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Sadly not but I do have a lot of logs to move and if one had someone helping to bring barrows of logs, stacking them doesn't actually take a huge amount of time

Thinking now before I get to far of clearing the heaped logs from the middle and putting a pallet inside. I can then build a smaller one or just a stack on the pallet with the odd beam to the main outer shell to give it strength. Should give more air inside

I'm spoilt for firewood but have been running out of places to stack the split logs so they tend to lie in untidy heaps in the grass getting wet and covered in slugs until I can find somewhere to put them. Decided to build a Holzhausen instead and was going to do it near to the piles of unprocessed arb waste (that members here have very kindly given me) but my wife suggested we build it close to the house. Marked out a circle with logs: After a lot of to-ing and fro-ing with wheelbarrows I ended up with this: and finally this: I've now run out of split logs but the floor on my other log store is now clear and the backlog pile is shrinking. At least now we can hire in a splitter and get a load done and split whilst the weather is warm. The middle needs to be filled with logs and it will eventually be about twice that height at least. Dog can't nick them now either (he tends to pick them up and drop them in the long grass ready for discovery by the mower )

Visited the Mary Rose yesterday and they have a load of Tudor birch logs that were on board and preserved by the silt. I'm guessing they've probably dried out a bit since coming up in the 80's but it's the only Tudor firewood in existence

Magnets seem good in the flywheel. I'd have thought putting the coil pack and plug from the MS211 would give me a spark but doesn't seem to.

Still no joy. Put the coil and plug from an MS211 in and it still wouldn't start. Tried my spark plug in the other saw and it wouldn't go. Will change my plug but still don't reckon it would work. Baffling.

Yes, the plastic spacer is there. I had the black wire disconnected and can try it without the yellow wire too. I'm cranking it with a drill, anti-clockwise (which is the way the recoil starter turns it). Will try again but don't hold out much hope.

Well. New part ordered. Box said 1307 but part says 1301. It fits but still not getting a spark. I have an old strimmer engine with the same sort of thing and by spinning it with the drill I can get a decent spark from the strimmer spark plug (and quite a jolt, as it happens!) but can't get a spark from the Stihl spark plug (I've lowered the gap a bit too to the same). Putting the strimmer spark plug into the Stihl coil produces no spark either. I've replaced the earth lead too to no avail. Gap between the armature and the flywheel was set with a feeler gauge to about as thin as I could get (tried with thicker settings too) Any other ideas?

Made a few today, cutting from the side - makes lovely curly shavings - they should be good for fire lighting!

It's all potted with integral plug lead as you say so can't really diagnose where it might be internally arcing. I've ordered a genuine part now (albeit ending 1307) so hope that fits. If it doesn't then I've got some scrap metal for sale

Oddly, with a spark tester gadget plugged in ([ame=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Laser-2780-Ignition-Spark-Tester/dp/B003AN1VPW]Laser 2780 Ht Lead Ignition Spark Tester: Amazon.co.uk: Car & Motorbike[/ame]) with a metal bar in place of the spark plug it lights up well and with one particular car spark plug I get a smaller light but can't get any arcing across the plug electrodes. Don't know enough about coil packs to know how they'd degrade like this. Still struggling to find a replacement

I don't know what that link is supposed to be but doesn't work on my computer

I think the red number denotes the chainsaw model. The 1302/1307 denotes as to how new the part is (as in the 1307 has superseded the 1302)

Thanks. The holes line up but the body of the coil won't fit past the cooling fins on the cylinder head to actually bolt it down. From reading on listings such as this: STIHL MS171, MS181, MS211 Ignition Module / Coil [#11394001307] | eBay the part ending 1307 will replace parts ending 1302. I suspect the part I bought is just a really crappy Chinese part that is badly made and the seller doesn't actually check that they fit. Think I'll go and buy a genuine part

The original has a plastic spacer, much like the MS180 coil (the decal on the side of the saw definitely says MS181) and the part number printed on the side of the original coil doesn't seem to exist (1139 1302 A MC1139 LF013 X). Good job I paid with PayPal as I should get my money back but it doesn't get my chainsaw working again...

B*gger. Bought a replacement coil and it doesn't fit.

Funnily enough I'm in the same position. Have just borrowed an MS210 whilst I await parts for my MS181 and it's awesome but don't know how a cheaper saw would hold up

Cherry and crabapple have nice blossom and fruit

Mine used to start fine but die on full throttle. I tested the coil by removing the recoil starter and spinning the motor with an electric drill - making sure the plug is earthed by touching it to the engine. No spark at all.

Woodland Trust MOREWoods will apply - it's how I planted my trees. Gives you a large (60%) discount on trees and tubes and they should do a site visit which will help you choose species. You could still plant a large block of woodland and have enough space left for grazing - 8 acres is a good size. If you're wanting quick firewood then willow, birch and poplar are worth looking at. Willow in particular is difficult to stop growing and you may be able to source some free cuttings. I find the birch here self seeds everywhere so didn't deliberately plant any.

Mine had similar symptoms and only after failing to get it going at all I found the coil pack isn't working - wonder if it's been intermittent for a while. Are you definitely getting a spark?

It's not adjustable from what I can see

Thanks for that. I'll order the specific model then (shame - they're more expensive)

Chainsaw wouldn't run today (quite often have trouble starting it) and eventually concluded that I wasn't getting a spark (took the recoil starter off and spun the flywheel with a drill - getting nothing from the spark plug (and tried with a car spark plug). Is the coil pack a common failure? I checked it had earth continuity and the cut off wire was disconnected. Anyone know if the coil from the MS180 will fit?

Trying this with willow and it tends to sprout all along the trunk. Even rubbing off the new buds is futile as they grow back in very short order - just not feasible with multiple stems.