hand earlier this year from a Stihl dealer. Saw your video and although mine doesn't need a service yet I thought I would watch it, so i know what I am in for when it does, although, since I am retired, it will not get such a lot of use. (that's why i bought second hand) I also have an MS 162 I use in the garden. I used to have Partners, which I used a lot in the 1970's felling huge dead elm trees in the English Midlands after Dutch Elm Disease killed them by the thousand. I find Stihl a lot easier to get parts for. I run my saws exclusively on Aspen two stroke fuel which is ready mixed 50:1 Ethanol free fuel since they are not used all the time I know I can leave them for months and the fuel is still ok and they will start after a few pulls. This fuel is very expensive and wouldn't suit a professional using the saw every day, but will last up to five years. I believe Stihl make a similar fuel but nobody sells it in my area.

Thank you.

Great channel, I really enjoy it. Straight forward and you explain things very well.

This video is gold. I have the saw, the same issues, and will now do the same maintenance!

Just subbed, just found you. Im in Ontario as well , Niagara Falls. Excellent video 👍

Looks like a business like yours is a good business to get into Spring and Fall maintenance. I'm handy so I do almost all of my lawn equipment maintenance but I still learn a lot from you. Thank you for your videos. John from MI P.S. Those Stihl 881's were beasts! I don't know if I could start one.

The 362 The Saw That Choked Itself 😩😩😭 Plugged Air Filters And Clogged Cooling Fins and Air Diverter Ducting Nice Catch 😀Are Shop Is Getting Swamped Also Your Guys Shop Is Huge I Love Working On Walkers My Former Employer Was a Walker Dealer So I Worked on a Lot of Them Even The Old Chain Drive Models 😀😊 Still Work on Them At Were I’m At Now

Great video, just subscribed and will continue watching.

Nice sized saw, these seem good value.

Another good job Erica! Do you ever work on older saws? I know most places won't. I like my old McCullochs. 😁

Thanks for the video it was great

Thank you for the video. You have great work bench video that have great help hints. Your yard looks full of work which keeps the lights on and pays bills. Please take care.👈👍🤗😊

Another awesome job.. Happy saws, I love it..

Excellent video again. Personally I have a MS 362 C-M version. Pretty powerful and excellent build quality saw. Hello from the snowy northern Europe.

You certainly know what you are doing. Really enjoyed this segment. Have an ms362 and ms661. I can’t imagine ever needing one of those ms881s. That’s a lot of saw that possibly could pull your arm out of its socket if it ever backfired on startup I really like your methodical approach to analyzing the 362.

As an example, the 80s era jonsered 451EV I'm restoring uses the removable nut-type spark plugs (NGK BPM6Y).

Another great video. Sure enjoy your channel. You’re so methodical in your procedures. Figured this was a good time to ask this question that has been bugging me ever since I bought my first Stihl saw with the Frankenstein fuel & oil covers. This seems to be a good example of German Engineering. Why design something that works with 2 or 3 parts when they can come up with something that doesn’t work any better but is much more complicated and consists of 10 or 12 parts. You got it, the funky oil & fuel caps. I have learned new words after I have got back to my log pile after refueling only to learn the gas or oil is all over my pants & boots. Have you ever learned from Stihl why these have to be so complicated? I was in awe at how big you operation is. How many technicians do you keep busy? Do you each specialize in the equipment you work on? Do you also do videos on lawn equipment? Your channel is great.👍

That is one great saw to be starting while completely plugged up. It's real problem seemed to be owner issue which I am guilty of myself Never get to cleaning it until the recoil rope breaks or I need a new chain and see it all jammed up with sawdust. Nice job.

Great video, I had two MS362s given to me for repair recently. Both with severe wobble in the clutch drums, so bad the oil pump arms weren't rotating and both would stall when the brake was operated.. Turned out major PTO crankshaft wear was to blame.. Both saws were scrapped by the owner.. :)

Thanks for the video, I am looking forward to the Husky 266 overhaul. I have a few of them, and even one with a big bore conversion to make it a 272. My 50 year old Husky 61 is still my favourite however.

Mow year-round down here. Saw some snow a few years ago...

I have an MS271 with a 20 inch bar. That’s a lot of work to lug around. Can’t imagine dealing with those 881s!

5-6 years of hot suppers and it's still kicking. That's some quality and some luck. Didn't over heat it.

If you buy a saw also buy 6 air filters at the same time, it will save you time and money 😊😊😊

I’ve Worked On Many Stihl 088 Magnums I Have Yet To Work on One Of These Sweet New Stihl 881’s Yet But Looking Forward To It 😊😀 They Look Awesome

Don’t have one of the new ones but I did just put a full rap handle on my 880 and ordered two 138 driver chains for my mid size bar…

Enjoy your video😊

Great video. Jumpins those 881’s are big. 122 cc, must be about 10 hp. Thanks for your videos. I saw test procedure that helped me fix my Red Max G5300 chainsaw. And I saw you on Ken’s small engine repair live last Saturday. 👍🏻👍🏻👋👋

Sorry for loving the spectacular MS 881 content more than the repair of the MS 362. Unfortunately I have never seen one. The largest I was ever able to start and use was an MS 661. Here in Germany the top size saws are rarely needed. We ain’t got those large trees. Do you know why the MS 881 comes without M-Tronic? Love Alex.

4/19/24..another fine video 2day! ..had to giggle when you tried to start those big (biggest) saws...881's? But I saw they did get a warm up start..👍 Glad you cleaned project saw as it was pretty gross with saw dust & oil 'cake'.. once all repairs done, this saw looked/sounded great! So anxious to see additional saw repairs, maybe saws with more involved, complex problems for greater interest as you have a bunch of pro-level tools seen on last video. Ok.. stay safe & carry on!🔧🔩⚙️👍✅️🍷😊

Used to have access to an MS880 for milling. Great saw for milling but had to get someone else to start it and heck are they heavy. Heavy powerhead, then add the b+c and the mill. Almost too heave to pick up. And they drink fuel, as do all big saws.

The verdict was he did nothing to maintain it 😂

What's the best hard working made 16/18in saw u can buy in ur option? Thank you love n learn alot from ur teachings/ information

You examine chainsaws like I examine my patients. In a thorough and methodical way. Short-cutting an examination leads to missing important information. Then the correct diagnosis isn’t made and treatment is completely wrong or insufficient.

The indent on the front of the saw, where there was something that looked like it'd ground out a piece of the front of the saw, looks like a tool mark. I bet it got pinched and an attempt (maybe successful, maybe not) was made to pry it loose with a flat bar. Maybe not a great thing to do on a magnesium crank case.

I noticed when you test cut a saw on log, that you hold saw away from log n not use the bump dog(spike). Is this for any other reason than the log is too close to shed or something technical. Hi fromAustralia by the way, love your channel

My Craftsman chainsaw start with no problem but after 5 minutes of operating and getting hot it shuts down and don't want to start for a while. I replace the fuel lines, fuel filter and air filter. It's a very clean machine with not much use. You think it's a carburetor needs to be adjusted or I should look for problem somewhere else? Thanks in advance! Love your channel!!!

Is there a way to check mix ratio of existing fuel? Like they do with anti-freeze mix? Why do the 881's have a single knob to remove air filter cover but other saws require a tool and 3 screws to remove the cover? My 260 is a quarter turn to remove the cover. Were users having issues with the covers falling off?

It's always surprising when people own this caliber of chainsaw and do so little to take care of it.

"low on power" is pretty normal for a 362. 😀 Just hand them back a 400c or one of those new husky 562 mkII saws.

I have a 310 and a 461, I can't imagaing needing a 881 except in the redwood forest.

Love your channel and want to give you hell for cutting the wood without safety glasses.

I wish you would have shown the guy that picked up the 881s I would have liked to have seen guy that operates those

Curious, why not also look at the intake cylinder wall with the camera while you're in there seeing the high amount of dirt on the filter?

Great video. Just a brief comment noting the direction Stihl are headed in regards to what they term "in house" manufacturing of all their domestic saws. For the STIHL MS 362 Chain Saw with a not exactly inexpensive price of Canadian $1,189.99, "in house" means the following. Top plastic hood Virginia Beach USA. Oil pump China QUINGDAO. Crankcase Weinsheim (In house) Germany. Saw bar Waiblingen (Outsourced) Germany. Saw chain China QIL. Cylinder Sao Leopoldo Brazil. Carburetor China. HUIZHOU Only the crankcase is Made "in house" at Stihl's German factory? Sorry Stihl. In house to me means 100% Made in Germany for all components of a saw. Cheers.

881 is out of my phyical ability . So I settled for a Stihl 382 since settling in the bush of West Africa.