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Thanks Spud, will try the carb settings on Friday when I've got some time to play with it. May see if I can do the impulse line & some of the usual suspects too, carb clean etc if I get the time. If I have no luck with it, might be sending it your way- have had the pleasure of using a spud-modded 372xp in the past that was an animal of a saw, & curious to see what you could do to a 064!

Bought an old Stihl 064 before all this lockdown process began in the hope of using it as a small milling saw, and finally now getting around to getting it sorted out. Know these aren't the bombproof powerhouses that old 066 or 088s are, but hoped it'd have enough grunt to pull a 25" lo-pro bar on a granberg style mill? Saw is in good condition, fires up first time, but has a couple issues & I could use some guidance as to where to start first with repairs/troubleshooting. Starts easy & on first pull, cuts well with plenty power & comes to speed nicely, and idles whilst held, no excessive smoke etc. Moment I put it down whilst idling, it cuts out dead- doesn't stall or struggle first, just completely stops dead. Is this likely a wiring fault and saw is earthing when put down? If so, where to look for issue? Coil? Once hot, saw chain is running on and starting to race the revs- presumably a carb tuning issue, but could this also be an air leak? any way to narrow this down without pressure/vacuum testing? Happy to replace seals/hoses & rebuild to fix common culprits, but would like to know where to start- fuel line, impulse line, gaskets etc? No obvious issues with compression (has loads), and piston looks good condition with no scoring visible from exhaust ports. Already cleaned out air filters, replaced fuel filters etc & fresh mix in tank. Any pointers from old saw gurus on where to start?

Ah, had that problem myself for a bit with the grease gun that was included- nothing a bit of hot water & brute force couldn't solve though! And don't forget- it's a freebie anyway!!

Oops... Why's that Eddy? Is the standard bearing grease supplied with Huskys not suitable for greasing the needle bearings/nose sprocket?

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I'd think your best chance would be to go with a pioneer species, something that is already abundant in the area? Birch or rowan for higher ground, Alder for wet sites, aspen might also be a possibility.

Brilliant, thanks for the suggestions Paul! My driving test is coming up shortly, so fingers crossed on that front. I'm currently volunteering with Scottish Natural Heritage, and have been gaining conservation/saw experience for the past 4 months or so with them- great fun, but looking to go into something with a wage now! I've been with the Red Cross & Scottish Ambulance Service for the past 4 years, so I've got more first aid tickets than a man should ever need! The chipper ticket was one I'd been looking at- is there any course in particular that's considered better than others? (Lantra/NPTC?) I'd also looked at doing my CS38- would that be something worthwhile at this stage, or would it be better to stick with the CS32 & chipper courses to start with? Cheers for the help! Ben

Hi all, I'm a new Forestry graduate who's sick of the books, & looking to get more hands-on work in the big wide yonder. I've got my CS30/31 (+1st aid certs & all PPE) and am doing some part-time felling/groundwork at present, but looking at going into arb full time (job offers welcome!) Is there any course or training in particular that you'd consider a must for new starts to the industry?