Does stihl sell stiffer than stock av mounts? If so whats the part #?
MS 260 av mounts
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I had a chat with a Stihl Rep about this a few years ago. Seems that the AV mounts off of a larger Stihl model may work.
Bigsnowdog
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Just curious..... why do you want them?
Because the stock mounts are way too soft. Get some time on them and they get even softer.
FWIW I found out Stihl does make stiffer mounts for the 260. When i get them installed I will le tyou guys know how they work.
FWIW I found out Stihl does make stiffer mounts for the 260. When i get them installed I will le tyou guys know how they work.
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Why would you want them stiffer? After all, any good operator knows you never push on a saw unless it is dull, and no one here would ever cut with a dull chain.
Why would you want them stiffer? After all, any good operator knows you never push on a saw unless it is dull, and no one here would ever cut with a dull chain.
It has nothing to do with a dull chain. The saw sags under its own weight.
As far as not pushing a saw. You can let the saw self feed. It just cuts slower.
As far as not pushing a saw. You can let the saw self feed. It just cuts slower.
Acer
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I'd have thought that they're as soft as they are for a reason - to absorb vibration that would otherwise damage your hands and arms.
WoodTick007
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Ben.
Its funny that you post this today. I was cutting up a 50 year old pear tree with my 026 and was wondering the exact thing. I have an 18 inch bar on the saw was thinking my rubber isolators were worn out. I will closely watch this post.
007
Its funny that you post this today. I was cutting up a 50 year old pear tree with my 026 and was wondering the exact thing. I have an 18 inch bar on the saw was thinking my rubber isolators were worn out. I will closely watch this post.
007
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When you look those mounts up in the parts breakdown they're the same for the 026 and the MS260. They offer a normal and a soft version but, when you go to the price list only the normals are available.
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Based on my expierances with snowmobile rubber mounts I would think there would not be much differance between the two.
I had one sled I put extra stiff mounts on and you could not till any differance at except for the fact the engine stayed aligned better. I would imagine this will be the case with a saw.
Grande, My dealer ordered them for me today so they must still be available. I am in Canada if that makes a differance.
vibration
I never held on to the motor in my snowmobile, so I don't know.
I know what you are talking about. you pick the saw up and it opens up between the carb housing and the cylinder shroud. Can't say I have seen any negative affects unless one actually broke. When cutting, most of the weight is off the bar. Just a personal preference I guess.
I never held on to the motor in my snowmobile, so I don't know.
I know what you are talking about. you pick the saw up and it opens up between the carb housing and the cylinder shroud. Can't say I have seen any negative affects unless one actually broke. When cutting, most of the weight is off the bar. Just a personal preference I guess.
Acer
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A person's hands/arms are not a very objective way of measuring the vibration they are being exposed to. There are recommendations for acceptable limits of exposure to vibration, similar to exposure limits to noise. However, just like noise, they would have to be measured properly before you could tell if they were going to do long term damage or not.
Personally, I wouldn't tamper with AV mounts if you use your saw a lot - apart from to change them regularly. I've worked with a guy who couldn't start work on cold mornings through severe hand and finger pain, until he'd thoroughly warmed his hands on the tractor engine or something, and that was vibration white finger caused purely through using a chainsaw for most of his working life up to that point. He was 32
Ill take my chances. BTW There must be a reason stihl offers stiffer mounts?
The av mounts came into day that I ordered. Only problem is my saw had the same mounts from the factory. I ended up replacing them anyway and the condition imrpoved slightly. looks like this is going to be another regular maintenance item.
Crofter
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Stop stretching the mounts by pinching the bar and yanking on the saw, ya bunch of gorillas! Lol.
Thats why I use wedges.
Wedges between the crankcase and handle assembly will stretch the mounts too, Ben. Why would you want to do that?
If you're at all curious, how about ordering the other set of mounts and see what the difference is?
Glen
If you're at all curious, how about ordering the other set of mounts and see what the difference is?
Glen
Glens, Stihl only offers two mounts. Stiff and soft. My saw already had the stiff ones installed, but I went ahead and replaced them anyway with the new ones I ordered. I guess they where just sacked out after two years of use(-6 months at DG's). Funny thing is my 036's mounts never softened one bit in the time I had it.
