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Hello,
This is my first post, and I am excited to join the community. I am only a wannabe lumberjack, so I hope you'll be patient with me. ;-)
You guys are all very knowledgeable, I am afraid it will take me some time before I can contribute myself and help others, but I will get there someday!
I live in California, in the Santa Cruz mountains, on a 8.5 acre forested land. I am originally from France, been here exactly 10 years. I am a volunteer firefighter and I love building and fixing things.
I have had an ms362 since it came out in 2009. My first saw, bought it new and I love it. I heat with wood, so I use it a lot for felling and bucking. But I am not a pro.
Now, I have 5 pine trees, quite straight, that I don't need for firewood, so I thought of milling them to build a chicken coop and a wood shed and a tool shed.
I am buying an Alaskan 36 mill, cheapest price is on Baileys. With the long aluminum rails for the first cut. But my 362 is too small for that job from what I read here. So I went looking for a bigger saw. Came across this guy selling a bunch of saws from former his business. There were some fancy 084 and 880 and 066, but I thought an old 090 would be better, because I don't need the comfort features and it was cheaper. I won't use it to fell or buck, only to mill, so I don't need the chain break or AV or lighter weight. Is that correct? Should I have bought something more recent?
So I bought those yesterday:
. Stihl 090, came with old 36 bar and good cutting chain
. An extra stihl 41 bar, excellent condition
. A small 017 for my fiancée, or for smaller tasks. Much lighter than the 362. Came with 14 inch bar and chain
I am writing you for advice, because I realize I don't know much about chainsaws. I have been successfully using my 362 for years, but I just got it new from the dealer. I did not worry about gage, sprocket, pitch, bar mount, ... I just got whatever the dealer sold me and sharpened it and replaced parts with their same.
I started working on the 017 yesterday. I stripped it and cleaned it. It was extremely dirty, covered in oil. It needs a new sprocket. Looking through the exhaust, the piston looks nice and clean. I will fire it now and let you know, but I wanted to write this message before going to the garage.
Today I want to clean the 090, and that's much harder. I don't even know how to remove the chain!
The sprocket and clutch bell are worn, but I don't know how to remove the clutch. The chain tensioner screw is not straight, should I replace it too? And that handlebar!
I tried the saw before buying it. I could start it easily, there seem to be a good compression, hard to spin without the decomp lever. Couldn't see oil coming off the bar automatically, but the manual oiler works and the bar was covered in oil. The chain kept spinning at idle. Acceleration was smooth and instant, no hesitation. Exhaust smoke was white, but I did not let the saw warm up, so maybe that's normal.
There is this weird contraption inside the pull start cover, near the flywheel. What is it?
This is my first post, and I am excited to join the community. I am only a wannabe lumberjack, so I hope you'll be patient with me. ;-)
You guys are all very knowledgeable, I am afraid it will take me some time before I can contribute myself and help others, but I will get there someday!
I live in California, in the Santa Cruz mountains, on a 8.5 acre forested land. I am originally from France, been here exactly 10 years. I am a volunteer firefighter and I love building and fixing things.
I have had an ms362 since it came out in 2009. My first saw, bought it new and I love it. I heat with wood, so I use it a lot for felling and bucking. But I am not a pro.
Now, I have 5 pine trees, quite straight, that I don't need for firewood, so I thought of milling them to build a chicken coop and a wood shed and a tool shed.
I am buying an Alaskan 36 mill, cheapest price is on Baileys. With the long aluminum rails for the first cut. But my 362 is too small for that job from what I read here. So I went looking for a bigger saw. Came across this guy selling a bunch of saws from former his business. There were some fancy 084 and 880 and 066, but I thought an old 090 would be better, because I don't need the comfort features and it was cheaper. I won't use it to fell or buck, only to mill, so I don't need the chain break or AV or lighter weight. Is that correct? Should I have bought something more recent?
So I bought those yesterday:
. Stihl 090, came with old 36 bar and good cutting chain
. An extra stihl 41 bar, excellent condition
. A small 017 for my fiancée, or for smaller tasks. Much lighter than the 362. Came with 14 inch bar and chain
I am writing you for advice, because I realize I don't know much about chainsaws. I have been successfully using my 362 for years, but I just got it new from the dealer. I did not worry about gage, sprocket, pitch, bar mount, ... I just got whatever the dealer sold me and sharpened it and replaced parts with their same.
I started working on the 017 yesterday. I stripped it and cleaned it. It was extremely dirty, covered in oil. It needs a new sprocket. Looking through the exhaust, the piston looks nice and clean. I will fire it now and let you know, but I wanted to write this message before going to the garage.
Today I want to clean the 090, and that's much harder. I don't even know how to remove the chain!
The sprocket and clutch bell are worn, but I don't know how to remove the clutch. The chain tensioner screw is not straight, should I replace it too? And that handlebar!
I tried the saw before buying it. I could start it easily, there seem to be a good compression, hard to spin without the decomp lever. Couldn't see oil coming off the bar automatically, but the manual oiler works and the bar was covered in oil. The chain kept spinning at idle. Acceleration was smooth and instant, no hesitation. Exhaust smoke was white, but I did not let the saw warm up, so maybe that's normal.
There is this weird contraption inside the pull start cover, near the flywheel. What is it?
