Advanced chainsaw maintenance

[APC]

Is there a course in this? Something covering more than CS30 covers?

[john dawson]

nowt specific.

 

its just knowing bout engines, practicing what you know and learning new things as you go along.

 

there is a maintenance website listed on here somewhere (chainsaw forum methinks?) run by an arbtalker, i believe its drivelink.blogspot.com

[tommer9]

What else are you wanting to know?

They are pretty simple machines, and really havent got much to go wrong.

As far as i know these courses dont exist, but Arbtalk should have most bits covered- check out Dean Lofthouses latest vid about carb rmoval on a 200t for example.

[aliross]

Is it possible to become a qualified Stihl/Husqvarna technician without working for a dealer?

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

Was gonna say I thought Stihl, and prob Husky, did some techncial workshops you could attend, or is that just at the Arb Show & APF?

 

May be worth contacting Hans Farley at Stihl and asking.

 

Paul

[Pommie]

Is it possible to become a qualified Stihl/Husqvarna technician without working for a dealer?

 

You can enroll on the Stihl courses. I did one years ago but it was at the Head office near Camberley.

[Rupe]

You can enroll on the Stihl courses. I did one years ago but it was at the Head office near Camberley.

 

Was it good? I'm sure it must have been, but how good??

[aliross]

Cheers, my employer is now asking for yearly proof of servicing on our saws. I.E. we have to take the saw to a dealer who services it and we give the invoice to the office as proof. Any opinions?

[Dean Lofthouse]

I dont see the need to send in saws for service if you are competent enough to service yourself.

 

All you are required to do is keep a service record yourself, what was serviced, what you did and when.

 

A service on a saw is airfilter clean, fuel tank and filter clean, oil tank clean, spark plug change, fuel filter in carb clean and settings check (Hi Lo jets with tacho) and a general check over mounts etc

[Rupe]

Why are you "required" to keep a service record? Is it Puwer regs or soemthing? I keep a record in my head of what has happened to what and what spare parts I have, it leaves little space for much else in there but it works for me!!