Why should you have to do anything to a new chainsaw to get it started? My old Craftsman 2.2 saw will pull and start very easily and it's several years old, my Stihl 017 not so good. Remember the old McCulloch saws that had electric start?
Is there a way this 71 yo man can start his new 250 stihl chainsaw?
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A MS250 is just not an older gentleman saw. I have seen it quite a bit. It's a 2 pie R thing. Gear ratio on the starter for the displacement is just not friendly.
I remember when I was 71, well, just barely...
They are tight little saws. And the catch you are looking for on choke sometimes doesn’t happen. Pull 4 times on choke and then flip it up and pull again. Takes good hard pulls. I can see how it would not be a pleasant saw to start for someone older. But a good cutting saw. Takes some getting to know is all.
Sell the saw and buy one of those Senix 4 strokes or some other small displacement, easy to start saw. End of problem. If it will make you feel better put Stihl stickers all over it.
From a
Tractor Supply review on the Senix 4 stroke
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Light, quiet, not as stinky, no mixing anything. Very easy to start. This has been a very reliable and very powerful chainsaw. Has given me absolutely no issues. I would buy another as a gift for a buddy.
Also, I start this with two primer pushes and choke applied. Takes maybe two pulls before it coughs. Squeeze trigger to release choke, pull once more and start. ( this is bitter winter cold after sitting overnight ) Easiest small engine I’ve ever worked on and started."
Tractor Supply review on the Senix 4 stroke
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Light, quiet, not as stinky, no mixing anything. Very easy to start. This has been a very reliable and very powerful chainsaw. Has given me absolutely no issues. I would buy another as a gift for a buddy.
Also, I start this with two primer pushes and choke applied. Takes maybe two pulls before it coughs. Squeeze trigger to release choke, pull once more and start. ( this is bitter winter cold after sitting overnight ) Easiest small engine I’ve ever worked on and started."
I think the flywheel will have to be swapped also!!
Not bragging but I will be 80 jan.31 and I haven't seen one I cant crank, and thats with both shoulders replaced and both knees!!
found out the cases, coil and flywheel are different. The good news is I got the ms250c and got it running and shes a little ripper of a saw and super easy to start.
My friend solved this problem with his tight ms250 by fashioning a board to put through the handle. Stand on the board and pull quick. Hope this helps.
I got the MSA 200 Li-ion battery saw in March of 2019. I love this little saw. I don't wear my shoulder out pulling on a rope. Less vibration. I was pleasantly surprised at how long the battery lasts, and how fast it charges. No fumes, no need for ear plugs, no oil and gas mix. It punches above it's weight when it comes time to cut. I like it so much that I got the HTA-65 battery operated pole saw. Very handy indeed. Just push the button and squeeze the trigger. Easy peezy!
Husky77
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At the end of the day it's all about knowing your saw. Each one are different, you may start off basically the same but soon work out the saw, it's just takes time and patience. Not every saw is the same and not every saw goes by the book. It points you in the right direction but learning is down to the individual
On some saws that I've had a hard time starting, I use a strip of double-sided velcro to wrap around the trigger to hold it in. I then pull the starter rope, and that seems to help quite often to get it started. Once it starts, I pull the velcro off the trigger. Less awkward trying to hold the trigger and pull the rope at the same time.
Husky77
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thats after you flooded the saw right? the down side is the chain is flying around and an accident waiting to happen.
chain brake
"This saw is too easy to flood", and I have his 251C that I bought from his widow. The original owner said that to the dealer and the dealer said it was the owner's fault after he gave him a $100 repair bill. I have to agree with the original owner. Three choke pulls will flood the saw and it will not pop and tell you earlier that it is ready to run. Then you are flooded.
Had Stihl not included a primer bulb, it might have worked out better. I can start it, but I know not to pull more than once (or at most twice) on choke after priming it.
Had Stihl not included a primer bulb, it might have worked out better. I can start it, but I know not to pull more than once (or at most twice) on choke after priming it.
Instead of adding a primer bulb they should have put in a de-comp valve..My MS250 has a primer bulb but it's not hooked to anything, just there for looks..
Yes different flywheel!!
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