What's on your bench today?

[spudulike]

Last job of today (yes, early finish) was an MS170.

 

It would not start for the customer, "Can you fix it?" he asked.

 

"Yes, do you want it just started, or do you want a full service?"

 

"just get it started, it is fine otherwise and I hardly use it. No service, just started. Definately"

 

Well I hate these jobs, because I guarantee I will see lots of things wrong and be tempted to fix them, but of course the customer will not want to pay, so I have to leave them.

 

Being a Stihl, it was of course going to be a poor starter, but surprisingly it was not the stale fuel issue I had suspected. It was empty. I fueled it up, pulled about 10 times, got a cough, put the choke in, pulled again and off she went.

 

I stuck it in a bit of wood, but the chain was blunt (remember, "no other work"). Managed to burn through a stick and load it enough to be happy with the fuel system. But the chain was dry. "no other work", but i just had to put some chain oil in.

 

So I took the oil cap off, it was full. But with red fluid grease:lol:

 

So I expect I will end up with it back on the bench, but will he want to pay?

 

Or will he take it away as it is and then complain to his friends that it has just been in for service?

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That sort of repair is on par either the McCullochs and Ryobis that come in, they need hours of work but you can't charge a reasonable rate:thumbdown:

[GardenKit]

That sort of repair is on par either the McCullochs and Ryobis that come in, they need hours of work but you can't charge a reasonable rate:thumbdown:

Funny you should say that, the job before the 170 was a full service and new chain on a McCulloch. It was so cean and in such good order the whole job took less tan 10 minutes.

£70 for 10 minutes =£420 per hour.

 

Who says that dealers charge too much?

 

I do however rise above ryobi.

[Rich2484]

Oi I'm still here you know......

 

And I have had one ryobi saw in and I'm never going to hear the last of it...

 

Mower details for you Barrie.

 

Honda gcv 160

 

Lazered numbers, GJAAE-3201629A and its either 4g4 or ygy my eyes are going and I was squinting a lot. Looked like a big four but could be a capital Y don't ask.

[wisecobandit]

Had a busy few days on various saws.

 

Put new piston rings, bearings and seals in an ms210

 

020T plastic welded (well soldering ironed) a small hole in fuel tank, repaired stripped bar stud, refitted inlet manifold and fitted new a.v mounts, crank seals and fuel/vacuum line and filter.

 

Carb clean on an 026

 

Built an 025/ms250 engine out of new parts and s/h bits I had knocking around and fitted it in an old 021 casing/tank (they are the same) and got it up and running. Decision now is whether to bar/chain it in 3/8 picco or .325 although most likely go the 3/8 route as have a sprocket and chain so just means buying a new bar.

[GardenKit]

I mentioned a couple of days ago about the MS170 with red grease in the chain oil tank.

 

The customer came in for it today, and I told him about his blunt chain. "No its not blunt"

he said "it cuts fine"

 

I told him about his grease in the oil tank. "That is the right stuff to use" he said' " I have always used it in both this saw and my big Stihl, i was told to use it by the dealer when I bought the saws, and Stihl say in the book its what you should use, You know nothing about saws if you don not know this"

 

Apparently the saw heats it up so it runs through the pump.

 

I am seldom speechless, but it was obvious he was right and I was totally wrong, so I opned the door for him when he left.

[Rich2484]

I mentioned a couple of days ago about the MS170 with red grease in the chain oil tank.

 

The customer came in for it today, and I told him about his blunt chain. "No its not blunt"

he said "it cuts fine"

 

I told him about his grease in the oil tank. "That is the right stuff to use" he said' " I have always used it in both this saw and my big Stihl, i was told to use it by the dealer when I bought the saws, and Stihl say in the book its what you should use, You know nothing about saws if you don not know this"

 

Apparently the saw heats it up so it runs through the pump.

 

I am seldom speechless, but it was obvious he was right and I was totally wrong, so I opned the door for him when he left.

 

 

:lol::001_huh:

 

I'm really not looking forward to this. So far I have been very lucky and hopefully any advice I have given people on what to use has sunk in and they have taken it on board.

 

But I have found builders are the worst. Trying to tell them that it doesn't take long to clean an air filter out on a cut off saw or give it a brush off with a hand brush now and again doesn't hurt...... Think they are thinking more about the pint in the pub..

[spudulike]

Thought you knew about saws Barrie, don't you know about the magical red gloop and that chains wear through wood with friction......you have so much to learn:001_rolleyes:

[felixthelogchopper]

I mentioned a couple of days ago about the MS170 with red grease in the chain oil tank.

 

The customer came in for it today, and I told him about his blunt chain. "No its not blunt"

he said "it cuts fine"

 

I told him about his grease in the oil tank. "That is the right stuff to use" he said' " I have always used it in both this saw and my big Stihl, i was told to use it by the dealer when I bought the saws, and Stihl say in the book its what you should use, You know nothing about saws if you don not know this"

 

Apparently the saw heats it up so it runs through the pump.

 

I am seldom speechless, but it was obvious he was right and I was totally wrong, so I opned the door for him when he left.

 

Would that be the same dealer where he buys replacement bars, chains and 2-stroke oil on a surprisingly regular basis?

[GardenKit]

Guess it must be. He is an old farmer boy about 75 I guess, and has used Stihls, since they were invented.

Could it be that they did use red grease in a tank at one time?

 

Does anyone remember?

Spud?......

[spudulike]

Guess it must be. He is an old farmer boy about 75 I guess, and has used Stihls, since they were invented.

Could it be that they did use red grease in a tank at one time?

 

Does anyone remember?

Spud?......

 

How old do you think I am dude:lol: