Pole Chainsaw

[Mick Dempsey]

Thought the km130 was a 4mix engine though.

 

Sorry Matty my fault, my ht130 extendable pole saw from year 2000ish is an old fashion 2 stroke, my combined tool thingy km130r is the dry sump 4 mix.

 

Bloody stihl and their numbers!

 

 

Edit...my polesaw is an HT75. Sorry, how many errors can I make in this thread?

Edited December 29, 2016 by Mick Dempsey

[Stubby]

Thanks stubby good feedback.

 

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My pleasure Ian . Hope you get what you are looking for bud .

[shavey]

There are two other pole pruners too consider Ian and mull over

Makita EY-2650H 4-stroke

Dolmar ME-246.4 4-stroke

 

Both these are priced in between the echo and stihl I've had the echo and makita side by side and there are several thumbs up and down for both models

 

Why don't you go to a hire shop that specialises in O.P.E and hire a makita and see how it performs it has a longer reach than the Echo pruner you might be surprised

 

And that Dolmar 4-stroke is such a better motor than the stihl it's a genuine 360degree engine with oil pumped around by crankcase pressure and non return valves in the oil ways

[Ian C]

There are two other pole pruners too consider Ian and mull over

Makita EY-2650H 4-stroke

Dolmar ME-246.4 4-stroke

 

Both these are priced in between the echo and stihl I've had the echo and makita side by side and there are several thumbs up and down for both models

 

Why don't you go to a hire shop that specialises in O.P.E and hire a makita and see how it performs it has a longer reach than the Echo pruner you might be surprised

 

And that Dolmar 4-stroke is such a better motor than the stihl it's a genuine 360degree engine with oil pumped around by crankcase pressure and non return valves in the oil ways

Thanks for the info Andrew, I'm just not keen on the 4 strokes if I'm honest for this application as I think the vibe are worse than a 2 stroke also I know your service is excellent but my dolmar has been anything but reliable sinse I have had it.

 

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[jaime bray]

I was asked to demo the Makita pole saw.

 

It is superb. I struggle after two years to cause damage to it.

 

Honestly and genuinely worth a look. Vibrations are low in my opinion. Fuel economy is great.

 

Can not fault it in any capacity weight wise and reliability.

 

Not to be sniffed at, love it.

[spudulike]

Four stroke Stihl engines - most issues are from the valve clearances being too large. Run the engine on part or full synthetic and check the valve clearances regularly otherwise it becomes a bitch to pull over and wont idle!

[Ian C]

Four stroke Stihl engines - most issues are from the valve clearances being too large. Run the engine on part or full synthetic and check the valve clearances regularly otherwise it becomes a bitch to pull over and wont idle!

Thanks for the info but I'm not sure about the 4 strokes also my Dolmar that I bought new from Andrew has been terrable from a reliabability point of view, in fact my lads won't use it as they don't want to be the next one to brake it!

 

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Edited December 30, 2016 by Ian C

[Ian C]

Four stroke Stihl engines - most issues are from the valve clearances being too large. Run the engine on part or full synthetic and check the valve clearances regularly otherwise it becomes a bitch to pull over and wont idle!

From the horses mouth! Why complicate things with 4 strokes .

 

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[spudulike]

From the horses mouth! Why complicate things with 4 strokes .

 

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There is no need, it over complicates what can be the simplest of engines and makes simple repair very difficult! It was one manufacturers response to the emission issue from two strokes!

[shavey]

Thanks for the info but I'm not sure about the 4 strokes also my Dolmar that I bought new from Andrew has been terrable from a reliabability point of view, in fact my lads won't use it as they don't want to be the next one to brake it!

 

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Ian when I gave you a courtesy call in august to see how things where , I was disappointed to hear you've been having running issues since February with the saw I sold you , i would have sorted them out ASAP rather than let it drag on for months costing you down time and money

 

But hopefully now Ian the saw will be ok and run good it has a new piston and cylinder and various other bits it tuned in well and ran fine

Thanks :thumbup: