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Posted on 11/29/18 at 11:30 am to 178cajun
Posted on 11/29/18 at 5:44 pm to Hammertime
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I've never been around anyone that milled with a saw, but are you supposed to up the amount of oil in the fuel, and increase the bar oiling?
Turn the oiler all the way up and if you are milling over 24" of wood or so yes you may need an aux oiler on the bar tip. I don't have one but know a couple of guys that do.
As for increasing the oil I always run 40:1 and I just turn the high side up a little. My 3120 has been modified and has a high speed adjustment added along with it being ported and muffler modded. Increasing the high side is far more important than increasing the oil.
You can take a saw running on 50:1 mix, increase the oil to 32:1 and it can lean the saw out and cause it to score (burn up) if used hard. Just increasing oil without adjusting is not good policy.
Posted on 11/29/18 at 6:19 pm to Big L
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Anyone have any experience fighting a shop over something like this? I’ve read a lot of bad reviews on stihl customer service on this kind of thing
Nope. Ours here is always on point. Magneto Service and Supply in El Dorado. I've been using Stihl products since I had my own lawn service in high school. No issues. All my original shite still runs and I don't take care of them for shite. Love my chainsaws. Service is great here in our neck of the woods. I'm 100% Stihl.
So yes, they are worth the money.
Posted on 11/29/18 at 6:29 pm to StarkRebel
Still plus Trufuel
Posted on 11/29/18 at 8:05 pm to Big L
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I bought the saw to mill some lumber for projects but was just using it to cut up trees on my lot when it died. I want it to run but don’t think I should pay a nickel for something that’s already broken with only 3 hours on it
Dude, that saw overheated and burned up. Milling is hell on saws and you need to fatten up the premix ratio from 50:1 to 32:1 or more. It also helps to add a little 2 stroke castor bean oil to the mix. It actually lubricates better the hotter it gets.
Posted on 11/29/18 at 9:28 pm to mfiredog
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Yes! Use non ethanol gas and good oil. Last years
+1
Ive been having a Stihl for over 10 years and mine still runs good every time I need it!
Posted on 11/29/18 at 11:03 pm to sleepytime
I think you misread my note. I bought it intending to mill with it but hadn’t used it for that purpose yet. I have read up on it and seen the suggestions to go 40:1. It was never easy to start like it should have been...I think the numbnuts at the shop who took it straight to high Rpms when it was first cranked likely damaged a ring and it never had proper compression. Then even after trying to break it in the general use just compounded the damage. It got harder and harder to start each time I used it until it just wouldn’t start at all anymore
This post was edited on 11/29/18 at 11:05 pm
Posted on 11/29/18 at 11:19 pm to Big L
It definitely sounds like it was ran lean at some point. Hopefully they will make it right. If they don’t, swap the piston and cylinder out yourself, it’s really easy. OEM kit is about $250 on eBay.
Posted on 11/29/18 at 11:19 pm to sleepytime
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50:1 to 32:1 or more.
You actually do not want to do this. Oil lubricates but gasoline is what helps cool these engines, the fuel vaporizing keeps the combustion chamber and port temps in check. 50:1 with a high quality synthetic mix oil and making sure the saw isn't leaning out is way better than throwing more oil in the mix.
Posted on 11/30/18 at 9:29 pm to StarkRebel
Don’t own a chainsaw but do have a Stihl trimmer and it is the best.
Posted on 12/1/18 at 4:51 am to StarkRebel
I have an 18 year old Poulon Pro that was a door prize at Home Depot. Still runs like a top. Have had to replace the fuel lines and primer bulb recently and had to buy a new bar maybe 5 years ago. residential use only.
Have a brother in the tree cutting business and he will only buy Stihl.
Have a brother in the tree cutting business and he will only buy Stihl.
Posted on 12/1/18 at 8:55 pm to skidry
Old Poulans and McCullochs are good saws, would love to stumble across an old McCulloch Pro Mac 1000 as a rebuild project. Local pawnshop has a 10-10 that is rough but seems to have all its parts.
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