What's on your bench today?

[GardenKit]

Moving away from saws and bikes for a bit.

 

I sold a new lawn tractor to a guy last year. At the beginning of this season he brought his blades in for a sharpen. He had taken them off himself, and put them back on because he is, after all, " a bit handy" (his words)

 

When I collected it for its annual service he said "oh, by the way, I would like you to have another go at the blades because it has not cut at all well since you sharpened them in the spring, maybe you got the angles a bit wrong?"

 

[peatff]

A bit wrong ? It looks like you sharpened them back to front Have you explained about direction making a difference ?

[Rich2484]

Yeah come on Barrie. I thought you had been doing this long enough to know what side of the blade needs an edge on it....:lol:

 

I've had this before, "my mower won't cut", "it's only been like it since you done the blades" etc etc etc....

 

Have to have a good chuckle about it tho. Would be boring otherwise.

[spudulike]

That's about as bad as putting the chain on the wrong way round isn't it Rich:blushing:

 

I would have thought the guy would have put two and two together or at least marked the things! I tend to take photos of anything that is looking a bit complex.....like the MS200T handle internals - too many parts:lol:

 

Always easy after you have done a few of them though!

[Rich2484]

That's about as bad as putting the chain on the wrong way round isn't it Rich:blushing:

 

I would have thought the guy would have put two and two together or at least marked the things! I tend to take photos of anything that is looking a bit complex.....like the MS200T handle internals - too many parts:lol:

 

Always easy after you have done a few of them though!

 

:lol:

 

Yeah same as the chain going on but I'm going with the excuse of not doing it as long as you two and that's what I'm sticking with. :lol::001_tt2:

 

Plus I'm young and nieve......

[spudulike]

Pity you didn't help with my question about points a while back! Trial, error and a knackered shoulder to get them sorted you think the kick off that 066 red eye was bad, try an 090!

 

 

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Sorry, saw you discussing an 090 Stihl and don't know much about them, Alec (Agg221) is your man on these saws.

 

In my day you got the contact breaker at max opening, adjusted the gap using a feeler gauge and then either set the position by moving the back plate and measured the closing of the breaker with a multimeter and a static timing mark or with a strobe at a set RPM.

 

Not sure I could have helped, this one just had some crud between the breaker points - I didn't fiddle with the timing!

[Eddy_t]

Sorry, saw you discussing an 090 Stihl and don't know much about them, Alec (Agg221) is your man on these saws.

 

In my day you got the contact breaker at max opening, adjusted the gap using a feeler gauge and then either set the position by moving the back plate and measured the closing of the breaker with a multimeter and a static timing mark or with a strobe at a set RPM.

 

Not sure I could have helped, this one just had some crud between the breaker points - I didn't fiddle with the timing!

 

You could, I just needed to know at which points sparked, I tried asking the arboristsite lot, and got given the technical data I already had (helpful bunch)! Anyway, I now know its when the points open, I'd never worked with points before, as the technology is a bit old fashioned for me, I tried with my local dealer, but most there know nothing about saws, let alone with points, nor are they allowed legally to work on it, as it has no chainbrake?!

 

 

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[wisecobandit]

Couple of ms200t/020t questions guys not having worked on 1 before and don't seem to be able to find a workshop manual online..

 

Firstly inlet boot, im guessing the end "lip" that attaches to the carb is meant to be under the plate and not just sat on it so can peal it back with your finger! (yup bad near non existant rear a.v mount)

Secondly the chain brake linkage, on normal stihl's there is a circlip that goes on the pivot shaft to stop the linkage coming off (chances are it wouldn't as the torsion return spring holds it in place) however theres not one on the saw, the ipl doesn't show one but there is a groove in the shaft for one?

[spudulike]

Couple of ms200t/020t questions guys not having worked on 1 before and don't seem to be able to find a workshop manual online..

 

Firstly inlet boot, im guessing the end "lip" that attaches to the carb is meant to be under the plate and not just sat on it so can peal it back with your finger! (yup bad near non existant rear a.v mount)

Secondly the chain brake linkage, on normal stihl's there is a circlip that goes on the pivot shaft to stop the linkage coming off (chances are it wouldn't as the torsion return spring holds it in place) however theres not one on the saw, the ipl doesn't show one but there is a groove in the shaft for one?

 

The rubber boot pushes on to the cylinder, the tab lines up with the right side of the cylinder tab with the fuel tank facing you, the plastic part then pushes firmly over the boot - get it alligned properly otherwise the impulse hole in the other end of the boot won't line up with the handle.

 

I usually add a little HT grease on the join to bed it.

 

The circlip - only ever seen one machine with one fitted, all the rest worked fine and as you say, the IPL doesn't have it fitted.

[Eddy_t]

On my bench, the works hl75, apparently it was blunt, I've borrowed it for a job, so boss asked me to see what's wrong... Someone has got it jammed on a stick probably, and rather than work it loose, has blitzed the knackers off it, it's sheared the blade in half inside the gear box, eaten the thrust plate inside too, then smashed a hole in the gearbox housing... I keep suggesting we should have a £5 charge for borrowing tools, then I would have cash to spend on spare parts! Grrr! Or not lend the tools out to non-staff!

 

 

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