OkI still can't find the deer in the woods?
OkI still can't find the deer in the woods?
Maybe Fred scared it off. He is kinda scary lookin.I still can't find the deer in the woods?
Were there any outbreaks of EHD in your area? That will eliminate pockets of them fast.I still can't find the deer in the woods?
So it was the spark plug boot not making full contact on the 290 and not the used 20" bar? My 038 has been acting similarly lately.A couple years ago a friend dropped off 3 20" bars from his 039. He gave the power head to someone else, who didn't want the burnt up bars. Tips were purple from running dull chains, oil set on low, etc. I saved the one good bar and put it on my 290, changed the sprocket to 3/8, opened up the exhaust a little. Bugger just runs way over it's pay grade. A while back the 290 started acting up. It would be revving great, cutting like mad, and die for a split second, like some one flipped the switch on and off real fast. Instantly it would be back at wide WOT. My wife bought me an MS 251 for our anniversary, so I've been using it for my 18" and under wood. A big storm blew down 20 or so of my 24"-30" White Oaks, so I've been using the old 290 more. It got to the point it was "cutting off" a couple times an hour. I took it in to my shop and he pulled the cover off, took one finger and poked the plug wire, it was loose. The air filter kept the wire pushed down on the plug enough it couldn't come all the way off, but occasionally loose contact. Well, that was a cheap fix. I threw that bar away and was going to buy a new one. Then got to thinking, I have a brand new 25" bar for the 660 I never use, with a brand new chain. I'm going to stick it on the 290 and see how it does. If I just cut the normal stuff I use the 290 for, and don't lean on it, which I never do because my chains are always sharp, I don't see where the saw knows the difference? I'll let you know how it does. No, I'm not trying the 36" next week.
Finished my session for the day. The blower would have made all areas without concrete go a lot quicker. Next month we'll get rain lol.View attachment 1144284
Winter showed up. Winds are fairly vicious and lake effect snow expected for a couple days. First time I have started the tractor since I took the mowing deck off and put the blower on!
i see skateboards now have brakes! well, can buy with one or retrofit.Is the brake capable of being repaired, or is it a saw with no brake for the rest of it's days? One of the things I like about STIHLS is. Usually the brake handle itself breaks before the mounts or fasteners. I use my brake all the time. I would feel really uncomfortable running a power saw without one. I know folks did for years and years, but that was before my time on a saw. For me, it's a must.
KISS!On more than one occasion, I've had a similar problem when the screw cap on the end of the spark plug comes off causing unreliable spark. Other times there may be some corrosion in there and spraying it will help.
Always check the simple things first.
It's sunny 40 and no snow right now, you must be holding your mouth wrong. lolDid you get lost lol.
Down to 25 here now and dropping steadily til Monday morning when they say we'll be at 7, but it will be low humidity so...
40 out here! and feels colder than chipper's 25!It's sunny 40 and no snow right now, you must be holding your mouth wrong. lol
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I thought there was a big buck in that pic of the woods, before the pick of the Hickory?
Yes, it was the plug boot. I got this 290 shortly after they stopped the "0's" at the beginning of the models, so it's pretty old. My mechanic said the reason he went straight to the plug was just a couple weeks ago someone else brought an old 290 in and it took him a while to find it. When I told my BIL he said same thing happened to him. When you push the boot on it feels like it locks on? Take the top off and push the boot on and see if that helps? Mines running great again.So it was the spark plug boot not making full contact on the 290 and not the used 20" bar? My 038 has been acting similarly lately.
I was just joking about the deer, because I saw woods with no deer. But, my neighbor in WV said they had several farms within 10-20 miles that had bad break outs. In Frederick County, MD where I live, we have had no signs. I have just over 1 acre and I counted 30 deer in my back yard, so they were crammed into about half an acre. My daughter sent me this pic right at 12, she was eating lunch on the front porch. Pic was taken back in warm weather.Were there any outbreaks of EHD in your area? That will eliminate pockets of them fast.
I had to change were I hunt in Brewster because of it. Where I got my large doe this year is about 5 miles from where I have hunted over the last few decades.
A little dab of red locktite on the terminal screw will stop that.On more than one occasion, I've had a similar problem when the screw cap on the end of the spark plug comes off causing unreliable spark. Other times there may be some corrosion in there and spraying it will help.
Always check the simple things first.
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