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Hmm the joy of the chainsaw being fixed was short lived.It did improve a bit with a new carburettor but pretty well back to square 1 now.I would put up a video but the mechanic pal has taken it away again to see if he can find the problem. With lock down any minute I want to use the time to clear up a lot of dead wood so need a working chainsaw. I have put a new bar, starter motor and carburettor in the Stihl 211 and still no joy with it grr. I am looking at buying a Husqvarna 450 as it has an 18 inch bar which would be better for the job than the Stihl that is not working properly. Grateful if anybody could recommend what I am thinking of buying. I see there is a 445 and a mk11 450 but clueless as to which is the best bet. Thanks

?Thank you all for your useful suggestions regarding my Stihl chainsaw. It’s fixed?. Friend who is a motor mechanic discovered it was the carburettor that was the issue. He has replaced it but thInks he can repair the original. He just doesn’t have the time atm to do it. Delighted as the saw had been a good workhorse for what I need for a few years and having bought a new bar and starter motor for it I was loathed to wave it goodbye. I was very impressed with all the knowledgeable suggestions you gave me which helped with sorting the problem.Again many thanks. Off out to cut up 3 huge branches off a Cedar Altlantia Glauca which fell, literally ! ,victim to the recent storms.

Thank you bmp01. Funnily enough I found a video of the same saw with similar problem to mine on this very useful site. Spudulike made lots of useful suggestions and his first 1 was about the throttle. Mine has a lot of play/ seems quite loose so it could well be the problem. My mechanically minded friend has taken the saw away to see if he can find the problem and I sent him the link re what could be the issue. It it is the throttle I owe Spudulike a “ large 1”. ? Fingers crossed it can be sorted.

The Thank you peatff.Hmm doesn’t sound promising. I very much doubt it’s a fuel problem and from what you are saying it’s looking favourite that it is a compression ie terminal problem as the engine does cut out when the chain stops cutting. Looks like the credit card is going to take a hit ☹️, oh well the amount we save by sourcing and processing wood for the burners saves us a fortune in heating costs. I live near Perth in Scotland. If friend has no luck I will take a video of the problem. Can I post a video on this forum? Again thank you for trying to help, much appreciated.

God you are trying your best Stubby, much appreciated.Thought the original bar might have been the problem, hence getting a new 1. Zero difference with new chain and new bar. Let’s hope it’s the clutch and friend can sort it

Actually tried a brand new Stihl chain and made zero difference unfortunately.If anybody knows of someone not too far from me who does actually know about Stihl saws I’d be happy to take it to them, just not prepared to be treated like an idiot and lied to by my local agents. We do have a good local Husqvarna distributor so maybe that is the way to go if my Stihl is unrepairable. Many thanks all.

Thanks Stubby, definitely not the chain as when you first put it on the wood it cuts for a couple of inches and then the chain stops turning. Friend is a motor mechanic so maybe he can work out the problem. As it stands the saw is useless so anything he can try is worth it. What make/ model would you go for as a replacement with a bit more capability than what I have?

Well sxbk the chainsaw has been cleaned regularly. I use both Stihl 2 Stroke and chain oil.It has had it’s filtered changec regularly and had several new spark plugs. It certainly has not been used and abused. I bought at the same time as the chainsaw a Stihl blower and hedge trimmer. Both of these are working perfectly still so not hashy, however no expert either. Pity my local agent are useless otherwise I would take it to them to see if it is sortable. The only abuse the saw had was cutting up the huge Ash. It was never intended to use the saw for trees of that size but a storm took the Ash down and blocked the road so we had to do something quickly.

You are correct, I thought it woulD 18 it’s 15 which is not any better than what we have Thank you.

Will get friend to have a look at the clutch maybe a possible. Many thanks.

Oh that’s a bummer Stubby.Have been looking at the Husky 435 with 18 inch bar and was hoping to use the stihl 16 ins bar for small stuff. I have about 10 16 ins Stihl chains so was hoping to use these too.

Hello Doobin, oh you did make me laugh re your comment re compression?. The problem is the saw starts ok, ( I was told to give it plenty of reeves to start with as it is now getting slightly old). All fine until you actually place the chain against wood to cut then the chain stops turning, try taking away from wood and replacing again then the saw cuts out. Clueless as to the problem.

Wondering if someone could advise me please. I currently have a Stihl ms211 with 16 inch bar. It worked ok for a few years and then I tackled a huge Ash ( over 100 years old). While eventually it did managed to cut up the massive trunk small enough to split the discs, it has never been quite the same since?! It has lost huge amounts of power and I have no idea what is wrong with it. I did get a new bar as the original was pretty worn but this made no difference to performance. I am looking to buy a new chainsaw which could accommodate a bar between 16 and say 18 inches. As mentioned I have a brand new Stihl 16 inch bar and a load of 16 inch chains so it would be good to be able to keep using them. I am not that keen on buying another Stihl to be honest. The local Stihl agent is NOT GOOD hence my reluctance to take my chainsaw to them to see if they can sort it. I know it is not either the filter or spark plug, I replaced those and I got a new starter motor about 18 months ago. Ideally I am looking to buy a chainsaw that can tackle slightly more than the ms211. We have a small wood and use the fallen trees to fuel 2 large wood burning stoves. I would say we use a chainsaw more than just now and again but don’t need anything like a pros chainsaw. I would be really grateful for advice on what to get. Many thanks.