stihl ms 180c

[blue924.9]

ok so you may have seen my thread in the chain saw section but here is a simple version of the story. my grandma had a stihl 180c 14 b&c for years, as long as i can remember (im 17) went down got band aid fixed went down again guy said it was broke and then tried to take it from us. i got it back and it sat in the shed for 2 years before i started to tinker with it today as its a no school day and i am bored. turned out the screen on the muffler was packed full of crap and after 15 mins of soaking the entire muffler in kerosene, then gas becuase kerosene wasnt doing it. i scrubbed it for like 5 minutes with a paper towel and its clean. it now runs like a champ but smokes like crazy due to the kerosene residue but still works none the less.

was wondering if anyone could give me some basic info on it and if it was a good saw or not. grandma has decided to buy a new stihl this summer and gave me this 180c for the half hour of trouble i spent working on it. i am wondering if there is anything i can do to make it put out some more power and be capable of handling a little bigger bar, like a 16 inch bar or an 18 inch bar (that might be a long shot though). and wondering if it is a generally good well built saw or not.

the plans are to use it to cut up some evergreen trees that we dont burn in the fire place because of the sap, to sell to city people who like the smell and will burn it in their outdoor fire pit

 

[luckydozenfarm]

I would say the saw is decent if you have a .325 pitch chain on it. Not sure if it had the Picco on it or not from how old it is, but the Picco chains dull really fast IMO. I use my MS170 16" (even smaller) as a deer lease/backpacking/tree pruning saw. Would it work for cutting firewood just for myself? Yeah maybe in a pinch. Commercial/daily use?...prob wouldn't hold up under that kinda use.

 

[Oldman47]

ok so you may have seen my thread in the chain saw section but here is a simple version of the story. my grandma had a stihl 180c 14 b&c for years, as long as i can remember (im 17) went down got band aid fixed went down again guy said it was broke and then tried to take it from us. i got it back and it sat in the shed for 2 years before i started to tinker with it today as its a no school day and i am bored. turned out the screen on the muffler was packed full of crap and after 15 mins of soaking the entire muffler in kerosene, then gas becuase kerosene wasnt doing it. i scrubbed it for like 5 minutes with a paper towel and its clean. it now runs like a champ but smokes like crazy due to the kerosene residue but still works none the less.

was wondering if anyone could give me some basic info on it and if it was a good saw or not. grandma has decided to buy a new stihl this summer and gave me this 180c for the half hour of trouble i spent working on it. i am wondering if there is anything i can do to make it put out some more power and be capable of handling a little bigger bar, like a 16 inch bar or an 18 inch bar (that might be a long shot though). and wondering if it is a generally good well built saw or not.

the plans are to use it to cut up some evergreen trees that we dont burn in the fire place because of the sap, to sell to city people who like the smell and will burn it in their outdoor fire pit

For an owner's manual you can Google "Stihl" and download a manual that will include things like the range of bars it will accept, the recommended fuel mix, etc. All of the Stihl saws are good saws.

 

[WMW050588]

Mine has a 14" bar with 3/8 low pro chisle chain on it. I just put an adjustable carb on it and opened up the muffler so I'm anxious to see how it cuts.

That said I still don't see it pulling an 18" bar and chain in hard wood very well. Maybe soft wood but I can't speak to that.

Low profile chain does a lot to make up for engine displacement, but as stated above it does dull faster and over all doesn't last as long.

If you do end up going to low pro or need a new bar I highly recommend going with .050 gauge.

What model saw did your grandma get this summer? Would she let you use it when you need another saw?

 

[stihlfanboy]

I use a ms170 for my limbing and climbing saw. Works great. Been abused and droped and still cuts good. Toke the 14inch bar off that came on it and run a 16 lp chain. Cut some pritty big wood with it before.