matty f
ArboristSite Operative
Not oiling and we have tryed flushing the oil system out with petrol.any thing obvious before we buy and try a new pump?
Ms88 not oiling
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Lakeside53
Stihl Wrenching
Are you talking about an MS880? Do you have an IPL?
matty f
ArboristSite Operative
yes mate......whats an IPL????
Lakeside53
Stihl Wrenching
Illustrated Parts List. You need one.
There is a large gear inside the clutch internal cover that drives the pump and meshes with a gear under the clutch drum which is driven by a spring wire when the clutch drum roates. Any part could have failed and its usually real easy to see which one when it's all open.
There is a large gear inside the clutch internal cover that drives the pump and meshes with a gear under the clutch drum which is driven by a spring wire when the clutch drum roates. Any part could have failed and its usually real easy to see which one when it's all open.
Timberhauler
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Imagine that...Another Stihl not oiling.....I can't seem to go six months without one of my Stihl's quitting oiling..I've now got three years on my 385 husky's..They have never quit oiling..They crank,they oil and they cut.
Lakeside53
Stihl Wrenching
That's two in 10 million ...:biggrinbounce2:
matty f
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THALL10326
The Champ
Is that right, why am I not impressed. I got some Stihl's 30 years old Stihl oiling just fine, put that in ya ole 3 year old Huskies pipe and puff on it,LOLOL
Timberhauler
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Have those 30 year old Stihl's been run five and six days a week,eight to ten hours a day non-stop since you've had em'?...I'm guessing probably not..I have had four different 044/440's to quit oiling over the last two or three years,and two of the four MS200T's I've had in the last two years up and quit oiling as well...Maybe it's a freak thing,I don't know...But it seems to happen to often...We use the 440's more than any other saws in my stable.We usually get about 18 months to 2 years out of them before they start giving major trouble....In lots of cases,I'll use a 440 where I should have used a 660 or 395 just to keep from having to wrestle one of those beasts more than I have to.......I have owned many 066's and MS 660's though and my 088,and none of those have ever quit oiling.
THALL10326
The Champ
Nope they haven't been run 8-10hrs a day that I know of. I have however sold 100's on top of 100's of Stihl saws and rarely ever get one back for not oiling. I can't remember the last pro Stihl that came in for a oiling problem. I have had a few come in with a tank full of chips that needed cleaning but thats about it.
Looking at what you wrote there though it seems from what your saying the Stihls are doing all the work while them Huskies are sitting on the truck and that doesn't suprize me, wink!
Timberhauler
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My guys run the stihl's....I usually run either the 575,385 or 395 husky.....I still love the 440,otherwise I wouldn't keep buyin' em.....The one thing I will admit to is that when me and one or two guys are workin' on one side of town,and the rest of them are working somewhere else...I can't watch em' all the time....And they all have habits like running the saw so dull it won't hardly cut...So that's probably my biggest problem with Stihl right there.....It's all good,I just had to keep it stirrin'
THALL10326
The Champ
Awwwwwwww ole pot stirrer, thats all fun and good, I do that too. As for oil problems though rarely see many with the Stihls. Now I have seen some 10-15 year old pro Stihls that needed new worm gears and such but rarely a oil pump. I guess its like anything else, use it long enough and it will wear out.
Them dull chains you speak of, yes I know exactly what your referring to there. They can really shorten the life of a saw by constant over reving and no cutting. Don't blame you for getting on them guys about that...
Timberhauler
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I end up firing about one person a year for blowing up saws....I have four guys right now that are the best I've had.I stay on em' all the time about keeping my equipment maintained,not just saws,but everything.I have gotten to the point of "If ya' can't sharpen it,ya' can't run it".....I spent about three hours one day last year teaching everyone that works for me,part time and full time how to sharpen the saw correctly...I haven't had a problem since.
THALL10326
The Champ
Good job there. Showing those guys and teaching them about dull chains and how to sharpen them is very good on your part. You obviously know what alot don't, that dull chains have burned more cylinders than probaly anything else. Many don't relaize top rpm in the hand for a few seconds is not meant for in the wood. I've always said running a dull chain is like sitting at a red light with your car in neutrel and holding it to the floor. Good job on your part to show them guys the facts about chains...
