Stihl ms 150t poor build quality ?

[Eddy_t]

Cheers.

 

Also, has anyone fitted a new tank unit?

 

 

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What are you doing to them? The tank assy is part of the housing for everything!

 

 

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[Gerbutt]

A tree fell on it so need to replace. It does look as if everything has to come off?

 

 

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[kev7937]

Splendid, cheers for that. Did you fit it yourself? If so, I have all mine off apart from the bit the carb sits in. Got the carb off and other screws out but can't work out how to get that piece off the saw body? Looks like the boot is stopping it?

 

 

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No we didn't do it. But the guy that did said it was a pain.

[Steve Bullman]

On 4/3/2014 at 09:55, spudulike said:

This was my fix, it included a nail and a bit of brazed fabricated heater mounting bracket:thumbup:

Image broke, do you still have it spud?

[Darrin Turnbull]

 

[benedmonds]

We are considering no replacing ours, the guys love them but they are just not up to the abuse they get.  I have a feeling they are being used when really a 200t would be more suitable...

 

I am sure an owner operator who looks after and moves to a bigger saw when they need to would get many happy years use but when not loved they don't seem to last long.  

[john p]

We are considering no replacing ours, the guys love them but they are just not up to the abuse they get.  I have a feeling they are being used when really a 200t would be more suitable...
 
I am sure an owner operator who looks after and moves to a bigger saw when they need to would get many happy years use but when not loved they don't seem to last long.  

I had a 150 for about 3 years, great saw but really weak plastic s, moved to an echo 2115, seems a bit more robust and defo more grunt, even without drilling the exhaust

[Rich Rule]

I have a couple of 150t's.  One is 4 years old and still going strong.  I bought another when I moved over to Norway to run on aspen.

 

built quality is fine, I do high clip it though and not dangle it like a conker.

[spudulike]

The weak points are the engine mounts but made worse as the owners use the choke lever to stop the saw. The bolts come loose, the kill switch not working is the first sign of an issue but most arb guys are clever and use the choke lever to stop the saw until the clutch is flapping in the breeze and the lower crank case needs rebuilding Done a few interesting mods to sort this issue on various levels of wear!

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[Rich Rule]

I hear you Spud.

 

How would you suggest shutting the saw down when the kill switch has gone?  Letting it run out of fuel?  

 

Sometimes us Arbs just have to get the job done with what we have.