Hello I am new to arbtalk but happy to have found it. so hello all.
I am not a specialist tree person, More a smallholder and small woodland
management. About 10 hectors wood. (in france)
As such I use chainsaws quite a lot, tractors, diggers ect..
In terms of chainsaws i currently run ms193t and a ms261.
The ms261 has broken.
i have had it 5 years, so was a bit miffed...
I had it serviced in dec. Just resonantly it stopped idling, just cut out
when not on the throttle. no power loss. I took it to the guy at the local
stihl shop and he opened it up and said the cylinder piston was cooked.
there was black marks and a bit of scraping, more on one side.
He said may be the mix was not good (I did'nt think so) or chain not sharp enough, i get it sharpen by him..! or i needed somthing with more power.?
He put it back together, did'nt start it, and said I would be cheaper to
buy a new one. and maybe i needed something bigger.?
or i should buy the same and use the bits of the old one.
the prices are not as competitive a frjones, so i'm mulling it over.
So I have a couple of questions,
firstley. what could I have done for this to happen? so I don't do it again!
Second. is it worth trying to fix with a new piston at some point
if so, should I not start it? like I said it was not idling but no noticeable power loss. Obviously I don't want to work with a dangerous saw.
So I am thinking about replacing it.
I was wondering if I should go for something with more power.
last time I got the ms261 because it was a good mix of being
lightish but could handle bigger cuts, felling.
but now i have the top hand 193t, I do all the small stuff and most climbing
work with that. I was wondering what sort of suggestions people would come back with.
I am looking at the ms 362, 441 may be I can use my old bars.?
I have never used husky but I am open.
On top of this I am a bit pressed because a massive storm came through
and toppled about 10 oaks chestnut hung up and allover the place.
Diameter range from 70,120cm. for the bigger stuff. And i have to get on it..
any suggestions would be really appreciated. Ross