Old stihl disc cutter

[Will Heal]

I'm going to start a thread about this stihl ts50 disc cutter I bought on eBay. I'm going to try to get it running, put a bar on it and cut some wood! And if I get really keen then I may try repainting it and restoring it properly. Going to keep a note of everything I spend on it too

How it came £7.16

[Will Heal]

Got the disc cutter bit off

Has a drive sprocket on it already

[Daniel Jiggins]

There was one at the APF with a hatchet on the end

[Will Heal]

Decompression button? It turns rather than pushes in

[Will Heal]

There was one at the APF with a hatchet on the end

 

 

Think I saw a pic of that, it was a joke I think? TBF this might not be much better. As my old man would tell you I'm good at taking things apart but not good at putting them back together !

[Will Heal]

As I learned from eddyT, this is a Fairbanks starter and it's worn out which is why I haven't been able to turn the engine yet. Googled Fairbanks starter and would you believe it there's a YouTube vid to show cleaning and maintaining one.

[Will Heal]

Starter and fuel tank fresh out the dish washer nice n clean!

 

Filter cleaned up ok but gonna fit a new one fuel line rubber is a bit stiff but can't see any holes, is it worth replacing anyway?

Edited December 31, 2014 by Will Heal

[Will Heal]

I stripped the starter mechanism as it was a bit sticky and dry and put it back together but it still didn't work so after some questions on spuds bench thread and a you tube vid, I took the bit in the second pic apart and turned the dogs round. One end of each dog was rounded and burred. One looked new put it all back together and it now catches on the cup,

Yes it's worn out but should last a bit

[Will Heal]

So, it seems to have good compression, I think. So now to check for a spark

[Logan]

Those dogs can be filed back to correct squareness if they're rounded off.

 

Is that same engine as 075?

 

On the old one we have, the decompression valve turns round if twiddled, but it clicks in to use. Has been prone to loosen it's way out occasionally which was a pain.

 

Good luck with your clean up job. Have got a cannibal 075 but not sure what's left of it!

 

Cheers, John.